diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm
index fadf33cb85..6299aa1554 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/ghost_role_spawners.dm
@@ -661,6 +661,49 @@
 		ADD_TRAIT(M,TRAIT_SIXTHSENSE,GHOSTROLE_TRAIT)
 		to_chat(M,"<span class='notice'>You're once again longer hearing deadchat.</span>")
 
+/datum/action/disguise
+	name = "Disguise"
+	button_icon_state = "ling_transform"
+	icon_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_changeling.dmi'
+	background_icon_state = "bg_mime"
+
+/datum/action/disguise/Trigger()
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = owner
+	var/user_search_type = input(H, "Search by PATH or NAME") as null|anything in list("PATH","NAME")
+	if(user_search_type)
+		var/user_object_type = input(H, "Disguising as OBJECT or MOB?") as null|anything in list("OBJECT", "MOB")
+		if(user_object_type)
+			var/search_term = stripped_input(H, "Enter the search term")
+			if(search_term)
+				var/list_to_search
+				if(user_object_type == "MOB")
+					list_to_search = subtypesof(/mob)
+				else
+					list_to_search = subtypesof(/obj)
+				var/list/filtered_results = list()
+				// it's better to have two loops here rather than make the conditional check for path or name in every cycle of a single loop
+				var/x = 0
+				switch(user_search_type)
+					if("PATH")
+						for(var/some_search_item in list_to_search)
+							if(findtext("[some_search_item]", search_term))
+								filtered_results += some_search_item
+					if("NAME")
+						for(var/some_search_item in list_to_search)
+							var/mob/some_search_atom = some_search_item
+							if(findtext(initial(some_search_atom.name), search_term))
+								filtered_results[some_search_item] += some_search_atom.name
+							if(x < 10)
+								message_admins("initial name is [initial(some_search_atom.name)]")
+
+								x += 1
+				if(!length(filtered_results))
+					to_chat(H, "Nothing matched your search query!")
+					message_admins("for reference the length of list to search was [length(list_to_search)]")
+				else
+					message_admins("it s
+					var/disguise_selection = input("Select item to disguise as") as null|anything in filtered_results
+
 
 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ghostcafe/special(mob/living/carbon/human/new_spawn)
 	if(new_spawn.client)
@@ -681,6 +724,11 @@
 		var/datum/action/toggle_dead_chat_mob/D = new(new_spawn)
 		D.Grant(new_spawn)
 
+
+		// debug if you see this delete it
+		var/datum/action/disguise/disguise_action = new(new_spawn)
+		disguise_action.Grant(new_spawn)
+
 /datum/outfit/ghostcafe
 	name = "ID, jumpsuit and shoes"
 	uniform = /obj/item/clothing/under/color/random