diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 79bb44c63..01f0c2c23 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
     (ss + 2)->cutoffCnt = 0;
     Square prevSq = ((ss - 1)->currentMove).is_ok() ? ((ss - 1)->currentMove).to_sq() : SQ_NONE;
     ss->statScore = 0;
+    ss->isPvNode  = PvNode;
 
     // Step 4. Transposition table lookup
     excludedMove                   = ss->excludedMove;
@@ -1281,8 +1282,9 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
             // std::clamp has been replaced by a more robust implementation.
 
 
-            Depth d = std::max(
-              1, std::min(newDepth - r / 1024, newDepth + !allNode + (PvNode && !bestMove)));
+            Depth d = std::max(1, std::min(newDepth - r / 1024,
+                                           newDepth + !allNode + (PvNode && !bestMove)))
+                    + (!cutNode && (ss - 1)->isPvNode && moveCount < 8);
 
             ss->reduction = newDepth - d;
 
diff --git a/src/search.h b/src/search.h
index 6ef8322a8..6ab98f7c4 100644
--- a/src/search.h
+++ b/src/search.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct Stack {
     int                         cutoffCnt;
     int                         reduction;
     bool                        isTTMove;
+    bool                        isPvNode;
 };