diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/chair.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/chair.dm
index dde9bce1bc..ef8da8a76b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/chair.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/chair.dm
@@ -495,7 +495,12 @@
 	icon_state = "sofamiddle"
 	icon = 'icons/obj/sofa.dmi'
 	buildstackamount = 1
-	item_chair = null
+	var/mutable_appearance/armrest
+
+/obj/structure/chair/sofa/Initialize()
+	armrest = mutable_appearance(icon, "[icon_state]_armrest")
+	armrest.layer = ABOVE_MOB_LAYER
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/structure/chair/sofa/left
 	icon_state = "sofaend_left"
diff --git a/icons/obj/sofa.dmi b/icons/obj/sofa.dmi
index dafe06a7f1..069fb1e08d 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/sofa.dmi and b/icons/obj/sofa.dmi differ