--- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/EntitySmallFireball.java
+++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/EntitySmallFireball.java
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.MovingObjectPositionEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3D;
 
+// CraftBukkit start
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityCombustByEntityEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityRemoveEvent;
+// CraftBukkit end
+
 public class EntitySmallFireball extends EntityFireballFireball {
 
     public EntitySmallFireball(EntityTypes<? extends EntitySmallFireball> entitytypes, World world) {
@@ -24,6 +29,11 @@
 
     public EntitySmallFireball(World world, EntityLiving entityliving, Vec3D vec3d) {
         super(EntityTypes.SMALL_FIREBALL, entityliving, vec3d, world);
+        // CraftBukkit start
+        if (this.getOwner() != null && this.getOwner() instanceof EntityInsentient) {
+            isIncendiary = (world instanceof WorldServer worldserver) && worldserver.getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_MOBGRIEFING);
+        }
+        // CraftBukkit end
     }
 
     public EntitySmallFireball(World world, double d0, double d1, double d2, Vec3D vec3d) {
@@ -40,7 +50,14 @@
             Entity entity1 = this.getOwner();
             int i = entity.getRemainingFireTicks();
 
-            entity.igniteForSeconds(5.0F);
+            // CraftBukkit start - Entity damage by entity event + combust event
+            EntityCombustByEntityEvent event = new EntityCombustByEntityEvent((org.bukkit.entity.Projectile) this.getBukkitEntity(), entity.getBukkitEntity(), 5.0F);
+            entity.level().getCraftServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
+
+            if (!event.isCancelled()) {
+                entity.igniteForSeconds(event.getDuration(), false);
+            }
+            // CraftBukkit end
             DamageSource damagesource = this.damageSources().fireball(this, entity1);
 
             if (!entity.hurtServer(worldserver, damagesource, 5.0F)) {
@@ -60,10 +77,10 @@
         if (world instanceof WorldServer worldserver) {
             Entity entity = this.getOwner();
 
-            if (!(entity instanceof EntityInsentient) || worldserver.getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_MOBGRIEFING)) {
+            if (isIncendiary) { // CraftBukkit
                 BlockPosition blockposition = movingobjectpositionblock.getBlockPos().relative(movingobjectpositionblock.getDirection());
 
-                if (this.level().isEmptyBlock(blockposition)) {
+                if (this.level().isEmptyBlock(blockposition) && !org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callBlockIgniteEvent(this.level(), blockposition, this).isCancelled()) { // CraftBukkit
                     this.level().setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition, BlockFireAbstract.getState(this.level(), blockposition));
                 }
             }
@@ -75,7 +92,7 @@
     protected void onHit(MovingObjectPosition movingobjectposition) {
         super.onHit(movingobjectposition);
         if (!this.level().isClientSide) {
-            this.discard();
+            this.discard(EntityRemoveEvent.Cause.HIT); // CraftBukkit - add Bukkit remove cause
         }
 
     }
