diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index 4b76f41c61..2e29497a02 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -281,9 +281,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(pda_styles, list(MONO, VT, ORBITRON, SHARE))
 #define PDA_SKIN_ALT "Holographic"
 #define PDA_SKIN_RUGGED "Rugged"
 #define PDA_SKIN_MODERN "Modern"
+#define PDA_SKIN_MINIMAL "Minimal"
 
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(pda_reskins, list(PDA_SKIN_CLASSIC = 'icons/obj/pda.dmi', PDA_SKIN_ALT = 'icons/obj/pda_alt.dmi',
-								PDA_SKIN_RUGGED = 'icons/obj/pda_rugged.dmi', PDA_SKIN_MODERN = 'icons/obj/pda_modern.dmi'))
+								PDA_SKIN_RUGGED = 'icons/obj/pda_rugged.dmi', PDA_SKIN_MODERN = 'icons/obj/pda_modern.dmi',
+								PDA_SKIN_MINIMAL = 'icons/obj/pda_minimal.dmi'))
 
 /////////////////////////////////////
 // atom.appearence_flags shortcuts //
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 92d936e0d4..fa1ae55282 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 	var/choice = input(M, "Choose the a reskin for [src]","Reskin Object") as null|anything in GLOB.pda_reskins
 	var/new_icon = GLOB.pda_reskins[choice]
-	if(QDELETED(src) || isnull(new_icon) || new_icon == icon || M.incapacitated() || !in_range(M,src))
+	if(QDELETED(src) || isnull(new_icon) || new_icon == icon || !M.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 		return
 	icon = new_icon
 	update_icon(FALSE, TRUE)
diff --git a/icons/obj/pda_minimal.dmi b/icons/obj/pda_minimal.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a62688cbaf
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/obj/pda_minimal.dmi differ