diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_power.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_power.dm
index 6d03a864692..8e8e824d85e 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_power.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_power.dm
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@
 		return 0
 	return 1
 
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/changeling/proc/transfer_changeling_powers(var/mob/living/carbon/user, var/mob/living/carbon/target)
+	if(istype(target, /mob/living/carbon)) // so we don't runtime, I don't even know why it's necessary as it needs a grab
+		var/datum/changeling/c = user.mind.changeling
+		var/datum/changeling/t = target.mind.changeling
+		c.purchasedpowers = t.purchasedpowers
+
 //used in /mob/Stat()
 /obj/effect/proc_holder/changeling/proc/can_be_used_by(var/mob/user)
 	if(!ishuman(user))
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/swap_form.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/swap_form.dm
index ad8b9381dff..188c5fb437b 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/swap_form.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/swap_form.dm
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 		user.key = ghost.key
 
 	user.Paralyse(2)
-	user.remove_language("Changeling")
 	target.add_language("Changeling")
+	user.remove_language("Changeling")
+	transfer_changeling_powers(user, target)
+
 	to_chat(target, "<span class='warning'>Our genes cry out as we swap our [user] form for [target].</span>")