diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/flag.dm b/code/game/objects/items/flag.dm
index 516c889c537..9330434b88d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/flag.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/flag.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /obj/item/flag
 	icon = 'icons/obj/flag.dmi'
+	icon_state = "ntflag"
+	lefthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/flags_lefthand.dmi'
+	righthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/flags_righthand.dmi'
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_BULKY
 	burntime = 20
 	burn_state = FLAMMABLE
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/flags_lefthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/flags_lefthand.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cc5c446e44
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diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/flags_righthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/flags_righthand.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..046eeaf4b2c
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/mob/inhands/flags_righthand.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/items_lefthand.dmi.fixed b/icons/mob/inhands/items_lefthand.dmi.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e6848f6843
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diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/items_righthand.dmi.fixed b/icons/mob/inhands/items_righthand.dmi.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87b4751d5cb
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