diff --git a/code/modules/language/_language_holder.dm b/code/modules/language/_language_holder.dm
index cb8cf2b39a1..79172b72e50 100644
--- a/code/modules/language/_language_holder.dm
+++ b/code/modules/language/_language_holder.dm
@@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(prototype_language_holders, init_language_holder_prototypes())
 		/datum/language/machine = list(LANGUAGE_ATOM),
 	)
 
+/// For intelligent synthetics like cyborgs and the AI, not for basic baby bots ran on a raspberry pi
+/datum/language_holder/synthetic/silicon
+
+/datum/language_holder/synthetic/silicon/New(atom/new_owner)
+	. = ..()
+	for(var/lang in GLOB.uncommon_roundstart_languages)
+		grant_partial_language(lang, 66, LANGUAGE_ATOM)
+
 /datum/language_holder/moth
 	understood_languages = list(
 		/datum/language/common = list(LANGUAGE_ATOM),
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
index 96e650d8c1e..1937cd3d4a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	verb_ask = "queries"
 	verb_exclaim = "declares"
 	verb_yell = "alarms"
-	initial_language_holder = /datum/language_holder/synthetic
+	initial_language_holder = /datum/language_holder/synthetic/silicon
 	bubble_icon = "machine"
 	mob_biotypes = MOB_ROBOTIC
 	death_sound = 'sound/mobs/non-humanoids/cyborg/borg_deathsound.ogg'