diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index 0c7d5ca91db..0baadafef15 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -1317,6 +1317,18 @@
 /obj/mecha/force_eject_occupant(mob/target)
 	go_out()
 
+// Called when a shuttle lands on top of the mech. Prevents the mech from just dropping the pilot unharmed inside the shuttle when destroyed.
+/obj/mecha/proc/get_out_and_die()
+	var/mob/living/pilot = occupant
+	pilot.visible_message(
+		"<span class='warning'>[src] is hit by a hyperspace ripple!</span>",
+		"<span class='userdanger'>You feel an immense crushing pressure as the space around you ripples.</span>"
+	)
+	go_out(TRUE)
+	if(iscarbon(pilot))
+		pilot.gib()
+	qdel(src)
+
 /////////////////////////
 ////// MARK: Access stuff
 /////////////////////////
diff --git a/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle.dm b/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle.dm
index beaf5b25cda..3afeee8ec9f 100644
--- a/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle.dm
+++ b/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle.dm
@@ -640,6 +640,11 @@
 					var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/supermatter_crystal/bakoom = AM
 					addtimer(CALLBACK(bakoom, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/supermatter_crystal, explode), bakoom.combined_gas, bakoom.power, bakoom.gasmix_power_ratio), 1 SECONDS)
 				continue
+			// Your mech will not save you.
+			if(ismecha(AM))
+				var/obj/mecha/mech = AM
+				if(mech.occupant)
+					INVOKE_ASYNC(mech, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/mecha, get_out_and_die))
 			if(ismob(AM))
 				var/mob/M = AM
 				if(M.buckled)