diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index 04368ee333a..6a1e4d20737 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	var/turf/waypoint //Holds the turf of the currently selected waypoint.
 	var/waypoint_mode = FALSE		//Waypoint mode is for selecting a turf via clicking.
 	var/call_bot_cooldown = 0		//time of next call bot command
-	var/apc_override = FALSE		//hack for letting the AI use its APC even when visionless
+	var/obj/machinery/power/apc/apc_override		//Ref of the AI's APC, used when the AI has no power in order to access their APC.
 	var/nuking = FALSE
 	var/obj/machinery/doomsday_device/doomsday_device
 
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 	Bot = null
 	controlled_mech = null
 	linked_core = null
+	apc_override = null
 	return ..()
 
 /// Removes all malfunction-related abilities from the AI
@@ -391,8 +392,19 @@
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/Topic(href, href_list)
 	..()
-	if(usr != src || incapacitated())
+	if(usr != src)
 		return
+
+	if(href_list["emergencyAPC"]) //This check comes before incapacitated() because the only time it would be useful is when we have no power.
+		if(!apc_override)
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>APC backdoor is no longer available.</span>")
+			return
+		apc_override.ui_interact(src)
+		return
+
+	if(incapacitated())
+		return
+
 	if (href_list["mach_close"])
 		if (href_list["mach_close"] == "aialerts")
 			viewalerts = 0
@@ -812,7 +824,7 @@
 	if(isturf(loc)) //AI in core, check if on cameras
 		//get_turf_pixel() is because APCs in maint aren't actually in view of the inner camera
 		//apc_override is needed here because AIs use their own APC when depowered
-		return (GLOB.cameranet && GLOB.cameranet.checkTurfVis(get_turf_pixel(A))) || apc_override
+		return ((GLOB.cameranet && GLOB.cameranet.checkTurfVis(get_turf_pixel(A))) || (A == apc_override))
 	//AI is carded/shunted
 	//view(src) returns nothing for carded/shunted AIs and they have X-ray vision so just use get_dist
 	var/list/viewscale = getviewsize(client.view)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
index 028b574353c..68977d4045d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@
 				sleep(50)
 				to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Receiving control information from APC.</span>")
 				sleep(2)
-				apc_override = 1
-				theAPC.ui_interact(src)
-				apc_override = 0
+				to_chat(src, "<A HREF=?src=[REF(src)];emergencyAPC=[TRUE]>APC ready for connection.</A>")
+				apc_override = theAPC
+				apc_override.ui_interact(src)
 				setAiRestorePowerRoutine(POWER_RESTORATION_APC_FOUND)
 		sleep(50)
 		theAPC = null
@@ -155,10 +155,13 @@
 	if(aiRestorePowerRoutine)
 		if(aiRestorePowerRoutine == POWER_RESTORATION_APC_FOUND)
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Alert cancelled. Power has been restored.</span>")
+			if(apc_override)
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>APC backdoor has been closed.</span>") //Fluff for why we have to hack every time.
 		else
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Alert cancelled. Power has been restored without our assistance.</span>")
 		setAiRestorePowerRoutine(POWER_RESTORATION_OFF)
 		set_blindness(0)
+		apc_override = null
 		update_sight()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/ai_lose_power()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/login.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/login.dm
index aff19f69d4b..03989573fbd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/login.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 			O.mode = 1
 			O.emotion = "Neutral"
 			O.update()
+		if(lacks_power() && apc_override) //Placing this in Login() in case the AI doesn't have this link for whatever reason.
+			to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>Main power is unavailable, backup power in use. Diagnostics scan complete.</span> <A HREF='?src=[REF(src)];emergencyAPC=[TRUE]'>Local APC ready for connection.</A>")
 	set_eyeobj_visible(TRUE)
 	if(multicam_on)
 		end_multicam()
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/states.dm b/code/modules/tgui/states.dm
index 62cb2ded81d..73c053254d8 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/states.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/states.dm
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/shared_ui_interaction(src_object)
 	// Disable UIs if the AI is unpowered.
+	if(apc_override == src_object) //allows AI to (eventually) use the interface for their own APC even when out of power
+		return UI_INTERACTIVE
 	if(lacks_power())
 		return UI_DISABLED
 	return ..()