diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/bowser_bomb.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/bowser_bomb.inc.c
index e1e560ae..97c7b215 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/bowser_bomb.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/bowser_bomb.inc.c
@@ -1,18 +1,48 @@
 // bowser_bomb.c.inc
 
+static s32 networkBowserBombHit = 0;
+
+static void bhv_bowser_bomb_hit_player(void) {
+    if (networkBowserBombHit == 0) {
+        networkBowserBombHit = o->oSyncID;
+        network_send_object(o);
+    }
+    networkBowserBombHit = 0;
+
+    o->oInteractStatus &= ~INT_STATUS_INTERACTED;
+    spawn_object(o, MODEL_EXPLOSION, bhvExplosion);
+    o->activeFlags = ACTIVE_FLAG_DEACTIVATED;
+}
+
+static void bhv_bowser_bomb_interacted(void) {
+    if (networkBowserBombHit == 0) {
+        networkBowserBombHit = -o->oSyncID;
+        network_send_object(o);
+    }
+    networkBowserBombHit = 0;
+
+    spawn_object(o, MODEL_BOWSER_FLAMES, bhvBowserBombExplosion);
+    create_sound_spawner(SOUND_GENERAL_BOWSER_BOMB_EXPLOSION);
+    set_camera_shake_from_point(SHAKE_POS_LARGE, o->oPosX, o->oPosY, o->oPosZ);
+    o->activeFlags = ACTIVE_FLAG_DEACTIVATED;
+}
+
 void bhv_bowser_bomb_loop(void) {
-    if (obj_check_if_collided_with_object(o, gMarioObject) == 1) {
-        o->oInteractStatus &= ~INT_STATUS_INTERACTED;
-        spawn_object(o, MODEL_EXPLOSION, bhvExplosion);
-        o->activeFlags = ACTIVE_FLAG_DEACTIVATED;
+    if (!network_sync_object_initialized(o)) {
+        struct SyncObject* so = network_init_object(o, SYNC_DISTANCE_ONLY_EVENTS);
+        so->syncDeathEvent = FALSE;
+        network_init_object_field(o, &networkBowserBombHit);
     }
 
-    if (o->oInteractStatus & INT_STATUS_HIT_MINE)
-    {
-        spawn_object(o, MODEL_BOWSER_FLAMES, bhvBowserBombExplosion);
-        create_sound_spawner(SOUND_GENERAL_BOWSER_BOMB_EXPLOSION);
-        set_camera_shake_from_point(SHAKE_POS_LARGE, o->oPosX, o->oPosY, o->oPosZ);
-        o->activeFlags = ACTIVE_FLAG_DEACTIVATED;
+    struct MarioState* marioState = nearest_mario_state_to_object(o);
+    struct Object* player = marioState->marioObj;
+
+    if (networkBowserBombHit == o->oSyncID || (marioState->playerIndex == 0 && obj_check_if_collided_with_object(o, player) == 1)) {
+        bhv_bowser_bomb_hit_player();
+    }
+
+    if (networkBowserBombHit == -o->oSyncID || o->oInteractStatus & INT_STATUS_HIT_MINE) {
+        bhv_bowser_bomb_interacted();
     }
 
     set_object_visibility(o, 7000);