diff --git a/code/datums/emote.dm b/code/datums/emote.dm
index 3fd59a10f38d..aedc8524a2b6 100644
--- a/code/datums/emote.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emote.dm
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
  * * user - The user of the emote.
  * * text - The text of the emote.
  */
-/datum/emote/proc/runechat_emote(mob/user, text)
+/proc/runechat_emote(atom/user, text)
 	var/runechat_text = text
 	if(length(text) > 100)
 		runechat_text = "[copytext(text, 1, 101)]..."
diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 9d33e71059b7..95735505f540 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -1175,6 +1175,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(blood_splatter_icons)
 		I.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
 		INVOKE_ASYNC(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(flick_overlay), I, speech_bubble_hearers, 30)
 
+/atom/proc/atom_emote(emote)
+	if(!emote)
+		return
+	visible_message("<span class='game emote'><span class='name'>[src]</span> [emote]</span>", "<span class='game emote'>You hear how something [emote]</span>")
+
+	runechat_emote(src, emote)
+
 /atom/proc/speech_bubble(bubble_state = "", bubble_loc = src, list/bubble_recipients = list())
 	return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/buildmode/submodes/say.dm b/code/modules/buildmode/submodes/say.dm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62c4456ebc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/buildmode/submodes/say.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/datum/buildmode_mode/say
+	key = "say"
+
+/datum/buildmode_mode/say/show_help(mob/user)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>***********************************************************</span>")
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Left Mouse Button        = Say</span>")
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Right Mouse Button       = Emote</span>")
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>***********************************************************</span>")
+
+/datum/buildmode_mode/say/handle_click(mob/user, params, atom/object)
+	if(ismob(object))
+		var/mob/target = object
+		if(!isnull(target.ckey))
+			alert("This cannot be used on mobs with a ckey. Use Forcesay in player panel instead.")
+			return
+
+	var/list/pa = params2list(params)
+	var/left_click = pa.Find("left")
+	var/right_click = pa.Find("right")
+
+	if(left_click)
+		var/say = tgui_input_text(user, "What should [object] say?", "Say what?")
+		if(isnull(say))
+			return
+		log_admin("Build Mode: [key_name(user)] made [object] at ([object.x],[object.y],[object.z] say [say].")
+		message_admins("<span class='notice'>Build Mode: [key_name(user)] made [object] at ([object.x],[object.y],[object.z] say [say].</span>")
+		user.create_log(MISC_LOG, "Made [object] at ([object.x],[object.y],[object.z] say [say].")
+		object.atom_say(say)
+	else if(right_click)
+		var/emote = tgui_input_text(user, "What should [object] do?", "Emote what?")
+		if(isnull(emote))
+			return
+		log_admin("Build Mode: [key_name(user)] made [object] at ([object.x],[object.y],[object.z] emote *[emote].")
+		message_admins("<span class='notice'>Build Mode: [key_name(user)] made [object] at ([object.x],[object.y],[object.z] emote *[emote].</span>")
+		user.create_log(MISC_LOG, "Made [object] at ([object.x],[object.y],[object.z] emote *[emote].")
+		object.atom_emote(emote)
diff --git a/icons/misc/buildmode.dmi b/icons/misc/buildmode.dmi
index 80c9d404a10b..fac68ff7981c 100644
Binary files a/icons/misc/buildmode.dmi and b/icons/misc/buildmode.dmi differ
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 111f44183ed9..e5ba213e52d3 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -1717,6 +1717,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\mapgen.dm"
 #include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\offer.dm"
 #include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\save.dm"
+#include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\say.dm"
 #include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\throwing.dm"
 #include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\tilt.dm"
 #include "code\modules\buildmode\submodes\variable_edit.dm"