diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
index 9fa38d54c7f..c338b2e42d7 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
@@ -111,12 +111,13 @@
 	src.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] transforms!</span>")
 
 	src.verbs -= /mob/proc/changeling_change_species
-	spawn(10)	src.verbs += /mob/proc/changeling_change_species
+	H.set_species(S,null,1) //Until someone moves body colour into DNA, they're going to have to use the default.
 
-	H.set_species(S)
+	spawn(10)
+		src.verbs += /mob/proc/changeling_change_species
+		src.regenerate_icons()
 
 	changeling_update_languages(changeling.absorbed_languages)
-
 	feedback_add_details("changeling_powers","TR")
 
 	return 1
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index d82765f71d6..7bdac4e11f2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 	if(!species)
 		if(new_species)
-			set_species(new_species)
+			set_species(new_species,null,1)
 		else
 			set_species()
 
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@
 	else
 		usr << "\blue [self ? "Your" : "[src]'s"] pulse is [src.get_pulse(GETPULSE_HAND)]."
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/set_species(var/new_species, var/force_organs)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/set_species(var/new_species, var/force_organs, var/default_colour)
 
 	if(!dna)
 		if(!new_species)
@@ -1252,11 +1252,17 @@
 	if(species.language)
 		add_language(species.language)
 
-	spawn(0)
-		update_icons()
-
 	if(species)
+		if(species.base_color && default_colour)
+			//Apply colour.
+			r_skin = hex2num(copytext(species.base_color,2,3))
+			g_skin = hex2num(copytext(species.base_color,4,5))
+			b_skin = hex2num(copytext(species.base_color,6,7))
 		species.handle_post_spawn(src)
+
+		spawn(0)
+			update_icons()
+
 		return 1
 	else
 		return 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
index 9636b58188d..66b7e0bae5b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 	var/blood_color = "#A10808" //Red.
 	var/flesh_color = "#FFC896" //Pink.
+	var/base_color      //Used when setting species.
 
 	//Used in icon caching.
 	var/race_key = 0
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@
 	flesh_color = "#34AF10"
 
 	reagent_tag = IS_UNATHI
+	base_color = "#066000"
 
 /datum/species/tajaran
 	name = "Tajaran"
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@
 	flags = IS_WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_TAIL | HAS_SKIN_COLOR
 
 	flesh_color = "#AFA59E"
+	base_color = "#333333"
 
 /datum/species/skrell
 	name = "Skrell"