diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index de0b1aaa..f9d23bec 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 * **[New Game Wizard]** Removed the "mid game" campaign generator option which is currently broken
 * **[Mission Generator]** Empty navy groups will no longer be generated
 * **[Flight Planner]** Fixed not being able to plan packages against opfor carriers
+* **[UI]** Repaired SAMs no longer show as dead.
 
 # 2.3.2
 
diff --git a/game/event/event.py b/game/event/event.py
index 4ecd5329..79b68430 100644
--- a/game/event/event.py
+++ b/game/event/event.py
@@ -152,12 +152,10 @@ class Event:
 
             loss.group.units.remove(loss.unit)
             loss.group.units_losts.append(loss.unit)
-            if not loss.ground_object.alive_unit_count:
-                loss.ground_object.is_dead = True
 
     def commit_building_losses(self, debriefing: Debriefing) -> None:
         for loss in debriefing.building_losses:
-            loss.ground_object.is_dead = True
+            loss.ground_object.kill()
             self.game.informations.append(Information(
                 "Building destroyed",
                 f"{loss.ground_object.dcs_identifier} has been destroyed at "
diff --git a/game/theater/theatergroundobject.py b/game/theater/theatergroundobject.py
index 2908d5f3..431de495 100644
--- a/game/theater/theatergroundobject.py
+++ b/game/theater/theatergroundobject.py
@@ -85,10 +85,13 @@ class TheaterGroundObject(MissionTarget):
         self.dcs_identifier = dcs_identifier
         self.airbase_group = airbase_group
         self.sea_object = sea_object
-        self.is_dead = False
         # TODO: There is never more than one group.
         self.groups: List[Group] = []
 
+    @property
+    def is_dead(self) -> bool:
+        return self.alive_unit_count == 0
+
     @property
     def units(self) -> List[Unit]:
         """
@@ -161,6 +164,9 @@ class BuildingGroundObject(TheaterGroundObject):
             sea_object=False
         )
         self.object_id = object_id
+        # Other TGOs track deadness based on the number of alive units, but
+        # buildings don't have groups assigned to the TGO.
+        self._dead = False
 
     @property
     def group_name(self) -> str:
@@ -171,6 +177,15 @@ class BuildingGroundObject(TheaterGroundObject):
     def waypoint_name(self) -> str:
         return f"{super().waypoint_name} #{self.object_id}"
 
+    @property
+    def is_dead(self) -> bool:
+        if not hasattr(self, "_dead"):
+            self._dead = False
+        return self._dead
+
+    def kill(self) -> None:
+        self._dead = True
+
 
 class NavalGroundObject(TheaterGroundObject):
     def mission_types(self, for_player: bool) -> Iterator[FlightType]: