diff --git a/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/powers/phase_shift.dm b/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/powers/phase_shift.dm
index 8c96379bd0b..afcd84f64ef 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/powers/phase_shift.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/powers/phase_shift.dm
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 		update_icon()
 
 		//Cosmetics mostly
-		var/obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_in/phaseanim = new /obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_in(src.loc)
+		var/obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_in/phaseanim = new SK.phase_in_anim(src.loc)
 		phaseanim.pixel_y = (src.size_multiplier - 1) * 16 // Pixel shift for the animation placement
 		phaseanim.adjust_scale(src.size_multiplier, src.size_multiplier)
 		phaseanim.dir = dir
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 		for(var/obj/belly/B as anything in vore_organs)
 			B.escapable = FALSE
 
-		var/obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_out/phaseanim = new /obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_out(src.loc)
+		var/obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_out/phaseanim = new SK.phase_out_anim(src.loc)
 		phaseanim.pixel_y = (src.size_multiplier - 1) * 16 // Pixel shift for the animation placement
 		phaseanim.adjust_scale(src.size_multiplier, src.size_multiplier)
 		phaseanim.dir = dir
diff --git a/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm b/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
index 94e8473ab95..92d44803748 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
 	var/eye_color = BLUE_EYES
 	///For downstream. Enables some extra verbs. Causes things to drop in hand when you phase.
 	var/extended_kin = FALSE
+	///Phase in animation
+	var/obj/effect/temp_visual/phase_in_anim = /obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_in
+	///Phase out animation
+	var/obj/effect/temp_visual/phase_out_anim = /obj/effect/temp_visual/shadekin/phase_out
 
 /datum/component/shadekin/phase_only
 	shadekin_abilities = list(/datum/power/shadekin/phase_shift)