diff --git a/help_variables.json b/help_variables.json
index 490ac0f84..81616f56f 100644
--- a/help_variables.json
+++ b/help_variables.json
@@ -16108,15 +16108,27 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    "r_sgbloodColor": {
-      "default": "73",
-      "desc": "Determines the (palletized) color of the blood particles emitted when hitting entities with weapons other than the lightning gun.",
+    "r_lgbloodColor": {
+      "default": "225",
+      "desc": "Determines the (palletized) color of the blood particles emitted when hitting entities with the lightning gun.",
       "group-id": "8",
       "type": "integer"
     },
-    "r_lgbloodColor": {
+    "r_rlbloodColor_small": {
       "default": "225",
-      "desc": "Determines the (palletized) color of the blood particles emitted when hitting entities with the lightning gun.",
+      "desc": "Determines the (palletized) color of the blood particles emitted when hitting entities with the rocket launcher. Requires the rocket explosion to be small blood (cl_explosiontype 3. Default value is 225.",
+      "group-id": "8",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "r_rlbloodColor_big": {
+      "default": "73",
+      "desc": "Determines the (palletized) color of the blood particles emitted when hitting entities with the rocket launcher. Requires the rocket explosion to be big blood (cl_explosiontype 4. Default value is 73.",
+      "group-id": "8",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "r_sgbloodColor": {
+      "default": "73",
+      "desc": "Determines the (palletized) color of the blood particles emitted when hitting entities with weapons other than the lightning gun.",
       "group-id": "8",
       "type": "integer"
     },
diff --git a/src/cl_tent.c b/src/cl_tent.c
index 34d794559..4e8c3dc91 100644
--- a/src/cl_tent.c
+++ b/src/cl_tent.c
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ static model_t	*cl_explo_mod, *cl_bolt1_mod, *cl_bolt2_mod, *cl_bolt3_mod, *cl_b
 
 sfx_t	*cl_sfx_wizhit, *cl_sfx_knighthit, *cl_sfx_tink1, *cl_sfx_ric1, *cl_sfx_ric2, *cl_sfx_ric3, *cl_sfx_r_exp3;
 
-cvar_t r_sgbloodColor = {"r_sgbloodColor", "73"};
 cvar_t r_lgbloodColor = {"r_lgbloodColor", "225"};
+cvar_t r_rlbloodColor_small = {"r_rlbloodColor_small", "225"};
+cvar_t r_rlbloodColor_big = {"r_rlbloodColor_big", "73"};
+cvar_t r_sgbloodColor = {"r_sgbloodColor", "73"};
 cvar_t r_shiftbeam = {"r_shiftbeam", "0"};
 
 void CL_InitTEnts(void)
@@ -83,8 +85,10 @@ void CL_InitTEnts(void)
 void CL_InitTEntsCvar(void)
 {
 	Cvar_SetCurrentGroup(CVAR_GROUP_EYECANDY);
-	Cvar_Register(&r_sgbloodColor);
 	Cvar_Register(&r_lgbloodColor);
+	Cvar_Register(&r_rlbloodColor_small);
+	Cvar_Register(&r_rlbloodColor_big);
+	Cvar_Register(&r_sgbloodColor);
 	Cvar_Register(&r_shiftbeam);
 	Cvar_ResetCurrentGroup();
 }
@@ -428,11 +432,11 @@ static void CL_Parse_TE_EXPLOSION(vec3_t pos)
 	}
 	else if (r_explosiontype.value == 3) {
 		// lightning blood
-		R_RunParticleEffect(pos, vec3_origin, 225, 50);
+		R_RunParticleEffect(pos, vec3_origin, r_rlbloodColor_small.value ? r_rlbloodColor_small.integer : 225, 50);
 	}
 	else if (r_explosiontype.value == 4) {
 		// Big blood
-		R_RunParticleEffect(pos, vec3_origin, 73, 20 * 32);
+		R_RunParticleEffect(pos, vec3_origin, r_rlbloodColor_big.value ? r_rlbloodColor_big.integer : 73, 20 * 32);
 	}
 	else if (r_explosiontype.value == 5) {
 		// Double gunshot