diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
index 6da5f59c4a..93581796ac 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
@@ -476,9 +476,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
         {
             GridCoordinates coordinates = lateJoin ? GetLateJoinSpawnPoint() : GetJobSpawnPoint(job.Prototype.ID);
             var entity = _entityManager.SpawnEntity(PlayerPrototypeName, coordinates);
+            var startingGear = _prototypeManager.Index<StartingGearPrototype>(job.StartingGear);
             if (entity.TryGetComponent(out InventoryComponent inventory))
             {
-                var gear = _prototypeManager.Index<StartingGearPrototype>(job.StartingGear).Equipment;
+                var gear = startingGear.Equipment;
 
                 foreach (var (slot, equipmentStr) in gear)
                 {
@@ -487,6 +488,16 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
                 }
             }
 
+            if (entity.TryGetComponent(out HandsComponent handsComponent))
+            {
+                var inhand = startingGear.Inhand;
+                foreach (var (hand, prototype) in inhand)
+                {
+                    var inhandEntity = _entityManager.SpawnEntity(prototype, entity.Transform.GridPosition);
+                    handsComponent.PutInHand(inhandEntity.GetComponent<ItemComponent>(), hand);
+                }
+            }
+
             return entity;
         }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Jobs/StartingGearPrototype.cs b/Content.Shared/Jobs/StartingGearPrototype.cs
index 5fc9b9a877..154e0dbe3e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Jobs/StartingGearPrototype.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Jobs/StartingGearPrototype.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Jobs
         private string _id;
         private Dictionary<Slots, string> _equipment;
 
+        public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Inhand => _inHand;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// hand index, item prototype
+        /// </summary>
+        private Dictionary<string, string> _inHand;
+
         [ViewVariables] public string ID => _id;
 
         [ViewVariables] public IReadOnlyDictionary<Slots, string> Equipment => _equipment;
@@ -24,6 +30,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Jobs
             var serializer = YamlObjectSerializer.NewReader(mapping);
 
             serializer.DataField(ref _id, "id", string.Empty);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _inHand, "inhand", new Dictionary<string, string>(0));
 
             var equipment = serializer.ReadDataField<Dictionary<string, string>>("equipment");