diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm
index 47ce86e6afd..b78c8420445 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm
@@ -44,6 +44,31 @@
 	icon_state = "pen"
 	colour = "white"
 
+/obj/item/weapon/pen/fourcolor
+	desc = "It's a fancy four-color ink pen."
+	name = "four-color pen"
+	icon = 'icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi'
+	icon_state = "pen"
+	item_state = "pen"
+
+/obj/item/weapon/pen/fourcolor/New()
+	..()
+	colour = "black"
+	desc = "It's a fancy four-color ink pen, set to [src.colour]."
+
+/obj/item/weapon/pen/fourcolor/attack_self(mob/living/carbon/user)
+	switch(colour)
+		if("black")
+			colour = "red"
+		if("red")
+			colour = "green"
+		if("green")
+			colour = "blue"
+		else
+			colour = "black"
+	user << "<span class='notice'>[src] will now write in [src.colour].</span>"
+	//user << "<span class='notice'>[src] will now write in <span style='color=[colour]'>[colour]</span>.</span>" // If anyone feels lucky
+	desc = "It's a fancy four-color ink pen, set to [src.colour]."
 
 /obj/item/weapon/pen/attack(mob/living/M, mob/user,stealth)
 	if(!istype(M))