diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 7aab051850..4440b3f91a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -834,6 +834,9 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(embedpocalypse, FALSE) // if true, all items will be able to emb
 	else
 		. = ""
 
+/obj/item/hitby(atom/movable/AM, skipcatch, hitpush, blocked, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum)
+	return SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ATOM_HITBY, AM, skipcatch, hitpush, blocked, throwingdatum)
+
 /obj/item/attack_hulk(mob/living/carbon/human/user)
 	return 0