diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/blob_burst.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/blob_burst.dm
index d1381612a2c..5e5485b7580 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/blob_burst.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/blob_burst.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /datum/status_effect/blob_burst
+	id = "blob_burst"
 	alert_type = /atom/movable/screen/alert/status_effect/blob_burst
 	var/datum/callback/blob_burst_callback
 
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
index aadac8f9d6d..2d0d83f725f 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 	owner.adjustFireLoss(-5)
 
 /datum/status_effect/blood_rush
+	id = "blood_rush"
 	alert_type = null
 	duration = 10 SECONDS
 
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN, id)
 
 /datum/status_effect/fleshmend
+	id = "fleshmend"
 	duration = -1
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REFRESH
 	tick_interval = 1 SECONDS
@@ -536,6 +538,7 @@
 		qdel(src)
 
 /datum/status_effect/speedlegs
+	id = "speedlegs"
 	duration = -1
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_UNIQUE
 	tick_interval = 4 SECONDS
@@ -577,6 +580,7 @@
 	cling = null
 
 /datum/status_effect/panacea
+	id = "panacea"
 	duration = 20 SECONDS
 	tick_interval = 2 SECONDS
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REFRESH
@@ -702,6 +706,7 @@
 		to_chat(owner, "<span class='cultitalic'>[pick(un_hopeful_messages)]</span>")
 
 /datum/status_effect/drill_payback
+	id = "drill_payback"
 	duration = -1
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_UNIQUE
 	alert_type = null
@@ -797,6 +802,7 @@
 	vamp = null
 
 /datum/status_effect/rev_protection
+	id = "rev_protection"
 	// revs are paralyzed for 10 seconds when they're deconverted, same duration
 	duration = 10 SECONDS
 	alert_type = null
@@ -823,6 +829,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 
 /datum/status_effect/bookwyrm
+	id = "bookwyrm"
 	duration = BRAIN_DAMAGE_MOB_TIME
 	alert_type = null
 
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs.dm
index cfaa6063410..6bcdddea7fe 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs.dm
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@
 	id = "cult_slurring"
 
 /datum/status_effect/incapacitating
+	id = "incapacitating"
 	tick_interval = 0
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REPLACE
 	alert_type = null
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
index d4e6b085276..32fb5edf89a 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 /// A status effect that can have a certain amount of "bonus" duration added, which extends the duration every tick,
 /// although there is a maximum amount of bonus time that can be active at any given time.
 /datum/status_effect/limited_bonus
+	id = "limited_bonus"
 	/// How much extra time has been added
 	var/bonus_time = 0
 	/// How much extra time to apply per tick
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@
 	expire_proc.Invoke()
 
 /datum/status_effect/action_status_effect
+	id = "action_status_effect"
 	alert_type = null
 	tick_interval = -1
 
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/status_effect.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/status_effect.dm
index 92d46237964..086a4e21878 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/status_effect.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/status_effect.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 //When making a new status effect, add a define to status_effects.dm in __DEFINES for ease of use!
 
 /datum/status_effect
-	var/id = "effect" //Used for screen alerts.
+	/// A unique ID that is used to see if there is already a status effect of the same type on something. Also used for screen alerts
+	var/id
 	var/duration = -1 //How long the status effect lasts in DECISECONDS. Enter -1 for an effect that never ends unless removed through some means.
 	var/tick_interval = 10 //How many deciseconds between ticks, approximately. Leave at 10 for every second. Setting this to -1 will stop processing if duration is also unlimited.
 	var/mob/living/owner //The mob affected by the status effect.
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@
 	var/atom/movable/screen/alert/status_effect/linked_alert = null //the alert itself, if it exists
 
 /datum/status_effect/New(list/arguments)
+	if(!id)
+		stack_trace("[src] was created but did not have an unique ID. Deleting.")
+		qdel(src)
+		return
+
 	on_creation(arglist(arguments))
 
 /datum/status_effect/proc/on_creation(mob/living/new_owner, ...)
@@ -256,6 +262,7 @@
 
 /// Status effect from multiple sources, when all sources are removed, so is the effect
 /datum/status_effect/grouped
+	id = "grouped"
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_MULTIPLE //! Adds itself to sources and destroys itself if one exists already, there are never multiple
 	var/list/sources = list()
 
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@
  * This allows for a more precise tweaking of status durations at runtime (e.g. paralysis).
  */
 /datum/status_effect/transient
+	id = "transient"
 	tick_interval = 0.2 SECONDS // SSfastprocess interval
 	alert_type = null
 	/// How much strength left before expiring? time in deciseconds.
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/chaos_bolt.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/chaos_bolt.dm
index 3466cc29581..fab8d9955f4 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/chaos_bolt.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/chaos_bolt.dm
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
 			H.electrocute_act(CHAOS_STAFF_DAMAGE, src)
 
 /datum/status_effect/teleport_roulette
+	id = "teleport_roulette"
 	duration = 16 SECONDS
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REPLACE
 	tick_interval = 2 SECONDS
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm
index 400eae48171..8f7f9c7d318 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "spawn_humans.dm"
 #include "spell_targeting_test.dm"
 #include "sql.dm"
+#include "status_effect_ids.dm"
 #include "subsystem_init.dm"
 #include "subsystem_metric_sanity.dm"
 #include "test_runner.dm"
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/status_effect_ids.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/status_effect_ids.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..febe085e1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/status_effect_ids.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/datum/unit_test/status_effect_ids/Run()
+	var/list/bad_statuses = list()
+	for(var/datum/status_effect/effect as anything in subtypesof(/datum/status_effect))
+		if(initial(effect.id) == null)
+			bad_statuses += effect
+
+	if(length(bad_statuses))
+		Fail("STatus effects found without an unique ID: [bad_statuses.Join(", ")]")