diff --git a/Content.Shared/Wieldable/Components/WieldableComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Wieldable/Components/WieldableComponent.cs
index 4a50b93072..5dc6abbbbe 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Wieldable/Components/WieldableComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Wieldable/Components/WieldableComponent.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ public sealed partial class WieldableComponent : Component
     [AutoNetworkedField, DataField("wielded")]
     public bool Wielded = false;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Whether using the item inhand while wielding causes the item to unwield.
+    ///     Unwielding can conflict with other inhand actions. 
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public bool UnwieldOnUse = true;
+
     [DataField("wieldedInhandPrefix")]
     public string? WieldedInhandPrefix = "wielded";
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Wieldable/WieldableSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Wieldable/WieldableSystem.cs
index 6bd406c1ca..ba3f787a4b 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Wieldable/WieldableSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Wieldable/WieldableSystem.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public sealed class WieldableSystem : EntitySystem
 
         if (!component.Wielded)
             args.Handled = TryWield(uid, component, args.User);
-        else
+        else if (component.UnwieldOnUse)
             args.Handled = TryUnwield(uid, component, args.User);
     }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/LMGs/lmgs.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/LMGs/lmgs.yml
index 49b2eeaada..79f2e7b45f 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/LMGs/lmgs.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/LMGs/lmgs.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     slots:
     - Back
   - type: Wieldable
+    unwieldOnUse: false
   - type: GunWieldBonus
     minAngle: -20
     maxAngle: -20