diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm b/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
index 54874bc9e16b..1155ea88bed9 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 #define INIT_ORDER_ATOMS 30
 #define INIT_ORDER_LANGUAGE 25
 #define INIT_ORDER_MACHINES 20
+#define INIT_ORDER_TURRETS 17
 #define INIT_ORDER_SKILLS 15
 #define INIT_ORDER_TIMER 1
 #define INIT_ORDER_DEFAULT 0
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/turrets.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/turrets.dm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..634f6327e458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/turrets.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+SUBSYSTEM_DEF(turrets)
+	name = "Turrets"
+	wait = 5
+	init_order = INIT_ORDER_MACHINES
+	flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING
+	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_GAME | RUNLEVEL_POSTGAME
+	var/list/processing = list()
+	var/list/currentrun = list()
+
+/datum/controller/subsystem/turrets/get_metrics()
+	. = ..()
+	var/list/cust = list()
+	cust["processing"] = length(processing)
+	.["custom"] = cust
+
+/datum/controller/subsystem/turrets/stat_entry(msg)
+	msg = "M:[length(processing)]]"
+	return ..()
+
+
+/datum/controller/subsystem/turrets/fire(resumed = 0)
+	if (!resumed)
+		src.currentrun = processing.Copy()
+
+	//cache for sanic speed (lists are references anyways)
+	var/list/currentrun = src.currentrun
+
+	var/seconds = wait * 0.1
+	while(currentrun.len)
+		var/obj/machinery/thing = currentrun[currentrun.len]
+		currentrun.len--
+		if(QDELETED(thing) || thing.process(seconds) == PROCESS_KILL)
+			processing -= thing
+			if (!QDELETED(thing))
+				thing.datum_flags &= ~DF_ISPROCESSING
+		if (MC_TICK_CHECK)
+			return
+
+/datum/controller/subsystem/turrets/Recover()
+	if (istype(SSturrets.processing))
+		processing = SSmachines.processing
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/porta_turret/portable_turret.dm b/code/game/machinery/porta_turret/portable_turret.dm
index 3e50954df0c7..0ea4cb03ba15 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/porta_turret/portable_turret.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/porta_turret/portable_turret.dm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ DEFINE_BITFIELD(turret_flags, list(
 	integrity_failure = 0.5
 	armor = list("melee" = 50, "bullet" = 30, "laser" = 30, "energy" = 30, "bomb" = 30, "bio" = 0, "rad" = 0, "fire" = 90, "acid" = 90)
 	base_icon_state = "standard"
+	subsystem_type = /datum/controller/subsystem/turrets
 	/// Scan range of the turret for locating targets
 	var/scan_range = 7
 	/// For turrets inside other objects
diff --git a/shiptest.dme b/shiptest.dme
index e460d129f655..c7fb62befe18 100644
--- a/shiptest.dme
+++ b/shiptest.dme
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\title.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\traumas.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\turf_fire.dm"
+#include "code\controllers\subsystem\turrets.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\verb_manager.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\vis_overlays.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\vote.dm"