diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/closets/cardboardbox.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/closets/cardboardbox.dm
index e859c0348f1..89aef25f24f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/closets/cardboardbox.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/closets/cardboardbox.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /obj/structure/closet/cardboard
 	name = "large cardboard box"
 	desc = "Just a box..."
+	icon = 'icons/obj/cardboard_boxes.dmi'
 	icon_state = "cardboard"
 	icon_opened = "cardboard_open"
 	icon_closed = "cardboard"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/proc/do_alert_animation(atom/A)
 	var/image/I
-	I = image('icons/obj/closet.dmi', A, "cardboard_special", A.layer+1)
+	I = image('icons/obj/cardboard_boxes.dmi', A, "cardboard_special", A.layer+1)
 	var/list/viewing = list()
 	for(var/mob/M in viewers(A))
 		if(M.client)
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 	I.alpha = 0
 	animate(I, pixel_z = 32, alpha = 255, time = 5, easing = ELASTIC_EASING)
 
+
 /obj/structure/closet/cardboard/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W as obj, mob/user as mob, params)
 	if(src.opened)
 		if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/weldingtool))
@@ -62,3 +64,25 @@
 			for(var/mob/M in viewers(src))
 				M.show_message("<span class='notice'>\The [src] has been cut apart by [user] with \the [WC].</span>", 3, "You hear cutting.", 2)
 			qdel(src)
+			return
+		if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/pen))
+			var/decalselection = input("Please select a decal") as null|anything in list("Atmospherics", "Bartender", "Barber", "Blueshield",	"Brig Physician", "Captain",
+			"Cargo", "Chief Engineer",	"Chaplain",	"Chef", "Chemist", "Civilian", "Clown", "CMO", "Coroner", "Detective", "Engineering", "Genetics", "HOP",
+			"HOS", "Hydroponics", "Internal Affairs Agent", "Janitor",	"Magistrate", "Mechanic", "Medical", "Mime", "Mining", "NT Representative", "Paramedic", "Pod Pilot",
+			"Prisoner",	"Research Director", "Security", "Syndicate", "Therapist", "Virology", "Warden", "Xenobiology")
+			if(!decalselection)
+				return
+			if(user.incapacitated())
+				to_chat(user, "You're in no condition to perform this action.")
+				return
+			if(W != user.get_active_hand())
+				to_chat(user, "You must be holding the pen to perform this action.")
+				return
+			if(! Adjacent(user))
+				to_chat(user, "You have moved too far away from the cardboard box.")
+				return
+			decalselection = replacetext(decalselection, " ", "_")
+			decalselection = lowertext(decalselection)
+			icon_opened = ("cardboard_open_"+decalselection)
+			icon_closed = ("cardboard_"+decalselection)
+			update_icon() // a proc declared in the closets parent file used to update opened/closed sprites on normal closets
diff --git a/icons/obj/cardboard_boxes.dmi b/icons/obj/cardboard_boxes.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ef52c11bfb
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