diff --git a/code/modules/cooking/machinery/smartfridge.dm b/code/modules/cooking/machinery/smartfridge.dm
index 27a109a6db5..feed810fa41 100644
--- a/code/modules/cooking/machinery/smartfridge.dm
+++ b/code/modules/cooking/machinery/smartfridge.dm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	)
 
 	var/datum/wires/smartfridge/wires = null
-	atmos_canpass = CANPASS_NEVER
+	atmos_canpass = CANPASS_DENSITY
 
 /obj/machinery/smartfridge/secure
 	is_secure = 1
diff --git a/html/changelogs/doxxmedearly-chem_smartfridge_fix.yml b/html/changelogs/doxxmedearly-chem_smartfridge_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c6f1d884d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/doxxmedearly-chem_smartfridge_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Doxxmedearly
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Smartfridges that do not block movement, such as the one in the pharmacy, no longer block airflow."