diff --git a/api-client/src/runs/types.ts b/api-client/src/runs/types.ts
index 0415367f1e6..c42752b0eb9 100644
--- a/api-client/src/runs/types.ts
+++ b/api-client/src/runs/types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   RunTimeCommand,
   RunTimeParameter,
   NozzleLayoutConfig,
+  LabwareLocation,
 } from '@opentrons/shared-data'
 import type { ResourceLink, ErrorDetails } from '../types'
 export * from './commands/types'
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ export interface Runs {
 }
 
 export interface RunCurrentStateData {
+  estopEngaged: boolean
   activeNozzleLayouts: Record<string, NozzleLayoutValues> // keyed by pipetteId
+  placeLabwareState?: PlaceLabwareState
 }
 
 export const RUN_ACTION_TYPE_PLAY: 'play' = 'play'
@@ -201,3 +204,9 @@ export interface NozzleLayoutValues {
   activeNozzles: string[]
   config: NozzleLayoutConfig
 }
+
+export interface PlaceLabwareState {
+  labwareId: string
+  location: LabwareLocation
+  shouldPlaceDown: boolean
+}
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopPressedModal.tsx b/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopPressedModal.tsx
index e1a255abdcb..0266c1f6c07 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopPressedModal.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopPressedModal.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function TouchscreenModal({
           data-testid="Estop_pressed_button"
           width="100%"
           iconName={
-            isResuming || isPlacing ||  isWaitingForLogicalDisengage || isWaitingForPlateReaderLidPlacement
+            isResuming || isPlacing || isWaitingForLogicalDisengage || isWaitingForPlateReaderLidPlacement
               ? 'ot-spinner'
               : undefined
           }
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopTakeover.tsx b/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopTakeover.tsx
index 5967edae75a..9460eddff54 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopTakeover.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/EmergencyStop/EstopTakeover.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export function EstopTakeover({ robotName }: EstopTakeoverProps): JSX.Element {
     isWaitingForLogicalDisengage,
     setIsWaitingForLogicalDisengage,
   ] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [
+    isWaitingForPlateReaderLidPlacement,
+    setisWaitingForPlateReaderLidPlacement,
+  ] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const { data: estopStatus } = useEstopQuery({
     refetchInterval: estopEngaged
       ? ESTOP_CURRENTLY_ENGAGED_REFETCH_INTERVAL_MS
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ export function EstopTakeover({ robotName }: EstopTakeoverProps): JSX.Element {
             isDismissedModal={isEmergencyStopModalDismissed}
             setIsDismissedModal={setIsEmergencyStopModalDismissed}
             isWaitingForLogicalDisengage={isWaitingForLogicalDisengage}
+            isWaitingForPlateReaderLidPlacement={isWaitingForPlateReaderLidPlacement}
             setShouldSeeLogicalDisengage={() => {
               setIsWaitingForLogicalDisengage(true)
             }}
diff --git a/app/src/resources/modules/hooks/usePlacePlateReaderLid.ts b/app/src/resources/modules/hooks/usePlacePlateReaderLid.ts
index 5fcacd48cc2..01b73099246 100644
--- a/app/src/resources/modules/hooks/usePlacePlateReaderLid.ts
+++ b/app/src/resources/modules/hooks/usePlacePlateReaderLid.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type {
   UseRobotControlCommandsProps,
   UseRobotControlCommandsResult,
 } from '/app/resources/maintenance_runs'
+import { useRunCurrentState } from '@opentrons/react-api-client'
+import { useCurrentRunId } from '../../runs'
 
 interface UsePlacePlateReaderLidResult {
   isPlacing: UseRobotControlCommandsResult['isExecuting']
@@ -16,12 +18,15 @@ export type UsePlacePlateReaderLidProps = Pick<
   'pipetteInfo' | 'onSettled'
 >
 
-// TODO: Need to conditionally run this function based on `runs/currentState` value
 export function usePlacePlateReaderLid(
   props: UsePlacePlateReaderLidProps
 ): UsePlacePlateReaderLidResult {
-  const labwareId: string = 'absorbanceReaderV1LidC3'
-  const location: LabwareLocation = {slotName: 'C3'}
+  const runId = useCurrentRunId()
+  const { data: runCurrentState } = useRunCurrentState(runId)
+  const estopEngaged = runCurrentState?.data.estopEngaged
+  const placeLabware = runCurrentState?.data.placeLabwareState?.shouldPlaceDown
+  const labwareId = runCurrentState?.data.placeLabwareState?.labwareId
+  const location = runCurrentState?.data.placeLabwareState?.location
 
   const LOAD_PLATE_READER: CreateCommand = {
     commandType: 'loadModule' as const,
@@ -42,8 +47,18 @@ export function usePlacePlateReaderLid(
     continuePastCommandFailure: true,
   })
 
+  const decideFunction = (): void => {
+    console.log("DECIDE!")
+    if (estopEngaged != null && placeLabware) {
+        console.log("PLACE")
+        executeCommands()
+    } else {
+        console.log("DONT PLACE")
+    }
+  }
+
   return {
     isPlacing: isExecuting,
-    placeReaderLid: executeCommands,
+    placeReaderLid: decideFunction,
   }
 }