diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/lighting/glowstick.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/lighting/glowstick.dm
index c6d6b1e8d58..c88a253c07a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/lighting/glowstick.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/lighting/glowstick.dm
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 	name = "green glowstick"
 	desc = "A green military-grade glowstick."
 	w_class = ITEMSIZE_SMALL
-	brightness_on = 1.5
-	light_power = 1.5
+	brightness_on = 1.2
+	light_power = 2
 	color = "#49F37C"
 	icon_state = "glowstick"
 	item_state = "glowstick"
diff --git a/html/changelogs/wickedcybs_chemlight.yml b/html/changelogs/wickedcybs_chemlight.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e656a493e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/wickedcybs_chemlight.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: WickedCybs
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Glowsticks now illuminate a bit further, a bit more than a PDA light. They've been made dimmer to compensate."
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