diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/rods.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/rods.dm
index a9bf16dcca8..3ccd9c541e3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/rods.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/rods.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(rod_recipes, list ( \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("linen bin", /obj/structure/bedsheetbin/empty, 2, time = 5, one_per_turf = FALSE), \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("railing", /obj/structure/railing, 3, time = 18, window_checks = TRUE), \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("tank holder", /obj/structure/tank_holder, 2, time = 5, one_per_turf = TRUE, on_floor = FALSE), \
+	new/datum/stack_recipe("ladder", /obj/structure/ladder/crafted, 15, time = 150, one_per_turf = TRUE, on_floor = FALSE), \
 	))
 
 /obj/item/stack/rods
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm
index e4643e411e5..3b384750fdd 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	anchored = TRUE
 	var/obj/structure/ladder/down   //the ladder below this one
 	var/obj/structure/ladder/up     //the ladder above this one
+	var/crafted = FALSE
 	obj_flags = CAN_BE_HIT | BLOCK_Z_OUT_DOWN
 
 /obj/structure/ladder/Initialize(mapload, obj/structure/ladder/up, obj/structure/ladder/down)
@@ -35,15 +36,17 @@
 	if (!down)
 		L = locate() in SSmapping.get_turf_below(T)
 		if (L)
-			down = L
-			L.up = src  // Don't waste effort looping the other way
-			L.update_icon()
+			if(crafted == L.crafted)
+				down = L
+				L.up = src  // Don't waste effort looping the other way
+				L.update_icon()
 	if (!up)
 		L = locate() in SSmapping.get_turf_above(T)
 		if (L)
-			up = L
-			L.down = src  // Don't waste effort looping the other way
-			L.update_icon()
+			if(crafted == L.crafted)
+				up = L
+				L.down = src  // Don't waste effort looping the other way
+				L.update_icon()
 
 	update_icon()
 
@@ -195,3 +198,6 @@
 				break  // break if both our connections are filled
 
 	update_icon()
+
+/obj/structure/ladder/crafted
+	crafted = TRUE