diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/absorbed_dna.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/absorbed_dna.dm
index 2527f90697..bdf243b412 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/absorbed_dna.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/absorbed_dna.dm
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 	var/datum/dna/dna
 	var/speciesName
 	var/list/languages
+	var/identifying_gender
 
-/datum/absorbed_dna/New(var/newName, var/newDNA, var/newSpecies, var/newLanguages)
+/datum/absorbed_dna/New(var/newName, var/newDNA, var/newSpecies, var/newLanguages, var/newIdentifying_Gender)
 	..()
 	name = newName
 	dna = newDNA
 	speciesName = newSpecies
 	languages = newLanguages
+	identifying_gender = newIdentifying_Gender
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
index 7e6563ca4b..ae5ede1566 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var/global/list/possible_changeling_IDs = list("Alpha","Beta","Gamma","Delta","E
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
 	if(istype(H))
-		var/datum/absorbed_dna/newDNA = new(H.real_name, H.dna, H.species.name, H.languages)
+		var/datum/absorbed_dna/newDNA = new(H.real_name, H.dna, H.species.name, H.languages, H.identifying_gender)
 		absorbDNA(newDNA)
 
 	return 1
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/transform.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/transform.dm
index 793b3a42ea..0eec3ed213 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/transform.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/transform.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 		H.b_type = "AB+" //For some reason we have two blood types on the mob.
 		for(var/flavor in H.flavor_texts) //Nulls out flavor text, so we don't keep our previous mob's flavor.
 			flavor = null
+		H.identifying_gender = chosen_dna.identifying_gender
 	src.real_name = chosen_dna.name
 	src.flavor_text = ""
 	src.UpdateAppearance()