diff --git a/Content.Shared/Follower/FollowerSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Follower/FollowerSystem.cs
index 41ee215fe2..672f3d6487 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Follower/FollowerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Follower/FollowerSystem.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Content.Shared.Follower.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Ghost;
 using Content.Shared.Hands;
 using Content.Shared.Movement.Events;
+using Content.Shared.Movement.Systems;
 using Content.Shared.Physics.Pull;
 using Content.Shared.Tag;
 using Content.Shared.Verbs;
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ public sealed class FollowerSystem : EntitySystem
 
     private void OnFollowerMove(EntityUid uid, FollowerComponent component, ref MoveInputEvent args)
     {
-        StopFollowingEntity(uid, component.Following);
+        if ((args.Component.HeldMoveButtons & MoveButtons.AnyDirection) != MoveButtons.None)
+            StopFollowingEntity(uid, component.Following);
     }
 
     private void OnPullStarted(EntityUid uid, FollowerComponent component, PullStartedMessage args)