diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm
index 32969dd5d8..e378970225 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(stealthminID)						//reference list with IDs that store ckeys,
 
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(player_list)				//all mobs **with clients attached**. Excludes /mob/dead/new_player
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(mob_list)					//all mobs, including clientless
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(mob_directory)            //mob_id -> mob
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(living_mob_list)			//all alive mobs, including clientless. Excludes /mob/dead/new_player
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(dead_mob_list)			//all dead mobs, including clientless. Excludes /mob/dead/new_player
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(joined_player_list)   	//all clients that have joined the game at round-start or as a latejoin.
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 4712594179..24b4d228cc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	GLOB.dead_mob_list -= src
 	GLOB.living_mob_list -= src
 	GLOB.all_clockwork_mobs -= src
+	GLOB.mob_directory -= tag
 	if(observers && observers.len)
 		for(var/M in observers)
 			var/mob/dead/observe = M
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 /mob/Initialize()
 	tag = "mob_[next_mob_id++]"
 	GLOB.mob_list += src
+	GLOB.mob_directory[tag] = src
 	if(stat == DEAD)
 		GLOB.dead_mob_list += src
 	else