diff --git a/Content.Client/Items/Systems/MultiHandedItemSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Items/Systems/MultiHandedItemSystem.cs
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+using Content.Shared.Hands;
+using Content.Shared.Item;
+
+namespace Content.Client.Items.Systems;
+
+public sealed class MultiHandedItemSystem : SharedMultiHandedItemSystem
+{
+    protected override void OnEquipped(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GotEquippedHandEvent args)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnUnequipped(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GotUnequippedHandEvent args)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/Item/MultiHandedItemSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Item/MultiHandedItemSystem.cs
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+using Content.Server.Hands.Systems;
+using Content.Shared.Hands;
+using Content.Shared.Item;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Item;
+
+public sealed class MultiHandedItemSystem : SharedMultiHandedItemSystem
+{
+    [Dependency] private readonly HandVirtualItemSystem _virtualItem = default!;
+
+    protected override void OnEquipped(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GotEquippedHandEvent args)
+    {
+        for (var i = 0; i < component.HandsNeeded - 1; i++)
+        {
+            _virtualItem.TrySpawnVirtualItemInHand(uid, args.User);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnUnequipped(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GotUnequippedHandEvent args)
+    {
+        _virtualItem.DeleteInHandsMatching(args.User, uid);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Item/MultiHandedItemComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Item/MultiHandedItemComponent.cs
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+using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Item;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// This is used for items that need
+/// multiple hands to be able to be picked up
+/// </summary>
+[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent]
+public sealed class MultiHandedItemComponent : Component
+{
+    [DataField("handsNeeded"), ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
+    public int HandsNeeded = 2;
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Item/SharedMultiHandedItemSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Item/SharedMultiHandedItemSystem.cs
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+++ b/Content.Shared/Item/SharedMultiHandedItemSystem.cs
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+using Content.Shared.Hands;
+using Content.Shared.Hands.Components;
+using Content.Shared.Hands.EntitySystems;
+using Content.Shared.Popups;
+using Robust.Shared.Player;
+using Robust.Shared.Timing;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Item;
+
+public abstract class SharedMultiHandedItemSystem : EntitySystem
+{
+    [Dependency] private readonly IGameTiming _timing = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly SharedHandsSystem _hands = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly SharedPopupSystem _popup = default!;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override void Initialize()
+    {
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<MultiHandedItemComponent, GettingPickedUpAttemptEvent>(OnAttemptPickup);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<MultiHandedItemComponent, VirtualItemDeletedEvent>(OnVirtualItemDeleted);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<MultiHandedItemComponent, GotEquippedHandEvent>(OnEquipped);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<MultiHandedItemComponent, GotUnequippedHandEvent>(OnUnequipped);
+    }
+
+    protected abstract void OnEquipped(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GotEquippedHandEvent args);
+    protected abstract void OnUnequipped(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GotUnequippedHandEvent args);
+
+    private void OnAttemptPickup(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, GettingPickedUpAttemptEvent args)
+    {
+        if (TryComp<SharedHandsComponent>(args.User, out var hands) && hands.CountFreeHands() >= component.HandsNeeded)
+            return;
+
+        args.Cancel();
+        if (_timing.IsFirstTimePredicted)
+        {
+            _popup.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("multi-handed-item-pick-up-fail",
+                ("number", component.HandsNeeded - 1), ("item", uid)), args.User, Filter.Local());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void OnVirtualItemDeleted(EntityUid uid, MultiHandedItemComponent component, VirtualItemDeletedEvent args)
+    {
+        if (args.BlockingEntity != uid)
+            return;
+
+        _hands.TryDrop(args.User, uid);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/items/components/multi-handed-item-component.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/items/components/multi-handed-item-component.ftl
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+multi-handed-item-pick-up-fail = {$number -> 
+    [one] You need one more free hand to pick up { THE($item) }.
+    *[other] You need { $number } more free hands to pick up { THE($item) }.
+}