diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index 5ffbfc0e68e..4d70eab1251 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	layer = MOB_LAYER - 0.2//icon draw layer
 	infra_luminosity = 15 //byond implementation is bugged.
 	force = 5
+	flags = HEAR
 	var/can_move = 1
 	var/mob/living/carbon/occupant = null
 	var/step_in = 10 //make a step in step_in/10 sec.
@@ -333,8 +334,16 @@
 	return
 
 /obj/mecha/Hear(message, atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq, list/spans)
-	if(speaker == occupant && radio.broadcasting)
-		radio.talk_into(speaker, text, , spans)
+	if(speaker == occupant)
+		if(radio.broadcasting)
+			radio.talk_into(speaker, text, , spans)
+		//flick speech bubble
+		var/list/speech_bubble_recipients = list()
+		for(var/mob/M in get_hearers_in_view(7,src))
+			if(M.client)
+				speech_bubble_recipients.Add(M.client)
+		spawn(0)
+			flick_overlay(image('icons/mob/talk.dmi', src, "hR[say_test(raw_message)]",MOB_LAYER+1), speech_bubble_recipients, 30)
 	return
 
 ////////////////////////////
diff --git a/code/game/say.dm b/code/game/say.dm
index ec015f49674..e4d53e7b5b5 100644
--- a/code/game/say.dm
+++ b/code/game/say.dm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ var/list/freqtospan = list(
 	output = "[output]'>"
 	return output
 
-/mob/living/proc/say_test(text)
+/proc/say_test(text)
 	var/ending = copytext(text, length(text))
 	if (ending == "?")
 		return "1"