diff --git a/Content.Server/Power/Components/CablePlacerComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Power/Components/CablePlacerComponent.cs
index e7e0143b79..d738449aaf 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Power/Components/CablePlacerComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Power/Components/CablePlacerComponent.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Power.Components
             var snapPos = grid.TileIndicesFor(eventArgs.ClickLocation);
             var tileDef = grid.GetTileRef(snapPos).Tile.GetContentTileDefinition();
 
-            if(!tileDef.IsSubFloor || tileDef.IsSpace)
+            if(!tileDef.IsSubFloor || !tileDef.Sturdy)
                 return false;
 
             foreach (var anchored in grid.GetAnchoredEntities(snapPos))
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs b/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs
index 6f82ad0768..199659901e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Maps
         public string ItemDropPrototypeName { get; } = "FloorTileItemSteel";
 
         [DataField("is_space")] public bool IsSpace { get; private set; }
+        [DataField("sturdy")] public bool Sturdy { get; private set; } = true;
 
         public void AssignTileId(ushort id)
         {
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/space.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/space.yml
index 6a0be3dc83..95bdf38599 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/space.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/space.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
   friction: 0
   is_subfloor: true
   is_space: true
+  sturdy: false