diff --git a/Content.Client/Standing/LayingDownSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Standing/LayingDownSystem.cs
index 8b8b51ff7d7..1a928d7a1c9 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Standing/LayingDownSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Standing/LayingDownSystem.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public override void Initialize()
         base.Initialize();
 
         SubscribeLocalEvent<LayingDownComponent, MoveEvent>(OnMovementInput);
-        SubscribeNetworkEvent<DownedEvent>(OnDowned);
+        SubscribeNetworkEvent<DrawDownedEvent>(OnDowned);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<LayingDownComponent, StoodEvent>(OnStood);
 
         SubscribeNetworkEvent<CheckAutoGetUpEvent>(OnCheckAutoGetUp);
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ private void OnMovementInput(EntityUid uid, LayingDownComponent component, MoveE
         sprite.Rotation = Angle.FromDegrees(90);
     }
 
-    private void OnDowned(DownedEvent ev, EntitySessionEventArgs args)
+    private void OnDowned(DrawDownedEvent args)
     {
-        if (!args.SenderSession.AttachedEntity.HasValue)
-            return;
-
-        var uid = args.SenderSession.AttachedEntity.Value;
+        var uid = GetEntity(args.Uid);
 
         if (!TryComp<SpriteComponent>(uid, out var sprite) || !TryComp<LayingDownComponent>(uid, out var component))
             return;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs
index 2b15e4ee0da..363c6f15987 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ public sealed class CheckAutoGetUpEvent(NetEntity user) : CancellableEntityEvent
 {
     public NetEntity User = user;
 }
+
+[Serializable, NetSerializable]
+public sealed class DrawDownedEvent(NetEntity uid) : EntityEventArgs
+{
+    public NetEntity Uid = uid;
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Standing/StandingStateSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Standing/StandingStateSystem.cs
index 8fb9bf5344e..724c71fabd0 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Standing/StandingStateSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Standing/StandingStateSystem.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public bool Down(EntityUid uid, bool playSound = true, bool dropHeldItems = true
         RaiseLocalEvent(uid, new DownedEvent(), false);
 
         // Raising this event will lower the entity's draw depth to the same as a small mob.
-        if (_config.GetCVar(CCVars.CrawlUnderTables))
-            RaiseNetworkEvent(new DownedEvent(), uid);
+        if (!_config.GetCVar(CCVars.CrawlUnderTables))
+            RaiseNetworkEvent(new DrawDownedEvent(GetNetEntity(uid)));
 
         // Seemed like the best place to put it
         _appearance.SetData(uid, RotationVisuals.RotationState, RotationState.Horizontal, appearance);
@@ -165,6 +165,4 @@ public sealed class StoodEvent : EntityEventArgs { }
 /// <summary>
 ///     Raised when an entity is not standing
 /// </summary>
-
-[Serializable, NetSerializable]
 public sealed class DownedEvent : EntityEventArgs { }