diff --git a/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm b/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
index f8d05a885d6..33cd8a96968 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
@@ -669,6 +669,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/ui_act(action, list/params)
 	add_fingerprint(usr)
 	update_last_used(usr)
+	if(isAI(usr) && !GLOB.cameranet.checkTurfVis(get_turf(src))) //We check if they're an AI specifically here, so borgs can still access off-camera stuff.
+		to_chat(usr, span_warning("You can no longer connect to this device!"))
+		return FALSE
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/machinery/Topic(href, href_list)