diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index d34a26d5cb..1205965b10 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 		message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 		return say_dead(message)
 
+	if(copytext(message,1,2) == "*")
+		return emote(copytext(message,2))
+
 	var/bot_type = 0			//Let's not do a fuck ton of type checks, thanks.
 	if(istype(src, /mob/living/silicon/ai))
 		bot_type = IS_AI