diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/states/vorepanel_vr.dm b/code/modules/tgui/states/vorepanel_vr.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..855c332c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/states/vorepanel_vr.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ /**
+  * tgui state: vorepanel_state
+  *
+  * Only checks that the user and src_object are the same.
+ **/
+
+GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(tgui_vorepanel_state, /datum/tgui_state/vorepanel_state, new)
+
+/datum/tgui_state/vorepanel_state/can_use_topic(src_object, mob/user)
+	if(src_object != user)
+		// Note, in order to allow others to look at others vore panels, change this to
+		// STATUS_UPDATE
+		return STATUS_CLOSE
+	if(!user.client)
+		return STATUS_CLOSE
+	if(user.stat == DEAD)
+		return STATUS_DISABLED
+	return STATUS_INTERACTIVE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm
index d6ea5a31a0..21807670c1 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm
@@ -60,9 +60,32 @@
 	return host
 
 // Note, in order to allow others to look at others vore panels, this state would need
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 // to be changed to tgui_always_state, and a custom tgui_status() implemented for true "rights" management.
+||||||| parent of e236746acd... Merge pull request #9856 from ShadowLarkens/vorepanel_adjust
+// to be changed to tgui_always_state, and a custom tgui_status() implemented for true "rights" management.
+// Currently there is no way for others to look at others vore panels so the above concern can wait.
+=======
+// to be modified.
+>>>>>>> e236746acd... Merge pull request #9856 from ShadowLarkens/vorepanel_adjust
 /datum/vore_look/tgui_state(mob/user)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	return GLOB.tgui_self_state
+||||||| parent of e236746acd... Merge pull request #9856 from ShadowLarkens/vorepanel_adjust
+	return GLOB.tgui_always_state
+
+/datum/vore_look/tgui_status(mob/user, datum/tgui_state/state)
+	. = STATUS_CLOSE
+	if(!state)
+		return
+	if(user.client)
+		if(user.stat)
+			. = max(., STATUS_UPDATE)
+		else
+			. = max(., STATUS_INTERACTIVE)
+=======
+	return GLOB.tgui_vorepanel_state
+>>>>>>> e236746acd... Merge pull request #9856 from ShadowLarkens/vorepanel_adjust
 
 /datum/vore_look/var/static/list/nom_icons
 /datum/vore_look/proc/cached_nom_icon(atom/target)
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index 65717ed22d..4ad5a39dd5 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -3914,6 +3914,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\observer.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\physical.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\self.dm"
+#include "code\modules\tgui\states\vorepanel_vr.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\zlevel.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tooltip\tooltip.dm"
 #include "code\modules\turbolift\_turbolift.dm"