diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/books.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/books.yml
index 22dbc736b9..6de29605b2 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/books.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/books.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     layers:
     - state: book0
   - type: Paper
+  - type: ActivatableUI
+    key: enum.PaperUiKey.Key
   - type: UserInterface
     interfaces:
     - key: enum.PaperUiKey.Key
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/paper.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/paper.yml
index 8fcceead12..a0edd85007 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/paper.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/paper.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
     # Changing it here is fine - if the PaperStatus key is actually added,
     #  something happened, so that ought to override this either way.
     - state: paper_words
+  - type: ActivatableUI
+    key: enum.PaperUiKey.Key
+  - type: UserInterface
+    interfaces:
+    - key: enum.PaperUiKey.Key
+      type: PaperBoundUserInterface
 
 - type: entity
   parent: PaperWritten