diff --git a/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm b/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
index 03c18afc06b0..e7fc7c13371a 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
@@ -26,25 +26,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(openspace_backdrop_one_for_all, /atom/movable/openspace_backdr
 /turf/open_space/on_throw_end(atom/movable/thrown_atom)
 	check_fall(thrown_atom)
 
-/turf/open_space/proc/check_fall(atom/movable/movable)
-	if(movable.flags_atom & NO_ZFALL)
-		return
-
-	var/height = 1
-	var/turf/below = SSmapping.get_turf_below(get_turf(src))
-
-	while(istype(below, /turf/open_space))
-		below = SSmapping.get_turf_below(below)
-		height++
-
-	movable.forceMove(below)
-	movable.onZImpact(below, height)
-
-
-/turf/open_space/attack_alien(mob/user)
-	attack_hand(user)
-
-/turf/open_space/attack_hand(mob/user)
+/turf/open_space/proc/climb_down(mob/user)
 	if(user.action_busy)
 		return
 
@@ -53,9 +35,6 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(openspace_backdrop_one_for_all, /atom/movable/openspace_backdr
 	if(!istype(current_turf, /turf/open_space))
 		return
 
-	if(!current_turf.Enter(user))
-		return
-
 	user.visible_message(SPAN_WARNING("[user] starts climbing down."), SPAN_WARNING("You start climbing down."))
 
 	if(!do_after(user, 3 SECONDS, INTERRUPT_ALL, BUSY_ICON_GENERIC))
@@ -71,5 +50,19 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(openspace_backdrop_one_for_all, /atom/movable/openspace_backdr
 	user.forceMove(below)
 	return
 
+/turf/open_space/proc/check_fall(atom/movable/movable)
+	if(movable.flags_atom & NO_ZFALL)
+		return
+
+	var/height = 1
+	var/turf/below = SSmapping.get_turf_below(get_turf(src))
+
+	while(istype(below, /turf/open_space))
+		below = SSmapping.get_turf_below(below)
+		height++
+
+	movable.forceMove(below)
+	movable.onZImpact(below, height)
+
 /turf/open_space/is_weedable()
 	return NOT_WEEDABLE
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index d91fb88fae5c..d769a07905bd 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@
 			if(!mover.Collide(A))
 				return FALSE
 
+	if(mover.move_intentionally && istype(src, /turf/open_space) && istype(mover,/mob/living))
+		var/turf/open_space/space = src
+		var/mob/living/climber = mover
+		if(climber.a_intent == INTENT_HARM)
+			return TRUE
+		space.climb_down(climber)
+		return FALSE
+
 	return TRUE //Nothing found to block so return success!
 
 /turf/Entered(atom/movable/A)