diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/saved_circuits.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/saved_circuits.dm
index 8833f6872f..e0395d6ede 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/saved_circuits.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/saved_circuits.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 // Saves type, modified name and modified inputs (if any) to a list
 // The list is converted to JSON down the line.
+//"Special" is not verified at any point except for by the circuit itself.
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/proc/save()
 	var/list/component_params = list()
 	var/init_name = initial(name)
@@ -38,8 +39,14 @@
 		if(saved_inputs.len)
 			component_params["inputs"] = saved_inputs
 
+	var/special = save_special()
+	if(special)
+		component_params["special"] = special
+
 	return component_params
 
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/proc/save_special()
+	return
 
 // Verifies a list of component parameters
 // Returns null on success, error name on failure
@@ -100,7 +107,11 @@
 			pin.write_data_to_pin(input_value)
 			// TODO: support for special input types, such as internal refs and maybe typepaths
 
+	if(component_params["special"])
+		load_special(component_params["special"])
 
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/proc/load_special(special_data)
+	return
 
 // Saves type and modified name (if any) to a list
 // The list is converted to JSON down the line.
diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm
index 8d187a4b2a..0531dda533 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@
 	var/datum/integrated_io/O = outputs[1]
 	O.push_data()
 
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/memory/constant/save_special()
+	var/datum/integrated_io/O = outputs[1]
+	if(istext(O.data) || isnum(O.data))
+		return O.data
+
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/memory/constant/load_special(special_data)
+	var/datum/integrated_io/O = outputs[1]
+	if(istext(special_data) || isnum(special_data))
+		O.data = special_data
+
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/memory/constant/attack_self(mob/user)
 	var/datum/integrated_io/O = outputs[1]
 	if(!user.IsAdvancedToolUser())