diff --git a/code/modules/jobs/job_types/cook.dm b/code/modules/jobs/job_types/cook.dm
index b76f8a1e7a5..cc596cbd9f5 100644
--- a/code/modules/jobs/job_types/cook.dm
+++ b/code/modules/jobs/job_types/cook.dm
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		/obj/item/reagent_containers/cup/bottle/caramel = 20,
 		/obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/flour = 20,
 		/obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/rice = 20,
+		/obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/ketchup = 20,
 		/obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/enzyme = 15,
 		/obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/soymilk = 15,
 		/obj/item/knife/kitchen = 4,
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/machinery/chem_master.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/machinery/chem_master.dm
index fa7457715ea..39ac439858f 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/machinery/chem_master.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/machinery/chem_master.dm
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 			"soymilk" = list("icon_state" = "soymilk", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "soy milk", "desc" = "It's soy milk. White and nutritious goodness!"),
 			"soysauce" = list("icon_state" = "soysauce", "inhand_icon_state" = "", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "soy sauce bottle", "desc" = "A salty soy-based flavoring."),
 			"sugar" = list("icon_state" = "sugar", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "sugar sack", "desc" = "Tasty spacey sugar!"),
-			"ketchup" = list("icon_state" = "ketchup", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "ketchup bottle", "desc" = "You feel more American already."),
+			"ketchup" = list("icon_state" = "ketchup", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "ketchup bottle", "desc" = "A tomato slurry in a tall plastic bottle. Somehow still vaguely American."),
 			"capsaicin" = list("icon_state" = "hotsauce", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "hotsauce bottle", "desc" = "You can almost TASTE the stomach ulcers!"),
 			"frostoil" = list("icon_state" = "coldsauce", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "coldsauce bottle", "desc" = "Leaves the tongue numb from its passage."),
 			"cornoil" = list("icon_state" = "oliveoil", "icon_empty" = "", "name" = "corn oil bottle", "desc" = "A delicious oil used in cooking. Made from corn."),
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
index 9b9b1de4199..1bf315f7483 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 	color = "#731008" // rgb: 115, 16, 8
 	taste_description = "ketchup"
 	chemical_flags = REAGENT_CAN_BE_SYNTHESIZED
-	default_container = /obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/pack/ketchup
+	default_container = /obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/ketchup
 
 /datum/reagent/consumable/capsaicin
 	name = "Capsaicin Oil"
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@
 	nutriment_factor = 1.5 * REAGENTS_METABOLISM
 	chemical_flags = REAGENT_CAN_BE_SYNTHESIZED
 	default_container = /obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/creamer
-	
+
 /datum/reagent/consumable/mintextract
 	name = "Mint Extract"
 	description = "Useful for dealing with undesirable customers."
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/condiment.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/condiment.dm
index f258ff63223..5af6c4efd16 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/condiment.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/condiment.dm
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@
 	list_reagents = list(/datum/reagent/consumable/honey = 50)
 	fill_icon_thresholds = null
 
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/ketchup
+	name = "ketchup"
+	// At time of writing, "ketchup" mechanically, is just ground tomatoes,
+	// rather than // tomatoes plus vinegar plus sugar.
+	desc = "A tomato slurry in a tall plastic bottle. Somehow still vaguely American."
+	icon_state = "ketchup"
+	list_reagents = list(/datum/reagent/consumable/ketchup = 50)
+	fill_icon_thresholds = null
+
 //technically condiment packs but they are non transparent
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/creamer