diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals/atom/mob/living/signals_human.dm b/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals/atom/mob/living/signals_human.dm
index 0a9e00b59e04..6614272d33e5 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals/atom/mob/living/signals_human.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/dcs/signals/atom/mob/living/signals_human.dm
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 #define COMSIG_HUMAN_UPDATE_SIGHT "human_update_sight"
 	#define COMPONENT_OVERRIDE_UPDATE_SIGHT (1<<0)
 
+///from /mob/living/carbon/human/movement_delay()
+#define COMSIG_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_CANCEL_INTERACTION "human_movement_cancel_interaction"
+	#define COMPONENT_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_KEEP_USING (1<<0)
+
 ///from /mob/living/carbon/human/update_sight()
 #define COMSIG_HUMAN_POST_UPDATE_SIGHT "human_post_update_sight"
 ///from /mob/living/carbon/human/movement_delay(): (list/movedata)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 077c0a463aaa..2d142789fdaf 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ cases. Override_icon_state should be a list.*/
 	unzoom(user)
 
 /obj/item/proc/unzoom(mob/living/user)
+	if(user.interactee == src)
+		user.unset_interaction()
 	var/zoom_device = zoomdevicename ? "\improper [zoomdevicename] of [src]" : "\improper [src]"
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(user, TYPE_PROC_REF(/atom, visible_message), SPAN_NOTICE("[user] looks up from [zoom_device]."),
 	SPAN_NOTICE("You look up from [zoom_device]."))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/binoculars.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/binoculars.dm
index a4589fb1dd78..2d44ce076f30 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/binoculars.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/binoculars.dm
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@
 
 /obj/item/device/binoculars/on_set_interaction(mob/user)
 	flags_atom |= RELAY_CLICK
-
+	RegisterSignal(user, COMSIG_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_CANCEL_INTERACTION, PROC_REF(interaction_handler))
 
 /obj/item/device/binoculars/on_unset_interaction(mob/user)
 	flags_atom &= ~RELAY_CLICK
+	UnregisterSignal(user, COMSIG_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_CANCEL_INTERACTION)
+
+/obj/item/device/binoculars/proc/interaction_handler()
+	return COMPONENT_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_KEEP_USING
 
 /obj/item/device/binoculars/civ
 	desc = "A pair of binoculars."
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_movement.dm
index e4ed65107f03..1a906dfa5c11 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_movement.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 	recalculate_move_delay = FALSE
 
 	if(interactee)// moving stops any kind of interaction
-		unset_interaction()
+		if(!(SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_CANCEL_INTERACTION) & COMPONENT_HUMAN_MOVEMENT_KEEP_USING))
+			unset_interaction()
 
 	if(species.slowdown)
 		. += species.slowdown