diff --git a/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/living.dm b/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/living.dm
index f76c86691f..7f5ccb3b51 100644
--- a/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/living.dm
@@ -36,3 +36,25 @@
 /datum/keybinding/living/toggle_resting/down(client/user)
 	var/mob/living/L = user.mob
 	L.lay_down()
+
+/datum/keybinding/living/cancel_action
+	hotkey_keys = list("Unbound")
+	name = "cancel_action"
+	full_name = "Cancel Action"
+	description = "Cancel the current action."
+
+/// Technically you shouldn't be doing any actions if you were sleeping either but...
+/datum/keybinding/living/can_use(client/user)
+	. = ..()
+	var/mob/living/mob = user.mob
+	return . && (mob.stat == CONSCIOUS)
+
+/datum/keybinding/living/cancel_action/down(client/user)
+	var/mob/M = user.mob
+	if(length(M.do_afters))
+		var/atom/target = M.do_afters[M.do_afters.len]
+		to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>You stop interacting with \the [target].</span>")
+		LAZYREMOVE(M.do_afters, target)
+	else
+		to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>There's nothing that you can cancel right now.</span>")
+	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/mob.dm b/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/mob.dm
index c9b44e7fc3..15911d831e 100644
--- a/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/keybindings/keybind/mob.dm
@@ -88,19 +88,3 @@
 	var/atom/A = user.mouseObject
 	if(A)
 		A.attempt_examinate(user.mob)
-
-/datum/keybinding/mob/cancel_action
-	hotkey_keys = list("Unbound")
-	name = "cancel_action"
-	full_name = "Cancel Action"
-	description = "Cancel the current action."
-
-/datum/keybinding/mob/cancel_action/down(client/user)
-	var/mob/M = user.mob
-	if(length(M.do_afters))
-		var/atom/target = M.do_afters[M.do_afters.len]
-		to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>You stop interacting with \the [target].</span>")
-		LAZYREMOVE(M.do_afters, target)
-	else
-		to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>There's nothing that you can cancel right now.</span>")
-	return TRUE