diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm b/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
index 20f59d0435..80547c4db9 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@
 /obj/item/clothing/obj_break(damage_flag)
 	if(!damaged_clothes)
 		update_clothes_damaged_state(TRUE)
-	to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>Your [src] starts to fall apart!")
+	if(ismob(loc)) //It's not important enough to warrant a message if nobody's wearing it
+		var/mob/M = loc
+		M.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[M]'s [name] starts to fall apart!", "<span class='warning'>Your [name] starts to fall apart!")
 
 /obj/item/clothing/proc/update_clothes_damaged_state(damaging = TRUE)
 	var/index = "\ref[initial(icon)]-[initial(icon_state)]"