diff --git a/beestation.dme b/beestation.dme
index 91f6f964e1b09..7a1958ecd56dc 100644
--- a/beestation.dme
+++ b/beestation.dme
@@ -2432,6 +2432,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\ooc.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\ping.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\suicide.dm"
+#include "code\modules\client\verbs\typing.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\verbs\who.dm"
 #include "code\modules\clothing\chameleon.dm"
 #include "code\modules\clothing\clothing.dm"
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm
index 3263780f5015f..e8aab4b2cbbec 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits/declarations.dm
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ Remember to update _globalvars/traits.dm if you're adding/removing/renaming trai
 
 /// this object has been frozen
 #define TRAIT_FROZEN "frozen"
+
+/// Trait given to a mob that is currently thinking (giving off the "thinking" icon), used in an IC context
+#define TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER "currently_thinking_IC"
+
 ///Turf trait for when a turf is transparent
 #define TURF_Z_TRANSPARENT_TRAIT "turf_z_transparent"
 
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits/sources.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits/sources.dm
index fea059205dc72..d2ce6e78b2ab1 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits/sources.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits/sources.dm
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
 /// Trait given to an atom/movable when they orbit something.
 #define ORBITING_TRAIT "orbiting"
 
+/// This trait comes from when a mob is currently typing.
+#define CURRENTLY_TYPING_TRAIT "currently_typing"
+
 #define VENTCRAWLING_TRAIT "ventcrawling"
 #define SPECIES_FLIGHT_TRAIT "species-flight"
 #define NO_GRAVITY_TRAIT "no-gravity"
diff --git a/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm b/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
index af9e7b2e6796e..5ea9b2d0bc1df 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(traits_by_type, list(
 		"TRAIT_NOMOBSWAP" = TRAIT_NOMOBSWAP,
 		"TRAIT_XRAY_VISION" = TRAIT_XRAY_VISION,
 		"TRAIT_THERMAL_VISION" = TRAIT_THERMAL_VISION,
+		"TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER" = TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER,
 		"TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING" = TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_TRAINING,
 		"TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING" = TRAIT_ABDUCTOR_SCIENTIST_TRAINING,
 		"TRAIT_SURGEON" = TRAIT_SURGEON,
diff --git a/code/datums/mocking/client.dm b/code/datums/mocking/client.dm
index 05bfd5eab0cc6..8aa24279176a3 100644
--- a/code/datums/mocking/client.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mocking/client.dm
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 	/// The view of the client, similar to /client/var/view
 	var/view = "17x15"
 
+	var/typing_indicators
+
 /datum/client_interface/proc/should_include_for_role(banning_key = BAN_ROLE_ALL_ANTAGONISTS, role_preference_key = null, poll_ignore_key = null, req_hours = 0, feedback = FALSE)
 	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 31802de2e8c0d..e936068946c1f 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		cmd_mentor_pm(href_list["mentor_msg"], null)
 		return TRUE
 
+	if(href_list["commandbar_typing"])
+		handle_commandbar_typing(href_list)
+
 	switch(href_list["_src_"])
 		if("holder")
 			hsrc = holder
@@ -209,6 +212,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 	tgui_say = new(src, "tgui_say")
 	tgui_asay = new(src, "tgui_asay")
 
+	initialize_commandbar_spy()
+
 	GLOB.ahelp_tickets.ClientLogin(src)
 	GLOB.mhelp_tickets.ClientLogin(src)
 	GLOB.interviews.client_login(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/verbs/typing.dm b/code/modules/client/verbs/typing.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0fa583baa1cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/client/verbs/typing.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#define IC_VERBS list("say", "me", "whisper")
+
+/client/var/commandbar_thinking = FALSE
+/client/var/commandbar_typing = FALSE
+
+/client/proc/initialize_commandbar_spy()
+	src << output('html/typing_indicator.html', "commandbar_spy")
+
+/client/proc/handle_commandbar_typing(href_list)
+	//if (!typing_indicators) //check pref
+	//	return
+	if (length(href_list["verb"]) < 1 || !(LOWER_TEXT(href_list["verb"]) in IC_VERBS) || text2num(href_list["argument_length"]) < 1)
+		if (commandbar_typing)
+			commandbar_typing = FALSE
+			stop_typing()
+
+		if (commandbar_thinking)
+			commandbar_thinking = FALSE
+			stop_thinking()
+		return
+
+	if (!commandbar_thinking)
+		commandbar_thinking = TRUE
+		start_thinking()
+
+	if (!commandbar_typing)
+		commandbar_typing = TRUE
+		start_typing()
+
+
+/** Sets the mob as "thinking" - with indicator and the TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER trait */
+/client/proc/start_thinking()
+	//if(!typing_indicators)
+	//	return FALSE
+	/// Special exemptions
+	if(isabductor(mob))
+		return FALSE
+	ADD_TRAIT(mob, TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER, CURRENTLY_TYPING_TRAIT)
+	mob.create_thinking_indicator()
+
+/** Removes typing/thinking indicators and flags the mob as not thinking */
+/client/proc/stop_thinking()
+	mob?.remove_all_indicators()
+
+/**
+ * Handles the user typing. After a brief period of inactivity,
+ * signals the client mob to revert to the "thinking" icon.
+ */
+/client/proc/start_typing()
+	var/mob/client_mob = mob
+	client_mob.remove_thinking_indicator()
+	if(!HAS_TRAIT(client_mob, TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER))
+		return FALSE
+	client_mob.create_typing_indicator()
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(stop_typing)), 5 SECONDS, TIMER_UNIQUE | TIMER_OVERRIDE | TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+
+/**
+ * Callback to remove the typing indicator after a brief period of inactivity.
+ * If the user was typing IC, the thinking indicator is shown.
+ */
+/client/proc/stop_typing()
+	if(isnull(mob))
+		return FALSE
+	var/mob/client_mob = mob
+	client_mob.remove_typing_indicator()
+	if(!HAS_TRAIT(client_mob, TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER))
+		return FALSE
+	client_mob.create_thinking_indicator()
+
+#undef IC_VERBS
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index af0c9c8b07bbe..2e56b19125619 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(department_radio_keys, list(
 	var/eavesdrop_range = 0
 	if(message_mods[WHISPER_MODE]) //If we're whispering
 		eavesdrop_range = EAVESDROP_EXTRA_RANGE
+
 	var/list/listening = get_hearers_in_view(message_range+eavesdrop_range, source, SEE_INVISIBLE_MAXIMUM)
 	var/list/the_dead = list()
+	
 	for(var/mob/M as() in GLOB.player_list)
 		if(!M)				//yogs
 			continue		//yogs | null in player_list for whatever reason :shrug:
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
index 6161f9d1e4901..9969981ccadf7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
@@ -233,9 +233,7 @@ CREATION_TEST_IGNORE_SELF(/mob)
 	///Is the mob actively shifting?
 	var/shifting
 
-	///Currently possesses a typing indicator icon
-	var/typing_indicator = FALSE
-	/// Thinking indicator - mob has input window open
-	var/thinking_indicator = FALSE
-	/// User is thinking in character. Used to revert to thinking state after stop_typing
-	var/thinking_IC = FALSE
+	///the icon currently used for the typing indicator's bubble
+	var/active_typing_indicator
+	///the icon currently used for the thinking indicator's bubble
+	var/active_thinking_indicator
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/typing.dm b/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/typing.dm
index 2325440d36ff3..248e419cc5fe5 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/typing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/typing.dm
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-/// Thinking
-GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(thinking_indicator, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons/mob/talk.dmi', "default3", CALCULATE_MOB_OVERLAY_LAYER(TYPING_LAYER)))
+
 /// Typing
 GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(blind_typing_indicator, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons/mob/talk.dmi', "default0", (-TYPING_LAYER), BLIND_FEATURE_PLANE, appearance_flags = KEEP_TOGETHER))
-GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(typing_indicator, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons/mob/talk.dmi', "default0", CALCULATE_MOB_OVERLAY_LAYER(TYPING_LAYER)))
 
 /** Creates a thinking indicator over the mob. */
 /mob/proc/create_thinking_indicator()
@@ -33,21 +31,17 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(typing_indicator, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('ico
 	remove_all_indicators()
 	return ..()
 
-/** Sets the mob as "thinking" - with indicator and variable thinking_IC */
+/** Sets the mob as "thinking" - with indicator and the TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER trait */
 /datum/tgui_say/proc/start_thinking()
-	if(!window_open || !istype(client.mob))
-		return FALSE
-	/// Special exemptions
-	if(isabductor(client.mob))
+	if(!window_open)
 		return FALSE
-	client.mob.thinking_IC = TRUE
-	client.mob.create_thinking_indicator()
+	return client.start_thinking()
 
 /** Removes typing/thinking indicators and flags the mob as not thinking */
 /datum/tgui_say/proc/stop_thinking()
 	if(!istype(client.mob))
 		return FALSE
-	client.mob.remove_all_indicators()
+	return client.stop_thinking()
 
 /**
  * Handles the user typing. After a brief period of inactivity,
@@ -56,53 +50,48 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(typing_indicator, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('ico
 /datum/tgui_say/proc/start_typing()
 	if(!istype(client.mob))
 		return FALSE
-	client.mob.remove_thinking_indicator()
-	if(!window_open || !client.mob.thinking_IC)
+	if(!window_open)
 		return FALSE
-	client.mob.create_typing_indicator()
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(stop_typing)), 5 SECONDS, TIMER_UNIQUE | TIMER_OVERRIDE | TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+	return client.start_typing()
 
 /**
- * Callback to remove the typing indicator after a brief period of inactivity.
+ * Remove the typing indicator after a brief period of inactivity or during say events.
  * If the user was typing IC, the thinking indicator is shown.
  */
 /datum/tgui_say/proc/stop_typing()
-	if(!client?.mob)
-		return FALSE
-	client.mob.remove_typing_indicator()
-	if(!window_open || !client.mob.thinking_IC)
+	if(!window_open)
 		return FALSE
-	client.mob.create_thinking_indicator()
+	client.stop_typing()
 
 /// Overrides for overlay creation
 /mob/living/create_thinking_indicator()
-	if(thinking_indicator || typing_indicator || !thinking_IC || stat != CONSCIOUS )
+	if(active_thinking_indicator || active_typing_indicator || stat != CONSCIOUS || !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER))
 		return FALSE
-	add_overlay(GLOB.thinking_indicator)
-	thinking_indicator = TRUE
+	active_thinking_indicator = mutable_appearance('icons/mob/talk.dmi', "[bubble_icon]3", TYPING_LAYER)
+	add_overlay(active_thinking_indicator)
 
 /mob/living/remove_thinking_indicator()
-	if(!thinking_indicator)
+	if(!active_thinking_indicator)
 		return FALSE
-	cut_overlay(GLOB.thinking_indicator)
-	thinking_indicator = FALSE
+	cut_overlay(active_thinking_indicator)
+	active_thinking_indicator = null
 
 /mob/living/create_typing_indicator(override = FALSE)
-	if(typing_indicator || ((thinking_indicator || !thinking_IC) && !override) || stat != CONSCIOUS)
+	if(active_typing_indicator || ((active_thinking_indicator || !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER)) && !override) || stat != CONSCIOUS)
 		return FALSE
-	add_overlay(GLOB.typing_indicator)
+	active_typing_indicator = mutable_appearance('icons/mob/talk.dmi', "[bubble_icon]0", TYPING_LAYER)
+	add_overlay(active_typing_indicator)
 	add_overlay(GLOB.blind_typing_indicator)
-	typing_indicator = TRUE
 
 /mob/living/remove_typing_indicator()
-	if(!typing_indicator)
+	if(!active_typing_indicator)
 		return FALSE
-	cut_overlay(GLOB.typing_indicator)
+	cut_overlay(active_typing_indicator)
 	cut_overlay(GLOB.blind_typing_indicator)
-	typing_indicator = FALSE
+	active_typing_indicator = null
 
 /mob/living/remove_all_indicators()
-	thinking_IC = FALSE
+	REMOVE_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_THINKING_IN_CHARACTER, CURRENTLY_TYPING_TRAIT)
 	remove_thinking_indicator()
 	remove_typing_indicator()
 
diff --git a/html/typing_indicator.html b/html/typing_indicator.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2988edff55fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/typing_indicator.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+	<head>
+		<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<script>
+			lastseentypedtext = "";
+			function getoutput() {
+				setTimeout(getoutput, 1000);
+				window.location = "byond://winget?callback=checkoutput&id=:Input&property=text";
+			}
+			function checkoutput(props) {
+				if (typeof props !== 'object')
+					return;
+
+				if (typeof props.text !== 'string' && !(props.text instanceof String))
+					return;
+
+				var text = props.text;
+
+				if (text == lastseentypedtext)
+					return;
+
+				lastseentypedtext = text;
+
+				var words = text.split(" ");
+				var verb = words[0];
+				var argument = "";
+				var argument_length = -1;
+
+				if (words.length >= 2) {
+					words.splice(0, 1)
+					argument = words.join(" ");
+					argument_length = argument.length;
+				}
+
+				if (argument_length > 0 && argument[0] == "\"")
+					argument_length -= 1;
+
+				window.location = "byond://?commandbar_typing=1&verb="+encodeURIComponent(verb)+"&argument_length="+argument_length;
+			}
+			setTimeout(getoutput, 2000);
+		</script>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/icons/mob/talk.dmi b/icons/mob/talk.dmi
index 429e54980382a..1beb0adf98636 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/talk.dmi and b/icons/mob/talk.dmi differ
diff --git a/interface/skin.dmf b/interface/skin.dmf
index e8643569a7a5a..335f2d218e238 100644
--- a/interface/skin.dmf
+++ b/interface/skin.dmf
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ window "mainwindow"
 		anchor2 = none
 		is-visible = false
 		saved-params = ""
+	elem "commandbar_spy"
+		type = BROWSER
+		is-default = false
+		pos = 0,0
+		size = 200x200
+		anchor1 = -1,-1
+		anchor2 = -1,-1
+		is-visible = false
+		saved-params = ""
 
 window "mapwindow"
 	elem "mapwindow"