diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm
index 13466757108..d21b53334a0 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm
@@ -1604,4 +1604,8 @@ Remember to update _globalvars/traits.dm if you're adding/removing/renaming trai
 /// Mob is artificially spawned rather than being created through more natural means - applied to monkey cubes and such
 #define TRAIT_SPAWNED_MOB "spawned_mob"
 
+/// Turf is one that ai mobs will generally avoid pathing through
+/// Doesn't need to be applied to any turfs that override can_cross_safely
+#define TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF "warning_turf"
+
 // END TRAIT DEFINES
diff --git a/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm b/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
index ae43a415f20..fdb59ad3c00 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(traits_by_type, list(
 		"TRAIT_MECHA_DIAGNOSTIC_CREATED" = TRAIT_MECHA_DIAGNOSTIC_CREATED,
 	),
 	/turf = list(
+		"TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF" = TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF,
 		"TRAIT_CHASM_STOPPED" = TRAIT_CHASM_STOPPED,
 		"TRAIT_CONTAINMENT_FIELD" = TRAIT_CONTAINMENT_FIELD,
 		"TRAIT_ELEVATED_TURF" = TRAIT_ELEVATED_TURF,
diff --git a/code/datums/components/chasm.dm b/code/datums/components/chasm.dm
index 7ce66b86c1a..f74261c0022 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/chasm.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/chasm.dm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	RegisterSignal(parent, SIGNAL_ADDTRAIT(TRAIT_CHASM_STOPPED), PROC_REF(on_chasm_stopped))
 	RegisterSignal(parent, SIGNAL_REMOVETRAIT(TRAIT_CHASM_STOPPED), PROC_REF(on_chasm_no_longer_stopped))
 	target_turf = target
+	ADD_TRAIT(parent, TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF, REF(src))
 	RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_ATOM_ABSTRACT_ENTERED, PROC_REF(entered))
 	RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_ATOM_ABSTRACT_EXITED, PROC_REF(exited))
 	RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_ATOM_AFTER_SUCCESSFUL_INITIALIZED_ON, PROC_REF(initialized_on))
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 	parent.AddComponent(/datum/component/fishing_spot, GLOB.preset_fish_sources[/datum/fish_source/chasm])
 
 /datum/component/chasm/UnregisterFromParent()
+	REMOVE_TRAIT(parent, TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF, REF(src))
 	storage = null
 
 /datum/component/chasm/proc/entered(datum/source, atom/movable/arrived, atom/old_loc, list/atom/old_locs)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
index 6c14103cd73..72ad60b3c46 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@
 		COMSIG_ATOM_ENTERED = PROC_REF(on_entered),
 	)
 	AddElement(/datum/element/connect_loc, loc_connections)
+	AddElement(/datum/element/give_turf_traits, string_list(list(TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF)))
 
 /obj/structure/table/glass/proc/on_entered(datum/source, atom/movable/AM)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
@@ -1432,4 +1433,3 @@
 		R.add_fingerprint(user)
 		qdel(src)
 	building = FALSE
-
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index 4fc848f9f24..3a17329e878 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(station_turfs)
 
 /// Returns whether it is safe for an atom to move across this turf
 /turf/proc/can_cross_safely(atom/movable/crossing)
-	return TRUE
+	return !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_AI_AVOID_TURF)
 
 /**
  * the following are some fishing-related optimizations to shave off as much