diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/keybinding.dm b/code/__DEFINES/keybinding.dm
index e84b58f25b4..2343b980a81 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/keybinding.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/keybinding.dm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #define COMSIG_KB_MOB_TARGETRIGHTLEG_DOWN "keybinding_mob_targetrightleg_down"
 #define COMSIG_KB_MOB_TARGETBODYGROIN_DOWN "keybinding_mob_targetbodygroin_down"
 #define COMSIG_KB_MOB_TARGETLEFTLEG_DOWN "keybinding_mob_targetleftleg_down"
+#define COMSIG_KB_MOB_BLOCKMOVEMENT_DOWN "keybinding_mob_blockmovement_down"
 
 //Robot
 #define COMSIG_KB_SILICON_TOGGLEMODULEONE_DOWN "keybinding_silicon_togglemoduleone_down"
diff --git a/code/datums/keybinding/mob.dm b/code/datums/keybinding/mob.dm
index cbb9d9cfe01..6f1d39504cd 100644
--- a/code/datums/keybinding/mob.dm
+++ b/code/datums/keybinding/mob.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 /datum/keybinding/mob/face_north
-	hotkey_keys = list("CtrlW", "CtrlNorth")
+	hotkey_keys = list("AltW", "AltNorth")
 	name = "face_north"
 	full_name = "Face North"
 	description = ""
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 
 /datum/keybinding/mob/face_east
-	hotkey_keys = list("CtrlD", "CtrlEast")
+	hotkey_keys = list("AltD", "AltEast")
 	name = "face_east"
 	full_name = "Face East"
 	description = ""
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 
 /datum/keybinding/mob/face_south
-	hotkey_keys = list("CtrlS", "CtrlSouth")
+	hotkey_keys = list("AltS", "AltSouth")
 	name = "face_south"
 	full_name = "Face South"
 	description = ""
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	return TRUE
 
 /datum/keybinding/mob/face_west
-	hotkey_keys = list("CtrlA", "CtrlWest")
+	hotkey_keys = list("AltA", "AltWest")
 	name = "face_west"
 	full_name = "Face West"
 	description = ""
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 	return TRUE
 
 /datum/keybinding/mob/toggle_move_intent
-	hotkey_keys = list("Alt")
+	hotkey_keys = list("C")
 	name = "toggle_move_intent"
 	full_name = "Hold to toggle move intent"
 	description = "Held down to cycle to the other move intent, release to cycle back"
@@ -296,3 +296,22 @@
 		return
 	user.body_l_leg()
 	return TRUE
+
+/datum/keybinding/mob/prevent_movement
+	hotkey_keys = list("Alt")
+	name = "block_movement"
+	full_name = "Block movement"
+	description = "Prevents you from moving"
+	keybind_signal = COMSIG_KB_MOB_BLOCKMOVEMENT_DOWN
+
+/datum/keybinding/mob/prevent_movement/down(client/user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
+		return
+	user.movement_locked = TRUE
+
+/datum/keybinding/mob/prevent_movement/up(client/user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
+		return
+	user.movement_locked = FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm b/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm
index 4aaed57a626..1f3aff51697 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@
 	var/parallax_movedir = 0
 	var/parallax_layers_max = 4
 	var/parallax_animate_timer
+	///Are we locking our movement input?
+	var/movement_locked = FALSE
 
 	/**
 	 * Assoc list with all the active maps - when a screen obj is added to
diff --git a/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_atom.dm b/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_atom.dm
index 47d6b16feb5..789c852bcfd 100644
--- a/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_atom.dm
+++ b/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_atom.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Only way to do that is to tie the behavior into the focus's keyLoop().
 
 /atom/movable/keyLoop(client/user)
-	if(!user.keys_held["Ctrl"])
+	if(!user.movement_locked)
 		var/movement_dir = NONE
 		for(var/_key in user.keys_held)
 			movement_dir = movement_dir | user.movement_keys[_key]
diff --git a/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_client.dm b/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_client.dm
index 520d6d91b91..c31ae03317c 100644
--- a/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_client.dm
+++ b/code/modules/keybindings/bindings_client.dm
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
 		winset(src, null, "input.focus=true ; input.text=[url_encode(_key)]")
 		return
 
-	//offset by 1 because the buffer address is 0 indexed because the math was simpler
+	//offset by 1 because the buffer address is 0	 indexed because the math was simpler
 	keys_held[current_key_address + 1] = _key
 	//the time a key was pressed isn't actually used anywhere (as of 2019-9-10) but this allows easier access usage/checking
 	keys_held[_key] = world.time
 	current_key_address = ((current_key_address + 1) % HELD_KEY_BUFFER_LENGTH)
 	var/movement = movement_keys[_key]
-	if(!(next_move_dir_sub & movement) && !keys_held["Ctrl"])
+	if(!(next_move_dir_sub & movement) && !movement_locked)
 		next_move_dir_add |= movement
 
 	// Client-level keybindings are ones anyone should be able to do at any time