diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/communicator.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/communicator.dm
index 018be587055..5df911cba83 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/communicator.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/communicator/communicator.dm
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/communicator/all_communicators = list()
 // Proc: ui_interact()
 // Parameters: 4 (standard NanoUI arguments)
 // Description: Uses a bunch of for loops to turn lists into lists of lists, so they can be displayed in nanoUI, then displays various buttons to the user.
-/obj/item/device/communicator/ui_interact(mob/user, ui_key = "main", var/datum/nanoui/ui = null, var/force_open = 1)
+/obj/item/device/communicator/ui_interact(mob/user, ui_key = "main", var/datum/nanoui/ui = null, var/force_open = 1, var/key_state = null)
 	// this is the data which will be sent to the ui
 	var/data[0]						//General nanoUI information
 	var/communicators[0]			//List of communicators
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/communicator/all_communicators = list()
 	if(!ui)
 		// the ui does not exist, so we'll create a new() one
         // for a list of parameters and their descriptions see the code docs in \code\modules\nano\nanoui.dm
-		ui = new(user, src, ui_key, "communicator.tmpl", "Communicator", 475, 700)
+		ui = new(user, src, ui_key, "communicator.tmpl", "Communicator", 475, 700, state = key_state)
 		// when the ui is first opened this is the data it will use
 		ui.set_initial_data(data)
 		// open the new ui window
diff --git a/nano/templates/communicator.tmpl b/nano/templates/communicator.tmpl
index 58b86a30d7e..6157f45d614 100644
--- a/nano/templates/communicator.tmpl
+++ b/nano/templates/communicator.tmpl
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ Used In File(s): code\game\objects\items\devices\communicator\communicator.dm
 				{{:value.name}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="itemContent">
-					<div style="float: left; width: 100%;">{{:value.address}}</div> {{:helper.link('Copy', 'pencil', {'copy' : value.address, 'switch_tab' : 2})}}
+					<div style="float: left; width: 100%;">{{:value.address}}</div> 
+					{{:helper.link('Copy', 'pencil', {'copy' : value.address, 'switch_tab' : 2})}} 
+					{{:helper.link('Call', 'phone', {'dial' : value.address, 'copy' : value.address, 'switch_tab' : 2})}} 
+					{{:helper.link('Msg', 'mail-closed', {'copy' : value.address, 'copy_name' : value.name, 'switch_tab' : 40})}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		{{/for}}