diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm b/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0df7e0f7d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/datum/disease/parrot_possession
+	name = "Parrot Possession"
+	max_stages = 1
+	spread_text = "Paranormal"
+	spread_flags = SPECIAL
+	disease_flags = CURABLE
+	cure_text = "Holy Water."
+	cures = list("holywater")
+	cure_chance = 20
+	agent = "Avian Vengence"
+	viable_mobtypes = list(/mob/living/carbon/human)
+	desc = "Subject is possesed by the vengeful spirit of a parrot. Call the priest."
+	severity = MEDIUM
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/ghost/parrot
+
+/datum/disease/parrot_possession/stage_act()
+	..()
+	if(!parrot || parrot.loc != affected_mob)
+		cure()
+	else if(prob(parrot.speak_chance))
+		affected_mob.say(pick(parrot.speech_buffer))
+
+/datum/disease/parrot_possession/cure()
+	if(parrot && parrot.loc == affected_mob)
+		parrot.loc = affected_mob.loc
+		affected_mob.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[parrot] is violently driven out of [affected_mob]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[parrot] bursts out of your chest!</span>")
+	..()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
index dc9793ae3ab..23455487021 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 	icon_living = "parrot_fly"
 	icon_dead = "parrot_dead"
 	density = 0
+	health = 80
+	maxHealth = 80
 	pass_flags = PASSTABLE | PASSMOB
 
 	speak = list("Hi!","Hello!","Cracker?","BAWWWWK george mellons griffing me!")
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@
 			if(speech_buffer.len >= 500)
 				speech_buffer -= pick(speech_buffer)
 			speech_buffer |= html_decode(raw_message)
+	if(speaker == src && !client) //If a parrot squawks in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? This code says yes!
+		return message
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans) //literally copied from human/radio(), but there's no other way to do this. at least it's better than it used to be.
@@ -286,7 +290,7 @@
 		parrot_interest = M
 		parrot_state = PARROT_SWOOP //The parrot just got hit, it WILL move, now to pick a direction..
 
-		if(M.health < 50) //Weakened mob? Fight back!
+		if(health > 30) //Let's get in there and squawk it up!
 			parrot_state |= PARROT_ATTACK
 		else
 			parrot_state |= PARROT_FLEE		//Otherwise, fly like a bat out of hell!
@@ -325,8 +329,8 @@
 
 			parrot_interest = user
 			parrot_state = PARROT_SWOOP
-			if (user.health < 50)
-				parrot_state |= PARROT_ATTACK //weakened mob? fight back!
+			if(health > 30) //Let's get in there and squawk it up!
+				parrot_state |= PARROT_ATTACK
 			else
 				parrot_state |= PARROT_FLEE
 			icon_state = "parrot_fly"
@@ -902,7 +906,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/death(gibbed)
 	if(!memory_saved)
 		var/go_ghost = 0
-		if(rounds_survived == longest_survival || rounds_survived == longest_deathstreak)
+		if(rounds_survived == longest_survival || rounds_survived == longest_deathstreak || prob(0.666))
 			go_ghost = 1
 		rounds_survived = min(--rounds_survived,0)
 		if(rounds_survived < longest_deathstreak)
@@ -948,7 +952,26 @@
 	memory_saved = 1 //At this point nothing is saved
 	..()
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/ghost/handle_automated_speech()
+	if(ismob(loc))
+		return
+	..()
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/ghost/handle_automated_movement()
 	if(isliving(parrot_interest))
-		parrot_interest = null
+		if(!ishuman(parrot_interest))
+			parrot_interest = null
+		else if(parrot_state == (PARROT_SWOOP | PARROT_ATTACK) && Adjacent(parrot_interest))
+			walk_to(src, parrot_interest, 0, parrot_speed)
+			Possess(parrot_interest)
 	..()
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Poly/ghost/proc/Possess(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+	if(!ishuman(H))
+		return
+	var/datum/disease/parrot_possession/P = new
+	P.parrot = src
+	loc = H
+	H.ContractDisease(P)
+	parrot_interest = null
+	H.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] dive bombs into [H]'s chest and vanishes!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[src] dive bombs into your chest, vanishing! This can't be good!</span>")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index e0c5eccf5b3..9d741eeb317 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 #include "code\datums\diseases\fluspanish.dm"
 #include "code\datums\diseases\gbs.dm"
 #include "code\datums\diseases\magnitis.dm"
+#include "code\datums\diseases\parrotpossession.dm"
 #include "code\datums\diseases\pierrot_throat.dm"
 #include "code\datums\diseases\retrovirus.dm"
 #include "code\datums\diseases\rhumba_beat.dm"