later against Borussia Mönchengladbach playing 90 minutes, and scored his first goal, the opening one, on 11 February 2012 in a 5–0 home victory against Hertha BSC. He also provided an assist in that match. Ibišević scored two more goals in a 2–1 derby victory over former club 1899 Hoffenheim on 16 March. His good form continued as he netted a brace in his side's emphatic 4–1 victory over Mainz 05, bringing Stuttgart ever closer to securing European competition for the next season. Ibišević's first goal of the 2012–13 season came on 29 September 2012, scoring within the opening minute as VfB Stuttgart defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0. On 8 December, Ibišević scored his first hat-trick for VfB Stuttgart, netting all three goals as the home side moved into fifth spot in the league with a 3–1 defeat of Schalke 04. On 1 September 2013, Ibišević netted a hat-trick against former club Hoffenheim, powering his side to a 6–2 victory at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. He was given a five-match ban on 9 February for appearing to strike Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker in a home defeat to FC Augsburg. The German Football Association's decision was reached as Ibišević was labelled as a "repeat offender", having been sent off for a similar offence at the start of the previous season. The suspension would cause him to miss a game against his former team, 1899 Hoffenheim, and bottom team Eintracht Braunschweig. Ibišević apologised for his actions. On 6 August 2014, Ibišević extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2017. In October 2014, Ibišević broke his foot and subsequently missed nine games, returning in late January 2015. Hertha BSC Ibišević was loaned to Hertha BSC on 30 August 2015, making the deal permanent in July 2016. Ibišević debuted for his new club against VfB Stuttgart on 12 September 2015. On 22 September, he scored twice in a 2–0 home win over 1. FC Köln, ending a 25-game goal drought. On 3 October, Ibišević scored two goals in three minutes in a 3–0 win over Hamburger SV. On 17 October, Ibišević received a straight red card in the 18th minute against Schalke 04 for a challenge on Max Meyer in an eventual 2–1 loss, which got him suspended for four games. Ibišević scored his third brace of the season against Darmstadt 98 on 12 December to take his tally up to six for the season, with