diff --git a/src/map/clif.c b/src/map/clif.c
index c73f3d8..0c793c8 100644
--- a/src/map/clif.c
+++ b/src/map/clif.c
@@ -2804,7 +2804,8 @@ void clif_updatestatus(struct map_session_data *sd,int type)
 	case SP_HP:
 		WFIFOL(fd,4)=sd->battle_status.hp;
 		// TODO: Won't these overwrite the current packet?
-		clif_hpmeter(sd);
+		if( map[sd->bl.m].hpmeter_visible )
+			clif_hpmeter(sd);
 		if( !battle_config.party_hp_mode && sd->status.party_id )
 			clif_party_hp(sd);
 		if( sd->bg_id )
@@ -9397,6 +9398,11 @@ void clif_parse_LoadEndAck(int fd,struct map_session_data *sd)
 			clif_broadcast(&sd->bl, output, strlen(output) + 1, 0x10, SELF);
 		}
 
+		if( pc_has_permission(sd,PC_PERM_VIEW_HPMETER) ) {
+			map[sd->bl.m].hpmeter_visible++;
+			sd->state.hpmeter_visible = 1;
+		}
+
 		map_iwall_get(sd); // Updates Walls Info on this Map to Client
 		status_calc_pc(sd, false); // Some conditions are map-dependent so we must recalculate
 		sd->state.changemap = false;
diff --git a/src/map/map.h b/src/map/map.h
index 462fed8..420b7e8 100644
--- a/src/map/map.h
+++ b/src/map/map.h
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ struct map_data {
 
 	/* rAthena Local Chat */
 	struct Channel *channel;
+	
+	/* speeds up clif_updatestatus processing by causing hpmeter to run only when someone with the permission can view it */
+	unsigned short hpmeter_visible;
 };
 
 /// Stores information about a remote map (for multi-mapserver setups).
diff --git a/src/map/pc.h b/src/map/pc.h
index 6f9f4f9..68c7887 100644
--- a/src/map/pc.h
+++ b/src/map/pc.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ struct map_session_data {
 		unsigned int prevend : 1;//used to flag wheather you've spent 40sp to open the vending or not.
 		unsigned int warping : 1;//states whether you're in the middle of a warp processing
 		unsigned int permanent_speed : 1; // When 1, speed cannot be changed through status_calc_pc().
+		unsigned int hpmeter_visible : 1;
 	} state;
 	struct {
 		unsigned char no_weapon_damage, no_magic_damage, no_misc_damage;
diff --git a/src/map/unit.c b/src/map/unit.c
index 281c9e6..be77cbf 100644
--- a/src/map/unit.c
+++ b/src/map/unit.c
@@ -2227,6 +2227,10 @@ int unit_remove_map_(struct block_list *bl, clr_type clrtype, const char* file,
 			{// decrement the number of active pvp players on the map
 				--map[bl->m].users_pvp;
 			}
+			if( sd->state.hpmeter_visible ) {
+				map[bl->m].hpmeter_visible--;
+				sd->state.hpmeter_visible = 0;
+			}
 			sd->state.debug_remove_map = 1; // temporary state to track double remove_map's [FlavioJS]
 			sd->debug_file = file;
 			sd->debug_line = line;