diff --git a/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/pda.dm b/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/pda.dm
index bdc60c52be0..d21a3e20475 100644
--- a/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/pda.dm
+++ b/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/pda.dm
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@
 	///Ref to the silicon we're installed in. Set by the silicon itself during its creation.
 	var/mob/living/silicon/silicon_owner
 
+/obj/item/modular_computer/pda/silicon/pai
+	starting_programs = list(
+		/datum/computer_file/program/messenger,
+		/datum/computer_file/program/chatclient,
+	)
+
 /obj/item/modular_computer/pda/silicon/cyborg
 	starting_programs = list(
 		/datum/computer_file/program/filemanager,
diff --git a/code/modules/pai/pai.dm b/code/modules/pai/pai.dm
index 4b1bc23e832..ee732432851 100644
--- a/code/modules/pai/pai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/pai/pai.dm
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@
 	RegisterSignals(src, list(COMSIG_LIVING_ADJUST_BRUTE_DAMAGE, COMSIG_LIVING_ADJUST_BURN_DAMAGE), PROC_REF(on_shell_damaged))
 	RegisterSignal(src, COMSIG_LIVING_ADJUST_STAMINA_DAMAGE, PROC_REF(on_shell_weakened))
 
+/mob/living/silicon/pai/create_modularInterface()
+	if(!modularInterface)
+		modularInterface = new /obj/item/modular_computer/pda/silicon/pai(src)
+	return ..()
+
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/make_laws()
 	laws = new /datum/ai_laws/pai()
 	return TRUE