diff --git a/code/modules/mob/login.dm b/code/modules/mob/login.dm
index eecd0650af0..22e39efb3b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/login.dm
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 			AA.display_to(list(src))
 
 	update_client_colour(0)
-
+	overlays -= image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow")
 	callHook("mob_login", list("client" = client, "mob" = src))
 
 // Calling update_interface() in /mob/Login() causes the Cyborg to immediately be ghosted; because of winget().
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/logout.dm b/code/modules/mob/logout.dm
index 762607bd501..3f97093bf9d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/logout.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/logout.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 				send2irc(config.admin_notify_irc, "[key_name(src)] logged out - No active admins, [admincounter[2]] non-admin staff, [admincounter[3]] inactive staff.")
 
 	..()
-
+	overlays += image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', icon_state = "zzz_glow")
 	callHook("mob_logout", list("client" = client, "mob" = src))
 
 	return 1
diff --git a/icons/effects/effects.dmi b/icons/effects/effects.dmi
index 95099bb00f3..cfe20022607 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/effects.dmi and b/icons/effects/effects.dmi differ