diff --git a/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
index 65441796b2..c0036369c6 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Content.Server.DoAfter;
 using Content.Server.Kitchen.Components;
+using Content.Server.MobState;
 using Content.Shared.Body.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Interaction;
 using Content.Shared.MobState.Components;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ using Content.Shared.Nutrition.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Popups;
 using Content.Shared.Storage;
 using Content.Shared.Verbs;
+using Robust.Server.Containers;
 using Robust.Shared.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.Random;
 
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ public sealed class SharpSystem : EntitySystem
 {
     [Dependency] private readonly DoAfterSystem _doAfterSystem = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly SharedPopupSystem _popupSystem = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly ContainerSystem _containerSystem = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly MobStateSystem _mobStateSystem = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _robustRandom = default!;
 
     public override void Initialize()
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ public sealed class SharpSystem : EntitySystem
         if (butcher.Type != ButcheringType.Knife)
             return;
 
-        if (TryComp<MobStateComponent>(target, out var mobState) && !mobState.IsDead())
+        if (TryComp<MobStateComponent>(target, out var mobState) && !_mobStateSystem.IsDead(target, mobState))
             return;
 
         if (!sharp.Butchering.Add(target))
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ public sealed class SharpSystem : EntitySystem
         if (!TryComp<SharpComponent>(ev.Sharp, out var sharp))
             return;
 
+        if (_containerSystem.IsEntityInContainer(ev.Entity))
+            return;
+
         sharp.Butchering.Remove(ev.Entity);
 
         var spawnEntities = EntitySpawnCollection.GetSpawns(butcher.SpawnedEntities, _robustRandom);
@@ -124,18 +131,23 @@ public sealed class SharpSystem : EntitySystem
         bool disabled = false;
         string? message = null;
 
-        if (TryComp<MobStateComponent>(uid, out var state) && !state.IsDead())
-        {
-            disabled = true;
-            message = Loc.GetString("butcherable-mob-isnt-dead");
-        }
-
         if (args.Using is null || !HasComp<SharpComponent>(args.Using))
         {
             disabled = true;
             message = Loc.GetString("butcherable-need-knife",
                 ("target", uid));
         }
+        else if (_containerSystem.IsEntityInContainer(uid))
+        {
+            message = Loc.GetString("butcherable-not-in-container",
+                ("target", uid));
+            disabled = true;
+        }
+        else if (TryComp<MobStateComponent>(uid, out var state) && !_mobStateSystem.IsDead(uid, state))
+        {
+            disabled = true;
+            message = Loc.GetString("butcherable-mob-isnt-dead");
+        }
 
         InteractionVerb verb = new()
         {
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl
index 7b07b42a14..e27b083023 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 butcherable-knife-butchered-success = You butcher { THE($target) } with { THE($knife) }.
 butcherable-need-knife = Use a sharp object to butcher { THE($target) }.
+butcherable-not-in-container = { CAPITALIZE(THE($target)) } can't be in a container.
 butcherable-mob-isnt-dead = Needs to be dead.
 butcherable-verb-name = Butcher