diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/action.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/action.dm
index f91f9e1e266a42..df88cf950d48d0 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/action.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/action.dm
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@
 	UpdateIcon()
 	usr.update_action_buttons()
 
+
+/obj/screen/movable/action_button/hide_toggle/proc/InitialiseIcon(var/mob/living/user)
+	if(isalien(user))
+		icon_state = "bg_alien"
+	else
+		icon_state = "bg_default"
+	UpdateIcon()
+	return
+
 /obj/screen/movable/action_button/hide_toggle/UpdateIcon()
 	overlays.Cut()
 	var/image/img = image(icon,src,hidden?"show":"hide")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
index 3e996ed1ae09e6..af02c55f543060 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	if(button_number > 0)
 		if(!hud_used.hide_actions_toggle)
 			hud_used.hide_actions_toggle = new(hud_used)
-			hud_used.hide_actions_toggle.UpdateIcon()
+			hud_used.hide_actions_toggle.InitialiseIcon(src)
 		if(!hud_used.hide_actions_toggle.moved)
 			hud_used.hide_actions_toggle.screen_loc = hud_used.ButtonNumberToScreenCoords(button_number+1)
 			//hud_used.SetButtonCoords(hud_used.hide_actions_toggle,button_number+1)
diff --git a/icons/mob/actions.dmi b/icons/mob/actions.dmi
index d7034b07271e76..fadb3a80594018 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/actions.dmi and b/icons/mob/actions.dmi differ