diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm b/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm
index a306b48385..246dd77684 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/restraints
 	breakouttime = 600
+	var/demoralize_criminals = TRUE // checked on carbon/carbon.dm to decide wheter to apply the handcuffed negative moodlet or not.
 
 /obj/item/restraints/suicide_act(mob/living/carbon/user)
 	user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is strangling [user.p_them()]self with [src]! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</span>")
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@
 	name = "fake handcuffs"
 	desc = "Fake handcuffs meant for gag purposes."
 	breakouttime = 10 //Deciseconds = 1s
+	demoralize_criminals = FALSE
 
 /obj/item/restraints/handcuffs/fake/kinky
 	name = "kinky handcuffs"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 9acecea545..1d070489e7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -271,9 +271,13 @@
 	if(restrained())
 		changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_BREAKOUT)
 		last_special = world.time + CLICK_CD_BREAKOUT
+		var/buckle_cd = 600
+		if(handcuffed)
+			var/obj/item/restraints/O = src.get_item_by_slot(SLOT_HANDCUFFED)
+			buckle_cd = O.breakouttime
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] attempts to unbuckle [p_them()]self!</span>", \
-					"<span class='notice'>You attempt to unbuckle yourself... (This will take around one minute and you need to stay still.)</span>")
-		if(do_after(src, 600, 0, target = src))
+					"<span class='notice'>You attempt to unbuckle yourself... (This will take around [round(buckle_cd/600,1)] minute\s, and you need to stay still.)</span>")
+		if(do_after(src, buckle_cd, 0, target = src))
 			if(!buckled)
 				return
 			buckled.user_unbuckle_mob(src,src)
@@ -801,7 +805,8 @@
 		drop_all_held_items()
 		stop_pulling()
 		throw_alert("handcuffed", /obj/screen/alert/restrained/handcuffed, new_master = src.handcuffed)
-		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "handcuffed", /datum/mood_event/handcuffed)
+		if(handcuffed.demoralize_criminals)
+			SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "handcuffed", /datum/mood_event/handcuffed)
 	else
 		clear_alert("handcuffed")
 		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_CLEAR_MOOD_EVENT, "handcuffed")