diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index e5365fe3408..bc5e765cab7 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@
 
 	if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/wirecutters))
 
+		if(power_switch)
+			user << "\red This piece of cable is tied to a power switch. Flip the switch to remove it."
+			return
+
 		if (shock(user, 50))
 			return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/power/switch.dm b/code/modules/power/switch.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b94838dbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/power/switch.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+//This is a power switch. When turned on it looks at the cables around the tile that it's on and notes which cables are trying to connect to it.
+//After it knows this it creates the number of cables from the center to each of the cables attempting to conenct. These cables cannot be removed
+//with wirecutters. When the switch is turned off it removes all the cables on the tile it's on.
+//The switch uses a 5s delay to prevent powernet change spamming.
+
+/obj/structure/powerswitch
+	name = "power switch"
+	desc = "A switch that controls power."
+	icon = 'power.dmi'
+	icon_state = "switch-dbl-up"
+	var/icon_state_on = "switch-dbl-down"
+	var/icon_state_off = "switch-dbl-up"
+	flags = FPRINT
+	density = 0
+	anchored = 1
+	var/on = 0  //up is off, down is on
+	var/busy = 0 //set to 1 when you start pulling
+
+	simple
+		icon_state = "switch-up"
+		icon_state_on = "switch-down"
+		icon_state_off = "switch-up"
+
+
+	examine()
+		..()
+		if(on)
+			usr << "The switch is in the on position"
+		else
+			usr << "The switch is in the off position"
+
+	attack_ai(mob/user)
+		user << "\red You're an AI. This is a manual switch. It's not going to work."
+		return
+
+	attack_hand(mob/user)
+
+		if(busy)
+			user << "\red This switch is already being toggled."
+			return
+
+		..()
+
+		busy = 1
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(user))
+			O.show_message(text("\red [user] started pulling the [src]."), 1)
+
+		if(do_after(user, 50))
+			set_state(!on)
+			for(var/mob/O in viewers(user))
+				O.show_message(text("\red [user] flipped the [src] into the [on ? "on": "off"] position."), 1)
+		busy = 0
+
+	proc/set_state(var/state)
+		on = state
+		if(on)
+			icon_state = icon_state_on
+			var/list/connection_dirs = list()
+			for(var/direction in list(1,2,4,8,5,6,9,10))
+				for(var/obj/structure/cable/C in get_step(src,direction))
+					if(C.d1 == turn(direction, 180) || C.d2 == turn(direction, 180))
+						connection_dirs += direction
+						break
+
+			for(var/direction in connection_dirs)
+				var/obj/structure/cable/C = new/obj/structure/cable(src.loc)
+				C.d1 = 0
+				C.d2 = direction
+				C.icon_state = "[C.d1]-[C.d2]"
+				C.power_switch = src
+
+				var/datum/powernet/PN = new()
+				PN.number = powernets.len + 1
+				powernets += PN
+				C.netnum = PN.number
+				PN.cables += C
+
+				C.mergeConnectedNetworks(C.d2)
+				C.mergeConnectedNetworksOnTurf()
+
+		else
+			icon_state = icon_state_off
+			for(var/obj/structure/cable/C in src.loc)
+				del(C)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/obj/janitor.dmi b/icons/obj/janitor.dmi
index c05f6f7b73e..ef050d19e50 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/janitor.dmi and b/icons/obj/janitor.dmi differ