diff --git a/Content.Server/Atmos/Rotting/RottingSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Atmos/Rotting/RottingSystem.cs
index db0815f3a6..246758532a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Atmos/Rotting/RottingSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Atmos/Rotting/RottingSystem.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public sealed class RottingSystem : EntitySystem
         SubscribeLocalEvent<PerishableComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnPerishableMapInit);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<PerishableComponent, EntityUnpausedEvent>(OnPerishableUnpaused);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<PerishableComponent, MobStateChangedEvent>(OnMobStateChanged);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<PerishableComponent, ExaminedEvent>(OnPerishableExamined);
 
         SubscribeLocalEvent<RottingComponent, EntityUnpausedEvent>(OnRottingUnpaused);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<RottingComponent, ComponentShutdown>(OnShutdown);
@@ -122,6 +123,31 @@ public sealed class RottingSystem : EntitySystem
         tileMix?.AdjustMoles(Gas.Ammonia, molsToDump);
     }
 
+    private void OnPerishableExamined(Entity<PerishableComponent> perishable, ref ExaminedEvent args)
+    {
+        int maxStages = 3;
+        int stage = PerishStage(perishable, maxStages);
+        if (stage < 1 || stage > maxStages)
+        {
+            // We dont push an examined string if it hasen't started "perishing" or it's already rotting
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var description = "perishable-" + stage;
+        args.PushMarkup(Loc.GetString(description));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Return an integer from 0 to maxStage representing how close to rotting an entity is. Used to
+    /// generate examine messages for items that are starting to rot.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int PerishStage(Entity<PerishableComponent> perishable, int maxStages)
+    {
+        if (perishable.Comp.RotAfter.TotalSeconds == 0 || perishable.Comp.RotAccumulator.TotalSeconds == 0)
+            return 0;
+        return (int)(1 + maxStages * perishable.Comp.RotAccumulator.TotalSeconds / perishable.Comp.RotAfter.TotalSeconds);
+    }
+
     private void OnExamined(EntityUid uid, RottingComponent component, ExaminedEvent args)
     {
         var stage = RotStage(uid, component);
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/disease/miasma.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/disease/miasma.ftl
index cc0c4117e5..06c96bc73d 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/disease/miasma.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/disease/miasma.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ammonia-smell = Something smells pungent!
+perishable-1 = [color=green]It still looks fresh.[/color]
+perishable-2 = [color=orangered]It looks somewhat fresh.[/color]
+perishable-3 = [color=red]It doesn't look fresh anymore.[/color]
 rotting-rotting = [color=orange]It's rotting![/color]
 rotting-bloated = [color=orangered]It's bloated![/color]
 rotting-extremely-bloated = [color=red]It's extremely bloated![/color]