diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 7dfdf6c08ad..e9aea382af2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -357,8 +357,17 @@
 	if(HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_SKELETONIZED) && (!H.w_uniform) && (!H.wear_suit))
 		H.play_xylophone()
 
-/mob/living/carbon/flash_eyes(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0, affect_silicon = 0, visual = 0, laser_pointer = FALSE, type = /obj/screen/fullscreen/flash)
+/mob/living/carbon/can_be_flashed(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0)
+	var/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes/E = get_int_organ(/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes)
 	. = ..()
+
+	if((E && (E.status & ORGAN_DEAD)) || !.)
+		return FALSE
+
+/mob/living/carbon/flash_eyes(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0, affect_silicon = 0, visual = 0, laser_pointer = FALSE, type = /obj/screen/fullscreen/flash)
+	//Parent proc checks if a mob can_be_flashed()
+	. = ..()
+
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_CARBON_FLASH_EYES, laser_pointer)
 	var/damage = intensity - check_eye_prot()
@@ -366,8 +375,10 @@
 	if(.)
 		if(visual)
 			return
+
+		//Checks that shouldn't stop flashing, but should stop eye damage, so they go here instead of in can_be_flashed()
 		var/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes/E = get_int_organ(/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes)
-		if(!E || (E && E.weld_proof))
+		if(!E || E.weld_proof)
 			return
 
 		var/extra_darkview = 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index a59f1ef1b45..74c0864567d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -930,6 +930,15 @@
 		rank = "AI"
 	set_criminal_status(user, found_record, new_status, reason, rank)
 
+/mob/living/carbon/human/can_be_flashed(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0)
+
+	var/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes/E = get_int_organ(/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes)
+	. = ..()
+
+	if((!. || (!E && !(dna.species.bodyflags & NO_EYES))))
+		return FALSE
+
+	return TRUE
 
 ///check_eye_prot()
 ///Returns a number between -1 to 2
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 5e93beeb6dd..04ba1d8b13f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -830,9 +830,16 @@
 /mob/living/proc/can_use_vents()
 	return "You can't fit into that vent."
 
+//Checks for anything other than eye protection that would stop flashing. Overridden in carbon.dm and human.dm
+/mob/living/proc/can_be_flashed(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0)
+	if(check_eye_prot() >= intensity || (!override_blindness_check && (HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_BLIND) || HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_FLASH_PROTECTION))))
+		return FALSE
+
+	return TRUE
+
 //called when the mob receives a bright flash
 /mob/living/proc/flash_eyes(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0, affect_silicon = 0, visual = 0, laser_pointer = FALSE, type = /obj/screen/fullscreen/flash)
-	if(check_eye_prot() < intensity && (override_blindness_check || !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_BLIND)) && !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_FLASH_PROTECTION))
+	if(can_be_flashed(intensity, override_blindness_check))
 		overlay_fullscreen("flash", type)
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(clear_fullscreen), "flash", 25), 25)
 		return 1