diff --git a/Source/Vehicles/Components/Vehicles/VehiclePawn/VehiclePawn_Combat.cs b/Source/Vehicles/Components/Vehicles/VehiclePawn/VehiclePawn_Combat.cs
index 80e67c0d..3aefedec 100644
--- a/Source/Vehicles/Components/Vehicles/VehiclePawn/VehiclePawn_Combat.cs
+++ b/Source/Vehicles/Components/Vehicles/VehiclePawn/VehiclePawn_Combat.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public void CheckForCollisions(float moveSpeed)
     {
       if (Map.thingGrid.ThingAt(cell, ThingCategory.Pawn) is Pawn pawn and not VehiclePawn)
       {
-        if (pawn.Faction.HostileTo(Faction) || Faction == null ||
+        if (TargetingHelper.IsHostileToVehicleOrFaction(this, pawn) || Faction == null ||
           Rand.Chance(VehicleDamager.FriendlyFireChance(this, pawn)))
         {
           (float pawnDamage, float vehicleDamage) = CalculateImpactDamage(pawn, this, moveSpeed);
diff --git a/Source/Vehicles/Utility/Helpers/TargetingHelper.cs b/Source/Vehicles/Utility/Helpers/TargetingHelper.cs
index a823529c..b34d6a5c 100644
--- a/Source/Vehicles/Utility/Helpers/TargetingHelper.cs
+++ b/Source/Vehicles/Utility/Helpers/TargetingHelper.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public static bool TryGetTarget(this VehicleTurret turret, out LocalTargetInfo t
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	internal static bool IsHostileToVehicleOrFaction(VehiclePawn vehicle, Thing target)
+	{
+		return vehicle.HostileTo(target) || target.HostileTo(vehicle.Faction);
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Best attack target for VehicleTurret
 	/// </summary>
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ private static IAttackTarget BestAttackTarget(VehicleTurret turret, TargetScanFl
 			{
 				return false;
 			}
-			if (!searcherPawn.HostileTo(thing))
+			if (!IsHostileToVehicleOrFaction(searcherPawn, thing))
 			{
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -162,8 +167,14 @@ private static IAttackTarget BestAttackTarget(VehicleTurret turret, TargetScanFl
 			return true;
 		};
 
-		List<IAttackTarget> tmpTargets =
-			[.. searcherPawn.Map.attackTargetsCache.GetPotentialTargetsFor(searcherPawn)];
+		var attackTargetsCache = searcherPawn.Map.attackTargetsCache;
+		HashSet<IAttackTarget> targetSet = [.. attackTargetsCache.GetPotentialTargetsFor(searcherPawn)];
+		if (searcherPawn.Faction != null)
+		{
+			targetSet.UnionWith(attackTargetsCache.TargetsHostileToFaction(searcherPawn.Faction));
+		}
+		List<IAttackTarget> tmpTargets = [.. targetSet];
+
 		bool flag = false;
 		for (int i = 0; i < tmpTargets.Count; i++)
 		{