diff --git a/Content.Client/Fluids/PuddleVisualizer.cs b/Content.Client/Fluids/PuddleVisualizer.cs
index 72e04e7079..d92da99020 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Fluids/PuddleVisualizer.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Fluids/PuddleVisualizer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using Content.Shared.Fluids;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ namespace Content.Client.Fluids
         // Whether the underlying solution color should be used
         [DataField("recolor")] public bool Recolor;
 
+        // Whether the puddle has a unique sprite we don't want to overwrite
+        [DataField("customPuddleSprite")] public bool CustomPuddleSprite;
+
         public override void InitializeEntity(EntityUid entity)
         {
             base.InitializeEntity(entity);
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Fluids
                 spriteComponent.LayerSetState(0, "sparkles", "Fluids/wet_floor_sparkles.rsi");
                 spriteComponent.Color = spriteComponent.Color.WithAlpha(0.25f); //should be mostly transparent.
             }
-            else
+            else if(!CustomPuddleSprite)
             {
                 spriteComponent.LayerSetState(0, "smear-0", "Fluids/smear.rsi"); // TODO: need a way to implement the random smears again when the mop creates new puddles.
             }
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Effects/puddle.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Effects/puddle.yml
index 94c69fa8db..a24b5534b5 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Effects/puddle.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Effects/puddle.yml
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@
   - type: Slippery
     launchForwardsMultiplier: 2.0
   - type: StepTrigger
+  - type: Appearance
+    visuals:
+    - type: PuddleVisualizer
+      customPuddleSprite: true
 
 - type: entity
   name: toxins vomit