diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/trays.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/trays.dm
index d4a7117bbb4..624b6fcb980 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/trays.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/trays.dm
@@ -185,31 +185,32 @@
 				add = 5
 			if(calc_carry() + add >= max_carry)
 				break
-
+			var/image/Img = new(src.icon)
 			I.loc = src
 			carrying.Add(I)
-			overlays += image("icon" = I.icon, "icon_state" = I.icon_state, "layer" = 30 + I.layer)
+			Img.icon = I.icon
+			Img.icon_state = I.icon_state
+			Img.layer = 30 + I.layer
+			if(istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/material))
+				var/obj/item/weapon/material/O = I
+				if(O.applies_material_colour)
+					Img.color = O.color
+			overlays += Img
 
 /obj/item/weapon/tray/dropped(mob/user)
-
-	var/mob/living/M
-	for(M in src.loc) //to handle hand switching
-		return
-
-	var/foundtable = 0
-	for(var/obj/structure/table/T in loc)
-		foundtable = 1
-		break
-
-	overlays.Cut()
-
-	for(var/obj/item/I in carrying)
-		I.loc = loc
-		carrying.Remove(I)
-		if(!foundtable && isturf(loc))
-			// if no table, presume that the person just shittily dropped the tray on the ground and made a mess everywhere!
-			spawn()
-				for(var/i = 1, i <= rand(1,2), i++)
-					if(I)
-						step(I, pick(NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST))
-						sleep(rand(2,4))
+	var/noTable = null
+	
+	spawn() //Allows the tray to udpate location, rather than just checking against mob's location
+		if(isturf(src.loc) && !(locate(/obj/structure/table) in src.loc))
+			noTable = 1
+		
+		if(isturf(loc) && !(locate(/mob/living) in src.loc))
+			overlays.Cut()
+			for(var/obj/item/I in carrying)
+				I.forceMove(src.loc)
+				carrying.Remove(I)
+				if(noTable)
+					for(var/i = 1, i <= rand(1,2), i++)
+						if(I)
+							step(I, pick(NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST))
+							sleep(rand(2,4))
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Datraen-Trayfix.yml b/html/changelogs/Datraen-Trayfix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f32b86dbf93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Datraen-Trayfix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Datraen
+delete-after: True
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Trays now drop items when placed on table, dropped."