diff --git a/src/components/beat.js b/src/components/beat.js
index cbbf23c..716c91d 100644
--- a/src/components/beat.js
+++ b/src/components/beat.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('beat', {
     var hitColliderConfiguration;
     var hitColliderEl;
 
-    if (this.data.type === 'dot') { return; }
+    if (this.data.type === 'dot' || this.data.type === 'mine') { return; }
 
     hitColliderConfiguration = {
       position: {x: 0, y: data.size / 2, z: 0},
@@ -467,6 +467,11 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('beat', {
       if (saberBoundingBox.intersectsBox(beatBoundingBox)) {
         this.el.parentNode.components['beat-hit-sound'].playSound(this.el);
         this.destroyBeat(saberEls[i]);
+        if (this.data.type === 'mine') {
+          this.el.emit('minehit', null, true);
+          break;
+        }
+
         if (this.data.type === 'dot' && saberEls[i].components['saber-controls'].swinging && this.data.color === saberColors[saberEls[i].getAttribute('saber-controls').hand]) {
           this.el.emit('beathit', null, true);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/state/index.js b/src/state/index.js
index 68fce0c..d3e753a 100644
--- a/src/state/index.js
+++ b/src/state/index.js
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ AFRAME.registerState({
       state.menuSelectedChallenge.difficulty = difficulty;
     },
 
+    minehit: state => {
+      takeDamage(state);
+    },
+
     pausegame: (state) => {
       if (!state.isPlaying) { return; }
       state.isPaused = true;