diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm b/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
index a61e585b28f..155bf09592a 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(turfs_without_ground, typecacheof(list(
 
 #define isovermind(A) (istype(A, /mob/camera/blob))
 
+#define issentientdisease(A) (istype(A, /mob/camera/disease))
+
 #define iscameramob(A) (istype(A, /mob/camera))
 
 #define isaicamera(A) (istype(A, /mob/camera/ai_eye))
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/disease/disease_mob.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/disease/disease_mob.dm
index ea34adb9c1c..cae8cec3157 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/disease/disease_mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/disease/disease_mob.dm
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ the new instance inside the host to be updated to the template's stats.
 /mob/camera/disease/Initialize(mapload)
 	.= ..()
 
+	ADD_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_SIXTHSENSE, INNATE_TRAIT) //at least they'll have SOMEONE to talk to
+
 	disease_instances = list()
 	hosts = list()
 
@@ -108,6 +110,16 @@ the new instance inside the host to be updated to the template's stats.
 			. += "<span class='notice'>[ability.name]</span>"
 
 /mob/camera/disease/say(message, bubble_type, list/spans = list(), sanitize = TRUE, datum/language/language = null, ignore_spam = FALSE, forced = null)
+	if(!message)
+		return
+	log_talk(message, LOG_SAY)
+	var/rendered = "<span class='sentientdisease'><b>[src]</b> says, \"[message]\"</span>"
+	for(var/mob/listener in GLOB.mob_list)
+		if(issentientdisease(listener))
+			to_chat(listener, rendered)
+		else if(isobserver(listener))
+			var/link = FOLLOW_LINK(listener, src)
+			to_chat(listener, "[link] [rendered]")
 	return
 
 /mob/camera/disease/Move(NewLoc, Dir = 0)
diff --git a/interface/stylesheet.dm b/interface/stylesheet.dm
index c623139b570..ab36e825f6d 100644
--- a/interface/stylesheet.dm
+++ b/interface/stylesheet.dm
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ h1.alert, h2.alert		{color: #000000;}
 .revenwarning			{color: #760fbb;	font-style: italic;}
 .revendanger			{color: #760fbb;	font-weight: bold;	font-size: 3;}
 
+.sentientdisease		{color: #446600;}
+
 .deconversion_message	{color: #5000A0;	font-size: 3;	font-style: italic;}
 
 .ghostalert				{color: #5c00e6;	font-style: italic;	font-weight: bold;}