diff --git a/baystation12.dme b/baystation12.dme
index eecee68b134..145b86d4f3f 100644
--- a/baystation12.dme
+++ b/baystation12.dme
@@ -917,11 +917,13 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\say.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\ventcrawl.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon_defenses.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon_defines.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\give.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\shock.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\species.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\alien.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\alien_defenses.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\death.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\login.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\logout.dm"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defenses.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defenses.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..989e09c6755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defenses.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/hitby(atom/movable/AM)
+	..(AM, 1)
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diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defenses.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defenses.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7730e67df53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defenses.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/mob/living/carbon/hitby(atom/movable/AM, skip)
+	if(!skip)  //ugly, but easy
+		if(in_throw_mode && !get_active_hand())  //empty active hand and we're in throw mode
+			if(canmove && !restrained())
+				if(istype(AM, /obj/item))
+					var/obj/item/I = AM
+					if(isturf(I.loc))
+						put_in_active_hand(I)
+						visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] catches [I]!</span>")
+						throw_mode_off()
+						return
+	..()
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