diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
index 4de7c88bf7..2b6a733941 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(deliverybeacontags)			    //list of all tags associated with d
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(nuke_list)
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(alarmdisplay)				        //list of all machines or programs that can display station alerts
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(singularities)				    //list of all singularities on the station (actually technically all engines)
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(grounding_rods)					//list of all grounding rods on the station
 
 GLOBAL_LIST(chemical_reactions_list)				//list of all /datum/chemical_reaction datums. Used during chemical reactions
 GLOBAL_LIST(chemical_reagents_list)				//list of all /datum/reagent datums indexed by reagent id. Used by chemistry stuff
diff --git a/code/modules/power/tesla/coil.dm b/code/modules/power/tesla/coil.dm
index eb80548441..be24ea0fef 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/tesla/coil.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/tesla/coil.dm
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@
 	buckle_lying = FALSE
 	buckle_requires_restraints = TRUE
 
+/obj/machinery/power/grounding_rod/Initialize()
+	GLOB.grounding_rods |= src
+	return ..()
+
+/obj/machinery/power/grounding_rod/Destroy()
+	GLOB.grounding_rods.Remove(src)
+	return ..()
+
 /obj/machinery/power/grounding_rod/default_unfasten_wrench(mob/user, obj/item/I, time = 20)
 	. = ..()
 	if(. == SUCCESSFUL_UNFASTEN)
diff --git a/code/modules/power/tesla/energy_ball.dm b/code/modules/power/tesla/energy_ball.dm
index 06e5d27f6d..7b247934d6 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/tesla/energy_ball.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/tesla/energy_ball.dm
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	var/produced_power
 	var/energy_to_raise = 32
 	var/energy_to_lower = -20
+	var/rodtarget
 
 /obj/singularity/energy_ball/Initialize(mapload, starting_energy = 50, is_miniball = FALSE)
 	miniball = is_miniball
@@ -91,8 +92,20 @@
 /obj/singularity/energy_ball/proc/move_the_basket_ball(var/move_amount)
 	//we face the last thing we zapped, so this lets us favor that direction a bit
 	var/move_bias = pick(GLOB.alldirs)
+	var/rods = GLOB.grounding_rods
+	if(rods) // grounding rods pull the tesla ball, picks the nearest one
+		for(var/rod in rods) 
+			if(!rodtarget)
+				rodtarget=rod
+			
+			if(get_dist(src,rod)<get_dist(src,rodtarget))
+				rodtarget=rod
+
 	for(var/i in 0 to move_amount)
-		var/move_dir = pick(GLOB.alldirs + move_bias) //ensures large-ball teslas don't just sit around
+		if(rods)
+			var/move_dir = pick(GLOB.alldirs + move_bias + rodtarget)
+		else
+			var/move_dir = pick(GLOB.alldirs + move_bias) //ensures large-ball teslas don't just sit around
 		if(target && prob(10))
 			move_dir = get_dir(src,target)
 		var/turf/T = get_step(src, move_dir)