diff --git a/Content.Server/BarSign/BarSignComponent.cs b/Content.Server/BarSign/BarSignComponent.cs
index 1954a18c64..b6a1a6ec57 100644
--- a/Content.Server/BarSign/BarSignComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/BarSign/BarSignComponent.cs
@@ -13,103 +13,11 @@ using Robust.Shared.ViewVariables;
 namespace Content.Server.BarSign
 {
     [RegisterComponent]
-    public class BarSignComponent : Component, IMapInit
+    public class BarSignComponent : Component
     {
         public override string Name => "BarSign";
 
-        [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _prototypeManager = default!;
-        [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _robustRandom = default!;
-
-        [DataField("current")]
-        private string? _currentSign;
-
-        [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
-        public string? CurrentSign
-        {
-            get => _currentSign;
-            set
-            {
-                _currentSign = value;
-                UpdateSignInfo();
-            }
-        }
-
-        private bool Powered => !Owner.TryGetComponent(out ApcPowerReceiverComponent? receiver) || receiver.Powered;
-
-        private void UpdateSignInfo()
-        {
-            if (_currentSign == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (!_prototypeManager.TryIndex(_currentSign, out BarSignPrototype? prototype))
-            {
-                Logger.ErrorS("barSign", $"Invalid bar sign prototype: \"{_currentSign}\"");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (Owner.TryGetComponent(out SpriteComponent? sprite))
-            {
-                if (!Powered)
-                {
-                    sprite.LayerSetState(0, "empty");
-                    sprite.LayerSetShader(0, "shaded");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    sprite.LayerSetState(0, prototype.Icon);
-                    sprite.LayerSetShader(0, "unshaded");
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(prototype.Name))
-            {
-                Owner.Name = prototype.Name;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Owner.Name = Loc.GetString("barsign-component-name");
-            }
-
-            Owner.Description = prototype.Description;
-        }
-
-        protected override void Initialize()
-        {
-            base.Initialize();
-
-            UpdateSignInfo();
-        }
-
-        public override void HandleMessage(ComponentMessage message, IComponent? component)
-        {
-            base.HandleMessage(message, component);
-            switch (message)
-            {
-                case PowerChangedMessage powerChanged:
-                    PowerOnOnPowerStateChanged(powerChanged);
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void PowerOnOnPowerStateChanged(PowerChangedMessage e)
-        {
-            UpdateSignInfo();
-        }
-
-        public void MapInit()
-        {
-            if (_currentSign != null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var prototypes = _prototypeManager.EnumeratePrototypes<BarSignPrototype>().Where(p => !p.Hidden)
-                .ToList();
-            var prototype = _robustRandom.Pick(prototypes);
-
-            CurrentSign = prototype.ID;
-        }
+        [DataField("current")] [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
+        public string? CurrentSign;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Server/BarSign/Systems/BarSignSystem.cs b/Content.Server/BarSign/Systems/BarSignSystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d3c957bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/BarSign/Systems/BarSignSystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using Content.Server.Power.Components;
+using Robust.Server.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.IoC;
+using Robust.Shared.Localization;
+using Robust.Shared.Log;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+using Robust.Shared.Random;
+
+namespace Content.Server.BarSign.Systems
+{
+    public class BarSignSystem : EntitySystem
+    {
+        [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _prototypeManager = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
+
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            base.Initialize();
+
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<BarSignComponent, ComponentInit>(OnComponentInit);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<BarSignComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnMapInit);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<BarSignComponent, PowerChangedEvent>(OnPowerChanged);
+        }
+
+        public void SetBarSign(BarSignComponent component, string barSign)
+        {
+            component.CurrentSign = barSign;
+            UpdateBarSignVisuals(component);
+        }
+
+        private void OnComponentInit(EntityUid uid, BarSignComponent component, ComponentInit args)
+        {
+            UpdateBarSignVisuals(component);
+        }
+
+        private void OnMapInit(EntityUid uid, BarSignComponent component, MapInitEvent args)
+        {
+            if (component.CurrentSign != null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var prototypes = _prototypeManager.EnumeratePrototypes<BarSignPrototype>().Where(p => !p.Hidden)
+                .ToList();
+            var prototype = _random.Pick(prototypes);
+
+            component.CurrentSign = prototype.ID;
+        }
+
+        private void OnPowerChanged(EntityUid uid, BarSignComponent component, PowerChangedEvent args)
+        {
+            UpdateBarSignVisuals(component);
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateBarSignVisuals(BarSignComponent component)
+        {
+            if (component.CurrentSign == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!_prototypeManager.TryIndex(component.CurrentSign, out BarSignPrototype? prototype))
+            {
+                Logger.ErrorS("barSign", $"Invalid bar sign prototype: \"{component.CurrentSign}\"");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (component.Owner.TryGetComponent(out SpriteComponent? sprite))
+            {
+                if (!component.Owner.TryGetComponent(out ApcPowerReceiverComponent? receiver) || receiver.Powered)
+                {
+                    sprite.LayerSetState(0, "empty");
+                    sprite.LayerSetShader(0, "shaded");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    sprite.LayerSetState(0, prototype.Icon);
+                    sprite.LayerSetShader(0, "unshaded");
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(prototype.Name))
+            {
+                component.Owner.Name = prototype.Name;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                component.Owner.Name = Loc.GetString("barsign-component-name");
+            }
+
+            component.Owner.Description = prototype.Description;
+        }
+    }
+}