diff --git a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
index 195e02e8fa..e2a1525663 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 	var/cloaked = FALSE //If we're cloaked or not
 	var/image/cloaked_selfimage //The image we use for our client to let them see where we are
+	var/belly_cycles = 0 //CHOMPEdit: Counting current belly process cycles for autotransfer.
 
 /atom/movable/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
index c9e8b5bb5e..1b17a497c1 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
 
 // Called whenever an atom enters this belly
 /obj/belly/Entered(atom/movable/thing, atom/OldLoc)
+	thing.belly_cycles = 0 //CHOMPEdit: reset cycle count
 	if(OldLoc in contents)
 		return //Someone dropping something (or being stripdigested)
 
@@ -261,9 +262,10 @@
 		if(M.ai_holder)
 			M.ai_holder.go_sleep()
 
-	// Intended for simple mobs
+	/*/ Intended for simple mobs //CHMOPEdit: Counting belly cycles now.
 	if((!owner.client || autotransfer_enabled) && autotransferlocation && autotransferchance > 0)
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, /obj/belly/.proc/check_autotransfer, thing, autotransferlocation), autotransferwait)
+	*/
 
 // Called whenever an atom leaves this belly
 /obj/belly/Exited(atom/movable/thing, atom/OldLoc)
@@ -857,7 +859,7 @@
 		M.updateVRPanel()
 
 //Autotransfer callback
-/obj/belly/proc/check_autotransfer(var/prey, var/autotransferlocation)
+/obj/belly/proc/check_autotransfer(var/atom/movable/prey, var/autotransferlocation)
 	if(autotransferlocation && (autotransferchance > 0) && (prey in contents))
 		if(prob(autotransferchance))
 			var/obj/belly/dest_belly
@@ -870,7 +872,7 @@
 		else
 			// Didn't transfer, so wait before retrying
 			// I feel like there's a way to make this timer looping using the normal looping thing, but pass in the ID and cancel it if we aren't looping again
-			addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/check_autotransfer, prey, autotransferlocation), autotransferwait)
+			prey.belly_cycles = 0 //CHOMPEdit: reset cycle count
 
 // Belly copies and then returns the copy
 // Needs to be updated for any var changes
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/bellymodes_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/bellymodes_vr.dm
index e4686fee81..72560d7057 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/bellymodes_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/bellymodes_vr.dm
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@
 	if(!contents.len)
 		return
 
+	//CHOMPEdit: Autotransfer count moved here.
+	if((!owner.client || autotransfer_enabled) && autotransferlocation && autotransferchance > 0)
+		for(var/atom/movable/M in contents)
+			if(isliving(M))
+				var/mob/living/L = M
+				if(L.absorbed)
+					continue
+			M.belly_cycles++
+			if(M.belly_cycles >= autotransferwait / 60)
+				check_autotransfer(M, autotransferlocation)
+
 	var/play_sound //Potential sound to play at the end to avoid code duplication.
 	var/to_update = FALSE //Did anything update worthy happen?
 
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm
index 28969352e6..d318e3728f 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/vorepanel_vr.dm
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@
 				host.vore_selected.autotransferchance = sanitize_integer(autotransferchance_input, 0, 100, initial(host.vore_selected.autotransferchance))
 			. = TRUE
 		if("b_autotransferwait")
-			var/autotransferwait_input = input(user, "Set number of seconds for auto-transfer wait delay.", "Auto-Transfer Time") as num|null
+			var/autotransferwait_input = input(user, "Set minimum number of seconds for auto-transfer wait delay.", "Auto-Transfer Time") as num|null //CHOMPEdit: Wiggle room for rougher time resolution in process cycles.
 			if(!isnull(autotransferwait_input))
 				host.vore_selected.autotransferwait = sanitize_integer(autotransferwait_input*10, 10, 18000, initial(host.vore_selected.autotransferwait))
 			. = TRUE