diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/drone/drone_tools.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/drone/drone_tools.dm
index 2150ad0f7e2..6f3f79bff50 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/drone/drone_tools.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/drone/drone_tools.dm
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@
 	builtintools += new /obj/item/t_scanner/drone(src)
 	builtintools += new /obj/item/analyzer/drone(src)
 	builtintools += new /obj/item/soap/drone(src)
+
 	for(var/obj/item/tool as anything in builtintools)
 		tool.AddComponent(/datum/component/holderloving, src, TRUE)
+		ADD_TRAIT(tool, TRAIT_NODROP, REF(src))
 
 
 /obj/item/crowbar/drone