diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/trait_helpers.dm b/code/__HELPERS/trait_helpers.dm
index f7d77fad807..9fdd40cef4f 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/trait_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/trait_helpers.dm
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ Remember to update _globalvars/traits.dm if you're adding/removing/renaming trai
 ///An organ that was inserted into a dead mob, that has not been revived yet
 #define TRAIT_ORGAN_INSERTED_WHILE_DEAD "organ_inserted_while_dead"
 
+/// Prevents stripping this equipment or seeing it in the strip menu
+#define TRAIT_NO_STRIP "no_strip"
+
+/// Prevents seeing this item on examine when on a mob, or seeing it in the strip menu. It's like ABSTRACT, without making the item fail to interact in several ways. The item can still be stripped however, combine with no_strip unless you have a reason not to.
+#define TRAIT_SKIP_EXAMINE "skip_examine"
+
 //****** OBJ TRAITS *****//
 
 ///An /obj that should not increase the "depth" of the search for adjacency,
diff --git a/code/_globalvars/traits.dm b/code/_globalvars/traits.dm
index f86cd7e55ea..0e94506a74d 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/traits.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/traits.dm
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(traits_by_type, list(
 		"TRAIT_NO_THROWN_MESSAGE" = TRAIT_NO_THROWN_MESSAGE,
 		"TRAIT_SILENT_INSERTION" = TRAIT_SILENT_INSERTION,
 		"TRAIT_HYPOSPRAY_IMMUNE" = TRAIT_HYPOSPRAY_IMMUNE,
-		"TRAIT_ITEM_ACTIVE"	= TRAIT_ITEM_ACTIVE
+		"TRAIT_ITEM_ACTIVE"	= TRAIT_ITEM_ACTIVE,
+		"TRAIT_NO_STRIP" = TRAIT_NO_STRIP,
+		"TRAIT_SKIP_EXAMINE" = TRAIT_SKIP_EXAMINE
 	),
 
 	/turf = list(
diff --git a/code/datums/elements/strippable.dm b/code/datums/elements/strippable.dm
index ce26ce82eb3..416facf8aea 100644
--- a/code/datums/elements/strippable.dm
+++ b/code/datums/elements/strippable.dm
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 		var/list/result
 
 		var/obj/item/item = item_data.get_item(owner)
-		if(item && (item.flags & ABSTRACT))
+		if(item && (item.flags & ABSTRACT || HAS_TRAIT(item, TRAIT_NO_STRIP) || HAS_TRAIT(item, TRAIT_SKIP_EXAMINE)))
 			items[strippable_key] = result
 			continue
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 8624e047d9f..1ffd30c4600 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 
 /obj/item/proc/canStrip(mob/stripper, mob/owner)
 	SHOULD_BE_PURE(TRUE)
-	return !(flags & NODROP) && !(flags & ABSTRACT)
+	return !(flags & NODROP) && !(flags & ABSTRACT) && !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_NO_STRIP)
 
 /obj/item/proc/should_stack_with(obj/item/other)
 	return type == other.type && name == other.name
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/examine.dm
index c634b429d71..4f2d5abaa86 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/examine.dm
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@
 				grab_items |= item
 			if(item.flags & ABSTRACT)
 				abstract_items |= item
+			if(HAS_TRAIT(item, TRAIT_SKIP_EXAMINE))
+				continue
 			else
 				var/item_words = item.name
 				if(item.blood_DNA)