diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
index 1e1b911f17a..d3b7eaec1e2 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	gender = NEUTER
 	icon = 'icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi'
 	icon_state = "paper"
+	item_state = "paper"
 	throwforce = 0
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_TINY
 	throw_range = 1
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/items_lefthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/items_lefthand.dmi
index d180ff0c68e..e6495223f1b 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/inhands/items_lefthand.dmi and b/icons/mob/inhands/items_lefthand.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/items_righthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/items_righthand.dmi
index d98bc2c3ec1..c611c4dbb28 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/inhands/items_righthand.dmi and b/icons/mob/inhands/items_righthand.dmi differ