diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index ab1fb3a613c..c44046a03d4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -1475,6 +1475,9 @@
 	if(change_hair)
 		species.set_default_hair(src)
 
+	if(species.default_accent)
+		accent = species.default_accent
+
 	if(species)
 		return 1
 	else
diff --git a/html/changelogs/alberyk-accentfix.yml b/html/changelogs/alberyk-accentfix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..430246cf96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/alberyk-accentfix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Alberyk
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixed species transformation causing species to get accents that they should not be able to select."