diff --git a/Content.Server/Drone/DroneSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Drone/DroneSystem.cs
index d2d026079a..b2c82716ca 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Drone/DroneSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Drone/DroneSystem.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Content.Server.Drone.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Actions;
 using Content.Server.Light.Components;
 using Content.Shared.MobState;
+using Content.Shared.MobState.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Interaction.Events;
 using Content.Shared.Interaction.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Examine;
@@ -176,8 +177,12 @@ namespace Content.Server.Drone
             var xform = Comp<TransformComponent>(uid);
             foreach (var entity in _lookup.GetEntitiesInRange(xform.MapPosition, component.InteractionBlockRange))
             {
+                // Return true if the entity is/was controlled by a player and is not a drone or ghost.
                 if (HasComp<MindComponent>(entity) && !HasComp<DroneComponent>(entity) && !HasComp<GhostComponent>(entity))
                 {
+                    // Filter out dead ghost roles. Dead normal players are intended to block.
+                    if ((TryComp<MobStateComponent>(entity, out var entityMobState) && HasComp<GhostTakeoverAvailableComponent>(entity) && entityMobState.IsDead()))
+                        continue;
                     if (_gameTiming.IsFirstTimePredicted)
                         _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("drone-too-close", ("being", entity)), uid, Filter.Entities(uid));
                     return true;