diff --git a/code/_globalvars/bitfields.dm b/code/_globalvars/bitfields.dm
index b9cbfb7e35..d44a4b3898 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/bitfields.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/bitfields.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bitfields, list(
 		"TILE_BOUND" = TILE_BOUND,
 		"PIXEL_SCALE" = PIXEL_SCALE
 		),
+	"area_flags" = list(
+		"ABDUCTOR_PROOF" = ABDUCTOR_PROOF,
+		"BLOBS_ALLOWED" = BLOBS_ALLOWED,
+		"BLOCK_SUICIDE" = BLOCK_SUICIDE,
+		// "CULT_PERMITTED" = CULT_PERMITTED,
+		"FLORA_ALLOWED" = FLORA_ALLOWED,
+		"HIDDEN_AREA" = HIDDEN_AREA,
+		"MEGAFAUNA_SPAWN_ALLOWED" = MEGAFAUNA_SPAWN_ALLOWED,
+		"MOB_SPAWN_ALLOWED" = MOB_SPAWN_ALLOWED,
+		"NO_ALERTS" = NO_ALERTS,
+		"NOTELEPORT" = NOTELEPORT,
+		"CAVES_ALLOWED" = CAVES_ALLOWED,
+		"UNIQUE_AREA" = UNIQUE_AREA,
+		"VALID_TERRITORY" = VALID_TERRITORY,
+		"XENOBIOLOGY_COMPATIBLE" = XENOBIOLOGY_COMPATIBLE,
+		"NO_ALERTS" = NO_ALERTS,
+	)	,
 	"sight" = list(
 		"SEE_INFRA" = SEE_INFRA,
 		"SEE_SELF" = SEE_SELF,