diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm b/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm
index eb536953b45..0e773e0ea95 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doors/brigdoors.dm
@@ -71,9 +71,23 @@
 		playsound(C.loc, "sound/goonstation/machines/printer_dotmatrix.ogg", 50, 1)
 		GLOB.cell_logs += P
 
+	var/datum/data/record/G = find_record("name", logname, data_core.general)
+	var/prisoner_drank = "unknown"
+	var/prisoner_trank = "unknown"
+	if(G)
+		if(G.fields["rank"])
+			prisoner_drank = G.fields["rank"]
+		if(G.fields["real_rank"]) // Ignore alt job titles - necessary for lookups
+			prisoner_trank = G.fields["real_rank"]
+
 	var/datum/data/record/R = find_security_record("name", logname)
-	Radio.autosay("Detainee [logname] has been incarcerated for [seconds_to_time(timetoset / 10)] for the charges of, '[logcharges]'. \
-	Arresting Officer: [usr.name].[R ? "" : " Detainee record not found, manual record update required."]", name, "Security", list(z))
+
+	var/announcetext = "Detainee [logname] ([prisoner_drank]) has been incarcerated for [seconds_to_time(timetoset / 10)] for the charges of, '[logcharges]'. \
+	Arresting Officer: [usr.name].[R ? "" : " Detainee record not found, manual record update required."]"
+	Radio.autosay(announcetext, name, "Security", list(z))
+
+	if(prisoner_trank != "unknown")
+		notify_dept_head(prisoner_trank, announcetext)
 
 	if(R)
 		prisoner = R
@@ -87,9 +101,33 @@
 			R.fields["comments"] = list()
 		R.fields["comments"] += "Autogenerated by [name] on [current_date_string] [station_time_timestamp()]<BR>Sentenced to [timetoset/10] seconds for the charges of \"[logcharges]\" by [rank] [usr.name]."
 		update_all_mob_security_hud()
-
 	return 1
 
+
+/obj/machinery/door_timer/proc/notify_dept_head(jobtitle, antext)
+	if(!jobtitle || !antext)
+		return
+	if(jobtitle == "Civilian")
+		// Don't notify the HoP about greytiding civilians
+		return
+	var/datum/job/brigged_job = SSjobs.GetJob(jobtitle)
+	if(!brigged_job)
+		return
+	if(!brigged_job.department_head[1])
+		return
+	var/boss_title = brigged_job.department_head[1]
+
+	var/obj/item/pda/target_pda
+	for(var/obj/item/pda/check_pda in PDAs)
+		if(check_pda.ownrank == boss_title)
+			target_pda = check_pda
+	if(!target_pda)
+		return
+	var/datum/data/pda/app/messenger/PM = target_pda.find_program(/datum/data/pda/app/messenger)
+	if(PM && PM.can_receive())
+		PM.notify("<b>Message from Brig Timer (Automated), </b>\"[antext]\" (Unable to Reply)")
+
+
 /obj/machinery/door_timer/Initialize()
 	..()