diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/cooldowns.dm b/code/__DEFINES/cooldowns.dm
index fe72b872053..6bca58aac18 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/cooldowns.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/cooldowns.dm
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
 //clown car cooldowns
 #define COOLDOWN_CLOWNCAR_RANDOMNESS "clown_car_randomness"
 
-//circuit cooldowns
+// item cooldowns
+#define COOLDOWN_SIGNALLER_SEND "cooldown_signaller_send"
 
+//circuit cooldowns
 #define COOLDOWN_CIRCUIT_SOUNDEMITTER "circuit_soundemitter"
 #define COOLDOWN_CIRCUIT_SPEECH "circuit_speech"
 #define COOLDOWN_CIRCUIT_PATHFIND_SAME "circuit_pathfind_same"
diff --git a/code/game/communications.dm b/code/game/communications.dm
index 3c52c5b2eaa..99cfcc39663 100644
--- a/code/game/communications.dm
+++ b/code/game/communications.dm
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(reverseradiochannels, list(
 				if(start_point.z != end_point.z || (range > 0 && get_dist(start_point, end_point) > range))
 					continue
 			device.receive_signal(signal)
+			CHECK_TICK
 
 /datum/radio_frequency/proc/add_listener(obj/device, filter as text|null)
 	if (!filter)
diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/signaler.dm b/code/modules/assembly/signaler.dm
index d6fa2c82dbe..157be028163 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/signaler.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/signaler.dm
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@
 
 	switch(action)
 		if("signal")
+			if(TIMER_COOLDOWN_CHECK(src, COOLDOWN_SIGNALLER_SEND))
+				to_chat(usr, span_warning("[src] is still recharging..."))
+				return
+			TIMER_COOLDOWN_START(src, COOLDOWN_SIGNALLER_SEND, 1 SECONDS)
 			INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/signal)
 			. = TRUE
 		if("freq")
diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/components/action/radio.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/components/action/radio.dm
index 540b79f7cf5..109a7428f44 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/components/action/radio.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/components/action/radio.dm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 	freq = add_input_port("Frequency", PORT_TYPE_NUMBER, default = FREQ_SIGNALER)
 	code = add_input_port("Code", PORT_TYPE_NUMBER, default = DEFAULT_SIGNALER_CODE)
-	TRIGGER_CIRCUIT_COMPONENT(src, null)
+	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/apply_signal_component)
 	// These are cleaned up on the parent
 	trigger_input = add_input_port("Send", PORT_TYPE_SIGNAL)
 	trigger_output = add_output_port("Received", PORT_TYPE_SIGNAL)
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 	SSradio.remove_object(src, current_freq)
 	return ..()
 
+/obj/item/circuit_component/radio/proc/apply_signal_component()
+	TRIGGER_CIRCUIT_COMPONENT(src, null)
+
 /obj/item/circuit_component/radio/input_received(datum/port/input/port)
 	. = ..()
 	freq.set_value(sanitize_frequency(freq.value, TRUE))