diff --git a/code/modules/overmap/ships/identification.dm b/code/modules/overmap/ships/identification.dm
index 15251ce0a1d..d7c88646f68 100644
--- a/code/modules/overmap/ships/identification.dm
+++ b/code/modules/overmap/ships/identification.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	desc = "A complex set of various bluespace and subspace arrays that transmit a ship's identification tags."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/machinery/iff_transponder.dmi'
 	icon_state = "iff"
+	anchored = TRUE
 	idle_power_usage = 500
 	var/datum/wires/iff/wires
 	var/disabled = FALSE
diff --git a/html/changelogs/kyres1-anchoring_iff_beacons.yml b/html/changelogs/kyres1-anchoring_iff_beacons.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..528d7559362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/kyres1-anchoring_iff_beacons.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: kyres1
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Anchored IFF beacons, which have apparently never been anchored until now."