diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/attack_alien.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/attack_alien.dm
index 33cf6142acb1..28c6b31f38ed 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/attack_alien.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/attack_alien.dm
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@
 	SPAN_DANGER("You nudge your head against [src]."), null, 5, CHAT_TYPE_XENO_FLUFF)
 
 /mob/living/proc/is_xeno_grabbable()
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		return FALSE
+
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/is_xeno_grabbable()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Larva.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Larva.dm
index 04b7e04c2da5..4cf0ff113615 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Larva.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Larva.dm
@@ -170,3 +170,5 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/larva/emote(act, m_type, message, intentional, force_silence)
 	playsound(loc, "alien_roar_larva", 15)
 
+/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/larva/is_xeno_grabbable()
+	return TRUE