diff --git a/code/modules/detectivework/forensics.dm b/code/modules/detectivework/forensics.dm
index 6b17e6e0..6bd1f103 100644
--- a/code/modules/detectivework/forensics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/detectivework/forensics.dm
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@
 		"scanning" = scanning,
 		"bloodsamp" = (bloodsamp ? bloodsamp.name : ""),
 		"bloodsamp_desc" = (bloodsamp ? (bloodsamp.desc ? bloodsamp.desc : "No information on record.") : ""),
+		"lidstate" = closed
 	)
 
 	ui = nanomanager.try_update_ui(user, src, ui_key, ui, data)
@@ -592,6 +593,9 @@
 			bloodsamp.loc = src.loc
 			bloodsamp = null
 
+	if(href_list["toggleLid"])
+		toggle_lid()
+
 	return 1
 
 /obj/machinery/dnaforensics/process()
@@ -650,13 +654,10 @@
 	set category = "Object"
 	set name = "Toggle Lid"
 	set src in oview(1)
-	if(usr.stat || !(istype(usr,/mob/living/carbon/human)))
+	if(usr.stat || !isliving(usr))
 		usr << "No."
 		return
 
-	if(issilicon(usr))
-		return
-
 	if(scanning)
 		usr << "<span class='warning'>You can't do that while [src] is scanning!</span>"
 		return
diff --git a/nano/templates/dnaforensics.tmpl b/nano/templates/dnaforensics.tmpl
index a1e3b25f..efe69e61 100644
--- a/nano/templates/dnaforensics.tmpl
+++ b/nano/templates/dnaforensics.tmpl
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 	<div class="itemContent" style="width: 20%;">
 		{{:helper.link(data.scanning ? 'Halt Scan' : 'Begin Scan', 'signal-diag', {'scanItem' : 1}, null)}}
 	</div>
+	<div class="itemContent" style="width: 20%;">
+		{{:helper.link((data.lidstate ? 'Open Lid' : 'Close Lid'), (data.lidstate ? 'unlocked' : 'locked'), {'toggleLid' : 1}, null)}}
+	</div>
 	<div class="itemContent" style="width: 20%;">
 		{{:helper.link('Eject item', 'eject', {'ejectItem' : 1}, (data.bloodsamp && !data.scanning) ? null : 'disabled')}}
 	</div>