diff --git a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
index efcff4334c..82cf00ce17 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_BOILERPLATE(allCasters, /obj/machinery/newscaster)
 	light_power = 0.9
 	light_range = 2
 	light_color = "#00ff00"
+	vis_flags = VIS_HIDE // They have an emissive that looks bad in openspace due to their wall-mounted nature
 	var/isbroken = 0  //1 if someone banged it with something heavy
 	var/ispowered = 1 //starts powered, changes with power_change()
 	//var/list/datum/feed_channel/channel_list = list() //This list will contain the names of the feed channels. Each name will refer to a data region where the messages of the feed channels are stored.
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm b/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
index cfeb5dcc84..03a8ab1665 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/requests_console/allConsoles = list()
 	blocks_emissive = NONE
 	light_power = 0.25
 	light_color = "#00ff00"
+	vis_flags = VIS_HIDE // They have an emissive that looks bad in openspace due to their wall-mounted nature
 	var/department = "Unknown" //The list of all departments on the station (Determined from this variable on each unit) Set this to the same thing if you want several consoles in one department
 	var/list/message_log = list() //List of all messages
 	var/departmentType = 0 		//Bitflag. Zero is reply-only. Map currently uses raw numbers instead of defines.
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
index a343ee17ae..aaef5f064e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	light_color = "#00ff00"
 	light_power = 0.25
 	blocks_emissive = NONE
+	vis_flags = VIS_HIDE // They have an emissive that looks bad in openspace due to their wall-mounted nature
 	var/circuit = /obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/intercom
 	var/number = 0
 	var/wiresexposed = 0