diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 8a4db351..d2ceee9f 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1037,6 +1037,16 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
                   && captureHistory[movedPiece][to_sq(move)][type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(move)))] < 0)
                   continue;
 
+              // Futility pruning for captures
+              if (   !pos.empty(to_sq(move))
+                  && !givesCheck
+                  && !PvNode
+                  && lmrDepth < 6
+                  && !ss->inCheck
+                  && ss->staticEval + 342 + 238 * lmrDepth + PieceValue[EG][pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))] 
+                   + captureHistory[movedPiece][to_sq(move)][type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(move)))] / 8 < alpha)
+                  continue;
+
               // SEE based pruning
               if (!pos.see_ge(move, Value(-218) * depth)) // (~25 Elo)
                   continue;