diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 077c0a463aaa..4a66901398de 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -828,15 +828,16 @@ cases. Override_icon_state should be a list.*/
 	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]."))
 	zoom = !zoom
+
 	COOLDOWN_START(user, zoom_cooldown, 20)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_LIVING_ZOOM_OUT, src)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ITEM_UNZOOM, user)
 	UnregisterSignal(src, list(
 		COMSIG_ITEM_DROPPED,
 		COMSIG_ITEM_UNWIELD,
-		COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING,
 	))
 	UnregisterSignal(user, COMSIG_MOB_MOVE_OR_LOOK)
+	user.UnregisterSignal(src, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING)
 	//General reset in case anything goes wrong, the view will always reset to default unless zooming in.
 	if(user.client)
 		user.client.change_view(world_view_size, src)
@@ -867,9 +868,9 @@ cases. Override_icon_state should be a list.*/
 		RegisterSignal(src, list(
 			COMSIG_ITEM_DROPPED,
 			COMSIG_ITEM_UNWIELD,
-			COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING,
 		), PROC_REF(unzoom_dropped_callback))
 		RegisterSignal(user, COMSIG_MOB_MOVE_OR_LOOK, PROC_REF(zoom_handle_mob_move_or_look))
+		user.RegisterSignal(src, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living, zoomable_item_destroyed))
 
 		zoom_initial_mob_dir = user.dir
 
@@ -896,6 +897,17 @@ cases. Override_icon_state should be a list.*/
 	SPAN_NOTICE("You peer through \the [zoom_device]."))
 	zoom = !zoom
 
+/mob/living/proc/zoomable_item_destroyed(datum/destroying_zoomable)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_LIVING_ZOOM_OUT, destroying_zoomable)
+	SEND_SIGNAL(destroying_zoomable, COMSIG_ITEM_UNZOOM, src)
+
+	if(client)
+		client.change_view(world_view_size, destroying_zoomable)
+		client.pixel_x = 0
+		client.pixel_y = 0
+
 /obj/item/proc/get_icon_state(mob/user_mob, slot)
 	var/mob_state
 	var/item_state_slot_state = LAZYACCESS(item_state_slots, slot)