diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_active_parry.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_active_parry.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2683b6db6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_active_parry.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/mob/living/carbon/check_unarmed_parry_activation_special()
+	return ..() && length(get_empty_held_indexes())
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_active_parry.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_active_parry.dm
index 0dab70b045..8141603f64 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_active_parry.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_active_parry.dm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		data = mind.martial_art.block_parry_data
 		method = MARTIAL_PARRY
 		tool = mind.martial_art
-	else if(combat_flags & COMBAT_FLAG_UNARMED_PARRY)
+	else if((combat_flags & COMBAT_FLAG_UNARMED_PARRY) && check_unarmed_parry_activation_special())
 		data = block_parry_data
 		method = UNARMED_PARRY
 		tool = src
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@
 		if(I.can_active_parry())
 			return I
 
+/**
+  * Check if we can unarmed parry
+  */
+/mob/living/proc/check_unarmed_parry_activation_special()
+	return TRUE
+
 /**
   * Called via timer when the parry sequence ends.
   */
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 5cefae611a..9314992c5f 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -2392,6 +2392,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\brain\say.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\brain\status_procs.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon_active_parry.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon_defense.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon_defines.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\carbon_movement.dm"