diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
index c8bf6f23c3..7fa2583b52 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
   - type: TimedDespawn #delete the egg after the chicken spawns
     lifetime: 21
 
-- type: entity # TODO: figure out how to make these guys gib when stepped on
+- type: entity
   name: cockroach
   parent: SimpleMobBase
   id: MobCockroach
@@ -426,6 +426,13 @@
       - !type:GibBehavior
         recursive: false
   - type: NonSpreaderZombie
+  - type: StepTrigger
+    requiredTriggeredSpeed: 1
+  - type: TriggerOnStepTrigger
+  - type: RandomChanceTriggerCondition
+    successChance: 0.2
+  - type: GibOnTrigger
+  - type: ProtectedFromStepTriggers
   - type: MeleeWeapon
     soundHit:
       path: /Audio/Effects/bite.ogg