diff --git a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
index 0791924caaf..5ee7c8f7d96 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Content.Server.Xenoarchaeology.XenoArtifacts.Events;
 using Content.Server.Xenoarchaeology.XenoArtifacts.Triggers.Components;
 using Content.Shared.CCVar;
+using Content.Shared.Tiles;
 using Content.Shared.Xenoarchaeology.XenoArtifacts;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
@@ -149,6 +150,14 @@ public bool TryActivateArtifact(EntityUid uid, EntityUid? user = null, ArtifactC
         if (component.IsSuppressed)
             return false;
 
+        // Frontier - check if artifact on a protected grid
+        var xform = Transform(uid);
+        if (xform.GridUid != null)
+        {
+            if (HasComp<ProtectedGridComponent>(xform.GridUid.Value))
+                return false;
+        }
+
         // check if artifact isn't under cooldown
         var timeDif = _gameTiming.CurTime - component.LastActivationTime;
         if (timeDif < component.CooldownTime)