diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/food/meatdish.dm b/code/game/objects/items/food/meatdish.dm
index c4ffcf98227..72ded685ce1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/food/meatdish.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/food/meatdish.dm
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
 	desc = "A great meal all round. Not a cord of wood."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/food/meat.dmi'
 	icon_state = "meatball"
+	inhand_icon_state = "meatball"
 	food_reagents = list(/datum/reagent/consumable/nutriment/protein = 2)
 	tastes = list("meat" = 1)
 	foodtypes = MEAT
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_lefthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_lefthand.dmi
index f1062e114e8..8f7f88be490 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_lefthand.dmi and b/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_lefthand.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_righthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_righthand.dmi
index dbdfebd90cb..afa522631b2 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_righthand.dmi and b/icons/mob/inhands/items/food_righthand.dmi differ