diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/admin.dm b/code/__DEFINES/admin.dm
index e8e75c132a..3d2dae2076 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/admin.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/admin.dm
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #define ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_MAZING "Puzzle"
 #define ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_PIE "Cream Pie"
 #define ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_CUSTOM_PIE "Custom Cream Pie"
+#define ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SHOES "Knot Shoes"
 
 #define AHELP_ACTIVE 1
 #define AHELP_CLOSED 2
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm b/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
index 42139cdeda..0801da6911 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
 #define GRAB_PIXEL_SHIFT_NECK 16
 
 #define SLEEP_CHECK_DEATH(X) sleep(X); if(QDELETED(src) || stat == DEAD) return;
+#define INTERACTING_WITH(X, Y) (Y in X.do_afters)
 
 /// Field of vision defines.
 #define FOV_90_DEGREES	90
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/do_after.dm b/code/__HELPERS/do_after.dm
index f1f483c345..b2202ec9ae 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/do_after.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/do_after.dm
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@
 
 	var/target_loc = target.loc
 
+	LAZYADD(user.do_afters, target)
+	LAZYADD(target.targeted_by, user)
+
 	var/holding = user.get_active_held_item()
 	var/datum/progressbar/progbar
 	if (progress)
@@ -184,6 +187,10 @@
 		if(uninterruptible)
 			continue
 
+		if(!(target in user.do_afters))
+			. = FALSE
+			break
+
 		if(drifting && !user.inertia_dir)
 			drifting = 0
 			user_loc = user.loc
@@ -194,6 +201,9 @@
 	if (progress)
 		qdel(progbar)
 
+	if(!QDELETED(target))
+		LAZYREMOVE(user.do_afters, target)
+		LAZYREMOVE(target.targeted_by, user)
 
 //some additional checks as a callback for for do_afters that want to break on losing health or on the mob taking action
 /mob/proc/break_do_after_checks(list/checked_health, check_clicks)
@@ -216,6 +226,10 @@
 	if(target && !isturf(target))
 		Tloc = target.loc
 
+	if(target)
+		LAZYADD(user.do_afters, target)
+		LAZYADD(target.targeted_by, user)
+
 	var/atom/Uloc = user.loc
 
 	var/drifting = 0
@@ -260,6 +274,10 @@
 				. = 0
 				break
 
+		if(target && !(target in user.do_afters))
+			. = 0
+			break
+
 		if(needhand)
 			//This might seem like an odd check, but you can still need a hand even when it's empty
 			//i.e the hand is used to pull some item/tool out of the construction
@@ -273,6 +291,10 @@
 	if (progress)
 		qdel(progbar)
 
+	if(!QDELETED(target))
+		LAZYREMOVE(user.do_afters, target)
+		LAZYREMOVE(target.targeted_by, user)
+
 /mob/proc/do_after_coefficent() // This gets added to the delay on a do_after, default 1
 	. = 1
 	return
@@ -291,6 +313,8 @@
 	var/list/originalloc = list()
 	for(var/atom/target in targets)
 		originalloc[target] = target.loc
+		LAZYADD(user.do_afters, target)
+		LAZYADD(target.targeted_by, user)
 
 	var/holding = user.get_active_held_item()
 	var/datum/progressbar/progbar
@@ -321,3 +345,9 @@
 					break mainloop
 	if(progbar)
 		qdel(progbar)
+
+	for(var/thing in targets)
+		var/atom/target = thing
+		if(!QDELETED(target))
+			LAZYREMOVE(user.do_afters, target)
+			LAZYREMOVE(target.targeted_by, user)
diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 5d29ef1598..e8e98aed78 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 	/// A luminescence-shifted value of the last color calculated for chatmessage overlays
 	var/chat_color_darkened
 
+	///Mobs that are currently do_after'ing this atom, to be cleared from on Destroy()
+	var/list/targeted_by
+
 /atom/New(loc, ...)
 	//atom creation method that preloads variables at creation
 	if(GLOB.use_preloader && (src.type == GLOB._preloader.target_path))//in case the instanciated atom is creating other atoms in New()
@@ -142,6 +145,11 @@
 	LAZYCLEARLIST(overlays)
 	LAZYCLEARLIST(priority_overlays)
 
+	for(var/i in targeted_by)
+		var/mob/M = i
+		LAZYREMOVE(M.do_afters, src)
+	targeted_by = null
+
 	QDEL_NULL(light)
 
 	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
index d335cfb171..cd36d66841 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
@@ -1276,7 +1276,20 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(custom_outfits) //Admin created outfits
 	if(!check_rights(R_ADMIN) || !check_rights(R_FUN))
 		return
 
-	var/list/punishment_list = list(ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_PIE, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_CUSTOM_PIE, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_FIREBALL, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_LIGHTNING, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_BRAINDAMAGE, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_BSA, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_GIB, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SUPPLYPOD_QUICK, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SUPPLYPOD, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_MAZING, ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_ROD)
+	var/list/punishment_list = list(
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_PIE,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_CUSTOM_PIE,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_FIREBALL,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_LIGHTNING,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_BRAINDAMAGE,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_BSA,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_GIB,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SUPPLYPOD_QUICK,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SUPPLYPOD,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_MAZING,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_ROD,
+		ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SHOES
+	)
 
 	var/punishment = input("Choose a punishment", "DIVINE SMITING") as null|anything in punishment_list
 
@@ -1355,6 +1368,17 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(custom_outfits) //Admin created outfits
 						A.reagents.add_reagent(chosen_id, amount)
 						A.splat(target)
 
+		if(ADMIN_PUNISHMENT_SHOES)
+			if(!iscarbon(target))
+				to_chat(usr,"<span class='warning'>This must be used on a carbon mob.</span>", confidential = TRUE)
+				return
+			var/mob/living/carbon/C = target
+			var/obj/item/clothing/shoes/sick_kicks = C.shoes
+			if(!sick_kicks?.can_be_tied)
+				to_chat(usr,"<span class='warning'>[C] does not have knottable shoes!</span>", confidential = TRUE)
+				return
+			sick_kicks.adjust_laces(SHOES_KNOTTED)
+
 	punish_log(target, punishment)
 
 /client/proc/punish_log(var/whom, var/punishment)
diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/shoes/_shoes.dm b/code/modules/clothing/shoes/_shoes.dm
index 7eb5fab312..d0ce472137 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/shoes/_shoes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/shoes/_shoes.dm
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
 /obj/item/proc/negates_gravity()
 	return FALSE
 
-/**
   * adjust_laces adjusts whether our shoes (assuming they can_be_tied) and tied, untied, or knotted
   *
   * In addition to setting the state, it will deal with getting rid of alerts if they exist, as well as registering and unregistering the stepping signals
@@ -162,16 +161,23 @@
   * *
   * * user: who is the person interacting with the shoes?
   */
-/obj/item/clothing/shoes/proc/handle_tying(mob/living/carbon/human/user)
+/obj/item/clothing/shoes/proc/handle_tying(mob/user)
 	///our_guy here is the wearer, if one exists (and he must exist, or we don't care)
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/our_guy = loc
 	if(!istype(our_guy))
 		return
 
+	if(!in_range(user, our_guy))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You aren't close enough to interact with [src]'s laces!</span>")
+		return
+
 	if(user == loc && tied != SHOES_TIED) // if they're our own shoes, go tie-wards
+		if(INTERACTING_WITH(user, our_guy))
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You're already interacting with [src]!</span>")
+			return
 		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] begins [tied ? "unknotting" : "tying"] the laces of [user.p_their()] [src.name].</span>", "<span class='notice'>You begin [tied ? "unknotting" : "tying"] the laces of your [src.name]...</span>")
 
-		if(do_after(user, lace_time, needhand=TRUE, target=src))
+		if(do_after(user, lace_time, needhand=TRUE, target=our_guy, extra_checks=CALLBACK(src, .proc/still_shoed, our_guy)))
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You [tied ? "unknot" : "tie"] the laces of your [src.name].</span>")
 			if(tied == SHOES_UNTIED)
 				adjust_laces(SHOES_TIED, user)
@@ -179,36 +185,43 @@
 				adjust_laces(SHOES_UNTIED, user)
 
 	else // if they're someone else's shoes, go knot-wards
-		if(user.mobility_flags & MOBILITY_STAND)
+		var/mob/living/L = user
+		if(istype(L) && (L.mobility_flags & MOBILITY_STAND))
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You must be on the floor to interact with [src]!</span>")
 			return
 		if(tied == SHOES_KNOTTED)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The laces on [loc]'s [src.name] are already a hopelessly tangled mess!</span>")
 			return
+		if(INTERACTING_WITH(user, our_guy))
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You're already interacting with [src]!</span>")
+			return
 
 		var/mod_time = lace_time
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You quietly set to work [tied ? "untying" : "knotting"] [loc]'s [src.name]...</span>")
 		if(HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_CLUMSY)) // based clowns trained their whole lives for this
 			mod_time *= 0.75
 
-		if(do_after(user, mod_time, needhand=TRUE, target=src))
+		if(do_after(user, mod_time, needhand=TRUE, target=our_guy, extra_checks=CALLBACK(src, .proc/still_shoed, our_guy)))
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You [tied ? "untie" : "knot"] the laces on [loc]'s [src.name].</span>")
 			if(tied == SHOES_UNTIED)
 				adjust_laces(SHOES_KNOTTED, user)
 			else
 				adjust_laces(SHOES_UNTIED, user)
 		else // if one of us moved
-			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[our_guy] stamps on [user]'s hand, mid-shoelace [tied ? "knotting" : "untying"]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>Ow! [our_guy] stamps on your hand!</span>", user)
-			to_chat(our_guy, "<span class='userdanger'>You stamp on [user]'s hand! What the- they were [tied ? "knotting" : "untying"] your shoelaces!</span>")
+			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[our_guy] stamps on [user]'s hand, mid-shoelace [tied ? "knotting" : "untying"]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>Ow! [our_guy] stamps on your hand!</span>", list(our_guy))
+			to_chat(our_guy, "<span class='userdanger'>You stamp on [user]'s hand! What the- [user.p_they()] [user.p_were()] [tied ? "knotting" : "untying"] your shoelaces!</span>")
 			user.emote("scream")
-			var/obj/item/bodypart/ouchie = user.get_bodypart(pick(BODY_ZONE_L_ARM, BODY_ZONE_R_ARM))
-			if(ouchie)
-				ouchie.receive_damage(15)
-			user.Paralyze(5)
+			if(istype(L))
+				var/obj/item/bodypart/ouchie = L.get_bodypart(pick(BODY_ZONE_L_ARM, BODY_ZONE_R_ARM))
+				if(ouchie)
+					ouchie.receive_damage(brute = 10, stamina = 40)
+				L.Paralyze(10)
 
-/**
-  * check_trip runs on each step to see if we fall over as a result of our lace status. Knotted laces are a guaranteed trip, while untied shoes are just a chance to stumble
-  */
+///checking to make sure we're still on the person we're supposed to be, for lacing do_after's
+/obj/item/clothing/shoes/proc/still_shoed(mob/living/carbon/our_guy)
+	return (loc == our_guy)
+
+///check_trip runs on each step to see if we fall over as a result of our lace status. Knotted laces are a guaranteed trip, while untied shoes are just a chance to stumble
 /obj/item/clothing/shoes/proc/check_trip()
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/our_guy = loc
 	if(!istype(our_guy)) // are they REALLY /our guy/?
@@ -220,30 +233,35 @@
 		our_guy.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[our_guy] trips on [our_guy.p_their()] knotted shoelaces and falls! What a klutz!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You trip on your knotted shoelaces and fall over!</span>")
 		SEND_SIGNAL(our_guy, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "trip", /datum/mood_event/tripped) // well we realized they're knotted now!
 		our_alert = our_guy.throw_alert("shoealert", /obj/screen/alert/shoes/knotted)
+
 	else if(tied ==  SHOES_UNTIED)
 		var/wiser = TRUE // did we stumble and realize our laces are undone?
 		switch(rand(1, 1000))
 			if(1) // .1% chance to trip and fall over (note these are per step while our laces are undone)
 				our_guy.Paralyze(5)
 				our_guy.Knockdown(10)
+				SEND_SIGNAL(our_guy, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "trip", /datum/mood_event/tripped) // well we realized they're knotted now!
 				our_guy.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[our_guy] trips on [our_guy.p_their()] untied shoelaces and falls! What a klutz!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You trip on your untied shoelaces and fall over!</span>")
+
 			if(2 to 5) // .4% chance to stumble and lurch forward
 				our_guy.throw_at(get_step(our_guy, our_guy.dir), 3, 2)
 				to_chat(our_guy, "<span class='danger'>You stumble on your untied shoelaces and lurch forward!</span>")
+
 			if(6 to 13) // .7% chance to stumble and fling what we're holding
 				var/have_anything = FALSE
 				for(var/obj/item/I in our_guy.held_items)
 					have_anything = TRUE
 					our_guy.accident(I)
 				to_chat(our_guy, "<span class='danger'>You trip on your shoelaces a bit[have_anything ? ", flinging what you were holding" : ""]!</span>")
+
 			if(14 to 25) // 1.3ish% chance to stumble and be a bit off balance (like being disarmed)
 				to_chat(our_guy, "<span class='danger'>You stumble a bit on your untied shoelaces!</span>")
-				if(!our_guy.has_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SHOVE))
-					our_guy.add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SHOVE, multiplicative_slowdown = SHOVE_SLOWDOWN_STRENGTH)
+				if(!our_guy.has_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/shove))
+					our_guy.add_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/shove)
 					addtimer(CALLBACK(our_guy, /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/clear_shove_slowdown), SHOVE_SLOWDOWN_LENGTH)
+
 			if(26 to 1000)
 				wiser = FALSE
-
 		if(wiser)
 			SEND_SIGNAL(our_guy, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "untied", /datum/mood_event/untied) // well we realized they're untied now!
 			our_alert = our_guy.throw_alert("shoealert", /obj/screen/alert/shoes/untied)
@@ -252,7 +270,7 @@
 /obj/item/clothing/shoes/attack_hand(mob/living/carbon/human/user)
 	if(!istype(user))
 		return ..()
-	if(loc == user && tied != SHOES_TIED)
+	if(loc == user && tied != SHOES_TIED && (user.mobility_flags & MOBILITY_USE))
 		handle_tying(user)
 		return
 	..()
@@ -260,10 +278,12 @@
 /obj/item/clothing/shoes/attack_self(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
 
+	if(INTERACTING_WITH(user, src))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You're already interacting with [src]!</span>")
+		return
+
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You begin [tied ? "untying" : "tying"] the laces on [src]...</span>")
-	if(do_after(user, lace_time, needhand=TRUE, target=src))
+
+	if(do_after(user, lace_time, needhand=TRUE, target=src,extra_checks=CALLBACK(src, .proc/still_shoed, user)))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You [tied ? "untie" : "tie"] the laces on [src].</span>")
-		if(tied == SHOES_UNTIED)
-			adjust_laces(SHOES_TIED, user)
-		else
-			adjust_laces(SHOES_UNTIED, user)
+		adjust_laces(tied ? SHOES_TIED : SHOES_UNTIED, user)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 75f4193edc..3cb61f1240 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 				if (!strip_silence)
 					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You feel your [pocket_side] pocket being fumbled with!</span>")
 
-	if(usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, NO_DEXTERY, null, FALSE)
+	if(usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, NO_DEXTERY, null, FALSE))
 		// separate from first canusetopic
 		var/mob/living/user = usr
 		if(istype(user) && href_list["shoes"] && (user.mobility_flags & MOBILITY_USE)) // we need to be on the ground, so we'll be a bit looser
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
index dbf7b7f350..de69afbe7e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
@@ -156,3 +156,6 @@
 	var/typing_indicator_timerid
 	/// Current state of our typing indicator. Used for cut overlay, DO NOT RUNTIME ASSIGN OTHER THAN FROM SHOW/CLEAR. Used to absolutely ensure we do not get stuck overlays.
 	var/typing_indicator_current
+
+	///For storing what do_after's someone has, in case we want to restrict them to only one of a certain do_after at a time
+	var/list/do_afters