diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index eb90d23cede..8db6e4d74c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	if(corpse.ajourn)
 		corpse.ajourn=0
 	client.mob = corpse
-	if (corpse.stat==2)
-		verbs += /mob/proc/ghost
+	if (corpse.stat==2 || istype(corpse, /mob/living/simple_animal/mouse ))
+		corpse.verbs += /mob/proc/ghost
 	del(src)
 
 /mob/dead/observer/proc/become_mouse()