diff --git a/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.cpp b/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.cpp
index fe3de7f1db0..fcc9ee80b18 100644
--- a/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ MiningComponent::MiningComponent(Entity& entity, bool blueprint,
 	// Inform neighbouring miners so they can adjust their own predictions.
 	// Note that blueprint miners skip this.
 	InformNeighbors();
+
+	REGISTER_THINKER(Think, ThinkingComponent::SCHEDULER_AVERAGE, 250);
 }
 
 void MiningComponent::HandlePrepareNetCode() {
@@ -47,7 +49,25 @@ void MiningComponent::HandleDie(gentity_t* /*killer*/, meansOfDeath_t /*meansOfD
 	G_UpdateBuildPointBudgets();
 }
 
-float MiningComponent::InterferenceMod(float distance) {
+float MiningComponent::AliveTimePercentage() const {
+	constexpr float fullyActiveTime =  3.0f * 60.0f * 1000.0f; // 3 minutes
+
+	Log::Warn("creation time: %i", entity.oldEnt->creationTime);
+	if (entity.oldEnt->creationTime < 1000)
+		return 1.0f; // spawned with world, can be considered alive since long
+
+	// TODO: use time after activating, and not after spawning
+	float activeTime = static_cast<float>(
+			level.time - entity.oldEnt->creationTime);
+
+	return Math::Clamp(activeTime / fullyActiveTime, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+}
+
+float MiningComponent::AliveTimeMod() const {
+	return AliveTimePercentage();
+}
+
+float MiningComponent::PredictedInterferenceMod(float distance) {
 	if (RGS_RANGE <= 0.0f) return 1.0f;
 	if (distance > 2.0f * RGS_RANGE) return 1.0f;
 
@@ -76,7 +96,7 @@ void MiningComponent::CalculateEfficiency() {
 		HealthComponent *healthComponent = other.Get<HealthComponent>();
 		if (healthComponent && !healthComponent->Alive()) return;
 
-		float interferenceMod = InterferenceMod(G_Distance(entity.oldEnt, other.oldEnt));
+		float interferenceMod = PredictedInterferenceMod(G_Distance(entity.oldEnt, other.oldEnt));
 
 		// TODO: Exclude enemy miners in construction from the prediction.
 
@@ -89,6 +109,7 @@ void MiningComponent::CalculateEfficiency() {
 		if (!miningComponent.Active()) return;
 
 		currentEfficiency *= interferenceMod;
+		currentEfficiency *= AliveTimeMod();
 	});
 }
 
@@ -108,3 +129,19 @@ void MiningComponent::InformNeighbors() {
 float MiningComponent::Efficiency(bool predict) {
 	return predict ? predictedEfficiency : currentEfficiency;
 }
+
+void MiningComponent::Think(int)
+{
+	// Already calculate the predicted efficiency.
+	CalculateEfficiency();
+
+	// Inform neighbouring miners so they can adjust their own predictions.
+	// Note that blueprint miners skip this.
+	InformNeighbors();
+
+	// Update both team's budgets.
+	G_UpdateBuildPointBudgets();
+
+	// TODO: stop thinking after some time
+	//GetThinkingComponent().UnregisterActiveThinker();
+}
diff --git a/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.h b/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.h
index 30e0fc7cdf1..9dd2d1a4bca 100644
--- a/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.h
+++ b/src/sgame/components/MiningComponent.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class MiningComponent: public MiningComponentBase {
 		 * @param r_ThinkingComponent A ThinkingComponent instance that this component depends on.
 		 * @note This method is an interface for autogenerated code, do not modify its signature.
 		 */
-		MiningComponent(Entity& entity, bool blueprint, ThinkingComponent& r_ThinkingComponent);
+		MiningComponent(Entity& entity, bool blueprint,
+				ThinkingComponent& r_ThinkingComponent);
 
 		/**
 		 * @brief Handle the PrepareNetCode message.
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class MiningComponent: public MiningComponentBase {
 		 * @brief Calculates modifier for the efficiency of one miner when another one interferes at
 		 *        given distance.
 		 */
-		static float InterferenceMod(float distance);
+		static float PredictedInterferenceMod(float distance);
 
 		/**
 		 * @return Whether the miner is currently mining (and interfering with other miners).
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ class MiningComponent: public MiningComponentBase {
 		int Budget(bool predict = false);
 
 	private:
+		void Think(int timeDelta);
+
 		/**
 		 * @brief Whether the miner is currently mining (and interfering with other miners).
 		 */
@@ -94,6 +97,18 @@ class MiningComponent: public MiningComponentBase {
 		 * @brief Adjust the rate of all other mining structures in range.
 		 */
 		void InformNeighbors();
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief The percentage of time elasped before the drill
+		 *        works at full capacity
+		 */
+		float AliveTimePercentage() const;
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief Calculates modifier for the efficiency of a miner
+		 * given how long it lived.
+		 */
+		float AliveTimeMod() const;
 };
 
 #endif // MINING_COMPONENT_H_
diff --git a/src/sgame/sg_buildpoints.cpp b/src/sgame/sg_buildpoints.cpp
index b0f2cb6953e..52ad732bfc1 100644
--- a/src/sgame/sg_buildpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/sgame/sg_buildpoints.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ float G_RGSPredictOwnEfficiency(vec3_t origin) {
 static float RGSPredictEfficiencyLoss(Entity& miner, vec3_t newMinerOrigin) {
 	float distance               = Distance(miner.oldEnt->s.origin, newMinerOrigin);
 	float oldPredictedEfficiency = miner.Get<MiningComponent>()->Efficiency(true);
-	float newPredictedEfficiency = oldPredictedEfficiency * MiningComponent::InterferenceMod(distance);
+	float newPredictedEfficiency = oldPredictedEfficiency * MiningComponent::PredictedInterferenceMod(distance);
 	float efficiencyLoss         = newPredictedEfficiency - oldPredictedEfficiency;
 
 	buildpointLogger.Debug("Predicted efficiency loss of existing miner: %f - %f = %f.",