diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
index 2ac5fb102e1..85e24757517 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
 /obj/item/weapon/defibrillator/ui_action_click()
 	toggle_paddles()
 
+/obj/item/weapon/defibrillator/CtrlClick()
+	if(ishuman(usr) && Adjacent(usr))
+		toggle_paddles()
+
 /obj/item/weapon/defibrillator/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W, mob/user, params)
 	if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/stock_parts/cell))
 		var/obj/item/weapon/stock_parts/cell/C = W