diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/candle.dm b/code/game/objects/items/candle.dm
index 9e912478713..2546f5da83c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/candle.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/candle.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	var/lit = 0
 	var/infinite = 0
 	var/start_lit = 0
+	var/flickering = FALSE
 	light_color = "#E09D37"
 
 /obj/item/candle/New()
@@ -22,13 +23,10 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/candle/update_icon()
-	var/i
-	if(wax>150)
-		i = 1
-	else if(wax>80)
-		i = 2
-	else i = 3
-	icon_state = "candle[i][lit ? "_lit" : ""]"
+	if(flickering)
+		icon_state = "candle[get_icon_index()]_flicker"
+	else
+		icon_state = "candle[get_icon_index()][lit ? "_lit" : ""]"
 
 /obj/item/candle/can_enter_storage(obj/item/storage/S, mob/user)
 	if(lit)
@@ -62,6 +60,22 @@
 		START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 		update_icon()
 
+/obj/item/candle/proc/get_icon_index()
+	if(wax > 150)
+		. = 1
+	else if(wax > 80)
+		. = 2
+	else
+		. = 3
+
+/obj/item/candle/proc/start_flickering()
+	flickering = TRUE
+	update_icon()
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/stop_flickering), 4 SECONDS, TIMER_UNIQUE)
+
+/obj/item/candle/proc/stop_flickering()
+	flickering = FALSE
+	update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/candle/process()
 	if(!lit)
@@ -90,3 +104,11 @@
 /obj/item/candle/eternal
 	desc = "A candle. This one seems to have an odd quality about the wax."
 	infinite = 1
+
+/obj/item/candle/get_spooked()
+	if(lit)
+		start_flickering()
+		playsound(src, 'sound/effects/candle_flicker.ogg', 15, 1)
+		return TRUE
+
+	return FALSE
diff --git a/icons/obj/candle.dmi b/icons/obj/candle.dmi
index eac8464b282..5a23db6da1b 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/candle.dmi and b/icons/obj/candle.dmi differ
diff --git a/sound/effects/candle_flicker.ogg b/sound/effects/candle_flicker.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f31c32fc584
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/effects/candle_flicker.ogg differ