diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index 4e645879bfe..ccc68b0eac9 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_hideable = list(
 		/client/proc/startSinglo,
 		/client/proc/ticklag,
 		/client/proc/cmd_admin_grantfullaccess,
-		/client/proc/cmd_admin_areatest
+		/client/proc/cmd_admin_areatest,
+		/client/proc/readmin
 		)
 	if(holder)
 		verbs.Remove(holder.rank.adds)
@@ -501,11 +502,11 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_hideable = list(
 	set category = "Admin"
 
 	if(holder)
-		if(alert("Confirm self-deadmin for the round? You can't re-admin yourself without someont promoting you.",,"Yes","No") == "Yes")
-			log_admin("[src] deadmined themself.")
-			message_admins("[src] deadmined themself.")
-			deadmin()
-			src << "<span class='interface'>You are now a normal player.</span>"
+		log_admin("[src] deadmined themself.")
+		message_admins("[src] deadmined themself.")
+		deadmin()
+		verbs += /client/proc/readmin
+		src << "<span class='interface'>You are now a normal player.</span>"
 	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","DAS") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 
 /client/proc/toggle_log_hrefs()
@@ -526,3 +527,47 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_hideable = list(
 	if(holder)
 		src.holder.output_ai_laws()
 
+/client/proc/readmin()
+	set name = "Re-admin self"
+	set category = "Admin"
+	set desc = "Regain your admin powers."
+	var/list/rank_names = list()
+	for(var/datum/admin_rank/R in admin_ranks)
+		rank_names[R.name] = R
+	var/datum/admins/D = admin_datums[ckey]
+	var/rank = null
+	if(config.admin_legacy_system)
+		//load text from file
+		var/list/Lines = file2list("config/admins.txt")
+		for(var/line in Lines)
+			var/list/splitline = text2list(line, " = ")
+			if(splitline[1] == ckey)
+				if(splitline.len >= 2)
+					rank = ckeyEx(splitline[2])
+				break
+			continue
+	else
+		if(!dbcon.IsConnected())
+			message_admins("Warning, mysql database is not connected.")
+			return
+		var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT ckey, rank FROM [format_table_name("admin")] WHERE ckey = '[ckey]'")
+		query.Execute()
+		while(query.NextRow())
+			rank = ckeyEx(query.item[2])
+	verbs -= /client/proc/readmin
+	if(!rank)
+		return
+	if(!D)
+		if(rank_names[rank] == null)
+			error("Admin rank ([rank]) does not exist.")
+			return
+		D = new(rank_names[rank],ckey)
+		var/client/C = directory[ckey]
+		D.associate(C)
+		message_admins("[src] re-adminned.")
+		log_admin("[src] re-adminned.")
+		feedback_add_details("admin_verb","RAS")
+		return
+	else
+		src << "You are already an admin."
+		return