diff --git a/code/modules/events/event_container.dm b/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
index 98fe9fad27f..8b98dac200d 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ var/list/event_last_fired = list()
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE, "Trivial News",		/datum/event/trivial_news, 		400),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE, "Mundane News", 		/datum/event/mundane_news, 		300),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE, "Vermin Infestation",/datum/event/infestation, 		100,	list(ASSIGNMENT_JANITOR = 100)),
+		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE, "Sentience",			/datum/event/sentience,			50),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE, "Wallrot",			/datum/event/wallrot, 			0,		list(ASSIGNMENT_ENGINEER = 30, ASSIGNMENT_GARDENER = 50))
 	)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/events/sentience.dm b/code/modules/events/sentience.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..114f30c0fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/events/sentience.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/datum/event/sentience
+
+/datum/event/sentience/start()
+	var/ghostmsg = "Do you want to awaken as a sentient being?"
+	var/list/candidates = pollCandidates(ghostmsg, ROLE_SENTIENT, 1)
+	var/list/potential = list()
+	for(var/mob/living/simple_animal/L in living_mob_list)
+		var/turf/T = get_turf(L)
+		if (T.z != 1)
+			continue
+		if(!(L in player_list) && !L.mind)
+			potential += L
+
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/SA = pick(potential)
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/SG = pick(candidates)
+
+	if(!SA || !SG) //if you can't find either a simple animal or a player, end
+		return FALSE
+
+	SA.key = SG.key
+	SA.universal_speak = 1
+	SA.sentience_act()
+	SA.maxHealth = max(SA.maxHealth, 200)
+	SA.health = SA.maxHealth
+	SA.del_on_death = FALSE
+	greet_sentient(SA)
+
+/datum/event/sentience/proc/greet_sentient(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M)
+	to_chat(M, "<span class='userdanger'>Hello world!</span>")
+	to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>Due to freak radiation, you have gained \
+	 						human level intelligence and the ability to speak and understand \
+							and the ability to speak and understand human language!</span>")
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 869bffe601b..20318ef2db6 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\events\prison_break.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\radiation_storm.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\rogue_drones.dm"
+#include "code\modules\events\sentience.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\slaughterevent.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\spacevine.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\spider_infestation.dm"