diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm
index 3c68b3c986ab..ccfef44aa431 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm
@@ -751,7 +751,9 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/pull_response(mob/puller)
-	if(stat != DEAD && has_species(puller,"Human")) // If the Xeno is alive, fight back against a grab/pull
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		return TRUE
+	if(has_species(puller,"Human")) // If the Xeno is alive, fight back against a grab/pull
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = puller
 		if(H.ally_of_hivenumber(hivenumber))
 			return TRUE
@@ -759,6 +761,18 @@
 		playsound(puller.loc, 'sound/weapons/pierce.ogg', 25, 1)
 		puller.visible_message(SPAN_WARNING("[puller] tried to pull [src] but instead gets a tail swipe to the head!"))
 		return FALSE
+	if(issynth(puller) && (mob_size >= 4 || istype(src, /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/warrior)))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/synthetic/puller_synth = puller
+		if(puller_synth.ally_of_hivenumber(hivenumber))
+			return TRUE
+		puller.apply_effect(1, DAZE)
+		shake_camera(puller, 2, 1)
+		playsound(puller.loc, 'sound/weapons/alien_claw_block.ogg', 25, 1)
+		var/facing = get_dir(src, puller)
+		throw_carbon(puller, facing, 1, SPEED_SLOW, shake_camera = FALSE, immobilize = FALSE)
+		puller.apply_effect(get_xeno_stun_duration(puller, 1), WEAKEN)
+		puller.visible_message(SPAN_WARNING("[puller] tried to pull [src] but instead gets whacked in the chest!"))
+		return FALSE
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/resist_grab(moving_resist)