diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSafk.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSafk.dm
index 374196ff4a2..c35bc3c07e2 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSafk.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSafk.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(afk)
 						toRemove += H.ckey
 						warn(H, SPAN_DANGER("You have been despawned after being AFK for [mins_afk] minutes. You have been despawned instantly due to you being in a secure area."))
 						log_afk_action(H, mins_afk, T, "despawned", "AFK in a fast despawn area")
-						force_cryo_human(H)
+						force_cryo(H)
 					else
 						if(!(H.mind.special_role in non_cryo_antags))
 							if(cryo_ssd(H))
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(afk)
 				log_afk_action(H, mins_afk, T, "despawned")
 				warn(H, SPAN_DANGER("You have been despawned after being AFK for [mins_afk] minutes."))
 				toRemove += H.ckey
-				force_cryo_human(H)
+				force_cryo(H)
 
 	removeFromWatchList(toRemove)
 
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm b/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
index 87afcbf2d09..6eb98336810 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
@@ -713,10 +713,11 @@
 
 	return ..()
 
-
+/// Teleport an SSD human inside a cryopod, or a robot to a robot storage unit, but do not despawn them.
 /proc/cryo_ssd(mob/living/person_to_cryo)
 	if(istype(person_to_cryo.loc, /obj/machinery/cryopod))
 		return FALSE
+
 	if(isobj(person_to_cryo.loc))
 		var/obj/O = person_to_cryo.loc
 		O.force_eject_occupant(person_to_cryo)
@@ -735,11 +736,14 @@
 			SP.name = "NT SSD Teleportation Portal"
 			target_cryopod.take_occupant(person_to_cryo, 1)
 			return TRUE
+			
 	return FALSE
 
-/proc/force_cryo_human(mob/living/carbon/person_to_cryo)
-	if(!istype(person_to_cryo))
+/// Immeditely teleport a human or robot to cryo and then despawn them.
+/proc/force_cryo(mob/living/person_to_cryo)
+	if(!ishuman(person_to_cryo) && !isrobot(person_to_cryo))
 		return
+
 	if(!istype(person_to_cryo.loc, /obj/machinery/cryopod))
 		cryo_ssd(person_to_cryo)
 	if(istype(person_to_cryo.loc, /obj/machinery/cryopod))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_life.dm
index abae1015350..f25b9c41406 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_life.dm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	else
 		player_ghosted++
 		if(player_ghosted % 150 == 0)
-			force_cryo_human(src)
+			force_cryo(src)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/handle_ssd()
 	player_logged++
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		var/area/A = get_area(src)
 		cryo_ssd(src)
 		if(A.fast_despawn)
-			force_cryo_human(src)
+			force_cryo(src)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/calculate_affecting_pressure(pressure)
 	..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_life.dm
index 1f575433c44..5ebe7bd298c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_life.dm
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
 	else
 		adjustOxyLoss(-1)
 
-	var/area/my_area = get_area(src)
+	if(player_logged > 0 && stat != DEAD && job)
+		handle_ssd()
 
+	var/area/my_area = get_area(src)
 	if(!lacks_power())
 		if(aiRestorePowerRoutine > 1)
 			update_blind_effects()
@@ -139,6 +141,9 @@
 						sleep(50)
 						theAPC = null
 
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/handle_ssd()
+	player_logged++ // No auto cryo, but this will give the AI SSD protection after the value of `SSD_WARNING_TIMER` is reached.
+
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/updatehealth(reason = "none given")
 	if(status_flags & GODMODE)
 		health = 100
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_login.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_login.dm
index bdbd023dda1..c3688431691 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_login.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/Login()	//ThisIsDumb(TM) TODO: tidy this up �_� ~Carn
+	if(player_logged)
+		overlays -= image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow_silicon")
 	..()
 
 	if(stat != DEAD)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_logout.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_logout.dm
index 700bc43e4c3..98e8f9ef58f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_logout.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_logout.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/Logout()
 	..()
+	if(mind && mind.active && stat != DEAD)
+		overlays += image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow_silicon")
 	for(var/obj/machinery/ai_status_display/O as anything in GLOB.ai_displays) //change status
 		O.mode = AI_DISPLAY_MODE_BLANK
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_mob.dm
index cdb3533c4cb..2431e7c52d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_mob.dm
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ai_verbs_default, list(
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/update_icons()
 	. = ..()
 	update_hat_icons()
+	if(player_logged) // make sure the SSD overlay stays
+		overlays += image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow_silicon")
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/do_research()
 	last_research_time = world.time
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm
index 336f1f150fe..55ccaef9280 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 			setStaminaLoss(0, FALSE)
 			update_stamina_hud()
 
+	// Keep SSD robots eepy.
+	if(player_logged)
+		Sleeping(4 SECONDS)
+
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/get_damaged_components(get_brute, get_burn, get_borked = FALSE, get_missing = FALSE)
 	var/list/datum/robot_component/parts = list()
 	for(var/V in components)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_life.dm
index fda8fc81b61..f3c98da986e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_life.dm
@@ -7,11 +7,28 @@
 
 	handle_equipment()
 
+	if(player_logged > 0 && stat != DEAD && job)
+		handle_ssd()
+
 	// if Alive
 	if(.)
 		handle_robot_hud_updates()
 		handle_robot_cell()
 
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/handle_ssd()
+	player_logged++
+	if(istype(loc, /obj/machinery/cryopod/robot))
+		return
+
+	if(GLOB.configuration.afk.ssd_auto_cryo_minutes && (player_logged >= (GLOB.configuration.afk.ssd_auto_cryo_minutes * 30)) && player_logged % 30 == 0)
+		var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
+		if(!is_station_level(T.z))
+			return
+
+		cryo_ssd(src)
+		var/area/A = get_area(src)
+		if(A.fast_despawn)
+			force_cryo(src)
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/handle_robot_cell()
 	if(stat == DEAD)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_login.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_login.dm
index fad7e4e1d6c..d5cf2575911 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_login.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/Login()
+	if(player_logged)
+		overlays -= image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow_silicon")
 	..()
-	regenerate_icons()
+
 	show_laws(0)
 	if(connected_ai)
 		if(connected_ai.mind.special_role == SPECIAL_ROLE_TRAITOR && connected_ai.malf_picker)
 			make_malf_robot()
+	regenerate_icons()
+	update_icons()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_logout.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_logout.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f2df1579e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_logout.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/Logout()
+	..()
+	if(mind?.active && stat != DEAD)
+		overlays += image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow_silicon")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_mob.dm
index af058f5b3d5..e742b373e3f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_mob.dm
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(robot_verbs_default, list(
 	update_rolling_icon()
 
 	// Dead or incapacitated.
-	if(stat == DEAD || (IsParalyzed() || IsStunned() || IsWeakened() || low_power_mode))
+	if(stat == DEAD || (IsParalyzed() || IsStunned() || IsSleeping() || IsWeakened() || low_power_mode))
 		overlays -= "eyes"
 	else if((base_icon_state in grouped_eye_names) || (base_icon_state in sprites_with_variants))
 		overlays += "eyes-[base_icon_state]"
@@ -1324,6 +1324,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(robot_verbs_default, list(
 	robot_module_hat_offset()
 	update_hat_icons()
 	update_fire()
+	if(player_logged) // make sure the SSD overlay stays
+		overlays += image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow_silicon")
 
 // Exists so that robot/destroyer can override it.
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/update_rolling_icon()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_update_status.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_update_status.dm
index 151ceaf7f8c..ee73611f6cc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_update_status.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_update_status.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			death()
 			create_debug_log("died of damage, trigger reason: [reason]")
 			return
-		if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_KNOCKEDOUT) || IsStunned() || IsWeakened() || getOxyLoss() > maxHealth * 0.5) // Borgs need to be able to sleep for adminfreeze
+		if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_KNOCKEDOUT) || IsStunned() || IsSleeping() || IsWeakened() || getOxyLoss() > maxHealth * 0.5) // Borgs need to be able to sleep for adminfreeze
 			if(stat == CONSCIOUS)
 				KnockOut()
 				create_debug_log("fell unconscious, trigger reason: [reason]")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_vars.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_vars.dm
index 5baa4b34c98..6ce7f0f8785 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_vars.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_vars.dm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 
 	var/has_limbs = 1 //Whether this mob have any limbs he can move with
 
-	//SSD var, changed it up some so people can have special things happen for different mobs when SSD.
+	// Counts how many `Life()` ticks have occured on an SSD mob, for SSD handling. There isn't a `/mob`-level proc for SSD handling, so you must define one for any mob that you want to give SSD effects to.
 	var/player_logged = 0
 
 	//Ghosted var, set only if a player has manually ghosted out of this mob.
diff --git a/icons/effects/effects.dmi b/icons/effects/effects.dmi
index 42cbf73e3bd..5f4c764211c 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/effects.dmi and b/icons/effects/effects.dmi differ
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 947ed80bc5d..4bf65dedc98 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -2726,6 +2726,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_laws.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_life.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_login.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_logout.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_mob.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_module_actions.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\silicon\robot\robot_modules.dm"