diff --git a/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle_rotate.dm b/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle_rotate.dm
index 389a2406ed..5368ef0a73 100644
--- a/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle_rotate.dm
+++ b/code/modules/shuttle/shuttle_rotate.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /*
 All shuttleRotate procs go here
+
+If ever any of these procs are useful for non-shuttles, rename it to proc/rotate and move it to be a generic atom proc
 */
 
 /************************************Base proc************************************/
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ All shuttleRotate procs go here
 /mob/shuttleRotate(rotation)
 	setDir(angle2dir(rotation+dir2angle(dir)))
 
+/mob/dead/observer/shuttleRotate(rotation)
+	. = ..()
+	update_icon()
+
 /************************************Structure rotate procs************************************/
 
 /obj/structure/door_assembly/door_assembly_pod/shuttleRotate(rotation)