diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/AI_Visibility.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/AI_Visibility.dm
index a18da5b5f43..cf3eadb2b38 100644
--- a/code/WorkInProgress/AI_Visibility.dm
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/AI_Visibility.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 //(And therefore also be portable to another similar codebase simply by transferring the file and including it after the other AI code files.)
 //There are probably a few parts that don't do that at the moment, but I'll fix them at some point.
 
+
+#define MINIMAP_UPDATE_DELAY 1200
+
 /turf
 	var/image/obscured
 	var/image/dim
@@ -33,9 +36,128 @@
 	var/list/turfs = list()
 	var/list/seenby = list()
 	var/visible = 0
-	var/changed = 0
+	var/changed = 1
 	var/updating = 0
 
+	var/x
+	var/y
+	var/z
+
+	var/minimap_updating = 0
+
+	var/icon/minimap_icon = new('minimap.dmi', "chunk_base")
+	var/obj/minimap_obj/minimap_obj = new()
+
+/obj/minimap_obj/Click(location, control, params)
+	if(!istype(usr, /mob/dead) && !istype(usr, /mob/living/silicon/ai) && !(usr.client && usr.client.holder && usr.client.holder.level >= 4))
+		return
+
+	var/list/par = params2list(params)
+	var/screen_loc = par["screen-loc"]
+
+	if(findtext(screen_loc, "minimap:") != 1)
+		return
+
+	screen_loc = copytext(screen_loc, length("minimap:") + 1)
+
+	var/x_text = copytext(screen_loc, 1, findtext(screen_loc, ","))
+	var/y_text = copytext(screen_loc, findtext(screen_loc, ",") + 1)
+
+	var/x = (text2num(copytext(x_text, 1, findtext(x_text, ":"))) - 1) * 16
+	x += round((text2num(copytext(x_text, findtext(x_text, ":") + 1)) + 1) / 2)
+
+	var/y = (text2num(copytext(y_text, 1, findtext(y_text, ":"))) - 1) * 16
+	y += round((text2num(copytext(y_text, findtext(y_text, ":") + 1)) + 1) / 2)
+
+	if(istype(usr, /mob/living/silicon/ai))
+		var/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai = usr
+		ai.freelook()
+		ai.eyeobj.loc = locate(max(1, x - 1), max(1, y - 1), ai.eyeobj.z)
+		cameranet.visibility(ai.eyeobj)
+
+	else
+		usr.loc = locate(max(1, x - 1), max(1, y - 1), usr.z)
+
+/mob/dead/verb/Open_Minimap()
+	set category = "Ghost"
+	winshow(src, "minimapwindow", 1)
+	client.screen |= cameranet.minimap
+
+	if(cameranet.generating_minimap)
+		cameranet.minimap_viewers += src
+
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/verb/Open_Minimap()
+	set category = "AI Commands"
+	winshow(src, "minimapwindow", 1)
+	client.screen |= cameranet.minimap
+
+	if(cameranet.generating_minimap)
+		cameranet.minimap_viewers += src
+
+/client/proc/Open_Minimap()
+	set category = "Admin"
+	winshow(src, "minimapwindow", 1)
+	screen |= cameranet.minimap
+
+	if(cameranet.generating_minimap)
+		cameranet.minimap_viewers += src.mob
+
+/datum/camerachunk/proc/update_minimap()
+	if(changed && !updating)
+		update()
+
+	minimap_icon.Blend(rgb(255, 0, 0), ICON_MULTIPLY)
+
+	var/list/turfs = visibleTurfs | dimTurfs
+
+	for(var/turf/turf in turfs)
+		var/x = (turf.x & 0xf) * 2
+		var/y = (turf.y & 0xf) * 2
+
+		if(turf.density)
+			minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(100, 100, 100), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+			continue
+
+		else if(istype(turf, /turf/space))
+			minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(0, 0, 0), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+
+		else
+			minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(200, 200, 200), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+
+		for(var/obj/structure/o in turf)
+			if(o.density)
+				if(istype(o, /obj/structure/window) && (o.dir == NORTH || o.dir == SOUTH || o.dir == EAST || o.dir == WEST))
+					if(o.dir == NORTH)
+						minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(150, 150, 200), x + 1, y + 2, x + 2, y + 2)
+					else if(o.dir == SOUTH)
+						minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(150, 150, 200), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 1)
+					else if(o.dir == EAST)
+						minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(150, 150, 200), x + 3, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+					else if(o.dir == WEST)
+						minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(150, 150, 200), x + 1, y + 1, x + 1, y + 2)
+
+				else
+					minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(150, 150, 150), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+					break
+
+		for(var/obj/machinery/door/o in turf)
+			if(istype(o, /obj/machinery/door/window))
+				if(o.dir == NORTH)
+					minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(100, 150, 100), x + 1, y + 2, x + 2, y + 2)
+				else if(o.dir == SOUTH)
+					minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(100, 150, 100), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 1)
+				else if(o.dir == EAST)
+					minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(100, 150, 100), x + 2, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+				else if(o.dir == WEST)
+					minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(100, 150, 100), x + 1, y + 1, x + 1, y + 2)
+
+			else
+				minimap_icon.DrawBox(rgb(100, 150, 100), x + 1, y + 1, x + 2, y + 2)
+				break
+
+	minimap_obj.screen_loc = "minimap:[src.x / 16],[src.y / 16]"
+	minimap_obj.icon = minimap_icon
+
 /mob/aiEye
 	var/list/visibleCameraChunks = list()
 	var/mob/ai = null
@@ -50,6 +172,7 @@
 	seenby += ai
 	if(changed && !updating)
 		update()
+		changed = 0
 
 /datum/camerachunk/proc/remove(mob/aiEye/ai)
 	ai.visibleCameraChunks -= src
@@ -76,20 +199,28 @@
 	else
 		changed = 1
 
+	if(!minimap_updating)
+		minimap_updating = 1
+
+		spawn(MINIMAP_UPDATE_DELAY)
+			if(changed && !updating)
+				update()
+				changed = 0
+
+			update_minimap()
+			minimap_updating = 0
+
 /datum/camerachunk/proc/update()
+
 	var/list/newDimTurfs = list()
 	var/list/newVisibleTurfs = list()
 
 	for(var/obj/machinery/camera/c in cameras)
 		var/lum = c.luminosity
 		c.luminosity = 7
-		for(var/turf/t in view(7, c))
-			if(t in turfs)
-				newDimTurfs += t
 
-		for(var/turf/t in view(6, c))
-			if(t in turfs)
-				newVisibleTurfs += t
+		newDimTurfs |= turfs & view(7, c)
+		newVisibleTurfs |= turfs & view(6, c)
 
 		c.luminosity = lum
 
@@ -154,29 +285,26 @@
 					m.ai.client.images += t.obscured
 
 
-
 /datum/camerachunk/New(loc, x, y, z)
 	x &= ~0xf
 	y &= ~0xf
 
+	src.x = x
+	src.y = y
+	src.z = z
+
 	for(var/obj/machinery/camera/c in range(16, locate(x + 8, y + 8, z)))
 		if(c.status)
 			cameras += c
 
-	for(var/turf/t in range(10, locate(x + 8, y + 8, z)))
-		if(t.x >= x && t.y >= y && t.x < x + 16 && t.y < y + 16)
-			turfs += t
+	turfs = block(locate(x, y, z), locate(min(world.maxx, x + 15), min(world.maxy, y + 15), z))
 
 	for(var/obj/machinery/camera/c in cameras)
 		var/lum = c.luminosity
 		c.luminosity = 7
-		for(var/turf/t in view(7, c))
-			if(t in turfs)
-				dimTurfs += t
 
-		for(var/turf/t in view(6, c))
-			if(t in turfs)
-				visibleTurfs += t
+		dimTurfs |= turfs & view(7, c)
+		visibleTurfs |= turfs & view(6, c)
 
 		c.luminosity = lum
 
@@ -197,6 +325,8 @@
 
 			dim += t.dim
 
+	cameranet.minimap += minimap_obj
+
 var/datum/cameranet/cameranet = new()
 
 /datum/cameranet
@@ -205,9 +335,27 @@ var/datum/cameranet/cameranet = new()
 	var/network = "net1"
 	var/ready = 0
 
+	var/list/minimap = list()
+
+	var/generating_minimap = TRUE
+	var/list/minimap_viewers = list()
+
 /datum/cameranet/New()
 	..()
 
+	spawn(200)
+		for(var/x = 0, x <= world.maxx, x += 16)
+			for(var/y = 0, y <= world.maxy, y += 16)
+				sleep(1)
+				var/datum/camerachunk/c = getCameraChunk(x, y, 1)
+				c.update_minimap()
+
+				for(var/mob/m in minimap_viewers)
+					m.client.screen |= c.minimap_obj
+
+		generating_minimap = FALSE
+		minimap_viewers = list()
+
 /datum/cameranet/proc/chunkGenerated(x, y, z)
 	var/key = "[x],[y],[z]"
 	return key in chunks
@@ -422,4 +570,4 @@ var/datum/cameranet/cameranet = new()
 		else
 			eyeobj.loc = locate(src.x, src.y, src.z)
 
-		cameranet.visibility(eyeobj)
\ No newline at end of file
+		cameranet.visibility(eyeobj)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index a585e8a09ec..09e76ce0d1e 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
 			verbs += /client/proc/jumptokey
 			verbs += /client/proc/jumptomob
 			verbs += /client/proc/jumptoturf
+			verbs += /client/proc/Open_Minimap
 			verbs += /client/proc/cmd_admin_delete
 			verbs += /client/proc/cmd_admin_add_freeform_ai_law
 			verbs += /client/proc/cmd_admin_add_random_ai_law
diff --git a/icons/minimap.dmi b/icons/minimap.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26aecb84b96
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/minimap.dmi differ
diff --git a/interface/skin.dmf b/interface/skin.dmf
index 3defcc522f6..a7fb4994df9 100644
--- a/interface/skin.dmf
+++ b/interface/skin.dmf
@@ -327,6 +327,53 @@ menu "menu"
 		is-disabled = false
 		saved-params = "is-checked"
 
+menu "minimap_menu"
+	elem 
+		name = "Size"
+		command = ""
+		category = ""
+		is-checked = false
+		can-check = false
+		group = ""
+		is-disabled = false
+		saved-params = "is-checked"
+	elem 
+		name = "50%"
+		command = ".winset \"minimap.icon-size=16\""
+		category = "Size"
+		is-checked = false
+		can-check = true
+		group = "minimap_size"
+		is-disabled = false
+		saved-params = "is-checked"
+	elem 
+		name = "100%"
+		command = ".winset \"minimap.icon-size=32\""
+		category = "Size"
+		is-checked = true
+		can-check = true
+		group = "minimap_size"
+		is-disabled = false
+		saved-params = "is-checked"
+	elem 
+		name = "200%"
+		command = ".winset \"minimap.icon-size=64\""
+		category = "Size"
+		is-checked = false
+		can-check = true
+		group = "minimap_size"
+		is-disabled = false
+		saved-params = "is-checked"
+	elem 
+		name = "stretch"
+		command = ".winset \"minimap.icon-size=0\""
+		category = "Size"
+		is-checked = false
+		can-check = true
+		group = "minimap_size"
+		is-disabled = false
+		saved-params = "is-checked"
+
 
 window "Telecomms IDE"
 	elem "Telecomms IDE"
@@ -1207,6 +1254,71 @@ window "mapwindow"
 		on-show = ".winset\"mainwindow.mainvsplit.left=mapwindow\""
 		on-hide = ".winset\"mainwindow.mainvsplit.left=\""
 
+window "minimapwindow"
+	elem "minimapwindow"
+		type = MAIN
+		pos = 281,0
+		size = 640x480
+		anchor1 = none
+		anchor2 = none
+		font-family = ""
+		font-size = 0
+		font-style = ""
+		text-color = #000000
+		background-color = none
+		is-visible = false
+		is-disabled = false
+		is-transparent = false
+		is-default = false
+		border = none
+		drop-zone = false
+		right-click = false
+		saved-params = "pos;size;is-minimized;is-maximized"
+		on-size = ""
+		title = ""
+		titlebar = true
+		statusbar = true
+		can-close = true
+		can-minimize = true
+		can-resize = true
+		is-pane = false
+		is-minimized = false
+		is-maximized = false
+		can-scroll = none
+		icon = ""
+		image = ""
+		image-mode = stretch
+		keep-aspect = false
+		transparent-color = none
+		alpha = 255
+		macro = ""
+		menu = "minimap_menu"
+		on-close = ""
+	elem "minimap"
+		type = MAP
+		pos = 0,0
+		size = 640x480
+		anchor1 = 0,0
+		anchor2 = 100,100
+		font-family = ""
+		font-size = 0
+		font-style = ""
+		text-color = #000000
+		background-color = none
+		is-visible = true
+		is-disabled = false
+		is-transparent = false
+		is-default = false
+		border = none
+		drop-zone = true
+		right-click = false
+		saved-params = "icon-size"
+		on-size = ""
+		icon-size = 32
+		text-mode = false
+		on-show = ""
+		on-hide = ""
+
 window "outputwindow"
 	elem "outputwindow"
 		type = MAIN