diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
index 969b6213c..50662afde 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@
     category="Machine"
     type="Controller"
     linkable="true"
+    disableitemusagewhenselected="true"
     >
 
     <Sprite texture ="railgunetc.png" depth="0.8" sourcerect="182,0,61,97"/>
     
-    <Controller UserPos="-35.0, -50.0" direction ="Right" canbeselected = "true">
+    <Controller UserPos="-35.0, -50.0" direction ="Right" canbeselected="true">
       <limbposition limb="Head" position="-5,-62"/>
       <limbposition limb="Torso" position="-5,-108"/>
       <limbposition limb="LeftHand" position="43,-85"/>
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index a506e62d1..63a52738e 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -926,13 +926,16 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 }
             }
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < selectedItems.Length; i++ )
+            if (SelectedConstruction == null || !SelectedConstruction.Prefab.DisableItemUsageWhenSelected)
             {
-                if (selectedItems[i] == null) continue;
-                if (i == 1 && selectedItems[0] == selectedItems[1]) continue;
+                for (int i = 0; i < selectedItems.Length; i++ )
+                {
+                    if (selectedItems[i] == null) continue;
+                    if (i == 1 && selectedItems[0] == selectedItems[1]) continue;
 
-                if (IsKeyDown(InputType.Use)) selectedItems[i].Use(deltaTime, this);
-                if (IsKeyDown(InputType.Aim) && selectedItems[i] != null) selectedItems[i].SecondaryUse(deltaTime, this);                
+                    if (IsKeyDown(InputType.Use)) selectedItems[i].Use(deltaTime, this);
+                    if (IsKeyDown(InputType.Aim) && selectedItems[i] != null) selectedItems[i].SecondaryUse(deltaTime, this);                
+                }
             }
 
             if (selectedConstruction != null)
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
index a1ec49bbd..dba9dfd98 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             private set;
         }
 
+        [Serialize(false, false)]
+        public bool DisableItemUsageWhenSelected
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
         public bool CanSpriteFlipX
         {
             get { return canSpriteFlipX; }