diff --git a/Content.Shared/Interaction/SmartEquipSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Interaction/SmartEquipSystem.cs
index bba294db28..4feb0445f8 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Interaction/SmartEquipSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Interaction/SmartEquipSystem.cs
@@ -62,21 +62,22 @@ public sealed class SmartEquipSystem : EntitySystem
         if (playerSession.AttachedEntity is not { Valid: true } uid || !Exists(uid))
             return;
 
-        if (!_actionBlocker.CanInteract(uid, null))
-            return;
-
         // early out if we don't have any hands or a valid inventory slot
         if (!TryComp<HandsComponent>(uid, out var hands) || hands.ActiveHand == null)
             return;
 
+        var handItem = hands.ActiveHand.HeldEntity;
+
+        // can the user interact, and is the item interactable? e.g. virtual items
+        if (!_actionBlocker.CanInteract(uid, handItem))
+            return;
+
         if (!TryComp<InventoryComponent>(uid, out var inventory) || !_inventory.HasSlot(uid, equipmentSlot, inventory))
         {
             _popup.PopupClient(Loc.GetString("smart-equip-missing-equipment-slot", ("slotName", equipmentSlot)), uid, uid);
             return;
         }
 
-        var handItem = hands.ActiveHand.HeldEntity;
-
         // early out if we have an item and cant drop it at all
         if (handItem != null && !_hands.CanDropHeld(uid, hands.ActiveHand))
         {
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Inventory/VirtualItem/SharedVirtualItemSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Inventory/VirtualItem/SharedVirtualItemSystem.cs
index cd0863ec88..8b9c052c8d 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Inventory/VirtualItem/SharedVirtualItemSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Inventory/VirtualItem/SharedVirtualItemSystem.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Content.Shared.Hands;
 using Content.Shared.Hands.EntitySystems;
 using Content.Shared.Interaction;
+using Content.Shared.Interaction.Events;
 using Content.Shared.Inventory.Events;
 using Content.Shared.Item;
 using Content.Shared.Popups;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public abstract class SharedVirtualItemSystem : EntitySystem
         SubscribeLocalEvent<VirtualItemComponent, BeingUnequippedAttemptEvent>(OnBeingUnequippedAttempt);
 
         SubscribeLocalEvent<VirtualItemComponent, BeforeRangedInteractEvent>(OnBeforeRangedInteract);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<VirtualItemComponent, GettingInteractedWithAttemptEvent>(OnGettingInteractedWithAttemptEvent);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -72,6 +74,12 @@ public abstract class SharedVirtualItemSystem : EntitySystem
         args.Handled = true;
     }
 
+    private void OnGettingInteractedWithAttemptEvent(Entity<VirtualItemComponent> ent, ref GettingInteractedWithAttemptEvent args)
+    {
+        // No interactions with a virtual item, please.
+        args.Cancelled = true;
+    }
+
     #region Hands
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Virtual/virtual_item.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Virtual/virtual_item.yml
index ed74243550..088de6a6da 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Virtual/virtual_item.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Virtual/virtual_item.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
   noSpawn: true
   components:
   - type: Item
+    size: Ginormous # no storage insertion visuals
   - type: VirtualItem