diff --git a/code/citadel/cit_emotes.dm b/code/citadel/cit_emotes.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86cb2a4d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/citadel/cit_emotes.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//Disables the custom emote blacklist from TG that normally applies to slimes.
+/datum/emote/living/custom
+	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list(/mob/living/brain)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 1d7929c990..0baed47fa4 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
 #include "code\citadel\_cit_helpers.dm"
 #include "code\citadel\cit_areas.dm"
 #include "code\citadel\cit_arousal.dm"
+#include "code\citadel\cit_emotes.dm"
 #include "code\citadel\cit_genemods.dm"
 #include "code\citadel\cit_guns.dm"
 #include "code\citadel\cit_kegs.dm"