diff --git a/code/game/machinery/firealarm.dm b/code/game/machinery/firealarm.dm
index 50970abfc92..b0e46c004a5 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/firealarm.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/firealarm.dm
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 					previous_state = icon_state
 					set_light(l_range = L_WALLMOUNT_HI_RANGE, l_power = L_WALLMOUNT_HI_POWER, l_color = LIGHT_COLOR_ORANGE)
 
-		add_overlay("overlay_[seclevel]")
+		add_overlay(image(icon, "overlay_[seclevel]", layer = EFFECTS_ABOVE_LIGHTING_LAYER))
 
 /obj/machinery/firealarm/fire_act(datum/gas_mixture/air, temperature, volume)
 	if(src.detecting)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/firealarmrecolor.yml b/html/changelogs/firealarmrecolor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bb296b3246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/firealarmrecolor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes: 
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#   balance
+#   admin
+#   backend
+#   security
+#   refactor
+#################################
+
+# Your name.  
+author: chada
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes: 
+  - tweak: "Added the fire alarm overlay to the above lighting layer and recolored its frame to be red so it's no longer near invisible on the station walls."
diff --git a/icons/obj/monitors.dmi b/icons/obj/monitors.dmi
index 5d34585c484..72248c1882c 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/monitors.dmi and b/icons/obj/monitors.dmi differ