diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
index 4b652b5265d..a5c17a62b74 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_REMOVE_CUFFS /datum/status_effect/action_status_effect/remove_handcuffs
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_REMOVE_MUZZLE /datum/status_effect/action_status_effect/remove_muzzle
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_UNBUCKLE /datum/status_effect/action_status_effect/unbuckle
+#define STATUS_EFFECT_EXIT_CRYOCELL /datum/status_effect/action_status_effect/exit_cryocell
 
 //////////////////////////
 // Mind batter variants //
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
index 2347714184b..bbc3bc53fb4 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
@@ -819,6 +819,11 @@ so as to remain in compliance with the most up-to-date laws."
 	name = "Legcuffed"
 	desc = "You're legcuffed, which slows you down considerably. Click the alert to free yourself."
 
+/atom/movable/screen/alert/restrained/cryocell
+	name = "Cryogenics"
+	desc = "You're inside a freezing cold medical cell. Click the alert to free yourself."
+	icon_state = "asleep"
+
 /atom/movable/screen/alert/restrained/Click()
 	if(!isliving(usr) || !..())
 		return
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
index 1b8c182b92b..e443fe4f2c2 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
@@ -402,3 +402,6 @@
 
 /datum/status_effect/action_status_effect/unbuckle
 	id = "unbuckle"
+
+/datum/status_effect/action_status_effect/exit_cryocell
+	id = "exit_cryocell"
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/cryo.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/cryo.dm
index f2ad17cfb28..d4289187fef 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/cryo.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/cryo.dm
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 	var/efficiency
 	/// Timer that we use to remove people that are in us for too long
 	var/removal_timer
+	/// Auto-eject the occupant after 1 minute
+	var/force_eject = TRUE
 
 	light_color = LIGHT_COLOR_WHITE
 
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@
 			. += "<span class='warning'>You see [occupant.name] inside. [occupant.p_they(TRUE)] [occupant.p_are()] dead!</span>"
 		else
 			. += "<span class='notice'>You see [occupant.name] inside.</span>"
+		if(!force_eject)
+			. += "<span class='warning'>The auto-eject light is off!</span>"
 	. += "<span class='notice'>The Cryogenic cell chamber is effective at treating those with genetic damage, but all other damage types at a moderate rate.</span>"
 	. += "<span class='notice'>Mostly using cryogenic chemicals, such as cryoxadone for it's medical purposes, requires that the inside of the cell be kept cool at all times. Hooking up a freezer and cooling the pipeline will do this nicely.</span>"
 	. += "<span class='notice'><b>Click-drag</b> someone to a cell to place them in it, <b>Alt-Click</b> it to remove it.</span>"
@@ -372,6 +376,21 @@
 		var/mutable_appearance/lid = mutable_appearance(icon = icon, icon_state = "lid[on]", layer = occupant_overlay.layer + 0.01)
 		. += lid
 
+/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/proc/attempt_escape(mob/living/carbon/user, effective_breakout_time)
+	if(effective_breakout_time)
+		user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] attempts to trigger the release on [src]!</span>", "<span class='notice'>You attempt to trigger the release on [src]...</span>")
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You attempt to trigger the release on [src]. (This will take around [DisplayTimeText(effective_breakout_time)].)</span>")
+
+	if(!do_after(user, effective_breakout_time, FALSE, user, hidden = TRUE, allow_sleeping_or_dead = TRUE))
+		user.remove_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_EXIT_CRYOCELL)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You fail to trigger the release on [src]!</span>")
+		return
+
+	user.remove_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_EXIT_CRYOCELL)
+	go_out()
+
+/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/container_resist(mob/living/carbon/C)
+	C.cryo_resist(src)
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/proc/process_occupant()
 	if(air_contents.total_moles() < 10)
@@ -417,6 +436,7 @@
 	if(ishuman(occupant) && occupant.bodytemperature < occupant.dna.species.cold_level_1) // Hacky fix for people taking burn damage after being ejected. Xenos also fit in these and they don't have dna
 		occupant.bodytemperature = occupant.dna.species.cold_level_1
 
+	occupant.clear_alert("cryogenics")
 	occupant = null
 	update_icon(UPDATE_OVERLAYS)
 	deltimer(removal_timer)
@@ -457,9 +477,20 @@
 	add_fingerprint(usr)
 	update_icon(UPDATE_OVERLAYS)
 	M.ExtinguishMob()
-	removal_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(auto_eject)), 1 MINUTES, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+	if(force_eject)
+		removal_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(auto_eject)), 1 MINUTES, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+	else
+		M.throw_alert("cryogenics", /atom/movable/screen/alert/restrained/cryocell)
 	return TRUE
 
+/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/multitool_act(mob/living/user, obj/item/I)
+	. = TRUE
+	if(!I.use_tool(src, user, 0, volume = I.tool_volume))
+		return
+	if(panel_open)
+		force_eject = !force_eject
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You turn [force_eject ? "on" : "off"] the auto-ejection timer on [src].</span>")
+
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/AltClick(mob/user)
 	if(user.stat || HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_HANDS_BLOCKED) || !Adjacent(user))
 		return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
index 089bb367379..562b62a9781 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
@@ -1009,6 +1009,19 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 	update_inv_handcuffed()
 	update_hands_hud()
 
+// Called to escape a cryocell
+/mob/living/carbon/proc/cryo_resist(obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/cell)
+	var/effective_breakout_time = 1 MINUTES
+	if(stat != UNCONSCIOUS)
+		effective_breakout_time = 5 SECONDS
+
+	if(has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_EXIT_CRYOCELL))
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You are already trying to exit [cell].</span>")
+		return
+
+	apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_EXIT_CRYOCELL)
+	cell.attempt_escape(src, effective_breakout_time)
+
 /mob/living/carbon/get_standard_pixel_y_offset()
 	if(IS_HORIZONTAL(src))
 		if(buckled)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index db736cef4ed..f76a627203f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -733,6 +733,10 @@
 
 ///proc extender of [/mob/living/verb/resist] meant to make the process queable if the server is overloaded when the verb is called
 /mob/living/proc/run_resist()
+	if(istype(loc, /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell))
+		var/obj/C = loc
+		C.container_resist(src)
+		return
 	if(!can_resist())
 		return
 	changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_RESIST)