An indirect fuel injector for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising: a nozzle body having a bore for receiving fuel from a supply line for pressurised fuel, an outlet from the bore for delivering fuel to the combustion cylinder, in use, a valve needle slidable within the bore between a closed position in which fuel flow through the outlet into the combustion chamber is prevented, and an open position in which fuel flow through the outlet into the combustion chamber is enabled, wherein, in use, movement of the valve needle is controlled by varying the fuel pressure in a control chamber located at a proximal end of the valve needle and wherein the valve needle carries a restrictive element providing at least one restriction for restricting the flow of fuel through the bore such that, during opening movement of the valve needle , fuel pressure downstream of the restrictive element is less than a pressure of fuel supplied to the bore from the supply line ; and at least one valve device which is operable in response to a pressure difference across the restrictive element so as to allow a flow of fuel through the at least one restriction during opening movement of the valve needle but to further restrict the flow of fuel through the at least one restriction during a final phase of closing movement of the valve needle , thereby to damp said final phase of closing movement as the valve needle is seated wherein, the at least one valve device comprises at least one valve element arranged to cover at least one of the restrictions when in a closed position to further restrict the flow of fuel through the at least one restriction and wherein, the at least one valve element is arranged to further restrict the flow of fuel through the at least one restriction by completely preventing fuel flow through the at least one restriction when in its closed position characterised in that , the at least one valve element comprises an annular disc biased towards the restrictive device by a spring . a nozzle body having a bore for receiving fuel from a supply line for pressurised fuel, an outlet from the bore for delivering fuel to the combustion cylinder, in use, a valve needle slidable within the bore between a closed position in which fuel flow through the outlet into the combustion chamber is prevented, and an open position in which fuel flow through the outlet into the combustion chamber is enabled, wherein, in use, movement of the valve needle is controlled by varying the fuel pressure in a control chamber located at a proximal end of the valve needle and wherein the valve needle carries a restrictive element providing at least one restriction for restricting the flow of fuel through the bore such that, during opening movement of the valve needle , fuel pressure downstream of the restrictive element is less than a pressure of fuel supplied to the bore from the supply line ; and at least one valve device which is operable in response to a pressure difference across the restrictive element so as to allow a flow of fuel through the at least one restriction during opening movement of the valve needle but to further restrict the flow of fuel through the at least one restriction during a final phase of closing movement of the valve needle , thereby to damp said final phase of closing movement as the valve needle is seated wherein, the at least one valve device comprises at least one valve element arranged to cover at least one of the restrictions when in a closed position to further restrict the flow of fuel through the at least one restriction and wherein, the at least one valve element is arranged to further restrict the flow of fuel through the at least one restriction by completely preventing fuel flow through the at least one restriction when in its closed position characterised in that , the at least one valve element comprises an annular disc biased towards the restrictive device by a spring . <EOS>