diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/camera.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/camera.dm
index 6875d661f2..4f010720a2 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/camera.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/camera.dm
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/computer/security/tgui_interact(mob/user, datum/tgui/ui = null)
 	camera.tgui_interact(user, ui)
 
+/obj/machinery/computer/security/tgui_state(mob/user)
+	return GLOB.tgui_camera_view
+
 /obj/machinery/computer/security/attack_hand(mob/user)
 	add_fingerprint(user)
 	if(stat & (BROKEN|NOPOWER))
@@ -45,9 +48,6 @@
 	..()
 
 /obj/machinery/computer/security/attack_ai(mob/user)
-	if(isAI(user))
-		to_chat(user, span_notice("You realise its kind of stupid to access a camera console when you have the entire camera network at your metaphorical fingertips"))
-		return
 	attack_hand(user)
 
 /obj/machinery/computer/security/proc/set_network(list/new_network)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(entertainment_screens)
 	light_range_on = 2
 	network = list(NETWORK_THUNDER)
 	circuit = /obj/item/circuitboard/security/telescreen/entertainment
-	camera_datum_type = /datum/tgui_module/camera/bigscreen
+	camera_datum_type = /datum/tgui_module/camera/virtual
 
 	var/obj/item/radio/radio = null
 	var/obj/effect/overlay/vis/pinboard
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/modules/camera.dm b/code/modules/tgui/modules/camera.dm
index 1d4476f824..4304991720 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/modules/camera.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/modules/camera.dm
@@ -317,4 +317,7 @@
 /datum/tgui_module/camera/bigscreen/tgui_state(mob/user)
 	return GLOB.tgui_physical_state_bigscreen
 
+/datum/tgui_module/camera/virtual/tgui_state(mob/user)
+	return GLOB.tgui_camera_view
+
 #undef DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/states/cameras.dm b/code/modules/tgui/states/cameras.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a1efaf802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/states/cameras.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * tgui state: camera_view
+ *
+ * In addition to default checks, allows AI to interact and has a cutoff after it leaves view range.
+ * living adjacent user.
+ **/
+
+GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(tgui_camera_view, /datum/tgui_state/camera_view, new)
+
+/datum/tgui_state/camera_view/can_use_topic(src_object, mob/user)
+	. = user.shared_tgui_interaction(src_object)
+	if(. > STATUS_CLOSE)
+		return min(., user.camera_view_can_use_topic(src_object))
+
+/mob/proc/camera_view_can_use_topic(src_object)
+	return STATUS_CLOSE
+
+/mob/living/camera_view_can_use_topic(src_object)
+	return shared_living_tgui_distance(src_object, viewcheck = TRUE)
+
+/mob/living/silicon/camera_view_can_use_topic(src_object)
+	return shared_living_tgui_distance(src_object, viewcheck = TRUE)
+
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/camera_view_can_use_topic(src_object)
+	return STATUS_INTERACTIVE
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index 009a369abe..37ae716b4f 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -4807,6 +4807,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\admin.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\always.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\board_game.dm"
+#include "code\modules\tgui\states\cameras.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\conscious.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\contained.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\deep_inventory.dm"