diff --git a/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/Components/MechGrabberComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/Components/MechGrabberComponent.cs
index df94bc94ee..f4b3a985bf 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/Components/MechGrabberComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/Components/MechGrabberComponent.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Threading;
+using Content.Shared.DoAfter;
 using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.Containers;
 
@@ -47,4 +48,7 @@ public sealed partial class MechGrabberComponent : Component
 
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
     public Container ItemContainer = default!;
+
+    [DataField, ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
+    public DoAfterId? DoAfter;
 }
diff --git a/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/EntitySystems/MechGrabberSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/EntitySystems/MechGrabberSystem.cs
index 9f5d564d5a..fa46792d2a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/EntitySystems/MechGrabberSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Mech/Equipment/EntitySystems/MechGrabberSystem.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ public sealed class MechGrabberSystem : EntitySystem
         if (args.Handled || args.Target is not {} target)
             return;
 
+        if (args.Target == args.User || component.DoAfter != null)
+            return;
+
         if (TryComp<PhysicsComponent>(target, out var physics) && physics.BodyType == BodyType.Static ||
             HasComp<WallMountComponent>(target) ||
             HasComp<MobStateComponent>(target))
@@ -152,15 +155,19 @@ public sealed class MechGrabberSystem : EntitySystem
 
         args.Handled = true;
         component.AudioStream = _audio.PlayPvs(component.GrabSound, uid).Value.Entity;
-        _doAfter.TryStartDoAfter(new DoAfterArgs(EntityManager, args.User, component.GrabDelay, new GrabberDoAfterEvent(), uid, target: target, used: uid)
+        var doAfterArgs = new DoAfterArgs(EntityManager, args.User, component.GrabDelay, new GrabberDoAfterEvent(), uid, target: target, used: uid)
         {
             BreakOnTargetMove = true,
             BreakOnUserMove = true
-        });
+        };
+
+        _doAfter.TryStartDoAfter(doAfterArgs, out component.DoAfter);
     }
 
     private void OnMechGrab(EntityUid uid, MechGrabberComponent component, DoAfterEvent args)
     {
+        component.DoAfter = null;
+
         if (args.Cancelled)
         {
             component.AudioStream = _audio.Stop(component.AudioStream);