diff --git a/Content.Server/Lathe/Components/LatheComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Lathe/Components/LatheComponent.cs
index d0fd8fa7d3..49fc2a1135 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Lathe/Components/LatheComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Lathe/Components/LatheComponent.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ using Content.Shared.Research.Prototypes;
 using Robust.Server.GameObjects;
 using Content.Shared.Sound;
 using Content.Shared.Whitelist;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom.Prototype.List;
+using Content.Shared.Materials;
 
 namespace Content.Server.Lathe.Components
 {
@@ -16,6 +19,13 @@ namespace Content.Server.Lathe.Components
         [DataField("whitelist")] 
         public EntityWhitelist? LatheWhitelist;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whitelist generated on runtime for what items are specifically used for the lathe's recipes.
+        /// </summary>
+        [ViewVariables]
+        [DataField("materialWhiteList", customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdListSerializer<MaterialPrototype>))]
+        public List<string> MaterialWhiteList = new();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The lathe's construction queue
         /// </summary>
@@ -60,4 +70,4 @@ namespace Content.Server.Lathe.Components
         /// </summary>
         [ViewVariables] public BoundUserInterface? UserInterface;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/Lathe/LatheSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Lathe/LatheSystem.cs
index 87e642c94f..d765c02fc7 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Lathe/LatheSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Lathe/LatheSystem.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
 using Robust.Shared.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Content.Server.Lathe
 {
@@ -93,10 +94,26 @@ namespace Content.Server.Lathe
                 component.UserInterface.OnReceiveMessage += msg => UserInterfaceOnOnReceiveMessage(uid, component, msg);
             }
 
-            if (!TryComp<AppearanceComponent>(uid, out var appearance))
+            if (TryComp<AppearanceComponent>(uid, out var appearance))
+            {
+                appearance.SetData(LatheVisuals.IsInserting, false);
+                appearance.SetData(LatheVisuals.IsRunning, false);
+            }
+
+            //Fix this awful shit once Lathes get ECS'd.
+            List<LatheRecipePrototype>? recipes = null;
+            if (TryComp<ProtolatheDatabaseComponent>(uid, out var database))
+                recipes = database.ProtolatheRecipes.ToList();
+            else if (TryComp<LatheDatabaseComponent>(uid, out var database2))
+                recipes = database2._recipes;
+
+            if (recipes == null)
                 return;
-            appearance.SetData(LatheVisuals.IsInserting, false);
-            appearance.SetData(LatheVisuals.IsRunning, false);
+
+            foreach (var recipe in recipes)
+                foreach (var mat in recipe.RequiredMaterials)
+                    if (!component.MaterialWhiteList.Contains(mat.Key))
+                        component.MaterialWhiteList.Add(mat.Key);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -110,6 +127,17 @@ namespace Content.Server.Lathe
                 || component.LatheWhitelist?.IsValid(args.Used) == false)
                 return;
 
+            var matUsed = false;
+            foreach (var mat in material.Materials)
+                if (component.MaterialWhiteList.Contains(mat.ID))
+                    matUsed = true;
+
+            if (!matUsed)
+            {
+                _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("lathe-popup-material-not-used"), uid, Filter.Pvs(uid));
+                return;
+            }
+
             var multiplier = 1;
 
             if (TryComp<StackComponent>(args.Used, out var stack))
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Lathe/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Lathe/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs
index 739a3de7e7..65a77d178a 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Lathe/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Lathe/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Lathe
     public abstract class SharedLatheDatabaseComponent : Component, IEnumerable<LatheRecipePrototype>, ISerializationHooks
     {
         [DataField("recipes", customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdListSerializer<LatheRecipePrototype>))] private List<string> _recipeIds = new();
-
-        private readonly List<LatheRecipePrototype> _recipes = new();
+        public readonly List<LatheRecipePrototype> _recipes = new();
 
         void ISerializationHooks.BeforeSerialization()
         {
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/lathe/lathesystem.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/lathe/lathesystem.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b5e538d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/lathe/lathesystem.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lathe-popup-material-not-used = This material is not used in this lathe.
\ No newline at end of file