diff --git a/code/game/vehicles/spacepods/spacepod.dm b/code/game/vehicles/spacepods/spacepod.dm
index 91d3b5935a0..0d3102c1d00 100644
--- a/code/game/vehicles/spacepods/spacepod.dm
+++ b/code/game/vehicles/spacepods/spacepod.dm
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 	var/lights = 0
 	var/lights_power = 6
 	var/allow2enter = 1
+	var/empcounter = 0 //Used for disabling movement when hit by an EMP
 
 /obj/spacepod/New()
 	. = ..()
@@ -56,6 +57,13 @@
 	spacepods_list -= src
 	..()
 
+/obj/spacepod/process()
+	if(src.empcounter > 0)
+		src.empcounter--
+	else
+		processing_objects.Remove(src)
+
+
 /obj/spacepod/proc/update_icons()
 	if(!pod_overlays)
 		pod_overlays = new/list(2)
@@ -72,6 +80,8 @@
 /obj/spacepod/bullet_act(var/obj/item/projectile/P)
 	if(P.damage && !P.nodamage)
 		deal_damage(P.damage)
+	else if(P.flag == "energy" && istype(P,/obj/item/projectile/ion)) //needed to make sure ions work properly
+		empulse(src, 1, 1)
 
 /obj/spacepod/blob_act()
 	deal_damage(30)
@@ -159,6 +169,36 @@
 			if(prob(40))
 				deal_damage(50)
 
+/obj/spacepod/emp_act(severity)
+	switch(severity)
+		if(1)
+			if(src.occupant)
+				src.occupant << "<span class='warning'>The pod console flashes 'Heavy EMP WAVE DETECTED'.</span>" //warn the occupants
+			if(src.occupant2)
+				src.occupant2 << "<span class='warning'>The pod console flashes 'EMP WAVE DETECTED'.</span>" //warn the occupants
+
+			if(battery)
+				battery.charge = max(0, battery.charge - 5000) //Cell EMP act is too weak, this pod needs to be sapped.
+			src.deal_damage(100)
+			if(src.empcounter < 40)
+				src.empcounter = 40 //Disable movement for 40 ticks. Plenty long enough.
+			processing_objects.Add(src)
+
+		if(2)
+			if(src.occupant)
+				src.occupant << "<span class='warning'>The pod console flashes 'EMP WAVE DETECTED'.</span>" //warn the occupants
+			if(src.occupant2)
+				src.occupant2 << "<span class='warning'>The pod console flashes 'EMP WAVE DETECTED'.</span>" //warn the occupants
+
+			src.deal_damage(40)
+			if(battery)
+				battery.charge = max(0, battery.charge - 2500) //Cell EMP act is too weak, this pod needs to be sapped.
+			if(src.empcounter < 20)
+				src.empcounter = 20 //Disable movement for 20 ticks.
+			processing_objects.Add(src)
+
+
+
 /obj/spacepod/attackby(obj/item/W as obj, mob/user as mob, params)
 	if(iscrowbar(W))
 		hatch_open = !hatch_open
@@ -454,10 +494,6 @@
 				else if(src.occupant2 && !src.occupant)
 					usr << "\red <b>You can't put a corpse into the driver's seat!</b>"
 					return
-				else
-					return
-			else
-				return
 		else
 			return
 	else
@@ -841,7 +877,7 @@ obj/spacepod/verb/toggleLights()
 	if(src.occupant2)
 		if(user.ckey != src.occupant2.ckey)
 			var/moveship = 1
-			if(battery && battery.charge >= 3 && health)
+			if(battery && battery.charge >= 3 && health && empcounter == 0)
 				src.dir = direction
 				switch(direction)
 					if(1)
@@ -871,6 +907,8 @@ obj/spacepod/verb/toggleLights()
 					user << "<span class='warning'>Not enough charge left.</span>"
 				else if(!health)
 					user << "<span class='warning'>She's dead, Jim</span>"
+				else if(empcounter != 0)
+					user << "<span class='warning'>The pod control interface isn't responding. The console indicates [empcounter] seconds before reboot.</span>"
 				else
 					user << "<span class='warning'>Unknown error has occurred, yell at pomf.</span>"
 				return 0
@@ -880,7 +918,7 @@ obj/spacepod/verb/toggleLights()
 
 	else
 		var/moveship = 1
-		if(battery && battery.charge >= 3 && health)
+		if(battery && battery.charge >= 3 && health && empcounter == 0)
 			src.dir = direction
 			switch(direction)
 				if(1)
@@ -910,6 +948,8 @@ obj/spacepod/verb/toggleLights()
 				user << "<span class='warning'>Not enough charge left.</span>"
 			else if(!health)
 				user << "<span class='warning'>She's dead, Jim</span>"
+			else if(empcounter != 0)
+				user << "<span class='warning'>The pod control interface isn't responding. The console indicates [empcounter] seconds before reboot.</span>"
 			else
 				user << "<span class='warning'>Unknown error has occurred, yell at pomf.</span>"
 			return 0