diff --git a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
index 861594ed13c..0c3f60be2b4 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	var/verb_yell = "yells"
 	var/inertia_dir = 0
 	var/pass_flags = 0
+	glide_size = 8
 	appearance_flags = TILE_BOUND