diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
index 214b4785a4..6e39b8e65d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ class Battle(val gameInfo:GameInfo) {
             }
 
             city.moveToCiv(attacker.getCivilization())
+            city.resistanceCounter = city.population.population
+            city.cityStats.update()
         }
 
         if(city.cityConstructions.isBuilt("Palace")){
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
index a0d2cd60bc..38adac4cd9 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class CityInfo {
     var location: Vector2 = Vector2.Zero
     var name: String = ""
     var health = 200
+    var resistanceCounter = 0
 
     var population = PopulationManager()
     var cityConstructions = CityConstructions()
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ class CityInfo {
             }
         }
         else population.nextTurn(stats.food)
+        if (resistanceCounter > 0) resistanceCounter--
 
         if(this in civInfo.cities) { // city was not destroyed
             health = min(health + 20, getMaxHealth())
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt
index 35f952e0e4..91913787b1 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ class CityStats {
         baseStatList = newBaseStatList
 
         val newCurrentCityStats = Stats() // again, we don't edit the existing currentCityStats directly, in order to avoid concurrency exceptions
-        for (stat in baseStatList.values) newCurrentCityStats.add(stat)
+        if (cityInfo.resistanceCounter <= 0)
+            for (stat in baseStatList.values) newCurrentCityStats.add(stat)
 
         if(newCurrentCityStats.production<1) newCurrentCityStats.production=1f
         currentCityStats = newCurrentCityStats