diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index e1a9f994907..59391551701 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@
 
 /obj/mecha/Destroy()
 	go_out()
+	var/mob/living/silicon/ai/AI
 	for(var/mob/M in src) //Let's just be ultra sure
 		if(isAI(M))
-			M.gib() //AIs are loaded into the mech computer itself. When the mech dies, so does the AI. Forever.
+			occupant = null
+			AI = M //AIs are loaded into the mech computer itself. When the mech dies, so does the AI. They can be recovered with an AI card from the wreck.
 		else
 			M.forceMove(loc)
 
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@
 		explosion(get_turf(loc), 0, 0, 1, 3)
 
 	if(wreckage)
-		var/obj/structure/mecha_wreckage/WR = new wreckage(loc)
+		var/obj/structure/mecha_wreckage/WR = new wreckage(loc, AI)
 		for(var/obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_equipment/E in equipment)
 			if(E.salvageable && prob(30))
 				WR.crowbar_salvage += E
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@
 			qdel(cell)
 		if(internal_tank)
 			qdel(internal_tank)
+		if(AI)
+			AI.gib() //No wreck, no AI to recover
 	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	poi_list.Remove(src)
 	equipment.Cut()
@@ -636,9 +640,6 @@
 			if(!AI || !isAI(occupant)) //Mech does not have an AI for a pilot
 				user << "<span class='warning'>No AI detected in the [name] onboard computer.</span>"
 				return
-			if(AI.mind.special_role) //Malf AIs cannot leave mechs. Except through death.
-				user << "<span class='boldannounce'>ACCESS DENIED.</span>"
-				return
 			AI.ai_restore_power()//So the AI initially has power.
 			AI.control_disabled = 1
 			AI.radio_enabled = 0
@@ -690,9 +691,9 @@
 	AI.remote_control = src
 	AI.canmove = 1 //Much easier than adding AI checks! Be sure to set this back to 0 if you decide to allow an AI to leave a mech somehow.
 	AI.can_shunt = 0 //ONE AI ENTERS. NO AI LEAVES.
-	AI << "[interaction == AI_MECH_HACK ? "<span class='announce'>Takeover of [name] complete! You are now permanently loaded onto the onboard computer. Do not attempt to leave the station sector!</span>" \
+	AI << "[interaction == AI_MECH_HACK ? "<span class='announce'>Takeover of [name] complete! You are now loaded onto the onboard computer. Do not attempt to leave the station sector!</span>" \
 	: "<span class='notice'>You have been uploaded to a mech's onboard computer."]"
-	AI << "<span class='boldnotice'>Use Middle-Mouse to activate mech functions and equipment. Click normally for AI interactions.</span>"
+	AI << "<span class='reallybig boldnotice'>Use Middle-Mouse to activate mech functions and equipment. Click normally for AI interactions.</span>"
 	GrantActions(AI)
 
 
diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha_wreckage.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha_wreckage.dm
index f60b14f7202..29a5fa39737 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha_wreckage.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha_wreckage.dm
@@ -14,6 +14,23 @@
 	var/list/wirecutters_salvage = list(/obj/item/stack/cable_coil)
 	var/list/crowbar_salvage = list()
 	var/salvage_num = 5
+	var/mob/living/silicon/ai/AI //AIs to be salvaged
+
+/obj/structure/mecha_wreckage/New(loc, mob/living/silicon/ai/AI_pilot)
+	..()
+	if(AI_pilot) //Type-checking for this is already done in mecha/Destroy()
+		AI = AI_pilot
+		AI.apply_damage(150, BURN) //Give the AI a bit of damage from the "shock" of being suddenly shut down
+		AI.death() //The damage is not enough to kill the AI, but to be 'corrupted files' in need of repair.
+		AI.forceMove(src) //Put the dead AI inside the wreckage for recovery
+		add_overlay(image('icons/obj/projectiles.dmi', icon_state = "green_laser")) //Overlay for the recovery beacon
+		AI.controlled_mech = null
+		AI.remote_control = null
+
+/obj/structure/mecha_wreckage/examine(mob/user)
+	..()
+	if(AI)
+		user << "<span class='notice'>The AI recovery beacon is active.</span>"
 
 /obj/structure/mecha_wreckage/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/user, params)
 	if(istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/weldingtool))
@@ -58,6 +75,25 @@
 		else
 			user << "<span class='warning'>You don't see anything that can be pried with [I]!</span>"
 
+
+/obj/structure/mecha_wreckage/transfer_ai(interaction, mob/user, null, obj/item/device/aicard/card)
+	if(!..())
+		return
+
+ //Proc called on the wreck by the AI card.
+	if(interaction == AI_TRANS_TO_CARD) //AIs can only be transferred in one direction, from the wreck to the card.
+		if(!AI) //No AI in the wreck
+			user << "<span class='warning'>No AI backups found.</span>"
+			return
+		cut_overlays() //Remove the recovery beacon overlay
+		AI.forceMove(card) //Move the dead AI to the card.
+		card.AI = AI
+		if(AI.client) //AI player is still in the dead AI and is connected
+			AI << "The remains of your file system have been recovered on a mobile storage device."
+		else //Give the AI a heads-up that it is probably going to get fixed.
+			AI.notify_ghost_cloning("You have been recovered from the wreckage!", source = card)
+		user << "<span class='boldnotice'>Backup files recovered</span>: [AI.name] ([rand(1000,9999)].exe) salvaged from [name] and stored within local memory."
+
 	else
 		return ..()