diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/inhands.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/inhands.dm
index 6dd002846c1..be0aa57c427 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/inhands.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/inhands.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 	var/static/list/possible_icon_states = list()
 	var/fallback_log_message
 	var/unset_inhand_var_message
+	/// additional_inhands_location is for downstream modularity support. as an example, for skyrat's usage, set additional_inhands_location = "modular_skyrat/master_files/icons/mob/inhands/"
+	/// Make sure this location is also present in tools/deploy.sh
+	/// If you need additional paths ontop of this second one, you can add another generate_possible_icon_states_list("your/folder/path/inhands/") below the if(additional_inhands_location) block in Run(), and make sure to add that path to tools/deploy.sh as well.
+	var/additional_inhands_location = null
 
 /datum/unit_test/defined_inhand_icon_states/proc/generate_possible_icon_states_list(directory_path)
 	if(!directory_path)
@@ -16,6 +20,11 @@
 
 /datum/unit_test/defined_inhand_icon_states/Run()
 	generate_possible_icon_states_list()
+	if(additional_inhands_location)
+		generate_possible_icon_states_list(additional_inhands_location)
+
+	//Add EVEN MORE paths if needed here!
+	//generate_possible_icon_states_list("your/folder/path/inhands/")
 
 	for(var/obj/item/item_path as anything in subtypesof(/obj/item))
 		if(initial(item_path.item_flags) & ABSTRACT)