diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
index 473715367b4..60ee4d94558 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
@@ -33,10 +33,18 @@
 					to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'> You need to stay in reaching distance while giving an object.</span>")
 					to_chat(target, "<span class='warning'> [usr.name] moved too far away.</span>")
 					return
+				if((I.flags & NODROP) || (I.flags & ABSTRACT))
+					to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>\the [I.name] stays stuck to your hand when you try to give it!</span>")
+					to_chat(target, "<span class='warning'>\the [I.name] stays stuck to [usr.name]'s hand when you try to take it!</span>")
+					return
 				if((usr.hand && usr.l_hand != I) || (!usr.hand && usr.r_hand != I))
 					to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'> You need to keep the item in your active hand.</span>")
 					to_chat(target, "<span class='warning'> [usr.name] seem to have given up on giving \the [I.name] to you.</span>")
 					return
+				if(target.resting)
+					to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'> They are resting and can't accept \the [I.name].</span>")
+					to_chat(target, "<span class='warning'> You can't can't accept \the [I.name] while resting.</span>")
+					return
 				if(target.r_hand != null && target.l_hand != null)
 					to_chat(target, "<span class='warning'> Your hands are full.</span>")
 					to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'> Their hands are full.</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
index 7d83c7eaa1d..8d4ed90cada 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
@@ -434,11 +434,11 @@
 		if(slot_l_hand)
 			if(l_hand)
 				return 0
-			return 1
+			return !resting
 		if(slot_r_hand)
 			if(r_hand)
 				return 0
-			return 1
+			return !resting
 		if(slot_wear_mask)
 			if(wear_mask)
 				return 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index bf933f568d4..0d077172e34 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -749,19 +749,25 @@
 // Override if a certain mob should be behave differently when placing items (can't, for example)
 /mob/living/stripPanelEquip(obj/item/what, mob/who, where, var/silent = 0)
 	what = get_active_hand()
-	if(what && (what.flags & NODROP))
-		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't put \the [what.name] on [who], it's stuck to your hand!</span>")
-		return
 	if(what)
+		if(what.flags & NODROP)
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't put \the [what.name] on [who], it's stuck to your hand!</span>")
+			return
 		if(!what.mob_can_equip(who, where, 1))
+			if(isliving(who))
+				var/mob/living/L = who
+				if(L.resting)
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>[who.name] can't hold \the [what.name] while resting.</span>")
+					return
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>\The [what.name] doesn't fit in that place!</span>")
 			return
 		if(!silent)
 			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] tries to put [what] on [who].</span>")
 		if(do_mob(src, who, what.put_on_delay))
-			if(what && Adjacent(who))
-				unEquip(what)
-				who.equip_to_slot_if_possible(what, where, 0, 1)
+			if(what && Adjacent(who) && !(what.flags & NODROP))
+				unEquip(what)	
+				if(!who.equip_to_slot_if_possible(what, where, 0, 1))
+					what.loc = who.loc
 				add_attack_logs(src, who, "Equipped [what]")
 
 /mob/living/singularity_act()