diff --git a/code/game/machinery/autolathe.dm b/code/game/machinery/autolathe.dm
index 96c8ccff074..7d57c2edebe 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/autolathe.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/autolathe.dm
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 	if(panel_open)
 		wires.Interact(user)
-	else
+	else if(!disabled)
 		tgui_interact(user)
 
 /obj/machinery/autolathe/tgui_interact(mob/user, ui_key = "main", datum/tgui/ui = null, force_open = TRUE, datum/tgui/master_ui = null, datum/tgui_state/state = GLOB.tgui_default_state)
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@
 				process_queue()
 				busy = FALSE
 
+/obj/machinery/autolathe/tgui_status(mob/user, datum/tgui_state/state)
+	. = disabled ? STATUS_DISABLED : STATUS_INTERACTIVE
+
+	return min(..(), .)
+
 /obj/machinery/autolathe/proc/design_cost_data(datum/design/D)
 	var/list/data = list()
 	var/coeff = get_coeff(D)
@@ -445,7 +450,7 @@
 		else
 			return
 	while(D)
-		if(stat & (NOPOWER|BROKEN))
+		if((stat & (NOPOWER|BROKEN)) || disabled)
 			being_built = new /list()
 			return 0
 		if(!can_build(D, multiplier))