diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/death.dm
index b5aed2567aa..00fde4a22db 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/death.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 		return
 	if(src.healths)
 		src.healths.icon_state = "health6"
-	src.icon_state = "larva_l"
+	if(istype(src,/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/metroid))
+		src.icon_state = "metroid_dead"
+	else
+		src.icon_state = "larva_l"
 	src.stat = 2
 
 	if (!gibbed)
diff --git a/icons/mob/mob.dmi b/icons/mob/mob.dmi
index ddc92e9c290..55174acf3b9 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/mob.dmi and b/icons/mob/mob.dmi differ