diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/movespeed_modification.dm b/code/__DEFINES/movespeed_modification.dm
index c21e23280ef..483a18d7018 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/movespeed_modification.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/movespeed_modification.dm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #define MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_WALK_RUN_CONFIG_SPEED			"MOB_WALK_RUN"
 #define MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_GRAB_STATE						"MOB_GRAB_STATE"
+#define MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_EQUIPMENT						"MOB_EQUIPMENT"
 #define MOVESPEED_ID_CONFIG_SPEEDMOD					"MOB_CONFIG_MODIFIER"
 
 #define MOVESPEED_ID_SLIME_REAGENTMOD					"SLIME_REAGENT_MODIFIER"
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 0823b4cee05..fd1a5995df4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(rpg_loot_items, FALSE)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ITEM_DROPPED,user)
 	if(!silent)
 		playsound(src, drop_sound, DROP_SOUND_VOLUME, ignore_walls = FALSE)
-
+	user.update_equipment_speed_mods()
 
 // called just as an item is picked up (loc is not yet changed)
 /obj/item/proc/pickup(mob/user)
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(rpg_loot_items, FALSE)
 			playsound(src, equip_sound, EQUIP_SOUND_VOLUME, TRUE, ignore_walls = FALSE)
 		else if(slot == SLOT_HANDS)
 			playsound(src, pickup_sound, PICKUP_SOUND_VOLUME, ignore_walls = FALSE)
+	user.update_equipment_speed_mods()
 
 //sometimes we only want to grant the item's action if it's equipped in a specific slot.
 /obj/item/proc/item_action_slot_check(slot, mob/user)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_movement.dm
index 53d32da1e01..8bba734b973 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_movement.dm
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-/mob/living/carbon/movement_delay()
-	. = ..()
-
-	if(!get_leg_ignore() && legcuffed) //ignore the fact we lack legs
-		. += legcuffed.slowdown
-
 /mob/living/carbon/slip(knockdown_amount, obj/O, lube, paralyze, force_drop)
 	if(movement_type & FLYING)
 		return 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
index 6083f1b2407..d66ad44cde9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
 
 	return not_handled //For future deeper overrides
 
+/mob/living/carbon/human/equipped_speed_mods()
+	. = ..()
+	for(var/sloties in get_all_slots())
+		var/obj/item/thing = sloties
+		. += thing?.slowdown
+
 /mob/living/carbon/human/doUnEquip(obj/item/I, force, newloc, no_move, invdrop = TRUE, silent = FALSE)
 	var/index = get_held_index_of_item(I)
 	. = ..() //See mob.dm for an explanation on this and some rage about people copypasting instead of calling ..() like they should.
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index be6e36e7697..acc11aa831c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1153,24 +1153,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 
 /datum/species/proc/movement_delay(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	. = 0	//We start at 0.
-	var/gravity = 0
-	gravity = H.has_gravity()
-
-	if(!HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_IGNORESLOWDOWN) && gravity)
-		if(H.wear_suit)
-			. += H.wear_suit.slowdown
-		if(H.shoes)
-			. += H.shoes.slowdown
-		if(H.back)
-			. += H.back.slowdown
-		for(var/obj/item/I in H.held_items)
-			if(I.item_flags & SLOWS_WHILE_IN_HAND)
-				. += I.slowdown
+	var/gravity = H.has_gravity()
 
+	if(!HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_IGNORESLOWDOWN) && gravity > STANDARD_GRAVITY)
 		//Moving in high gravity is very slow (Flying too)
-		if(gravity > STANDARD_GRAVITY)
-			var/grav_force = min(gravity - STANDARD_GRAVITY,3)
-			. += 1 + grav_force
+		var/grav_force = min(gravity - STANDARD_GRAVITY,3)
+		. += 1 + grav_force
 
 	return .
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index bd44e86f6c2..61cb07fa418 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -1229,3 +1229,17 @@
 		remove_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_GRAB_STATE, update=TRUE)
 	else
 		add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_GRAB_STATE, update=TRUE, priority=100, override=TRUE, multiplicative_slowdown=grab_state*3, blacklisted_movetypes=FLOATING)
+
+/mob/proc/update_equipment_speed_mods()
+	var/speedies = equipped_speed_mods()
+	if(!speedies)
+		remove_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_EQUIPMENT, update=TRUE)
+	else
+		add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_MOB_EQUIPMENT, update=TRUE, priority=100, override=TRUE, multiplicative_slowdown=speedies, blacklisted_movetypes=FLOATING)
+
+/// Gets the combined speed modification of all worn items
+/// Except base mob type doesnt really wear items
+/mob/proc/equipped_speed_mods()
+	for(var/obj/item/I in held_items)
+		if(I.item_flags & SLOWS_WHILE_IN_HAND)
+			. += I.slowdown