diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/under/accessories/accessory.dm b/code/modules/clothing/under/accessories/accessory.dm
index 10c8bb70b8d..ce4ff8306b4 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/under/accessories/accessory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/under/accessories/accessory.dm
@@ -9,11 +9,30 @@
 	var/slot = "decor"
 	var/obj/item/clothing/under/has_suit = null		//the suit the tie may be attached to
 	var/image/inv_overlay = null	//overlay used when attached to clothing.
+	var/image/inv_overlay_mob = null
 	var/overlay_state = null
 
-/obj/item/clothing/accessory/New()
-	..()
-	inv_overlay = image("icon" = 'icons/obj/clothing/ties_overlay.dmi', "icon_state" = "[overlay_state? "[overlay_state]" : "[icon_state]"]")
+/obj/item/clothing/accessory/proc/get_inv_overlay()
+	if(!inv_overlay)
+		var/tmp_icon_state = "[overlay_state? "[overlay_state]" : "[icon_state]"]"
+		if(icon_override)
+			if("[tmp_icon_state]_tie" in icon_states(icon_override))
+				tmp_icon_state = "[tmp_icon_state]_tie"
+			inv_overlay = image("icon" = icon_override, "icon_state" = "[tmp_icon_state]")
+		else
+			inv_overlay = image("icon" = 'icons/obj/clothing/ties_overlay.dmi', "icon_state" = "[tmp_icon_state]")
+	return inv_overlay
+
+/obj/item/clothing/accessory/proc/get_inv_mob_overlay()
+	if(!inv_overlay_mob)
+		var/tmp_icon_state = "[overlay_state? "[overlay_state]" : "[icon_state]"]"
+		if(icon_override)
+			if("[tmp_icon_state]_mob" in icon_states(icon_override))
+				tmp_icon_state = "[tmp_icon_state]_mob"
+			inv_overlay_mob = image("icon" = icon_override, "icon_state" = "[tmp_icon_state]")
+		else
+			inv_overlay_mob = image("icon" = 'icons/obj/clothing/ties_overlay.dmi', "icon_state" = "[tmp_icon_state]")
+	return inv_overlay_mob
 
 //when user attached an accessory to S
 /obj/item/clothing/accessory/proc/on_attached(obj/item/clothing/under/S, mob/user as mob)
@@ -21,7 +40,7 @@
 		return
 	has_suit = S
 	loc = has_suit
-	has_suit.overlays += inv_overlay
+	has_suit.overlays += get_inv_overlay()
 
 	user << "<span class='notice'>You attach [src] to [has_suit].</span>"
 	src.add_fingerprint(user)
@@ -29,7 +48,7 @@
 /obj/item/clothing/accessory/proc/on_removed(mob/user as mob)
 	if(!has_suit)
 		return
-	has_suit.overlays -= inv_overlay
+	has_suit.overlays -= get_inv_overlay()
 	has_suit = null
 	usr.put_in_hands(src)
 	src.add_fingerprint(user)
diff --git a/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm b/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm
index 7904b60b5c7..e81c33626e4 100644
--- a/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm
+++ b/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@
 			if("item_name")
 				current_data.name = field_data
 			if("item_icon")
-				if(field_data in icon_states(CUSTOM_ITEM_OBJ))
-					current_data.item_icon = field_data
+				current_data.item_icon = field_data
 			if("item_desc")
 				current_data.item_desc = field_data
 			if("req_access")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
index e17c0f49f8b..9dfe4b27d96 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
@@ -491,8 +491,7 @@ var/global/list/damage_icon_parts = list()
 		var/obj/item/clothing/under/under = w_uniform
 		if(under.accessories.len)
 			for(var/obj/item/clothing/accessory/A in under.accessories)
-				var/accessory_state = A.overlay_state? A.overlay_state : A.icon_state
-				standing.overlays	+= image(icon = INV_ACCESSORIES_DEF_ICON, icon_state = accessory_state)
+				standing.overlays |= A.get_inv_mob_overlay()
 
 		overlays_standing[UNIFORM_LAYER]	= standing
 	else