diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Specific/Medical/surgery.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Specific/Medical/surgery.yml
index 053ef0a325..8147de0a3c 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Specific/Medical/surgery.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Specific/Medical/surgery.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
   parent: BaseToolSurgery
   description: A surgical tool used to make incisions into flesh.
   components:
+  - type: Sharp
+    butcherDelayModifier: 1.5 # Butchering with a scalpel, regardless of the type, will take 50% longer
   - type: Utensil
     types:
       - Knife