diff --git a/Content.Server/Engineering/Components/SpawnAfterInteractComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Engineering/Components/SpawnAfterInteractComponent.cs
index da3ad392307d..fe4e98ad7b8e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Engineering/Components/SpawnAfterInteractComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Engineering/Components/SpawnAfterInteractComponent.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ public sealed class SpawnAfterInteractComponent : Component
         [DataField("prototype", customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdSerializer<EntityPrototype>))]
         public string? Prototype { get; }
 
+        [ViewVariables]
+        [DataField("ignoreDistance")]
+        public bool IgnoreDistance { get; }
+
         [ViewVariables]
         [DataField("doAfter")]
         public float DoAfterTime = 0;
diff --git a/Content.Server/Engineering/EntitySystems/SpawnAfterInteractSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Engineering/EntitySystems/SpawnAfterInteractSystem.cs
index 3119222e3721..0e20f699f990 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Engineering/EntitySystems/SpawnAfterInteractSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Engineering/EntitySystems/SpawnAfterInteractSystem.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public override void Initialize()
 
         private async void HandleAfterInteract(EntityUid uid, SpawnAfterInteractComponent component, AfterInteractEvent args)
         {
+            if (!args.CanReach && !component.IgnoreDistance)
+                return;
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(component.Prototype))
                 return;
             if (!_mapManager.TryGetGrid(args.ClickLocation.GetGridId(EntityManager), out var grid))