diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
index b2fbe9a6f34..96d17e274e7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 	else if(W.iscrowbar())
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("\The [src] is hermetically sealed. You can't open the case."))
 		return
-	else if(W.GetID())
+	else if(W.GetID() || istype(W, /obj/item/card/robot))
 		if(stat == DEAD)
 			if(!config.allow_drone_spawn || emagged || health < -maxHealth) //It's dead, Dave.
 				to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("The interface is fried, and a distressing burned smell wafts from the robot's interior. You're not rebooting this one."))
diff --git a/html/changelogs/robot_access_drones.yml b/html/changelogs/robot_access_drones.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94e7d366b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/robot_access_drones.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes:
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#   balance
+#   admin
+#   backend
+#   security
+#   refactor
+#################################
+
+# Your name.
+author: mikomyazaki
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "The Access Transmission device now works on maintenance drones, too."
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