diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/human.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/human.dm
index 709117de8c5..57e1e4bb6ad 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/human.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/human.dm
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
 		using.alpha = ui_alpha
 		src.adding += using
 
-		inv_box = new /obj/screen/inventory()
+		inv_box = new /obj/screen/inventory/hand()
+		inv_box.hud = src
 		inv_box.name = "r_hand"
 		inv_box.icon = ui_style
 		inv_box.icon_state = "r_hand_inactive"
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@
 		src.r_hand_hud_object = inv_box
 		src.adding += inv_box
 
-		inv_box = new /obj/screen/inventory()
+		inv_box = new /obj/screen/inventory/hand()
+		inv_box.hud = src
 		inv_box.name = "l_hand"
 		inv_box.icon = ui_style
 		inv_box.icon_state = "l_hand_inactive"
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
index d899f620499..3f6758c6ad2 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	layer = 20.0
 	unacidable = 1
 	var/obj/master = null	//A reference to the object in the slot. Grabs or items, generally.
+	var/datum/hud/hud = null // A reference to the owner HUD, if any.
 
 /obj/screen/Destroy()
 	master = null
@@ -507,3 +508,20 @@
 				usr.update_inv_l_hand(0)
 				usr.update_inv_r_hand(0)
 	return 1
+
+// Hand slots are special to handle the handcuffs overlay
+/obj/screen/inventory/hand
+	var/image/handcuff_overlay
+
+/obj/screen/inventory/hand/update_icon()
+	..()
+	if(!hud)
+		return
+	if(!handcuff_overlay)
+		var/state = (hud.l_hand_hud_object == src) ? "l_hand_hud_handcuffs" : "r_hand_hud_handcuffs"
+		handcuff_overlay = image("icon"='icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi', "icon_state"=state)
+	overlays.Cut()
+	if(hud.mymob && iscarbon(hud.mymob))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/C = hud.mymob
+		if(C.handcuffed)
+			overlays |= handcuff_overlay
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
index 6f586d764e0..2a29d2d1d97 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
@@ -895,6 +895,11 @@ var/global/list/damage_icon_parts = list()
 		if(hud_used)
 			hud_used.hidden_inventory_update() 	//Updates the screenloc of the items on the 'other' inventory bar
 
+//update whether handcuffs appears on our hud.
+/mob/living/carbon/proc/update_hud_handcuffed()
+	if(hud_used && hud_used.l_hand_hud_object && hud_used.r_hand_hud_object)
+		hud_used.l_hand_hud_object.update_icon()
+		hud_used.r_hand_hud_object.update_icon()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/update_inv_handcuffed(var/update_icons=1)
 	if(handcuffed)
@@ -913,6 +918,8 @@ var/global/list/damage_icon_parts = list()
 
 	else
 		overlays_standing[HANDCUFF_LAYER]	= null
+
+	update_hud_handcuffed()
 	if(update_icons)   update_icons()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/update_inv_legcuffed(var/update_icons=1)
diff --git a/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi b/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi
index cf74d73796c..2071c634d13 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi and b/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi differ