diff --git a/Content.Server/Forensics/Systems/ForensicScannerSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Forensics/Systems/ForensicScannerSystem.cs
index aa45ebee33..bc5391763d 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Forensics/Systems/ForensicScannerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Forensics/Systems/ForensicScannerSystem.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Content.Server.Popups;
 using Content.Shared.Forensics;
 using Content.Shared.Hands.EntitySystems;
 using Content.Shared.Interaction;
+using Content.Shared.Verbs;
 using Robust.Server.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.Player;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Forensics
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ForensicScannerComponent, AfterInteractEvent>(OnAfterInteract);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ForensicScannerComponent, AfterInteractUsingEvent>(OnAfterInteractUsing);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<ForensicScannerComponent, GetVerbsEvent<UtilityVerb>>(OnUtilityVerb);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ForensicScannerComponent, ForensicScannerPrintMessage>(OnPrint);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<TargetScanSuccessfulEvent>(OnTargetScanSuccessful);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ScanCancelledEvent>(OnScanCancelled);
@@ -55,6 +57,33 @@ namespace Content.Server.Forensics
             OpenUserInterface(ev.User, scanner);
         }
 
+        private void OnUtilityVerb(EntityUid uid, ForensicScannerComponent component, GetVerbsEvent<UtilityVerb> args)
+        {
+            if (!args.CanInteract || !args.CanAccess || component.CancelToken != null)
+                return;
+
+            var verb = new UtilityVerb()
+            {
+                Act = () =>
+                {
+                    component.CancelToken = new CancellationTokenSource();
+                    _doAfterSystem.DoAfter(new DoAfterEventArgs(args.User, component.ScanDelay, component.CancelToken.Token, target: args.Target)
+                    {
+                        BroadcastFinishedEvent = new TargetScanSuccessfulEvent(args.User, (EntityUid) args.Target, component.Owner),
+                        BroadcastCancelledEvent = new ScanCancelledEvent(component.Owner),
+                        BreakOnTargetMove = true,
+                        BreakOnUserMove = true,
+                        BreakOnStun = true,
+                        NeedHand = true
+                    });
+                },
+                Text = Loc.GetString("forensic-scanner-verb-text"),
+                Message = Loc.GetString("forensic-scanner-verb-message")
+            };
+
+            args.Verbs.Add(verb);
+        }
+
         private void OnAfterInteract(EntityUid uid, ForensicScannerComponent component, AfterInteractEvent args)
         {
             if (component.CancelToken != null || args.Target == null || !args.CanReach)
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/forensics/forensics.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/forensics/forensics.ftl
index 397d980f3b..b2d3a749e0 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/forensics/forensics.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/forensics/forensics.ftl
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ forensic-pad-already-used = This pad has already been used.
 forensic-scanner-match-fiber = Match in fiber found!
 forensic-scanner-match-fingerprint = Match in fingerprint found!
 forensic-scanner-match-none = No matches found!
+forensic-scanner-verb-text = Scan
+forensic-scanner-verb-message = Perform a forensic scan
+
+
 
 forensic-pad-fingerprint-name = {$entity}'s fingerprints
 forensic-pad-gloves-name = fibers from {$entity}