diff --git a/Content.Server/Access/Systems/IdCardSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Access/Systems/IdCardSystem.cs
index 9cd9976cea90..47388d1a6fd2 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Access/Systems/IdCardSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Access/Systems/IdCardSystem.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public override void Initialize()
 
     private void OnMicrowaved(EntityUid uid, IdCardComponent component, BeingMicrowavedEvent args)
     {
+        if (!component.CanMicrowave)
+            return;
+
         if (TryComp<AccessComponent>(uid, out var access))
         {
             float randomPick = _random.NextFloat();
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Access/Components/IdCardComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Access/Components/IdCardComponent.cs
index 39d5d9d27f32..a099cd26d245 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Access/Components/IdCardComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Access/Components/IdCardComponent.cs
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ public sealed partial class IdCardComponent : Component
 
     [DataField]
     public LocId FullNameLocId = "access-id-card-component-owner-full-name-job-title-text";
+
+    [DataField]
+    public bool CanMicrowave = true;
 }