diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 1e08aa370a3..2b11da4eda2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@
 	LoseTarget()
 	..(gibbed)
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/summon_backup(distance)
+	do_alert_animation(src)
+	playsound(loc, 'sound/machines/chime.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
+	for (var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/M in oview(distance, src))
+		var/list/L = M.faction&faction
+		if(L.len)
+			M.Goto(src,M.move_to_delay,M.minimum_distance)
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/OpenFire(atom/A)
 
 	visible_message("<span class='danger'><b>[src]</b> [ranged_message] at [A]!</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate.dm
index 8fe9be967e8..b959c3c1ecc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate.dm
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@
 	return
 
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate/civilian
+	minimum_distance = 10
+	retreat_distance = 10
+	environment_smash = 0
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate/civilian/Aggro()
+	..()
+	summon_backup(15)
+	say("GUARDS!!")
+
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/viscerator
 	name = "viscerator"