diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Core.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Core.dm
index 99972f4708..18c47acb8c 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Core.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Core.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	mrate_static = TRUE
 	affects_dead = 1 //so you can pump blood into someone before defibbing them
 	color = "#C80000"
+	var/volume_mod = 1	// So if you add different subtypes of blood, you can affect how much vessel blood each unit of reagent adds
 
 	glass_name = "tomato juice"
 	glass_desc = "Are you sure this is tomato juice?"
@@ -69,9 +70,21 @@
 		M.antibodies |= data["antibodies"]
 
 /datum/reagent/blood/affect_blood(var/mob/living/carbon/M, var/alien, var/removed)
-	M.inject_blood(src, volume)
+	M.inject_blood(src, volume * volume_mod)
 	remove_self(volume)
 
+/datum/reagent/blood/synthblood
+	name = "Synthetic blood"
+	id = "synthblood"
+	color = "#999966"
+	volume_mod = 2
+
+/datum/reagent/blood/synthblood/initialize_data(var/newdata)
+	..()
+	if(data && !data["blood_type"])
+		data["blood_type"] = "O-"
+	return
+
 // pure concentrated antibodies
 /datum/reagent/antibodies
 	data = list("antibodies"=list())
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghydro.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghydro.dm
index d0cd3cf9e6..ce03d09bfd 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghydro.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghydro.dm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	var/list/reagent_names = list()
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/borghypo/surgeon
-	reagent_ids = list("tricordrazine", "inaprovaline", "oxycodone", "dexalin" ,"spaceacillin")
+	reagent_ids = list("tricordrazine", "inaprovaline", "oxycodone", "dexalin" ,"spaceacillin", "synthblood")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/borghypo/crisis
 	reagent_ids = list("tricordrazine", "inaprovaline", "anti_toxin", "tramadol", "dexalin" ,"spaceacillin")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	desc = "An advanced nanite and chemical synthesizer and injection system, designed for heavy-duty medical equipment.  This type is capable of safely bypassing \
 	thick materials that other hyposprays would struggle with."
 	bypass_protection = TRUE // Because mercs tend to be in spacesuits.
-	reagent_ids = list("healing_nanites", "hyperzine", "tramadol", "oxycodone", "spaceacillin", "peridaxon", "osteodaxon", "myelamine")
+	reagent_ids = list("healing_nanites", "hyperzine", "tramadol", "oxycodone", "spaceacillin", "peridaxon", "osteodaxon", "myelamine", "synthblood")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/borghypo/New()
 	..()