diff --git a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs
index e1e60bc5d0..7faf616f55 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Voting.Managers
 
             foreach (var player in _playerManager.GetAllPlayers())
             {
-                if (player != initiator)
+                if (player != initiator && !_afkManager.IsAfk(player))
                 {
                     // Everybody else defaults to a no vote.
                     vote.CastVote(player, 1);
diff --git a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs
index c4aefb5c2d..0d1ff76f66 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using Content.Server.Administration;
 using Content.Server.Administration.Managers;
+using Content.Server.Afk;
 using Content.Server.Chat.Managers;
 using Content.Shared.Administration;
 using Content.Shared.Collections;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Voting.Managers
         [Dependency] private readonly IChatManager _chatManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IAdminManager _adminMgr = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IAfkManager _afkManager = default!;
 
         private int _nextVoteId = 1;
 
diff --git a/Resources/Changelog/Parts/restart_vote_afk.yml b/Resources/Changelog/Parts/restart_vote_afk.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cc40f81cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Changelog/Parts/restart_vote_afk.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: PJB
+changes:
+  - type: Tweak
+    message: AFK players no longer automatically vote "no" on restart votes.