diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/prefs.dm b/code/__DEFINES/prefs.dm
index 4d058b8ac1e..6725d511af1 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/prefs.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/prefs.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
-#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT 1
-#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB 2
-#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_ALL (EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT|EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB)
+// Character Preview Bitflags
+
+/// Will show loadout items
+#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT BITFLAG(0)
+
+/// Will show job items, specific item bitflags will determine if those ones are shown or not
+#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB BITFLAG(1)
+
+/// Will show job hat if true, will hide if this is false or EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB is false
+#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_HAT BITFLAG(2)
+
+/// Will show job uniform if true, will hide if this is false or EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB is false
+#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_UNIFORM BITFLAG(3)
+
+/// Will show job suit if true, will hide if this is false or EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB is false
+#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_SUIT BITFLAG(4)
+
+/// The default EQUIP_PREVIEW bitflag, with this, all character creation items are shown
+#define EQUIP_PREVIEW_ALL (EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT|EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB|EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_HAT|EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_UNIFORM|EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_SUIT)
 
 /// External organ. Is a prosthesis with a robo-limb manufacturer.
 #define ORGAN_PREF_CYBORG "cyborg"
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/lists.dm b/code/__HELPERS/lists.dm
index 3ec1cf83641..767f0d5189e 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/lists.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/lists.dm
@@ -295,6 +295,22 @@
 			return L[i+1]
 	return L[1]
 
+/// Returns the value after the current value in a key-value pair associated list. If this is the last element, or the element isn't present in the list, it'll return the first value in the list
+/proc/next_in_assoc_list(element, list/our_list)
+	// this is the index we'll use to get the key at the end of the function, which is used to get the value
+	var/index = 1
+
+	// loop through to the list to find where exactly our value element is in the list
+	for(var/i in 1 to length(our_list))
+		if(our_list[our_list[i]] == element)
+			// we've found our value, now we need to check if it's at the end of the list
+			// if not, we can select our index + 1
+			// First element in the list if we're at the end of it, next one otherwise
+			index = ((i == length(our_list)) ? 1 : i + 1)
+			break
+
+	return our_list[our_list[index]]
+
 /*
  * Sorting
  */
diff --git a/code/game/jobs/job/job.dm b/code/game/jobs/job/job.dm
index 529557a77e8..752b8bed198 100644
--- a/code/game/jobs/job/job.dm
+++ b/code/game/jobs/job/job.dm
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	to_chat(H, SPAN_BOLD(SPAN_NOTICE("Your account number is: [account.account_number], your account pin is: [account.remote_access_pin]")))
 
 // overrideable separately so AIs/borgs can have cardborg hats without unneccessary new()/del()
-/datum/job/proc/equip_preview(mob/living/carbon/human/H, var/alt_title, var/faction_override)
+/datum/job/proc/equip_preview(mob/living/carbon/human/H, datum/preferences/prefs, var/alt_title, var/faction_override)
 	if(faction_override)
 		var/faction = SSjobs.name_factions[faction_override]
 		if(faction)
@@ -123,9 +123,33 @@
 					O.pre_equip(H, TRUE)
 					O.equip(H, TRUE)
 					return
+
+	var/pre_hat_ref = H.head ? REF(H.head) : null
+	var/pre_uniform_ref = H.w_uniform ? REF(H.w_uniform) : null
+	var/pre_suit_ref = H.wear_suit ? REF(H.wear_suit) : null
+
 	pre_equip(H, TRUE)
 	. = equip(H, TRUE, FALSE, alt_title=alt_title)
 
+	// slightly hacky, but effectively what we're doing here is checking whether we want this preview mob to actually have the uniform we're putting onto it
+	// if not, we drop it from the inventory into nullspace, and then deleting it
+	// i don't THINK this'll make performance that much worse, considering how much we already do to equip the mob in the first place
+	// the reasoning for the ref checks is that we don't want to delete loadout uniforms, just the job ones, so we need to confirm the before and after
+
+	var/equip_preview_mob = prefs.equip_preview_mob
+
+	if(!(equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_HAT) && H.head && REF(H.head) != pre_hat_ref)
+		H.drop_from_inventory(H.head)
+		qdel(H.head)
+
+	if(!(equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_UNIFORM) && H.w_uniform && REF(H.w_uniform) != pre_uniform_ref)
+		H.drop_from_inventory(H.w_uniform)
+		qdel(H.w_uniform)
+
+	if(!(equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_UNIFORM) && H.wear_suit && REF(H.wear_suit) != pre_suit_ref)
+		H.drop_from_inventory(H.wear_suit)
+		qdel(H.wear_suit)
+
 /datum/job/proc/get_access(selected_title)
 	SHOULD_NOT_SLEEP(TRUE)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/03_body.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/03_body.dm
index 31a7e5d562c..13a358d4a41 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/03_body.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/03_body.dm
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ var/global/list/valid_bloodtypes = list("A+", "A-", "B+", "B-", "AB+", "AB-", "O
 	if (!pref.disabilities || !islist(pref.disabilities))
 		pref.disabilities = list()
 
-	if(!pref.bgstate || !(pref.bgstate in pref.bgstate_options))
-		pref.bgstate = "000000"
+	if(!pref.bgstate || !(pref.bgstate in list_values(pref.bgstate_options)))
+		pref.bgstate = "plain_black"
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/general/body/content(var/mob/user)
 	var/list/out = list()
@@ -283,10 +283,14 @@ var/global/list/valid_bloodtypes = list("A+", "A-", "B+", "B-", "AB+", "AB-", "O
 		out += "<br><br>"
 
 	out += "</td><td><b>Preview</b>"
-	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];cycle_bg=1'>Cycle background</a>"
+	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];cycle_bg=1'>Cycle Background</a>"
+	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];select_bg=1'>Select Background</a>"
 	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];set_preview_scale=1'>Set Preview Scale - [pref.scale_x] - [pref.scale_y]</a>"
 	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];toggle_preview_value=[EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT]'>[pref.equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT ? "Hide loadout" : "Show loadout"]</a>"
 	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];toggle_preview_value=[EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB]'>[pref.equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB ? "Hide job gear" : "Show job gear"]</a>"
+	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];toggle_preview_value=[EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_HAT]'>[pref.equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_HAT ? "Hide job hat" : "Show job hat"]</a>"
+	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];toggle_preview_value=[EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_UNIFORM]'>[pref.equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_UNIFORM ? "Hide job uniform" : "Show job uniform"]</a>"
+	out += "<br><a href='?src=\ref[src];toggle_preview_value=[EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_SUIT]'>[pref.equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB_SUIT ? "Hide job suit" : "Show job suit"]</a>"
 	out += "</td></tr></table>"
 
 	var/tail_spacing = FALSE
@@ -894,7 +898,13 @@ var/global/list/valid_bloodtypes = list("A+", "A-", "B+", "B-", "AB+", "AB-", "O
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH_UPDATE_PREVIEW
 
 	else if(href_list["cycle_bg"])
-		pref.bgstate = next_in_list(pref.bgstate, pref.bgstate_options)
+		pref.bgstate = next_in_assoc_list(pref.bgstate, pref.bgstate_options)
+		return TOPIC_REFRESH_UPDATE_PREVIEW
+
+	else if(href_list["select_bg"])
+		var/choice = tgui_input_list(user, "Which background would you like for your preview?", "Select Preview Background", pref.bgstate_options)
+		if(choice)
+			pref.bgstate = pref.bgstate_options[choice]
 		return TOPIC_REFRESH_UPDATE_PREVIEW
 
 	else if(href_list["set_preview_scale"])
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index c586cf0af9f..e80eb50371c 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -180,21 +180,29 @@ var/list/preferences_datums = list()
 	var/savefile/loaded_character
 	var/datum/category_collection/player_setup_collection/player_setup
 
-	var/bgstate = "000000"
+	var/bgstate = "plain_black"
 	var/list/bgstate_options = list(
-		"FFFFFF",
-		"000000",
-		"tiled_preview",
-		"monotile_preview",
-		"dark_preview",
-		"wood",
-		"grass",
-		"reinforced",
-		"white_preview",
-		"freezer",
-		"carpet",
-		"reinforced"
-		)
+		"Plain Black" = "plain_black",
+		"Plain White" = "plain_white",
+		"Monotile" = "monotile",
+		"Tiles" = "tile",
+		"Dark Tiles" = "dark_tile",
+		"Freezer Tiles" = "freezer_tile",
+		"Reinforced Tiles" = "reinforced",
+		"Wood Floor" = "wood",
+		"Grass" = "grass",
+		"Red Carpet" = "carpet_red",
+		"Cyan Carpet" = "carpet_cyan",
+		"Green Carpet" = "carpet_green",
+		"Purple Carpet" = "carpet_purple",
+		"Magenta Carpet" = "carpet_magenta",
+		"Rubber Carpet" = "carpet_rubber",
+		"Blue Circuits" = "circuit_blue",
+		"Green Circuits" = "circuit_green",
+		"Asteroid Turf" = "asteroid",
+		"Desert Turf" = "desert",
+		"Space" = "space"
+	)
 
 	var/fov_cone_alpha = 255
 
@@ -283,7 +291,7 @@ var/list/preferences_datums = list()
 		BG = new
 		BG.appearance_flags = TILE_BOUND|PIXEL_SCALE|NO_CLIENT_COLOR
 		BG.layer = TURF_LAYER
-		BG.icon = 'icons/turf/flooring/tiles.dmi'
+		BG.icon = 'icons/turf/flooring/character_preview.dmi'
 		LAZYSET(char_render_holders, "BG", BG)
 		client.screen |= BG
 	BG.icon_state = bgstate
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/preferences_setup.dm b/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/preferences_setup.dm
index d02b822f28b..eb42c9cfc21 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/preferences_setup.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/preferences_setup.dm
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 			SSjobs.EquipCustom(mannequin, previewJob, src, leftovers, null, used_slots)
 
 		if((equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_JOB) && previewJob)
-			previewJob.equip_preview(mannequin, player_alt_titles[previewJob.title], faction)
+			previewJob.equip_preview(mannequin, src, player_alt_titles[previewJob.title], faction)
 
 		if((equip_preview_mob & EQUIP_PREVIEW_LOADOUT) && leftovers.len)
 			SSjobs.EquipCustomDeferred(mannequin, src, leftovers, used_slots)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/geeves-preview_stuff.yml b/html/changelogs/geeves-preview_stuff.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cecbf4dc5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/geeves-preview_stuff.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - rscadd: "Added more backgrounds to choose from in the character preview screen."
+  - rscadd: "You can now selectively hide your job uniform, suit, or hat."
diff --git a/icons/turf/flooring/character_preview.dmi b/icons/turf/flooring/character_preview.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eeb361a9686
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/turf/flooring/character_preview.dmi differ