diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/backpack.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/backpack.yml
index 842d8a12d9..052000f62d 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/backpack.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Catalog/Fills/backpack.yml
@@ -55,3 +55,21 @@
   - type: StorageFill
     contents:
       - name: BoxSurvival
+
+- type: entity
+  abstract: true
+  parent: ClothingBackpackScience
+  id: ClothingBackpackScienceFilled
+  components:
+  - type: StorageFill
+    contents:
+      - name: BoxSurvival
+
+- type: entity
+  abstract: true
+  parent: ClothingBackpackChemistry
+  id: ClothingBackpackChemistryFilled
+  components:
+  - type: StorageFill
+    contents:
+      - name: BoxSurvival
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/Back/backpacks.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/Back/backpacks.yml
index 4ce83ff158..be690e8ef3 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/Back/backpacks.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Clothing/Back/backpacks.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@
   - type: Clothing
     sprite: Clothing/Back/Backpacks/botany.rsi
 
+- type: entity
+  parent: ClothingBackpack
+  id: ClothingBackpackScience
+  name: science backpack
+  description: A backpack specially designed to repel stains and hazardous liquids.
+  components:
+  - type: Sprite
+    sprite: Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi
+  - type: Clothing
+    sprite: Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi
+
 - type: entity
   parent: ClothingBackpack
   id: ClothingBackpackHolding
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/research_director.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/research_director.yml
index 4e30a77141..9034e9a6b5 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/research_director.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/research_director.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
   id: ResearchDirectorGear
   equipment:
     innerclothing: ClothingUniformJumpsuitResearchDirector
-    # Note to Swept add science backpacks
-    backpack: ClothingBackpackFilled
+    backpack: ClothingBackpackScienceFilled
     shoes: ClothingShoesColorBrown
     idcard: RnDPDA
     ears: ClothingHeadsetScience
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/scientist.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/scientist.yml
index b9c711a25b..72ae62d7c8 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/scientist.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Roles/Jobs/Science/scientist.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   id: ScientistGear
   equipment:
     innerclothing: ClothingUniformJumpsuitScientist
-    backpack: ClothingBackpackFilled
+    backpack: ClothingBackpackScienceFilled
     shoes: ClothingShoesColorWhite
     outerclothing: ClothingOuterCoatLab
     idcard: SciencePDA
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/equipped-BACKPACK.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/equipped-BACKPACK.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c7b04a38b
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diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/icon.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1cf3b1540
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diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/inhand-left.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/inhand-left.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af2c3a61a2
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diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/inhand-right.png b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/inhand-right.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..876366f932
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diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/meta.json b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/meta.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89236692cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Textures/Clothing/Back/Backpacks/science.rsi/meta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0",
+  "copyright": "Taken from tgstation at commit https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/commit/547852588166c8e091b441e4e67169e156bb09c1",
+  "size": {
+    "x": 32,
+    "y": 32
+  },
+  "states": [
+    {
+      "name": "icon",
+      "directions": 1
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "equipped-BACKPACK",
+      "directions": 4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "inhand-left",
+      "directions": 4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "inhand-right",
+      "directions": 4
+    }
+  ]
+}