diff --git a/code/datums/components/gps.dm b/code/datums/components/gps.dm
index f3ff912321..38b6376716 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/gps.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/gps.dm
@@ -20,14 +20,22 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(GPS_list)
 /datum/component/gps/item
 	var/updating = TRUE //Automatic updating of GPS list. Can be set to manual by user.
 	var/global_mode = TRUE //If disabled, only GPS signals of the same Z level are shown
+	/// UI state of GPS, altering when it can be used.
+	var/datum/ui_state/state = null
 
-/datum/component/gps/item/Initialize(_gpstag = "COM0", emp_proof = FALSE, starton = TRUE)
+/datum/component/gps/item/Initialize(_gpstag = "COM0", emp_proof = FALSE, starton = TRUE, state = null, overlay_state = "working")
 	. = ..()
 	if(. == COMPONENT_INCOMPATIBLE || !isitem(parent))
 		return COMPONENT_INCOMPATIBLE
+
+	if(isnull(state))
+		state = GLOB.default_state
+	src.state = state
+
 	var/atom/A = parent
 	if(starton)
-		A.add_overlay("working")
+		if(overlay_state)
+			A.add_overlay(overlay_state)
 	else
 		tracking = FALSE
 	A.name = "[initial(A.name)] ([gpstag])"
@@ -93,6 +101,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(GPS_list)
 		ui.open()
 	ui.set_autoupdate(updating)
 
+/datum/component/gps/item/ui_state(mob/user)
+	return state
+
 /datum/component/gps/item/ui_data(mob/user)
 	var/list/data = list()
 	data["power"] = tracking