diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implant.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implant.dm
index 806047ae37..e90a67bc0c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implant.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implant.dm
@@ -69,8 +69,37 @@
 /obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking
 	name = "tracking implant"
 	desc = "Track with this."
-	var/id = 1.0
+	var/id = 1
+	var/degrade_time = 10 MINUTES	//How long before the implant stops working outside of a living body.
 
+/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/weak	//This is for the loadout
+	degrade_time = 2.5 MINUTES
+
+/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/New()
+	id = rand(1, 1000)
+	..()
+
+/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/implanted(var/mob/source)
+	processing_objects.Add(src)
+	listening_objects |= src
+	return 1
+
+/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/Destroy()
+	processing_objects.Remove(src)
+	..()
+
+/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/process()
+	var/implant_location = src.loc
+	if(ismob(implant_location))
+		var/mob/living/L = implant_location
+		if(L.stat == 2)
+			if(world.time >= L.timeofdeath + degrade_time)
+				name = "melted implant"
+				desc = "Charred circuit in melted plastic case. Wonder what that used to be..."
+				icon_state = "implant_melted"
+				malfunction = MALFUNCTION_PERMANENT
+				processing_objects.Remove(src)
+	return 1
 
 /obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/get_data()
 	var/dat = {"<b>Implant Specifications:</b><BR>
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implantpad.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implantpad.dm
index dc054536ac..ebc01c6ebb 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implantpad.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/implants/implantpad.dm
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 			if (href_list["tracking_id"])
 				var/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/T = src.case.imp
 				T.id += text2num(href_list["tracking_id"])
-				T.id = min(100, T.id)
+				T.id = min(1000, T.id)
 				T.id = max(1, T.id)
 
 			if (istype(src.loc, /mob))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/teleportation.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/teleportation.dm
index b27ef63a4a..e0e11a6285 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/teleportation.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/teleportation.dm
@@ -79,13 +79,8 @@ Frequency:
 
 				src.temp += "<B>Extranneous Signals:</B><BR>"
 				for (var/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/W in world)
-					if (!W.implanted || !(istype(W.loc,/obj/item/organ/external) || ismob(W.loc)))
+					if (!W.implanted || !(istype(W.loc,/obj/item/organ/external) || ismob(W.loc) || W.malfunction))
 						continue
-					else
-						var/mob/M = W.loc
-						if (M.stat == 2)
-							if (M.timeofdeath + 6000 < world.time)
-								continue
 
 					var/turf/tr = get_turf(W)
 					if (tr.z == sr.z && tr)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/loadout_utility.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/loadout_utility.dm
index 5e7fa24d9f..b990906fea 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/loadout_utility.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/loadout/loadout_utility.dm
@@ -76,12 +76,17 @@
 	display_name = "cell, device"
 	path = /obj/item/weapon/cell/device
 
-/datum/gear/utility/implant //This does nothing if you don't actually know EAL.
+/datum/gear/utility/implant/eal //This does nothing if you don't actually know EAL.
 	display_name = "implant, language, EAL"
 	path = /obj/item/weapon/implant/language/eal
 	cost = 2
 	slot = "implant"
-	var/implant_type = "EAL"
+
+/datum/gear/utility/implant/tracking
+	display_name = "implant, tracking"
+	path = /obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking/weak
+	cost = 10
+	slot = "implant"
 
 /datum/gear/utility/translator
 	display_name = "universal translator"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 96f5dddc42..6e3fbe4305 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -1649,12 +1649,13 @@
 
 		for(var/obj/item/weapon/implant/I in src)
 			if(I.implanted)
-				if(istype(I,/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking))
-					holder1.icon_state = "hud_imp_tracking"
-				if(istype(I,/obj/item/weapon/implant/loyalty))
-					holder2.icon_state = "hud_imp_loyal"
-				if(istype(I,/obj/item/weapon/implant/chem))
-					holder3.icon_state = "hud_imp_chem"
+				if(!I.malfunction)
+					if(istype(I,/obj/item/weapon/implant/tracking))
+						holder1.icon_state = "hud_imp_tracking"
+					if(istype(I,/obj/item/weapon/implant/loyalty))
+						holder2.icon_state = "hud_imp_loyal"
+					if(istype(I,/obj/item/weapon/implant/chem))
+						holder3.icon_state = "hud_imp_chem"
 
 		hud_list[IMPTRACK_HUD] = holder1
 		hud_list[IMPLOYAL_HUD] = holder2