diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/coiling.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/coiling.dm
index 4132ea51f5c0..4b70d291d992 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/coiling.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/coiling.dm
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 		// check that the user has grabbed someone and they are not currently coiling someone
 		if(ishuman(owner.pulling) && !currently_coiling)
 			coil_mob(owner.pulling)
+		else
+			if (currently_coiling)
+				var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = owner
+				if(H.pulling && H.grab_state == GRAB_AGGRESSIVE && H.voremode)
+					var/mob/P = H.pulling
+					H.vore_attack(H, P, H)
+				else
+					currently_coiled.grabbedby(H)
 
 /datum/action/innate/ability/coiling/proc/update_coil_offset(atom/source, old_dir, new_dir)
 	// update the coiling offset on the coiled user depending on the way the owner is facing
@@ -41,10 +49,13 @@
 	currently_coiled = H
 
 	H.layer -= 0.1 // LISTEN I HATE TOUCHING MOB LAYERS TOO BUT THIS IS JUST SO THEY RENDER UNDER THE OTHER PLAYER SDFHSDFHDSFHDSH
-
+	var/prev_grab_state = owner.grab_state
 	// move user to same tile
 	H.forceMove(get_turf(owner))
-
+	owner.start_pulling(H)
+	var/i
+	for (i=1; i<prev_grab_state+1;i++)
+		currently_coiled.grabbedby(owner)
 	// cancel the coiling action if certain things are done
 	RegisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_MOVABLE_MOVED, .proc/cancel_coil)
 	RegisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_LIVING_RESTING, .proc/cancel_coil)
@@ -78,7 +89,6 @@
 	UnregisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_MOVABLE_MOVED)
 	UnregisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_LIVING_RESTING)
 	UnregisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_LIVING_STOPPED_PULLING)
-	UnregisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_ATOM_DIR_CHANGE)
 
 	// change overlay back to original image
 	H.dna.species.mutant_bodyparts["taur"] = "Naga"