diff --git a/code/datums/emotes.dm b/code/datums/emotes.dm
index 5bb5c0d4157b..b5625e060064 100644
--- a/code/datums/emotes.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emotes.dm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	var/sound //Sound to play when emote is called
 	var/vary = FALSE	//used for the honk borg emote
 	var/only_forced_audio = FALSE //can only code call this event instead of the player.
+	var/cooldown = 0.4 SECONDS
 
 /datum/emote/New()
 	if (ispath(mob_type_allowed_typecache))
@@ -75,6 +76,19 @@
 	else
 		user.visible_message(msg)
 
+/// For handling emote cooldown, return true to allow the emote to happen
+/datum/emote/proc/check_cooldown(mob/user, intentional, update=TRUE) 
+	if(!intentional)
+		return TRUE
+	if(user.emotes_used && user.emotes_used[src] + cooldown > world.time)
+		return FALSE
+	if(!update)
+		return TRUE
+	if(!user.emotes_used)
+		user.emotes_used = list()
+	user.emotes_used[src] = world.time
+	return TRUE
+
 /datum/emote/proc/get_sound(mob/living/user)
 	return sound //by default just return this var.
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
index b3a4398f14f6..dd0535ed6fb5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
@@ -13,12 +13,18 @@
 	if(!length(key_emotes))
 		if(intentional)
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>'[act]' emote does not exist. Say *help for a list.</span>")
-		return
+		return FALSE
+	var/silenced = FALSE
 	for(var/datum/emote/P in key_emotes)
+		if(!P.check_cooldown(src, intentional))
+			silenced = TRUE
+			continue
 		if(P.run_emote(src, param, m_type, intentional))
-			return
-	if(intentional)
+			return TRUE
+	if(intentional && !silenced)
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Unusable emote '[act]'. Say *help for a list.</span>")
+	return FALSE
+
 
 /datum/emote/flip
 	key = "flip"
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@
 	restraint_check = TRUE
 	mob_type_allowed_typecache = list(/mob/living, /mob/dead/observer)
 	mob_type_ignore_stat_typecache = list(/mob/dead/observer)
+	cooldown = 0 SECONDS
 
 /datum/emote/flip/run_emote(mob/user, params , type_override, intentional)
 	. = ..()
@@ -38,6 +45,7 @@
 	restraint_check = TRUE
 	mob_type_allowed_typecache = list(/mob/living, /mob/dead/observer)
 	mob_type_ignore_stat_typecache = list(/mob/dead/observer)
+	cooldown = 0 SECONDS
 
 /datum/emote/spin/run_emote(mob/user, params ,  type_override, intentional)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
index 74f33179be40..b51505450d31 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 	message_monkey = "lets out a faint chimper as it collapses and stops moving..."
 	message_simple =  "stops moving..."
 	stat_allowed = UNCONSCIOUS
+	cooldown = 3.4 SECONDS
 
 /datum/emote/living/deathgasp/run_emote(mob/user, params, type_override, intentional)
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/S = user
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
index 9c1bf784ccbd..5726f2484178 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
@@ -106,3 +106,5 @@
 	var/registered_z
 	
 	var/memory_amt = 0
+
+	var/list/emotes_used /// Used for tracking last uses of emotes for cooldown purposes