diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
index 9d16907467..c860091534 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 	desc = "A cube of shining metal, four inches to a side and covered in shallow grooves. It has an IPC serial number engraved on the top. It is usually slotted into the head of synthetic crewmembers."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/surgery.dmi'
 	icon_state = "posibrain-ipc"
+	organ_flags = ORGAN_SYNTHETIC // GS13 = Fixes IPC organs decaying, we hope.
 
 /obj/item/organ/brain/slime
 	name = "slime nucleus"
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/eyes.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/eyes.dm
index 51de372d26..4e5e2524d3 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/eyes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/eyes.dm
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@
 /obj/item/organ/eyes/ipc
 	name = "ipc eyes"
 	icon_state = "cybernetic_eyeballs"
+	organ_flags = ORGAN_SYNTHETIC // GS13 = Fixes IPC organs decaying, we hope.
 
 /obj/item/organ/eyes/ipc/emp_act(severity)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
index d7ae2b73e4..76cba1613f 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
 	name = "IPC heart"
 	desc = "An electronic pump that regulates hydraulic functions, the electronics have EMP shielding."
 	icon_state = "heart-c"
+	organ_flags = ORGAN_SYNTHETIC // GS13 = Fixes IPC organs decaying, we hope.
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/freedom
 	name = "heart of freedom"
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm
index 5c6b66f702..49fe1b449e 100755
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 /obj/item/organ/liver/ipc
 	name = "reagent processing liver"
 	icon_state = "liver-c"
+	organ_flags = ORGAN_SYNTHETIC // GS13 = Fixes IPC organs decaying, we hope.
 
 /obj/item/organ/liver/cybernetic
 	name = "basic cybernetic liver"
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/stomach.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/stomach.dm
index 443c910202..6b6d0e9f6d 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/stomach.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/stomach.dm
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 /obj/item/organ/stomach/ipc
 	name = "ipc cell"
 	icon_state = "stomach-ipc"
+	organ_flags = ORGAN_SYNTHETIC // GS13 = Fixes IPC organs decaying, we hope.
 
 /obj/item/organ/stomach/ipc/on_life()
 	. = ..()