diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
index a80a0d5892c..69d1eb600dc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote(var/act,var/m_type=1,var/message = null)
+	if(stat)
+		return
+
 	var/param = null
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/emote.dm
index 12ad431f3c3..134350e2517 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/emote.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/emote(var/act,var/m_type=1,var/message = null)
-
+	if(stat)
+		return
+	
 	var/param = null
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm
index 0441eb00ac4..054a9b6e71c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/emote(var/act,var/m_type=1,var/message = null)
+	if(stat)
+		return
+	
 	if(!(container && istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi)))//No MMI, no emotes
 		return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 95e60ade252..d759e143778 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/emote(var/act,var/m_type=1,var/message = null)
+	if(stat)
+		return
+
 	var/param = null
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/emote.dm
index 2cbc139f5a1..3c95bea1a43 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/emote.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/slime/emote(var/act, var/m_type=1, var/message = null)
-
+	if(stat)
+		return
 
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/emote.dm
index f7ead12e4cc..8c28d407ede 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/emote.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/emote(var/act, var/m_type=1, var/message = null)
+	if(stat)
+		return
+	
 	var/param = null
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/emote.dm
index a8eeac8cbb7..2fce92f2883 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/emote.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/emote(var/act, var/m_type=1, var/message = null)
+	if(stat)
+		return
+	
 	switch(act)
 		if ("help")
 			src << "ping, beep, buzz."
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
index 9c01f9ee5ec..45a086f0fe7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/emote(var/act, var/m_type=1, var/message = null)
+	if(stat)
+		return
+	
 	var/param = null
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)