diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index f6afab36f1..ecb22050fd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 	//Ears
 	var/obj/item/organ/ears/mutantears = /obj/item/organ/ears
 
+	//Hands
+	var/obj/item/mutanthands = null
+
 	//Citadel snowflake
 	var/fixed_mut_color2 = ""
 	var/fixed_mut_color3 = ""
@@ -174,6 +177,21 @@
 	if(exotic_bloodtype && C.dna.blood_type != exotic_bloodtype)
 		C.dna.blood_type = exotic_bloodtype
 
+	if(old_species.mutanthands)
+		for(var/obj/item/I in C.held_items)
+			if(istype(I, old_species.mutanthands))
+				qdel(I)
+
+	if(mutanthands)
+		// Drop items in hands
+		// If you're lucky enough to have a NODROP item, then it stays.
+		for(var/V in C.held_items)
+			var/obj/item/I = V
+			if(istype(I))
+				C.dropItemToGround(I)
+			else	//Entries in the list should only ever be items or null, so if it's not an item, we can assume it's an empty hand
+				C.put_in_hands(new mutanthands())
+
 	if(NOAROUSAL in species_traits)
 		C.canbearoused = FALSE
 	else