diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm
index 5afbc365da9..afd7f2d743d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 	desc = "A chainsaw that has replaced your arm."
 	icon_state = "chainsaw_on"
 	item_state = "mounted_chainsaw"
-	flags = ABSTRACT | NODROP
+	flags = NODROP
 	w_class = 5.0
 	force = 21
 	throwforce = 0
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@
 	attack_verb = list("sawed", "torn", "cut", "chopped", "diced")
 	hitsound = "sound/weapons/chainsawhit.ogg"
 
+/obj/item/weapon/mounted_chainsaw/dropped()
+	new /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/required/chainsaw(get_turf(src))
+	qdel(src)
+
 /obj/item/weapon/tailclub
 	name = "tail club"
 	desc = "For the beating to death of lizards with their own tails."
@@ -303,4 +307,4 @@
 	desc = "A whip fashioned from the severed tails of lizards."
 	icon_state = "tailwhip"
 	origin_tech = "combat=1"
-	needs_permit = 0
+	needs_permit = 0