diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index ee6ccfb544d..00277b64986 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ Remember to update _globalvars/traits.dm if you're adding/removing/renaming trai
 #define TRAIT_FISH_CASE_COMPATIBILE "fish_case_compatibile" //Stuff that can go inside fish cases
 /// Plants that were mutated as a result of passive instability, not a mutation threshold.
 #define TRAIT_PLANT_WILDMUTATE "wildmutation"
+/// If you hit an APC with exposed internals with this item it will try to shock you
+#define TRAIT_APC_SHOCKING "apc_shocking"
 
 //quirk traits
 #define TRAIT_ALCOHOL_TOLERANCE "alcohol_tolerance"
diff --git a/code/_globalvars/traits.dm b/code/_globalvars/traits.dm
index 482cece5c37..797dd10c004 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/traits.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/traits.dm
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(traits_by_type, list(
 		"TRAIT_NODROP" = TRAIT_NODROP,
 		"TRAIT_NO_STORAGE_INSERT" = TRAIT_NO_STORAGE_INSERT,
 		"TRAIT_T_RAY_VISIBLE" = TRAIT_T_RAY_VISIBLE,
-		"TRAIT_NO_TELEPORT" = TRAIT_NO_TELEPORT
+		"TRAIT_NO_TELEPORT" = TRAIT_NO_TELEPORT,
+		"TRAIT_APC_SHOCKING" = TRAIT_APC_SHOCKING
 		),
 	/atom = list(
 		"TRAIT_KEEP_TOGETHER" = TRAIT_KEEP_TOGETHER
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/kitchen.dm b/code/game/objects/items/kitchen.dm
index 5727fb7a16f..c02d68789a9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/kitchen.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/kitchen.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 	lefthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/kitchen_lefthand.dmi'
 	righthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/kitchen_righthand.dmi'
 
+/obj/item/kitchen/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
+	ADD_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_APC_SHOCKING, INNATE_TRAIT)
+
 /obj/item/kitchen/fork
 	name = "fork"
 	desc = "Pointy."
diff --git a/code/modules/power/apc.dm b/code/modules/power/apc.dm
index f07af00a513..6ec74ad2516 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/apc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/apc.dm
@@ -583,6 +583,24 @@
 			return TRUE
 
 /obj/machinery/power/apc/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/living/user, params)
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(W, TRAIT_APC_SHOCKING))
+		var/metal = 0
+		var/shock_source = null
+		metal += LAZYACCESS(W.custom_materials, GET_MATERIAL_REF(/datum/material/iron))//This prevents wooden rolling pins from shocking the user
+
+		if(cell || terminal) //The mob gets shocked by whichever powersource has the most electricity
+			if(cell && terminal)
+				shock_source = cell.charge > terminal.powernet.avail ? cell : terminal.powernet
+			else
+				shock_source = terminal?.powernet || cell
+
+		if(shock_source && metal && (panel_open || opened)) //Now you're cooking with electricity
+			if(electrocute_mob(user, shock_source, src, siemens_coeff = 1, dist_check = TRUE))//People with insulated gloves just attack the APC normally. They're just short of magical anyway
+				do_sparks(5, TRUE, src)
+				user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user.name] shoves [W] into the internal components of [src], erupting into a cascade of sparks!</span>")
+				if(shock_source == cell)//If the shock is coming from the cell just fully discharge it, because it's funny
+					cell.use(cell.charge)
+				return
 
 	if(issilicon(user) && get_dist(src,user)>1)
 		return attack_hand(user)