diff --git a/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien_humanoid.dm b/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien_humanoid.dm
index ffbfc7aa49c..af03496ff63 100644
--- a/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien_humanoid.dm
+++ b/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien_humanoid.dm
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 	var/image/face_standing = null
 	var/image/face_lying = null
 
-	var/list/body_standing = list(  )
-	var/list/body_lying = list(  )
+	var/image/damageicon_standing = null
+	var/image/damageicon_lying = null
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/hunter
 	name = "alien hunter"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm
index b8676e29e2b..0bc302fc177 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 	// Automatically drop anything in store / id / belt if you're not wearing a uniform.
 	if (zone_sel)
 		zone_sel.overlays = null
-		zone_sel.overlays += body_standing
+		zone_sel.overlays += damageicon_standing
 		zone_sel.overlays += image("icon" = 'zone_sel.dmi', "icon_state" = text("[]", zone_sel.selecting))
 
 	if (lying)
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 			else
 				icon = stand_icon
 
-		overlays += body_lying
+		overlays += damageicon_lying
 
 		if (face_lying)
 			overlays += face_lying
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 		if(update_icon)
 			icon = stand_icon
 
-		overlays += body_standing
+		overlays += damageicon_standing
 
 		if (face_standing)
 			overlays += face_standing
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 432d8c9de08..f81f6eb2b79 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 	var/hair_icon_state = "hair_a"
 	var/face_icon_state = "bald"
 
-	var/list/body_standing = list()
-	var/list/body_lying = list()
+	var/image/damageicon_standing
+	var/image/damageicon_lying
 
 	var/mutantrace = null
 
@@ -820,14 +820,14 @@
 	if (lying)
 		icon = lying_icon
 
-		overlays += body_lying
+		overlays += damageicon_lying
 
 		if (face_lying)
 			overlays += face_lying
 	else
 		icon = stand_icon
 
-		overlays += body_standing
+		overlays += damageicon_standing
 
 		if (face_standing)
 			overlays += face_standing
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
index 726e67b74d9..7afe02f5a79 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@
 // now constructs damage icon for each organ from mask * damage field
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/UpdateDamageIcon()
-	del(body_standing)
-	body_standing = list()
-	del(body_lying)
-	body_lying = list()
+	var/icon/standing = new /icon('dam_human.dmi', "00")
+	var/icon/lying = new /icon('dam_human.dmi', "00-2")
 	for(var/datum/organ/external/O in organs)
 		var/icon/DI = new /icon('dam_human.dmi', O.damage_state)			// the damage icon for whole human
 		DI.Blend(new /icon('dam_mask.dmi', O.icon_name), ICON_MULTIPLY)		// mask with this organ's pixels
-	//		world << "[O.icon_name] [O.damage_state] \icon[DI]"
-		body_standing += DI
+		standing.Blend(DI,ICON_OVERLAY)
 		DI = new /icon('dam_human.dmi', "[O.damage_state]-2")				// repeat for lying icons
 		DI.Blend(new /icon('dam_mask.dmi', "[O.icon_name]2"), ICON_MULTIPLY)
-	//		world << "[O.r_name]2 [O.d_i_state]-2 \icon[DI]"
-		body_lying += DI
+		lying.Blend(DI,ICON_OVERLAY)
+	damageicon_standing = new /image("icon" = standing, "layer" = DAMAGE_LAYER)
+	damageicon_lying = new /image("icon" = lying, "layer" = DAMAGE_LAYER)
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/get_organ(var/zone)
diff --git a/code/setup.dm b/code/setup.dm
index e4a809ea7e3..81fd678835b 100644
--- a/code/setup.dm
+++ b/code/setup.dm
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ var/MAX_EXPLOSION_RANGE = 14
 #define HIDEEYES	4	//APPLIES ONLY TO HELMETS!!
 
 //clothing-overlay layers. They are floats so they always appear above the Mob
+#define DAMAGE_LAYER		-23
 #define UNIFORM_LAYER		-22
 #define B_UNIFORM_LAYER		-21
 #define SHOES_LAYER			-20
diff --git a/icons/mob/dam_human.dmi b/icons/mob/dam_human.dmi
index 5b4c87cf3da..d1a344fe080 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/dam_human.dmi and b/icons/mob/dam_human.dmi differ