diff --git a/src/module/data/character.mjs b/src/module/data/character.mjs
index 1c257cab..761659ef 100644
--- a/src/module/data/character.mjs
+++ b/src/module/data/character.mjs
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ export class PlayerCharacterDataModel extends foundry.abstract.TypeDataModel {
                 key: new StringField(),
                 notiz: new StringField(),
             })),
-
+            wunden: new SchemaField({
+                aktuell: new NumberField({required: true, integer: true}),
+                max: new NumberField({required: true, integer: true}),
+                mod: new NumberField({required: true, integer: true}),
+            }),
             heldenausruestung: new ArrayField(
                 new SchemaField({
                     links: new DocumentIdField(),
diff --git a/src/module/documents/character.mjs b/src/module/documents/character.mjs
index 4393b264..7ce64505 100644
--- a/src/module/documents/character.mjs
+++ b/src/module/documents/character.mjs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ export class Character extends Actor {
             systemData.rs = 0;
             systemData.be = 0;
 
+            // half KO is the maximum a character can sustain wounds before collapsing
+            systemData.wunden.max = ko / 2;
+
             // map current set to RS and BE
 
             const ausruestung = systemData.heldenausruestung[systemData.setEquipped];
diff --git a/src/module/sheets/characterSheet.mjs b/src/module/sheets/characterSheet.mjs
index 6c546520..9e34fab0 100644
--- a/src/module/sheets/characterSheet.mjs
+++ b/src/module/sheets/characterSheet.mjs
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ export class CharacterSheet extends ActorSheet {
         context.name = context.derived.name ?? actorData.name;
         context.effects = actorData.effects ?? [];
 
+        context.maxWounds = actorData.system.wunden.max ?? 3;
+        context.wounds = actorData.system.wunden.aktuell ?? 0;
+        context.woundsFilled = [];
+        for (let i = 1; i <= context.maxWounds; i++) {
+            context.woundsFilled[i] = i <= context.wounds
+        }
+
         this.#addSkillsToContext(context)
         this.#addAdvantagesToContext(context)
         this.#addSpecialAbilitiesToContext(context)
@@ -912,6 +919,16 @@ export class CharacterSheet extends ActorSheet {
             }
         ]);
 
+        html.on('click', '[data-operation="addWounds"]', async (evt) => {
+            const {value} = evt.currentTarget.dataset
+            this.object.update({"system.wunden.aktuell": value})
+        })
+
+        html.on('click', '[data-operation="reduceWounds"]', async (evt) => {
+            const {value} = evt.currentTarget.dataset
+            this.object.update({"system.wunden.aktuell": value})
+        })
+
         html.on('click', '.liturgy.rollable', async (evt) => {
 
             evt.stopPropagation();
@@ -964,7 +981,6 @@ export class CharacterSheet extends ActorSheet {
         })
 
 
-
     }
 
     #handleDroppedEquipment(actor, equipment) {
diff --git a/src/style/_character-sheet.scss b/src/style/_character-sheet.scss
index 6a671515..df56d535 100644
--- a/src/style/_character-sheet.scss
+++ b/src/style/_character-sheet.scss
@@ -287,6 +287,62 @@
     .tab.combat {
 
 
+      .wounds {
+        position: relative;
+        height: 24px;
+        display: flex;
+        margin-bottom: 8px;
+        padding-left: 130px;
+
+        label {
+          position: absolute;
+          left: 0;
+          top: 0;
+          line-height: 24px;
+          width: 120px;
+          bottom: 0;
+          vertical-align: middle;
+          text-align: right;
+          height: 24px;
+          display: inline-block;
+          z-index: 2;
+        }
+
+        .filled-segment {
+          border: 1px solid black;
+          background-image: url('../assets/gradient.png');
+          background-size: 24px 100%;
+          position: relative;
+          flex: 1;
+          text-align: center;
+          vertical-align: middle;
+          line-height: 24px;
+          color: gold;
+          text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+          background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.8);
+          background-blend-mode: multiply;
+
+        }
+
+        .empty-segment {
+          border: 1px solid black;
+          background-image: url('../assets/gradient.png');
+          background-size: 32px 100%;
+          position: relative;
+          flex: 1;
+          text-align: center;
+          vertical-align: middle;
+          line-height: 24px;
+          color: gold;
+          text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+          background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+          background-blend-mode: multiply;
+
+        }
+
+      }
+
+
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/templates/actor/actor-character-sheet.hbs b/src/templates/actor/actor-character-sheet.hbs
index 108caddf..ec4b8e00 100644
--- a/src/templates/actor/actor-character-sheet.hbs
+++ b/src/templates/actor/actor-character-sheet.hbs
@@ -285,6 +285,17 @@
 
 
             </div>
+            <div class="wounds">
+                <label data-operation="reduceWounds" data-value="0">Wunden: {{this.wounds}} / {{this.maxWounds}}</label>
+                {{#each this.woundsFilled}}
+                    {{#if this}}
+                        <div class="filled-segment" data-operation="reduceWounds"
+                             data-value="{{@index}}">{{@index}}</div>
+                    {{else}}
+                        <div class="empty-segment" data-operation="addWounds" data-value="{{@index}}">{{@index}}</div>
+                    {{/if}}
+                {{/each}}
+            </div>
 
             <div class="actions">
                 {{#each this.actions}}