diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 48b21d58bd..eac33c4c91 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -173,10 +173,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 /obj/item/pda/MouseDrop(obj/over_object, src_location, over_location)
 	var/mob/M = usr
-	if((!istype(over_object, /obj/screen)) && usr.canUseTopic(src))
+	if((M == over) && usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 		return attack_self(M)
 	return ..()
 
+/obj/item/pda/attack_self_tk(mob/user)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The PDA's capacitive touch screen doesn't seem to respond!</span>")
+	return
+
 /obj/item/pda/interact(mob/user)
 	if(!user.IsAdvancedToolUser())
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You don't have the dexterity to do this!</span>")
@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	var/mob/living/U = usr
 	//Looking for master was kind of pointless since PDAs don't appear to have one.
 
-	if(usr.canUseTopic(src) && !href_list["close"])
+	if(usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK) && !href_list["close"])
 		add_fingerprint(U)
 		U.set_machine(src)
 
@@ -636,7 +640,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 /obj/item/pda/proc/remove_id()
 
-	if(issilicon(usr) || !usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+	if(issilicon(usr) || !usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 		return
 
 	if (id)
@@ -802,7 +806,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 /obj/item/pda/proc/remove_pen()
 
-	if(issilicon(usr) || !usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+	if(issilicon(usr) || !usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 		return
 
 	if(inserted_item)