diff --git a/code/game/machinery/CableLayer.dm b/code/game/machinery/CableLayer.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38e73a0795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/machinery/CableLayer.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/obj/machinery/cablelayer
+	name = "automatic cable layer"