diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm
index ddac25ee83..ddfb679932 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(transcore)
 			implants -= imp
 			continue
 
-		//In a human	
+		//In a human
 		BITSET(H.hud_updateflag, BACKUP_HUD)
 
 		if(H == imp.imp_in && H.mind && H.stat < DEAD)
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(transcore)
 		else
 			if(curr_MR.dead_state != MR_DEAD) //First time switching to dead
 				notify(name)
+				curr_MR.last_notification = world.time
 			curr_MR.dead_state = MR_DEAD
 
 		if(MC_TICK_CHECK)
@@ -158,9 +159,12 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(transcore)
 	return 1
 
 // Send a past-due notification to the medical radio channel.
-/datum/controller/subsystem/transcore/proc/notify(var/name)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/transcore/proc/notify(var/name, var/repeated = FALSE)
 	ASSERT(name)
-	global_announcer.autosay("[name] is past-due for a mind backup. This will be the only notification.", "TransCore Oversight", "Medical")
+	if(repeated)
+		global_announcer.autosay("This is a repeat notification that [name] is past-due for a mind backup.", "TransCore Oversight", "Medical")
+	else
+		global_announcer.autosay("[name] is past-due for a mind backup.", "TransCore Oversight", "Medical")
 
 // Called from mind_record to add itself to the transcore.
 /datum/controller/subsystem/transcore/proc/add_backup(var/datum/transhuman/mind_record/MR)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm
index 97280c78b9..a0079cbee4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm
@@ -56,3 +56,23 @@
 		mind.active = TRUE
 
 		SC.catch_mob(src) //This will result in us being deleted so...
+
+/mob/observer/dead/verb/backup_ping()
+	set category = "Ghost"
+	set name = "Notify Transcore"
+	set desc = "If your past-due backup notification was missed or ignored, you can use this to send a new one."
+
+	var/record_found = FALSE
+	for(var/datum/transhuman/mind_record/record in SStranscore.backed_up)
+		if(record.ckey == ckey)
+			record_found = TRUE
+			if(!(record.dead_state == MR_DEAD))
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Your backup is not past-due yet.</span>")
+			else if((world.time - record.last_notification) < 10 MINUTES)
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Too little time has passed since your last notification.</span>")
+			else
+				SStranscore.notify(record.mindname, TRUE)
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>New notification has been sent.</span>")
+
+	if(!record_found)
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>No mind record found!</span>")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm b/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm
index 834b067e9d..134d2be87d 100644
--- a/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm
+++ b/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	//0: Normal, 1: Might be dead, 2: Definitely dead, show on console
 	var/dead_state = 0
 	var/last_update = 0
+	var/last_notification
 
 	//Backend
 	var/ckey = ""