diff --git a/code/modules/xenobio2/mob/xeno procs.dm b/code/modules/xenobio2/mob/xeno procs.dm
index b72b1567fb..03fde9efc8 100644
--- a/code/modules/xenobio2/mob/xeno procs.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/xenobio2/mob/xeno procs.dm	
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Proc for metabolism
 Proc for mutating
 Procs for copying speech, if applicable
 Procs for targeting
+Divergence proc, used in mutation to make unique datums.
 */
 /mob/living/simple_animal/xeno/proc/ProcessTraits()
 	if(maleable >= MAX_MALEABLE)
@@ -84,8 +85,14 @@ Procs for targeting
 		return 1 //Everything worked out okay.
 
 	return 0
+	
+/mob/living/simple_animal/xeno/proc/diverge()
+	var/datum/xeno/traits/newtraits = new()
+	newtraits.copy_traits(traitdat)
+	return newtraits
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/xeno/proc/Mutate()
+	traitdat = diverge()
 	nameVar = "mutated"
 	if((COLORMUT & mutable))
 		traitdat.traits[TRAIT_XENO_COLOR] = "#"
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Datraen-XenobioUniqueTraitdat.yml b/html/changelogs/Datraen-XenobioUniqueTraitdat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08c1a932a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Datraen-XenobioUniqueTraitdat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Datraen
+delete-after: True
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Xenobiological traits are made unique on each mutate, avoiding mutating other mobs with same trait data."