diff --git a/Content.Shared/CombatMode/CombatModeComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/CombatMode/CombatModeComponent.cs
index 124a682d5c..8e8ffbc53b 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CombatMode/CombatModeComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CombatMode/CombatModeComponent.cs
@@ -48,5 +48,19 @@ public sealed partial class CombatModeComponent : Component
         /// </summary>
         [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
         public bool ToggleMouseRotator = true;
+
+        // WD EDIT START
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     If true, sets <see cref="MouseRotatorComponent.AngleTolerance"/> to 1 degree and <see cref="MouseRotatorComponent.Simple4DirMode"/>
+        ///     to false when the owner enters combatmode. This is currently being tested as of 06.12.24,
+        ///     so a simple bool switch should suffice.
+        ///     Leaving AutoNetworking just in case shitmins need to disable it for someone. Will only take effect when re-enabling combat mode.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        ///     No effect if <see cref="ToggleMouseRotator"/> is false.
+        /// </remarks>
+        [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
+        public bool SmoothRotation = true;
+        // WD EDIT END
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CombatMode/SharedCombatModeSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/CombatMode/SharedCombatModeSystem.cs
index 60d1362bb0..60b31a00a2 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CombatMode/SharedCombatModeSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CombatMode/SharedCombatModeSystem.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ private void SetMouseRotatorComponents(EntityUid uid, bool value)
     {
         if (value)
         {
-            EnsureComp<MouseRotatorComponent>(uid);
+            var rot = EnsureComp<MouseRotatorComponent>(uid);
+            // WD EDIT START
+            if (TryComp<CombatModeComponent>(uid, out var comp) && comp.SmoothRotation) // no idea under which (intended) circumstances this can fail (if any), so i'll avoid Comp<>().
+            {
+                rot.AngleTolerance = Angle.FromDegrees(1); // arbitrary
+                rot.Simple4DirMode = false;
+            }
+            // WD EDIT END
             EnsureComp<NoRotateOnMoveComponent>(uid);
         }
         else
diff --git a/Content.Shared/MouseRotator/MouseRotatorComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/MouseRotator/MouseRotatorComponent.cs
index 2844b3cb8b..39b82a0405 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/MouseRotator/MouseRotatorComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/MouseRotator/MouseRotatorComponent.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Numerics;
+using System.Numerics;
 using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization;