diff --git a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/helpers.dm b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/helpers.dm
index bad05eb138..594689dd6c 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/helpers.dm
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 		<option value='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];make_skeleton=\ref[src]'>Make 2spooky</option>
 
 		<option value='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];direct_control=\ref[src]'>Assume Direct Control</option>
+		<option value='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];give_ai=\ref[src]'>Enable/Modify A.I</option>
 		<option value='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];drop_everything=\ref[src]'>Drop Everything</option>
 
 		<option value='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];regenerateicons=\ref[src]'>Regenerate Icons</option>
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/topic.dm
index 6554626777..2eb09daa24 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/topic.dm
@@ -157,6 +157,29 @@
 		if(usr.client)
 			usr.client.cmd_assume_direct_control(M)
 
+	else if(href_list["give_ai"])
+		if(!check_rights(0))	return
+
+		var/mob/M = locate(href_list["give_ai"])
+		if(!istype(M, /mob/living))
+			to_chat(usr, span_notice("This can only be used on instances of type /mob/living"))
+			return
+		var/mob/living/L = M
+		if(L.client || L.teleop)
+			to_chat(usr, span_warning("This cannot be used on player mobs!"))
+			return
+
+		if(L.ai_holder)	//Cleaning up the original ai
+			var/ai_holder_old = L.ai_holder
+			L.ai_holder = null
+			qdel(ai_holder_old)	//Only way I could make #TESTING - Unable to be GC'd to stop. del() logs show it works.
+		L.ai_holder_type = tgui_input_list(usr, "Choose AI holder", "AI Type", typesof(/datum/ai_holder/))
+		L.initialize_ai_holder()
+		L.faction = sanitize(tgui_input_text(usr, "Please input AI faction", "AI faction", "neutral"))
+		L.a_intent = tgui_input_list(usr, "Please choose AI intent", "AI intent", list(I_HURT, I_HELP))
+		if(tgui_alert(usr, "Make mob wake up? This is needed for carbon mobs.", "Wake mob?", list("Yes", "No")) == "Yes")
+			L.AdjustSleeping(-100)
+
 	else if(href_list["make_skeleton"])
 		if(!check_rights(R_FUN))	return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/ai/ai_holder.dm b/code/modules/ai/ai_holder.dm
index 20cbf4ad6d..9813fe0b7c 100644
--- a/code/modules/ai/ai_holder.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ai/ai_holder.dm
@@ -15,12 +15,8 @@
 	var/ai_holder_type = null // Which ai_holder datum to give to the mob when initialized. If null, nothing happens.
 
 /mob/living/Initialize()
-	if(ai_holder_type)
-		ai_holder = new ai_holder_type(src)
-		if(istype(src, /mob/living/carbon/human))
-			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
-			H.hud_used = new /datum/hud(H)
-			H.create_mob_hud(H.hud_used)
+	if(!ai_holder)
+		initialize_ai_holder()
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/Destroy()
@@ -37,6 +33,22 @@
 		ai_holder.manage_processing(AI_PROCESSING)
 	return ..()
 
+//Extracted from mob/living/Initialize() so that we may call it at any time after a mob was created
+/mob/living/proc/initialize_ai_holder()
+	if(ai_holder)	//Making double sure we clean up and properly GC the original ai_holder
+		var/old_holder = ai_holder
+		ai_holder = null
+		qdel(old_holder)
+	if(ai_holder_type)
+		ai_holder = new ai_holder_type(src)
+		if(!ai_holder)
+			log_debug("[src] could not initialize ai_holder of type [ai_holder_type]")
+			return
+		if(istype(src, /mob/living/carbon/human))
+			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
+			H.hud_used = new /datum/hud(H)
+			H.create_mob_hud(H.hud_used)
+
 /datum/ai_holder
 	var/mob/living/holder = null		// The mob this datum is going to control.
 	var/stance = STANCE_IDLE			// Determines if the mob should be doing a specific thing, e.g. attacking, following, standing around, etc.