diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm
index c6ae0f57ddf..95a3a9f8539 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	var/electronics_damage = 0
 	var/energy_consumption = 0
 	var/max_damage = 30
+	var/component_disabled = 0
 	var/mob/living/silicon/robot/owner
 
 // The actual device object that has to be installed for this.
@@ -121,7 +122,13 @@
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/is_component_functioning(module_name)
 	var/datum/robot_component/C = components[module_name]
-	return C && C.installed == 1 && C.toggled && C.is_powered()
+	return C && C.installed == 1 && C.toggled && C.is_powered() && !C.component_disabled
+
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/disable_component(module_name, duration)
+	var/datum/robot_component/D = get_component(module_name)
+	D.component_disabled++
+	spawn(duration)
+		D.component_disabled--
 
 // Returns component by it's string name
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/get_component(var/component_name)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 093c7619428..be7e2e302a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -1470,3 +1470,11 @@ var/list/robot_verbs_default = list(
 	status_flags &= ~CANPUSH
 
 	notify_ai(2)
+
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/emp_act(severity)
+	..()
+	switch(severity)
+		if(1)
+			disable_component("comms", 160)
+		if(2)
+			disable_component("comms", 60)