diff --git a/Content.Server/Research/Components/ResearchServerComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Research/Components/ResearchServerComponent.cs
index 4a9460cf8f..0b43434076 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Research/Components/ResearchServerComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Research/Components/ResearchServerComponent.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ namespace Content.Server.Research.Components
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)] [DataField("points")]
         public int Points = 0;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// To encourage people to spend points,
+        /// will not accept passive points gain above this number for each source.
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataField("passiveLimitPerSource")]
+        public int PassiveLimitPerSource = 30000;
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)] public int Id { get; set; }
 
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
diff --git a/Content.Server/Research/Systems/ResearchSystem.Server.cs b/Content.Server/Research/Systems/ResearchSystem.Server.cs
index b563b0c4ef..76251a546f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Research/Systems/ResearchSystem.Server.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Research/Systems/ResearchSystem.Server.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Content.Server.Power.EntitySystems;
+using Content.Server.Station.Systems;
 using Content.Server.Research.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Research.Prototypes;
 
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Research;
 
 public sealed partial class ResearchSystem
 {
+    [Dependency] private readonly StationSystem _stationSystem = default!;
     private void InitializeServer()
     {
         SubscribeLocalEvent<ResearchServerComponent, ComponentStartup>(OnServerStartup);
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ public sealed partial class ResearchSystem
 
     public bool RegisterServerClient(ResearchServerComponent component, ResearchClientComponent clientComponent)
     {
+        // Has to be on the same station
+        if (_stationSystem.GetOwningStation(component.Owner) != _stationSystem.GetOwningStation(clientComponent.Owner))
+            return false;
+
         // TODO: This is shit but I'm just trying to fix RND for now until it gets bulldozed
         if (TryComp<ResearchPointSourceComponent>(clientComponent.Owner, out var source))
         {
@@ -96,7 +102,8 @@ public sealed partial class ResearchSystem
     {
         var points = 0;
 
-        if (CanRun(component))
+        // Is our machine powered, and are we below our limit of passive point gain?
+        if (CanRun(component) && component.Points < (component.PassiveLimitPerSource * component.PointSources.Count))
         {
             foreach (var source in component.PointSources)
             {