diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
index 858dd074dc0..3ede0eabeb6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 /turf/simulated/mineral //wall piece
 	name = "rock"
-	icon = 'icons/turf/smooth/rock_wall.dmi'	// Until we get sprites.
+	icon = 'icons/turf/map_placeholders.dmi'
 	icon_state = "rock"
+	var/icon/actual_icon = 'icons/turf/smooth/rock_wall.dmi'
 	layer = 2.01
 	smooth = SMOOTH_MORE | SMOOTH_BORDER
 	canSmoothWith = list(
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@
 	if (initialized)
 		crash_with("Warning: [src]([type]) initialized multiple times!")
 
+	icon = actual_icon
+
 	initialized = TRUE
 
 	turfs += src
@@ -492,7 +495,7 @@
 // This means you can put grass on the asteroid etc.
 /turf/simulated/floor/asteroid
 	name = "sand"
-	icon = 'icons/turf/smooth/ash.dmi'
+	icon = 'icons/turf/map_placeholders.dmi'
 	icon_state = "ash"
 	smooth = SMOOTH_MORE | SMOOTH_BORDER | SMOOTH_NO_CLEAR_ICON
 	canSmoothWith = list(
@@ -524,6 +527,8 @@
 		crash_with("Warning: [src]([type]) initialized multiple times!")
 	initialized = TRUE
 
+	icon = base_icon
+
 	turfs += src
 
 	if(dynamic_lighting)
diff --git a/icons/turf/map_placeholders.dmi b/icons/turf/map_placeholders.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e8b804a221
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