diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Projectiles/ProjectileComponent.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Projectiles/ProjectileComponent.cs
index 48051aa31d..d2a36ae105 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Projectiles/ProjectileComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Projectiles/ProjectileComponent.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Projectiles
 
         public Dictionary<DamageType, int> damages = new Dictionary<DamageType, int>();
 
+        public float TimeLeft { get; set; } = 10;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Function that makes the collision of this object ignore a specific entity so we don't collide with ourselves
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/ProjectileSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/ProjectileSystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1e4713aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/ProjectileSystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Projectiles;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects.Systems;
+
+namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.EntitySystems
+{
+    [UsedImplicitly]
+    internal sealed class ProjectileSystem : EntitySystem
+    {
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            base.Initialize();
+
+            EntityQuery = new TypeEntityQuery(typeof(ProjectileComponent));
+        }
+
+        public override void Update(float frameTime)
+        {
+            base.Update(frameTime);
+
+            foreach (var entity in RelevantEntities)
+            {
+                var component = entity.GetComponent<ProjectileComponent>();
+                component.TimeLeft -= frameTime;
+
+                if (component.TimeLeft <= 0)
+                {
+                    entity.Delete();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}