diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 7dcdf28ec2d..173668e3a20 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(fire_overlay, /image, image("icon" = 'icons/goonstation/effects/fire.dmi', "icon_state" = "fire"))
+GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons/effects/welding_effect.dmi', "welding_sparks", GASFIRE_LAYER, ABOVE_LIGHTING_PLANE))
+
 /obj/item
 	name = "item"
 	icon = 'icons/obj/items.dmi'
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/tools/welder.dm b/code/game/objects/items/tools/welder.dm
index bdd6eb2f0ad..76d72e0769b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/tools/welder.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/tools/welder.dm
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@
 	remove_fuel(amount)
 	return TRUE
 
-/obj/item/weldingtool/use_tool(target, user, delay, amount, volume, datum/callback/extra_checks)
+/obj/item/weldingtool/use_tool(atom/target, user, delay, amount, volume, datum/callback/extra_checks)
+	target.add_overlay(GLOB.welding_sparks)
 	var/did_thing = ..()
 	if(did_thing)
 		remove_fuel(1) //Consume some fuel after we do a welding action
 	if(delay)
 		progress_flash_divisor = initial(progress_flash_divisor)
+	target.cut_overlay(GLOB.welding_sparks)
 	return did_thing
 
 /obj/item/weldingtool/tool_check_callback(mob/living/user, amount, datum/callback/extra_checks)
diff --git a/icons/effects/welding_effect.dmi b/icons/effects/welding_effect.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b8db2dcaea
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/effects/welding_effect.dmi differ