diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 11114a3d1c0..7e1a3a4cfe6 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /atom
 	layer = TURF_LAYER
 	plane = GAME_PLANE
+	appearance_flags = TILE_BOUND
 
 	///If non-null, overrides a/an/some in all cases
 	var/article