diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm b/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
index 62b7fef8ea9..1d1a7c9f1d7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
@@ -127,13 +127,16 @@
 	var/datum/bank_account/registered_account
 	var/obj/machinery/paystand/my_store
 
-
-
 /obj/item/card/id/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	if(mapload && access_txt)
 		access = text2access(access_txt)
 
+/obj/item/card/id/attack_self(mob/user)
+	if(Adjacent(user))
+		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] shows you: [icon2html(src, viewers(user))] [src.name].</span>", "<span class='notice'>You show \the [src.name].</span>")
+	add_fingerprint(user)
+
 /obj/item/card/id/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
 	. = ..()
 	if(.)
@@ -149,7 +152,12 @@
 			to_chat(user, "You insert [holochip] into [src], adding [holochip.credits] credits to your account.")
 			qdel(holochip)
 
-/obj/item/card/id/attack_self(mob/user)
+/obj/item/card/id/AltClick(mob/living/user)
+	if(user.get_active_held_item() != src)
+		to_chat(user, "You must hold the ID in your hand to do this.")
+		return
+	if (!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE) || !isliving(user))
+		return
 	if(!registered_account)
 		var/new_bank_id = input(user, "Enter your account ID.", "Account Reclamation", 111111) as num
 		if(!new_bank_id || new_bank_id < 111111 || new_bank_id > 999999)
@@ -184,7 +192,7 @@
 			var/datum/bank_account/D = SSeconomy.get_dep_account(registered_account.account_job.paycheck_department)
 			if(D)
 				to_chat(user, "The [D.account_holder] reports a balance of $[D.account_balance].")
-		to_chat(user, "Use your ID in-hand to pull money from your account in the form of holochips.")
+		to_chat(user, "Alt-Click your ID in-hand to pull money from your account in the form of holochips.")
 		to_chat(user, "You can insert credits into your account by pressing holochips against the ID.")
 		to_chat(user, "If you lose this ID card, you can reclaim your account by using a blank ID card inhand and punching in the account ID.")