diff --git a/Content.Server/Anomaly/Effects/InnerBodyAnomalySystem.cs b/Content.Server/Anomaly/Effects/InnerBodyAnomalySystem.cs
index 38c4c51d8745f9..b75be376383faf 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Anomaly/Effects/InnerBodyAnomalySystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Anomaly/Effects/InnerBodyAnomalySystem.cs
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ private void OnMobStateChanged(Entity<InnerBodyAnomalyComponent> ent, ref MobSta
         if (args.NewMobState != MobState.Dead)
             return;
 
+        var ev = new BeforeRemoveAnomalyOnDeathEvent();
+        RaiseLocalEvent(args.Target, ref ev);
+        if (ev.Cancelled)
+            return;
+
         _anomaly.ChangeAnomalyHealth(ent, -2); //Shutdown it
     }
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/Zombies/ZombieSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Zombies/ZombieSystem.cs
index 371c6f1222aeaa..ec50e11a0caf9b 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Zombies/ZombieSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Zombies/ZombieSystem.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Content.Server.Chat.Systems;
 using Content.Server.Emoting.Systems;
 using Content.Server.Speech.EntitySystems;
+using Content.Shared.Anomaly.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Bed.Sleep;
 using Content.Shared.Cloning;
 using Content.Shared.Damage;
@@ -64,10 +65,19 @@ public override void Initialize()
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ZombieComponent, GetCharactedDeadIcEvent>(OnGetCharacterDeadIC);
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<PendingZombieComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnPendingMapInit);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<PendingZombieComponent, BeforeRemoveAnomalyOnDeathEvent>(OnBeforeRemoveAnomalyOnDeath);
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<IncurableZombieComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnPendingMapInit);
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ZombifyOnDeathComponent, MobStateChangedEvent>(OnDamageChanged);
+
+        }
+
+        private void OnBeforeRemoveAnomalyOnDeath(Entity<PendingZombieComponent> ent, ref BeforeRemoveAnomalyOnDeathEvent args)
+        {
+            // Pending zombies (e.g. infected non-zombies) do not remove their hosted anomaly on death.
+            // Current zombies DO remove the anomaly on death.
+            args.Cancelled = true;
         }
 
         private void OnPendingMapInit(EntityUid uid, IncurableZombieComponent component, MapInitEvent args)
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/InnerBodyAnomalyComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/InnerBodyAnomalyComponent.cs
index e88cedb18ef2aa..a7e07ae2b504c7 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/InnerBodyAnomalyComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/InnerBodyAnomalyComponent.cs
@@ -70,3 +70,11 @@ public sealed partial class InnerBodyAnomalyComponent : Component
     [DataField]
     public string LayerMap = "inner_anomaly_layer";
 }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Event broadcast when an anomaly is being removed because the host is dying.
+/// Raised directed at the host entity with the anomaly.
+/// Cancel this if you want to prevent the host from losing their anomaly on death.
+/// </summary>
+[ByRefEvent]
+public record struct BeforeRemoveAnomalyOnDeathEvent(bool Cancelled = false);