diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm
index c71e102b3a0e..593a0c91aa15 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 	species_language_holder = /datum/language_holder/lizard
 	var/heat_stunmod = 0
 	var/last_heat_stunmod = 0
+	var/regrowtimer
 
 	smells_like = "putrid scales"
 
@@ -89,6 +90,13 @@
 					H.emote("wag")
 				if(-1)
 					stop_wagging_tail(H)
+	if(!H.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_TAIL) && !regrowtimer)
+		regrowtimer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/regrow_tail, H), 20 MINUTES, TIMER_UNIQUE)
+
+/datum/species/lizard/proc/regrow_tail(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+	if(!H.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_TAIL) && H.stat != DEAD)
+		mutant_bodyparts |= "tail_lizard"
+		H.visible_message("[H]'s tail regrows.","You feel your tail regrow.")
 	
 /datum/species/lizard/get_species_description()
 	return /*"The militaristic Lizardpeople hail originally from Tizira, but have grown \