diff --git a/Content.Client/Hands/Systems/HandsSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Hands/Systems/HandsSystem.cs
index 174f932202..daed0371cd 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Hands/Systems/HandsSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Hands/Systems/HandsSystem.cs
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ namespace Content.Client.Hands.Systems
             if (!Resolve(uid, ref handComp, ref sprite, false))
                 return;
 
-            OnPlayerItemAdded?.Invoke(hand.Name, held);
+            // visual update might involve changes to the entity's effective sprite -> need to update hands GUI.
+            if (uid == _playerManager.LocalPlayer?.ControlledEntity)
+                OnPlayerItemAdded?.Invoke(hand.Name, held);
 
             if (!handComp.ShowInHands)
                 return;
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/chargers.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/chargers.yml
index 0e40fba97a..d026cdf699 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/chargers.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/chargers.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   - type: ItemSlots
     slots:
       charger_slot:
+        ejectOnInteract: true
         whitelist:
           components:
           - HitscanBatteryAmmoProvider