diff --git a/code/datums/components/tippable.dm b/code/datums/components/tippable.dm
index a200de340be..e4ecd8a91f4 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/tippable.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/tippable.dm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
  * tipper - the mob tipping the tipped_mob
  */
 /datum/component/tippable/proc/try_tip(mob/living/tipped_mob, mob/tipper)
-	if(tipped_mob.stat != CONSCIOUS)
+	if(tipped_mob.stat != CONSCIOUS && !HAS_TRAIT(tipped_mob, TRAIT_FORCED_STANDING))
 		return
 
 	if(pre_tipped_callback?.Invoke(tipper))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index b4262830179..52e3d99fa57 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	spark_system.set_up(5, 0, src)
 	spark_system.attach(src)
 
-	ADD_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_CAN_STRIP, INNATE_TRAIT)
+	add_traits(list(TRAIT_CAN_STRIP, TRAIT_FORCED_STANDING), INNATE_TRAIT)
 	AddComponent(/datum/component/tippable, \
 		tip_time = 3 SECONDS, \
 		untip_time = 2 SECONDS, \