diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/research.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/research.yml
index d042e9d104..f5003b1712 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/research.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/research.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     sprite: Structures/Machines/server.rsi
     layers:
       - state: server
+      - state: variant-research
       - state: server_o
         map: ["enum.WiresVisualLayers.MaintenancePanel"]
   - type: ResearchServer
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Structures/Machines/server.rsi/meta.json b/Resources/Textures/Structures/Machines/server.rsi/meta.json
index 25ff730243..fec8f76e6c 100644
--- a/Resources/Textures/Structures/Machines/server.rsi/meta.json
+++ b/Resources/Textures/Structures/Machines/server.rsi/meta.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "y": 32
     },
     "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0",
-    "copyright": "Taken from https://github.com/discordia-space/CEV-Eris/blob/master/icons/obj/machines/excelsior/autolathe.dmi at 40b254106b46981b8ad95ccd5589deb8fa56e765",
+    "copyright": "Taken from https://github.com/discordia-space/CEV-Eris/blob/master/icons/obj/machines/excelsior/autolathe.dmi at 40b254106b46981b8ad95ccd5589deb8fa56e765. Variant-research made for Space Station 14 by Nairod(github)",
     "states": [
         {
             "name": "server"
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
         {
             "name": "variant-crew"
 
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "variant-research"
+
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Structures/Machines/server.rsi/variant-research.png b/Resources/Textures/Structures/Machines/server.rsi/variant-research.png
new file mode 100644
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