diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals.dm b/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals.dm
index 6fb1cd24435..3c54e10d098 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals.dm
@@ -683,9 +683,9 @@
 // /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile signals
 ///before attackingtarget has happened, source is the attacker and target is the attacked
 #define COMSIG_HOSTILE_PRE_ATTACKINGTARGET "hostile_pre_attackingtarget"
+	#define COMPONENT_HOSTILE_NO_ATTACK (1<<0) //cancel the attack, only works before attack happens
 ///after attackingtarget has happened, source is the attacker and target is the attacked, extra argument for if the attackingtarget was successful
 #define COMSIG_HOSTILE_POST_ATTACKINGTARGET "hostile_post_attackingtarget"
-	#define COMPONENT_HOSTILE_NO_ATTACK (1<<0)
 ///from base of mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/regalrat: (mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/regalrat/king)
 #define COMSIG_RAT_INTERACT "rat_interaction"
 
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 #define COMSIG_OBJ_TAKE_DAMAGE "obj_take_damage"
 	/// Return bitflags for the above signal which prevents the object taking any damage.
 	#define COMPONENT_NO_TAKE_DAMAGE (1<<0)
-///from base of [/obj/proc/update_integrity]: ()
+///from base of [/obj/proc/update_integrity]: (old_value, new_value)
 #define COMSIG_OBJ_INTEGRITY_CHANGED "obj_integrity_changed"
 ///from base of obj/deconstruct(): (disassembled)
 #define COMSIG_OBJ_DECONSTRUCT "obj_deconstruct"
@@ -1249,6 +1249,8 @@
 	#define COMPONENT_SECONDARY_CANCEL_ATTACK_CHAIN (1<<0)
 	#define COMPONENT_SECONDARY_CONTINUE_ATTACK_CHAIN (1<<1)
 	#define COMPONENT_SECONDARY_CALL_NORMAL_ATTACK_CHAIN (1<<2)
+/// From base of [/obj/item/proc/attack_secondary()]: (atom/target, mob/user, params)
+#define COMSIG_ITEM_ATTACK_SECONDARY "item_pre_attack_secondary"
 ///from base of obj/item/afterattack(): (atom/target, mob/user, params)
 #define COMSIG_ITEM_AFTERATTACK "item_afterattack"
 ///from base of obj/item/attack_qdeleted(): (atom/target, mob/user, params)
diff --git a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
index 4110c0ad9a9..e4af58a1d3e 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@
 
 /// The equivalent of [/obj/item/proc/attack] but for alternate attacks, AKA right clicking
 /obj/item/proc/attack_secondary(mob/living/victim, mob/living/user, params)
+	var/signal_result = SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ITEM_ATTACK_SECONDARY, victim, user, params)
+
+	if(signal_result & COMPONENT_SECONDARY_CANCEL_ATTACK_CHAIN)
+		return SECONDARY_ATTACK_CANCEL_ATTACK_CHAIN
+
+	if(signal_result & COMPONENT_SECONDARY_CONTINUE_ATTACK_CHAIN)
+		return SECONDARY_ATTACK_CONTINUE_CHAIN
+
 	return SECONDARY_ATTACK_CALL_NORMAL
 
 /// The equivalent of the standard version of [/obj/item/proc/attack] but for object targets.
diff --git a/code/datums/components/kneecapping.dm b/code/datums/components/kneecapping.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bf5822a28b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/components/kneecapping.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**
+ * Kneecapping element replaces the item's secondary attack with an aimed attack at the kneecaps under certain circumstances.
+ *
+ * Element is incompatible with non-items. Requires the parent item to have a force equal to or greater than WOUND_MINIMUM_DAMAGE.
+ * Also requires that the parent can actually get past pre_secondary_attack without the attack chain cancelling.
+ *
+ * Kneecapping attacks have a wounding bonus between severe and critical+10 wound thresholds. Without some serious wound protecting
+ * armour this all but guarantees a wound of some sort. The attack is directed specifically at a limb and the limb takes the damage.
+ *
+ * Requires the attacker to be aiming for either leg zone, which will be targetted specifically. They will than have a 3-second long
+ * do_mob before executing the attack.
+ *
+ * Kneecapping requires the target to either be on the floor, immobilised or buckled to something. And also to have an appropriate leg.
+ *
+ * Passing all the checks will cancel the entire attack chain.
+ */
+/datum/element/kneecapping
+	element_flags = ELEMENT_DETACH
+
+/datum/element/kneecapping/Attach(datum/target)
+	if(!isitem(target))
+		stack_trace("Kneecapping element added to non-item object: \[[target]\]")
+		return ELEMENT_INCOMPATIBLE
+
+	var/obj/item/target_item = target
+
+	if(target_item.force < WOUND_MINIMUM_DAMAGE)
+		stack_trace("Kneecapping element added to item with too little force to wound: \[[target]\]")
+		return ELEMENT_INCOMPATIBLE
+
+	. = ..()
+
+	if(. == ELEMENT_INCOMPATIBLE)
+		return
+
+	RegisterSignal(target, COMSIG_ITEM_ATTACK_SECONDARY , .proc/try_kneecap_target)
+
+/datum/element/kneecapping/Detach(datum/target)
+	UnregisterSignal(target, COMSIG_ITEM_ATTACK_SECONDARY)
+
+	return ..()
+
+/**
+ * Signal handler for COMSIG_ITEM_ATTACK_SECONDARY. Does checks for pacifism, zones and target state before either returning nothing
+ * if the special attack could not be attempted, performing the ordinary attack procs instead - Or cancelling the attack chain if
+ * the attack can be started.
+ */
+/datum/element/kneecapping/proc/try_kneecap_target(obj/item/source, mob/living/carbon/target, mob/attacker, params)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	if((attacker.zone_selected != BODY_ZONE_L_LEG) && (attacker.zone_selected != BODY_ZONE_R_LEG))
+		return
+
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(attacker, TRAIT_PACIFISM))
+		return
+
+	if(!iscarbon(target))
+		return
+
+	if(!target.buckled && !HAS_TRAIT(target, TRAIT_FLOORED) && !HAS_TRAIT(target, TRAIT_IMMOBILIZED))
+		return
+
+	var/obj/item/bodypart/leg = target.get_bodypart(attacker.zone_selected)
+
+	if(!leg)
+		return
+
+	. = COMPONENT_SECONDARY_CANCEL_ATTACK_CHAIN
+
+	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/do_kneecap_target, source, leg, target, attacker)
+
+/**
+ * After a short do_mob, attacker applies damage to the given leg with a significant wounding bonus, applying the weapon's force as damage.
+ */
+/datum/element/kneecapping/proc/do_kneecap_target(obj/item/weapon, obj/item/bodypart/leg, mob/living/carbon/target, mob/attacker)
+	if(LAZYACCESS(attacker.do_afters, weapon))
+		return
+
+	attacker.visible_message(span_warning("[attacker] carefully aims [attacker.p_their()] [weapon] for a swing at [target]'s kneecaps!"), span_danger("You carefully aim \the [weapon] for a swing at [target]'s kneecaps!"))
+	log_combat(attacker, target, "started aiming a swing to break the kneecaps of", weapon)
+
+	if(do_mob(attacker, target, 3 SECONDS, interaction_key = weapon))
+		attacker.visible_message(span_warning("[attacker] swings [attacker.p_their()] [weapon] at [target]'s kneecaps!"), span_danger("You swing \the [weapon] at [target]'s kneecaps!"))
+		var/datum/wound/blunt/severe/severe_wound_type = /datum/wound/blunt/severe
+		var/datum/wound/blunt/critical/critical_wound_type = /datum/wound/blunt/critical
+		leg.receive_damage(brute = weapon.force, wound_bonus = rand(initial(severe_wound_type.threshold_minimum), initial(critical_wound_type.threshold_minimum) + 10))
+		log_combat(attacker, target, "broke the kneecaps of", weapon)
+		target.update_damage_overlays()
+		attacker.do_attack_animation(target, used_item = weapon)
+		playsound(source = get_turf(weapon), soundin = weapon.hitsound, vol = weapon.get_clamped_volume(), vary = TRUE)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
index f536b8af844..0705baf57f1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ for further reading, please see: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/301
 		icon_state = "baseball_bat_brit"
 		inhand_icon_state = "baseball_bat_brit"
 
+	AddElement(/datum/element/kneecapping)
+
 /obj/item/melee/baseball_bat/homerun
 	name = "home run bat"
 	desc = "This thing looks dangerous... Dangerously good at baseball, that is."
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index d60d5c2b8a4..3767e461ada 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@
 #include "code\datums\components\infective.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\itempicky.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\jousting.dm"
+#include "code\datums\components\kneecapping.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\knockback.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\knockoff.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\label.dm"