diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/Lockers/heads.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/Lockers/heads.yml
index fbbe5f0aaa..58f5197904 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/Lockers/heads.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/Lockers/heads.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   components:
   - type: StorageFill
     contents:
+      - id: ClothingOuterArmorCaptainCarapace
       - id: NukeDisk
         prob: 1
       - id: PinpointerNuclear
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/OuterClothing/armor.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/OuterClothing/armor.yml
index 87d1b55132..ce686bca06 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/OuterClothing/armor.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/OuterClothing/armor.yml
@@ -152,3 +152,21 @@
         Slash: 0.7
         Piercing: 0.4
         Heat: 0.9
+
+- type: entity
+  parent: ClothingOuterBase
+  id: ClothingOuterArmorCaptainCarapace
+  name: "captain's carapace"
+  description: "An armored chestpiece that provides protection whilst still offering maximum mobility and flexibility. Issued only to the station's finest."
+  components:
+  - type: Sprite
+    sprite: Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi
+  - type: Clothing
+    sprite: Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi
+  - type: Armor
+    modifiers:
+      coefficients:
+        Blunt: 0.5
+        Slash: 0.5
+        Piercing: 0.6
+        Heat: 0.5
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Command/captain.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Command/captain.yml
index 33ebd834f9..306d484f05 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Command/captain.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Command/captain.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     head: ClothingHeadHatCaptain
     eyes: ClothingEyesGlassesSunglasses
     gloves: ClothingHandsGlovesCaptain
-    outerClothing: ClothingOuterHardsuitCap
+    outerClothing: ClothingOuterArmorCaptainCarapace
     id: CaptainPDA
     ears: ClothingHeadsetAltCommand
   innerclothingskirt: ClothingUniformJumpskirtCaptain
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/equipped-OUTERCLOTHING.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/equipped-OUTERCLOTHING.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce947bed2a
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diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/icon.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7c04b2aef
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/icon.png differ
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/inhand-left.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/inhand-left.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aea0f39676
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/inhand-left.png differ
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/inhand-right.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/inhand-right.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cef6f162c7
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diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/meta.json b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/meta.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e574cffe1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/OuterClothing/Armor/captain_carapace.rsi/meta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0",
+  "copyright": "Taken from /tg/station at commit https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/commit/9ddb8cf084e292571d4e9c79745db25befbd82fe",
+  "size": {
+    "x": 32,
+    "y": 32
+  },
+  "states": [
+    {
+      "name": "icon"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "equipped-OUTERCLOTHING",
+      "directions": 4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "inhand-left",
+      "directions": 4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "inhand-right",
+      "directions": 4
+    }
+  ]
+}