diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/CombatDamageStep.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/CombatDamageStep.java
index 14ea24198c5..ba7c646330d 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/CombatDamageStep.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/CombatDamageStep.java
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public class CombatDamageStep extends Step {
         for (CombatGroup group : game.getCombat().getBlockingGroups()) {
             group.applyDamage(game);
         }
+        // Must fire damage batch events now, before SBA (https://github.com/magefree/mage/issues/9129)
+        game.getState().handleSimultaneousEvent(game);
     }
 
     public boolean getFirst() {
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/FirstCombatDamageStep.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/FirstCombatDamageStep.java
index fafe762c83c..038763282a1 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/FirstCombatDamageStep.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/turn/FirstCombatDamageStep.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public class FirstCombatDamageStep extends Step {
         for (CombatGroup group : game.getCombat().getBlockingGroups()) {
             group.applyDamage(game);
         }
+        // Must fire damage batch events now, before SBA (https://github.com/magefree/mage/issues/9129)
+        game.getState().handleSimultaneousEvent(game);
     }
 
     public boolean getFirst() {