diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
index 6210ce7ea3..ac461118d1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ for further reading, please see: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/301
 /obj/item/katana/timestop/on_active_parry(mob/living/owner, atom/object, damage, attack_text, attack_type, armour_penetration, mob/attacker, def_zone, list/block_return, parry_efficiency, parry_time)
 	if(ishuman(owner))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/flynn = owner
-		flynn.emote("me",1,"smirks.",FALSE)
+		flynn.emote("smirk")
 	new /obj/effect/timestop(get_turf(owner), 2, 50, list(owner))
 
 /obj/item/melee/bokken // parrying stick
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
index d11ad4474a..e6ad8fcd38 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@
 	key_third_person = "smiles"
 	message = "smiles."
 
+/datum/emote/living/smirk
+	key = "smirk"
+	key_third_person = "smirks"
+	message = "smirks."
+
 /datum/emote/living/sneeze
 	key = "sneeze"
 	key_third_person = "sneezes"