diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index d32f03e74b9..8eeb58a1b9d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@
 		var/turf/above = GetAbove(src)
 		if(TURF_IS_MIMICING(above))
 			z_eye = new /atom/movable/z_observer/z_up(src, src)
-			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You look up.</span>")
+			visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("[src] looks up."), SPAN_NOTICE("You look up."))
 			reset_view(z_eye)
 			return
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You can see \the [above ? above : "ceiling"].</span>")
@@ -2174,14 +2174,14 @@
 		var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 		if(TURF_IS_MIMICING(T) && HasBelow(T.z))
 			z_eye = new /atom/movable/z_observer/z_down(src, src)
-			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You look down.</span>")
+			visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("[src] looks below."), SPAN_NOTICE("You look below."))
 			reset_view(z_eye)
 			return
 		else
 			T = get_step(T, dir)
 			if(TURF_IS_MIMICING(T) && HasBelow(T.z))
 				z_eye = new /atom/movable/z_observer/z_down(src, src, TRUE)
-				to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You lean over to look down in front of you.</span>")
+				visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("[src] leans over to look below."), SPAN_NOTICE("You lean over to look below."))
 				reset_view(z_eye)
 				return
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You can see \the [T ? T : "floor"].</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/multiz/movement.dm b/code/modules/multiz/movement.dm
index d57098d9541..b1ce02cc106 100644
--- a/code/modules/multiz/movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/multiz/movement.dm
@@ -780,12 +780,15 @@
 	anchored = TRUE
 	mouse_opacity = FALSE
 	var/mob/living/owner
+	var/tile_shifted = FALSE
 
 /atom/movable/z_observer/Initialize(mapload, var/mob/living/user, var/tile_shift = FALSE)
 	. = ..()
 	owner = user
 	if(tile_shift)
-		step(get_step(owner, owner.dir))
+		var/turf/T = get_step(owner, owner.dir)
+		forceMove(T)
+		tile_shifted = TRUE
 	follow()
 	moved_event.register(owner, src, /atom/movable/z_observer/proc/follow)
 
@@ -802,8 +805,8 @@
 	qdel(src)
 
 /atom/movable/z_observer/z_down/follow()
-	forceMove(get_step(owner, DOWN))
-	var/turf/T = get_turf(owner)
+	forceMove(get_step(tile_shifted ? src : owner, DOWN))
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(tile_shifted ? get_step(owner, owner.dir) : owner)
 	if(T && (T.flags & MIMIC_BELOW))
 		return
 	owner.reset_view(null)