diff --git a/data/abilities.js b/data/abilities.js
index 33888d271d..4ef686f26d 100644
--- a/data/abilities.js
+++ b/data/abilities.js
@@ -2151,7 +2151,9 @@ exports.BattleAbilities = {
 	"rockhead": {
 		desc: "This Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle, Life Orb, and crash damage.",
 		shortDesc: "This Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.",
-		// Implemented in scripts.js
+		onDamage: function (damage, target, source, effect) {
+			if (effect.id === 'recoil' && this.activeMove.id !== 'struggle') return null;
+		},
 		id: "rockhead",
 		name: "Rock Head",
 		rating: 3,
diff --git a/data/moves.js b/data/moves.js
index 242b3be5ee..19e8c7b5b1 100644
--- a/data/moves.js
+++ b/data/moves.js
@@ -13486,7 +13486,7 @@ exports.BattleMovedex = {
 				} else {
 					this.add('-activate', target, 'Substitute', '[damage]');
 				}
-				if (move.recoil && (!source.hasAbility('rockhead') || move.id === 'struggle')) {
+				if (move.recoil) {
 					this.damage(Math.round(damage * move.recoil[0] / move.recoil[1]), source, target, 'recoil');
 				}
 				if (move.drain) {
diff --git a/data/scripts.js b/data/scripts.js
index 1088d71e44..5e4996d63b 100644
--- a/data/scripts.js
+++ b/data/scripts.js
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ exports.BattleScripts = {
 			totalDamage = damage;
 		}
 
-		if (move.recoil && (!pokemon.hasAbility('rockhead') || move.id === 'struggle')) {
+		if (move.recoil) {
 			this.damage(this.clampIntRange(Math.round(totalDamage * move.recoil[0] / move.recoil[1]), 1), pokemon, target, 'recoil');
 		}
 
diff --git a/mods/gen5/moves.js b/mods/gen5/moves.js
index 7bd3d6efd3..706adafce5 100644
--- a/mods/gen5/moves.js
+++ b/mods/gen5/moves.js
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ exports.BattleMovedex = {
 				} else {
 					this.add('-activate', target, 'Substitute', '[damage]');
 				}
-				if (move.recoil && (!source.hasAbility('rockhead') || move.id === 'struggle')) {
+				if (move.recoil) {
 					this.damage(Math.round(damage * move.recoil[0] / move.recoil[1]), source, target, 'recoil');
 				}
 				if (move.drain) {
diff --git a/mods/gennext/abilities.js b/mods/gennext/abilities.js
index dd9ae50ec1..4c267d9b28 100644
--- a/mods/gennext/abilities.js
+++ b/mods/gennext/abilities.js
@@ -314,11 +314,8 @@ exports.BattleAbilities = {
 	},
 	"rockhead": {
 		inherit: true,
-		onModifyMove: function (move) {
-			delete move.recoil;
-		},
 		onDamage: function (damage, target, source, effect) {
-			if (effect && effect.id === 'lifeorb') return false;
+			if (effect && effect.id in {lifeorb: 1, recoil: 1}) return false;
 		}
 	},
 	"download": {