diff --git a/code/modules/client/verbs/minimap.dm b/code/modules/client/verbs/minimap.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d213dc210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/client/verbs/minimap.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/client/verb/show_station_minimap()
+	set category = "OOC"
+	set name = "Show Station Minimap"
+	set desc = "Shows a minimap of the currently loaded station map."
+
+	if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/minimaps_enabled))
+		to_chat(usr, "<span class='boldwarning'>Minimap generation is not enabled in the server's configuration.</span>")
+		return
+
+	SSminimaps.station_minimap.show(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/mapping/minimaps.dm b/code/modules/mapping/minimaps.dm
index b949f61da2..647ac4a611 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapping/minimaps.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapping/minimaps.dm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 	send_asset_list(user, list("minimap-[id].png" = map_icon, "minimap-[id]-meta.png" = meta_icon), verify=FALSE)
 
 /datum/minimap_group
-	var/list/minimaps = list()
+	var/list/minimaps
 	var/static/next_id = 0
 	var/id
 	var/name
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 /datum/minimap_group/New(list/maps, name)
 	id = ++next_id
 	src.name = name
-	minimaps = SANITIZELIST(maps)
+	minimaps = maps || list()
 
 /datum/minimap_group/proc/show(mob/user)
 	if(!length(minimaps))
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 8dc1544404..b7efac33fb 100755
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -1651,6 +1651,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\aooc.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\etips.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\looc.dm"
+#include "code\modules\client\verbs\minimap.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\ooc.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\ping.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\suicide.dm"