diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/simple_mob_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/simple_mob_vr.dm
index bedcceb5c7..f14a8cedfd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/simple_mob_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/simple_mob_vr.dm
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 	var/obj/item/device/radio/headset/mob_headset/mob_radio		//Adminbus headset for simplemob shenanigans.
 	does_spin = FALSE
 
+	var/voremob_loaded = FALSE //CHOMPedit: On-demand belly loading.
+
 // Release belly contents before being gc'd!
 /mob/living/simple_mob/Destroy()
 	release_vore_contents()
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@
 
 // Make sure you don't call ..() on this one, otherwise you duplicate work.
 /mob/living/simple_mob/init_vore()
-	if(!vore_active || no_vore)
+	if(!vore_active || no_vore || !voremob_loaded) //CHOMPedit: On-demand belly loading.
 		return
 
 	if(LAZYLEN(vore_organs))
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
index eda82b1c9a..9272bd37f0 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 	var/swallowTime = (3 SECONDS)		//How long it takes to eat its prey in 1/10 of a second. The default is 3 seconds.
 	var/list/prey_excludes = list()		//For excluding people from being eaten.
 
+/mob/living/simple_mob/insidePanel() //CHOMPedit: On-demand belly loading.
+	if(vore_active && !voremob_loaded)
+		voremob_loaded = TRUE
+		init_vore()
+	..()
+
 //
 // Simple nom proc for if you get ckey'd into a simple_mob mob! Avoids grabs.
 //
@@ -11,6 +17,9 @@
 	set category = "IC"
 	set desc = "Since you can't grab, you get a verb!"
 
+	if(vore_active && !voremob_loaded) //CHOMPedit: On-demand belly loading.
+		voremob_loaded = TRUE
+		init_vore()
 	if(stat != CONSCIOUS)
 		return
 	// Verbs are horrifying. They don't call overrides. So we're stuck with this.