diff --git a/code/modules/ai/ai_holder_targeting_vr.dm b/code/modules/ai/ai_holder_targeting_vr.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c7ef854038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/ai/ai_holder_targeting_vr.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/datum/ai_holder/can_see_target(atom/movable/the_target, view_range = vision_range)
+	if(the_target && isbelly(the_target.loc))
+		return FALSE
+
+	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
index 5c48e5ea22b..11ce8988f0f 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@
 		var/taste
 		if(can_taste && (taste = M.get_taste_message(FALSE)))
 			to_chat(owner, "<span class='notice'>[M] tastes of [taste].</span>")
+		//Stop AI processing in bellies
+		if(M.ai_holder)
+			M.ai_holder.go_sleep()
+
+// Called whenever an atom leaves this belly
+/obj/belly/Exited(atom/movable/thing, atom/OldLoc)
+	. = ..()
+	if(isliving(thing) && !isbelly(thing.loc))
+		var/mob/living/L = thing
+		if((L.stat != DEAD) && L.ai_holder)
+			L.ai_holder.go_wake()
 
 // Release all contents of this belly into the owning mob's location.
 // If that location is another mob, contents are transferred into whichever of its bellies the owning mob is in.
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index f9930ace873..1712fe91f88 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -1616,6 +1616,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\ai\ai_holder_movement.dm"
 #include "code\modules\ai\ai_holder_pathfinding.dm"
 #include "code\modules\ai\ai_holder_targeting.dm"
+#include "code\modules\ai\ai_holder_targeting_vr.dm"
 #include "code\modules\ai\interfaces.dm"
 #include "code\modules\ai\say_list.dm"
 #include "code\modules\ai\ai_holder_subtypes\simple_mob_ai.dm"