diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 757f036c691..dc84c1836dd 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@
 /atom/proc/emag_act()
 	return
 
+/atom/proc/fart_act(mob/living/M)
+	return FALSE
+
 /atom/proc/rpd_act()
 	return
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/bible.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/bible.dm
index eb778b6a280..db34f3ae2c8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/bible.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/bible.dm
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
 	user.dust()
 	return OBLITERATION
 
+/obj/item/storage/bible/fart_act(mob/living/M)
+	if(QDELETED(M) || M.stat == DEAD)
+		return
+	M.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[M] farts on \the [name]!</span>")
+	M.visible_message("<span class='userdanger'>A mysterious force smites [M]!</span>")
+	M.suiciding = TRUE
+	do_sparks(3, 1, M)
+	M.gib()
+	return TRUE // Don't run the fart emote
 
 /obj/item/storage/bible/booze
 	name = "bible"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 219ba9ca9eb..c23db2f5501 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -858,14 +858,10 @@
 				playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/snap.ogg', 50, 1)
 
 		if("fart", "farts")
-			if(locate(/obj/item/storage/bible) in get_turf(src))
-				to_chat(viewers(src), "<span class='danger'>[src] farts on the Bible!</span>")
-				var/image/cross = image('icons/obj/storage.dmi', "bible")
-				var/adminbfmessage = "[bicon(cross)] <span class='danger'>Bible Fart:</span> [key_name(src, 1)] ([ADMIN_QUE(src,"?")]) ([ADMIN_PP(src,"PP")]) ([ADMIN_VV(src,"VV")]) ([ADMIN_SM(src,"SM")]) ([admin_jump_link(src)]) (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;secretsadmin=check_antagonist'>CA</A>) (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;Smite=[UID()]'>SMITE</A>):</b>"
-				for(var/client/X in GLOB.admins)
-					if(check_rights(R_EVENT, 0, X.mob))
-						to_chat(X, adminbfmessage)
-			else
+			var/farted_on_thing = FALSE
+			for(var/atom/A in get_turf(src))
+				farted_on_thing += A.fart_act(src)
+			if(!farted_on_thing)
 				message = "<b>[src]</b> [pick("passes wind", "farts")]."
 			m_type = 2
 
@@ -947,7 +943,7 @@
 
 		for(var/mob/M in GLOB.dead_mob_list)
 			if(!M.client)
-				continue 
+				continue
 
 			if(isnewplayer(M))
 				continue