diff --git a/api.lua b/api.lua
index c7ec19d..1ac5493 100644
--- a/api.lua
+++ b/api.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ XBows = {
     registered_entities = {},
     player_bow_sneak = {},
     settings = {
-        x_bows_attach_arrows_to_entities = minetest.settings:get_bool('x_bows_attach_arrows_to_entities', false)
+        x_bows_attach_arrows_to_entities = minetest.settings:get_bool('x_bows_attach_arrows_to_entities', false),
+        x_bows_show_damage_numbers = minetest.settings:get_bool('x_bows_show_damage_numbers', false)
     },
     charge_sound_after_job = {},
     fallback_quiver = not minetest.global_exists('sfinv') and  not minetest.global_exists('unified_inventory') and not minetest.global_exists('i3')
@@ -1119,6 +1120,8 @@ function XBowsEntityDef.on_step(self, selfObj, dtime)
             selfObj._caused_damage = _damage
             selfObj._caused_knockback = knockback
 
+            XBows:show_damage_numbers(selfObj.object:get_pos(), _damage, selfObj._is_critical_hit)
+
             -- already dead (entity)
             if not pointed_thing.ref:get_luaentity() and not pointed_thing.ref:is_player() then
                 selfObj.object:remove()
@@ -2375,3 +2378,62 @@ function XBowsQuiver.hide_3d_quiver(self, player)
         player_api.set_textures(player, player_textures)
     end
 end
+
+local function split(str)
+    if #str > 0 then
+        return str:sub(1,1), split(str:sub(2))
+    end
+end
+
+---Show damage numbers
+function XBows.show_damage_numbers(self, pos, damage, is_crit)
+    if not pos or not self.settings.x_bows_show_damage_numbers then
+        return
+    end
+
+    ---get damage texture
+    local dmgstr = tostring(math.round(damage))
+    local results = {split(dmgstr)}
+    local texture = ''
+    local dmg_nr_offset = 0
+
+    for i, value in ipairs(results) do
+        if i == 1 then
+            texture = texture .. '[combine:' .. 7 * #results .. 'x' .. 9 * #results .. ':0,0=dmg_' .. value .. '.png'
+        else
+            texture = texture .. ':' .. dmg_nr_offset .. ',0=dmg_' .. value .. '.png'
+        end
+
+        dmg_nr_offset = dmg_nr_offset + 7
+    end
+
+    if texture and texture ~= '' then
+        local size = 7
+
+        if is_crit then
+            size = 14
+            texture = texture .. '^[colorize:#FF0000:255'
+        else
+            texture = texture .. '^[colorize:#FFFF00:127'
+        end
+
+        ---show damage texture
+        minetest.add_particlespawner({
+            amount = 1,
+            time = 0.01,
+            minpos = {x = pos.x, y = pos.y + 1, z = pos.z},
+            maxpos = {x = pos.x, y = pos.y + 2, z = pos.z},
+            minvel = {x = math.random(-1, 1), y = 5, z = math.random(-1, 1)},
+            maxvel = {x = math.random(-1, 1), y = 5, z = math.random(-1, 1)},
+            minacc = {x = math.random(-1, 1), y = -7, z = math.random(-1, 1)},
+            maxacc = {x = math.random(-1, 1), y = -7, z = math.random(-1, 1)},
+            minexptime = 2,
+            maxexptime = 2,
+            minsize = size,
+            maxsize = size,
+            texture = texture,
+            collisiondetection = true,
+            glow = 10
+        })
+    end
+end
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index f4842e4..29aabaf 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Disabled per default due to inconsistent mob models scaling (visual_size). This will scale the arrows unproportionally and looks bad. If you have mobs with no scaling you can enable this setting.
 x_bows_attach_arrows_to_entities (Attach arrows to entities) bool false
+
+# Shows caused damage number flying out from the hit object/player.
+x_bows_show_damage_numbers (Show damage caused) bool false
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