diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/hud.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/hud.dm
index 8b48baa27ee..b2e89db6d36 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/hud.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/hud.dm
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 	qdel(module_store_icon)
 	module_store_icon = null
 
+	qdel(talk_wheel_icon)
+	talk_wheel_icon = null
+
 	if(static_inventory.len)
 		for(var/thing in static_inventory)
 			qdel(thing)
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
index a23877c0d71..93c6bbec76f 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 /obj/screen/talk_wheel/Click()
 	if(world.time <= usr.next_move)
 		return
-	if(usr.incapacitated())
+	if(usr.stat)
 		return
 	if(ishuman(usr))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = usr
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
 
 /obj/screen/talk/Click(location, control,params)
 	if(ishuman(usr))
+		if(usr.stat)
+			return
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = usr
 		var/word_spoken = ""
 		var/list/PL = params2list(params)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 37e60e3b93c..089b9565b13 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -464,3 +464,14 @@ It's fairly easy to fix if dealing with single letters but not so much with comp
 		M << "There were no ghosts willing to take control."
 		message_admins("No ghosts were willing to take control of [key_name_admin(M)])")
 		return FALSE
+
+//toggles the talk wheel
+/mob/verb/toggle_talk_wheel()
+	set name = "talk-wheel"
+	set hidden = 1
+
+	if(ishuman(src))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
+		if(H.hud_used && H.hud_used.talk_wheel_icon)
+			H.hud_used.talk_wheel_icon.Click()
+