diff --git a/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.ClientContainer.cs b/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.ClientContainer.cs
index d181b21581..39ec35f862 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.ClientContainer.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.ClientContainer.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects.Components.Containers
             [ViewVariables] public string ID { get; }
             [ViewVariables] public IEntity Owner => Manager.Owner;
             [ViewVariables] public bool Deleted { get; private set; }
-            [ViewVariables] public IReadOnlyCollection<IEntity> ContainedEntities => Entities;
+            [ViewVariables] public IReadOnlyList<IEntity> ContainedEntities => Entities;
             public bool ShowContents { get; set; }
 
             public bool CanInsert(IEntity toinsert)
diff --git a/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.cs b/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.cs
index c126ec1e3e..d1d98a3b70 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/GameObjects/Components/Containers/ContainerManagerComponent.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ namespace Robust.Client.GameObjects.Components.Containers
             throw new NotSupportedException("Cannot modify containers on the client.");
         }
 
-        public override IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainers() =>
-            _containers.Values.Where(c => !c.Deleted);
+        protected override IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainersImpl()
+        {
+            return _containers.Values.Where(c => !c.Deleted);
+        }
 
         public override IContainer GetContainer(string id)
         {
diff --git a/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/Container.cs b/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/Container.cs
index 507cdd74e8..dbf3d3f99f 100644
--- a/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/Container.cs
+++ b/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/Container.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
         public Container(string id, IContainerManager manager) : base(id, manager) { }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override IReadOnlyCollection<IEntity> ContainedEntities => _containerList.AsReadOnly();
+        public override IReadOnlyList<IEntity> ContainedEntities => _containerList;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void InternalInsert(IEntity toinsert)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [ViewVariables]
-        public abstract IReadOnlyCollection<IEntity> ContainedEntities { get; }
+        public abstract IReadOnlyList<IEntity> ContainedEntities { get; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
diff --git a/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/ContainerManagerComponent.cs b/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/ContainerManagerComponent.cs
index 28f6f7a318..9c54fb96aa 100644
--- a/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/ContainerManagerComponent.cs
+++ b/Robust.Server/GameObjects/Components/Container/ContainerManagerComponent.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.GameObjects;
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -21,8 +22,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
         private readonly Dictionary<string, IContainer> EntityContainers = new Dictionary<string, IContainer>();
         private Dictionary<string, List<EntityUid>>? _entitiesWaitingResolve;
 
-        [ViewVariables]
-        private IEnumerable<IContainer> _allContainers => EntityContainers.Values;
+        [ViewVariables] private IEnumerable<IContainer> _allContainers => EntityContainers.Values;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Shortcut method to make creation of containers easier.
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
 
             if (!(existing is T container))
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"The container exists but is of a different type: {existing.GetType()}");
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"The container exists but is of a different type: {existing.GetType()}");
             }
 
             alreadyExisted = true;
@@ -81,15 +82,22 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Container with specified ID already exists: '{id}'");
             }
-            var container = (IContainer)Activator.CreateInstance(type, id, this)!;
+
+            var container = (IContainer) Activator.CreateInstance(type, id, this)!;
             EntityContainers[id] = container;
             Dirty();
             return container;
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainers() =>
-            EntityContainers.Values.Where(c => !c.Deleted);
+        public new AllContainersEnumerable GetAllContainers()
+        {
+            return new AllContainersEnumerable(this);
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainersImpl()
+        {
+            return GetAllContainers();
+        }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override IContainer GetContainer(string id)
@@ -111,6 +119,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
                 container = null;
                 return false;
             }
+
             container = GetContainer(id);
             return true;
         }
@@ -171,6 +180,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
                     return containers.Remove(entity);
                 }
             }
+
             return true; // If we don't contain the entity, it will always be removed
         }
 
@@ -179,10 +189,11 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
             base.OnRemove();
 
             // IContianer.Shutdown modifies the EntityContainers collection
-            foreach(var container in EntityContainers.Values.ToArray())
+            foreach (var container in EntityContainers.Values.ToArray())
             {
                 container.Shutdown();
             }
+
             EntityContainers.Clear();
         }
 
@@ -209,6 +220,7 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
                         {
                             continue;
                         }
+
                         var list = new List<EntityUid>(datum.Entities.Where(u => u.IsValid()));
                         _entitiesWaitingResolve.Add(key, list);
                     }
@@ -225,7 +237,8 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
                 }
 
                 // ReSharper disable once RedundantTypeArgumentsOfMethod
-                serializer.DataWriteFunction<Dictionary<string, ContainerPrototypeData>?>("containers", null, () => dict);
+                serializer.DataWriteFunction<Dictionary<string, ContainerPrototypeData>?>("containers", null,
+                    () => dict);
             }
         }
 
@@ -275,5 +288,68 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects.Components.Container
                 serializer.DataField(ref Type, "type", null);
             }
         }
+
+        public struct AllContainersEnumerable : IEnumerable<IContainer>
+        {
+            private readonly ContainerManagerComponent _manager;
+
+            public AllContainersEnumerable(ContainerManagerComponent manager)
+            {
+                _manager = manager;
+            }
+
+            public AllContainersEnumerator GetEnumerator()
+            {
+                return new AllContainersEnumerator(_manager);
+            }
+
+            IEnumerator<IContainer> IEnumerable<IContainer>.GetEnumerator()
+            {
+                return GetEnumerator();
+            }
+
+            IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+            {
+                return GetEnumerator();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public struct AllContainersEnumerator : IEnumerator<IContainer>
+        {
+            private Dictionary<string, IContainer>.ValueCollection.Enumerator _enumerator;
+
+            public AllContainersEnumerator(ContainerManagerComponent manager)
+            {
+                _enumerator = manager.EntityContainers.Values.GetEnumerator();
+                Current = default;
+            }
+
+            public bool MoveNext()
+            {
+                while (_enumerator.MoveNext())
+                {
+                    if (!_enumerator.Current.Deleted)
+                    {
+                        Current = _enumerator.Current;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            void IEnumerator.Reset()
+            {
+                ((IEnumerator<IContainer>) _enumerator).Reset();
+            }
+
+            [AllowNull] public IContainer Current { get; private set; }
+
+            object? IEnumerator.Current => Current;
+
+            public void Dispose()
+            {
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Robust.Server/GameObjects/ServerEntityManager.cs b/Robust.Server/GameObjects/ServerEntityManager.cs
index 36d1a2ec0d..efba0b4be3 100644
--- a/Robust.Server/GameObjects/ServerEntityManager.cs
+++ b/Robust.Server/GameObjects/ServerEntityManager.cs
@@ -311,8 +311,11 @@ namespace Robust.Server.GameObjects
 
             foreach (var container in contMgr.GetAllContainers())
             {
-                foreach (var contEnt in container.ContainedEntities)
+                // Manual for loop to cut out allocations.
+                // ReSharper disable once ForCanBeConvertedToForeach
+                for (var i = 0; i < container.ContainedEntities.Count; i++)
                 {
+                    var contEnt = container.ContainedEntities[i];
                     set.Add(contEnt);
                     AddContainedRecursive(contEnt, set);
                 }
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Containers/SharedContainerManagerComponent.cs b/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Containers/SharedContainerManagerComponent.cs
index 0ffaa51879..d41d35192a 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Containers/SharedContainerManagerComponent.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Containers/SharedContainerManagerComponent.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects.Components.Containers
             }
         }
 
-        public abstract IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainers();
+        public IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainers() => GetAllContainersImpl();
 
+        // Separate impl method to facilitate method hiding in the subclasses.
+        protected abstract IEnumerable<IContainer> GetAllContainersImpl();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/Interfaces/GameObjects/Components/IContainer.cs b/Robust.Shared/Interfaces/GameObjects/Components/IContainer.cs
index f59cc7a478..5bcdf99076 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/Interfaces/GameObjects/Components/IContainer.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/Interfaces/GameObjects/Components/IContainer.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Interfaces.GameObjects.Components
         /// <summary>
         /// Readonly collection of all the entities contained within this specific container
         /// </summary>
-        IReadOnlyCollection<IEntity> ContainedEntities { get; }
+        IReadOnlyList<IEntity> ContainedEntities { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Should the contents of this container be shown? False for closed containers like lockers, true for