diff --git a/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Components/AmmoComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Components/AmmoComponent.cs
index 0ba8a5faee..0fedf95146 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Components/AmmoComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Components/AmmoComponent.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ public sealed partial class CartridgeAmmoComponent : AmmoComponent
     [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
     public bool Spent;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Is this cartridge automatically marked as trash once spent?
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
+    public bool MarkSpentAsTrash = true;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Caseless ammunition.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Systems/SharedGunSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Systems/SharedGunSystem.cs
index e3fbec0d5d..952b53acf2 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Systems/SharedGunSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Weapons/Ranged/Systems/SharedGunSystem.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public abstract partial class SharedGunSystem : EntitySystem
     [Dependency] private   readonly UseDelaySystem _useDelay = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly EntityWhitelistSystem _whitelistSystem = default!;
 
+    private static readonly ProtoId<TagPrototype> TrashTag = "Trash";
+
     private const float InteractNextFire = 0.3f;
     private const double SafetyNextFire = 0.5;
     private const float EjectOffset = 0.4f;
@@ -452,6 +454,14 @@ public abstract partial class SharedGunSystem : EntitySystem
 
         cartridge.Spent = spent;
         Appearance.SetData(uid, AmmoVisuals.Spent, spent);
+
+        if (!cartridge.MarkSpentAsTrash)
+            return;
+
+        if (spent)
+            TagSystem.AddTag(uid, TrashTag);
+        else
+            TagSystem.RemoveTag(uid, TrashTag);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Cartridges/pistol.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Cartridges/pistol.yml
index ba2b856778..3862918e38 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Cartridges/pistol.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Cartridges/pistol.yml
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@
   - type: CartridgeAmmo
     proto: BulletPistol
     spent: true
+  - type: Tag
+    tags:
+    - CartridgePistol
+    - Trash # surely theres a way to automatically add this...