diff --git a/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_procs.dm b/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_procs.dm
index 79c49818595c..79756812c109 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_procs.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_procs.dm
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ares_link, /datum/ares_link, new)
 		if(!istype(maint_ticket))
 			continue
 		var/list/current_maint = list()
+		current_maint["id"] = maint_ticket.ticket_id
 		current_maint["time"] = maint_ticket.ticket_time
 		current_maint["title"] = maint_ticket.ticket_name
 		current_maint["details"] = maint_ticket.ticket_details
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ares_link, /datum/ares_link, new)
 	var/list/logged_access = list()
 	for(var/datum/ares_ticket/access_ticket/access_ticket as anything in link.tickets_access)
 		var/list/current_ticket = list()
+		current_ticket["id"] = access_ticket.ticket_id
 		current_ticket["time"] = access_ticket.ticket_time
 		current_ticket["title"] = access_ticket.ticket_name
 		current_ticket["details"] = access_ticket.ticket_details
@@ -805,9 +807,21 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ares_link, /datum/ares_link, new)
 			var/confirm = tgui_alert(usr, "Please confirm the submission of your maintenance report. \n\n [name] \n\n [details] \n\n Is this correct?", "Confirmation", list("Yes", "No"))
 			if(confirm == "Yes")
 				if(link)
-					var/datum/ares_ticket/maintenance/maint_ticket = new(last_login, name, details)
+					//make a unique ID for the ticket
+					//will be 4 digit ticket with first digit being ARES access level
+					//loop that stays until unique ticket made
+					var/unique_id = ""
+					var/uniqueness = FALSE
+					while(!uniqueness)
+						unique_id = "#[authentication][rand(9)][rand(9)][rand(9)]"
+						uniqueness = TRUE
+						//verify that no ticket IDs are the same, if they are, we run this loop again
+						for(var/datum/ares_ticket/maintenance/ticket in link.tickets_maintenance)
+							if(ticket.ticket_id == unique_id)
+								uniqueness = FALSE
+					var/datum/ares_ticket/maintenance/maint_ticket = new(last_login, unique_id, name, details)
 					link.tickets_maintenance += maint_ticket
-					log_game("ARES: Maintenance Ticket created by [key_name(operator)] as [last_login] with Header '[name]' and Details of '[details]'.")
+					log_game("ARES: Maintenance Ticket [unique_id] created by [key_name(operator)] as [last_login] with Header '[name]' and Details of '[details]'.")
 					return TRUE
 			return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_records.dm b/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_records.dm
index 9cb8574e58f7..cea7a90a7ba9 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_records.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/ARES/ARES_records.dm
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 	var/ticket_assignee
 	/// World time in text format.
 	var/ticket_time
+	/// Unique ID of ticket for easy reference
+	var/ticket_id
 	/// Who submitted the ticket. Derived from last login.
 	var/ticket_submitter
 	/// The name of the ticket.
@@ -86,11 +88,16 @@
 	/// The content of the ticket, usually an explanation of what it is for.
 	var/ticket_details
 
-/datum/ares_ticket/New(user, name, details)
+/datum/ares_ticket/New(user, id, name, details)
 	ticket_time = worldtime2text()
+	ticket_id = id
 	ticket_submitter = user
 	ticket_details = details
 	ticket_name = name
+	/// broadcast ticket
+	var/datum/language/apollo/apollo = GLOB.all_languages[LANGUAGE_APOLLO]
+	for(var/mob/living/silicon/decoy/ship_ai/AI in ai_mob_list)
+		apollo.broadcast(AI, "[ticket_type] [ticket_id] '[ticket_name]' has been created. Consult APOLLO for further details.")
 
 /datum/ares_ticket/maintenance
 	ticket_type = ARES_RECORD_MAINTENANCE
diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/WorkingJoe.js b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/WorkingJoe.js
index 492446a7a882..d27a86186241 100644
--- a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/WorkingJoe.js
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/WorkingJoe.js
@@ -423,12 +423,15 @@ const MaintReports = (props, context) => {
             align="center"
             fontSize="1.25rem">
             <Flex.Item bold width="6rem" shrink="0" mr="1rem">
+              Id
+            </Flex.Item>
+            <Flex.Item bold width="9rem" shrink="0" mr="1rem">
               Time
             </Flex.Item>
-            <Flex.Item width="15rem" grow bold>
+            <Flex.Item width="12rem" grow bold>
               Title
             </Flex.Item>
-            <Flex.Item width="35rem" textAlign="left">
+            <Flex.Item width="30rem" textAlign="left">
               Details
             </Flex.Item>
           </Flex>
@@ -437,12 +440,15 @@ const MaintReports = (props, context) => {
           return (
             <Flex key={i} className="candystripe" p=".75rem" align="center">
               <Flex.Item bold width="6rem" shrink="0" mr="1rem">
+                {ticket.id}
+              </Flex.Item>
+              <Flex.Item bold width="9rem" shrink="0" mr="1rem">
                 {ticket.time}
               </Flex.Item>
-              <Flex.Item width="15rem" grow italic>
+              <Flex.Item width="12rem" grow italic>
                 {ticket.title}
               </Flex.Item>
-              <Flex.Item width="35rem" ml="1rem" shrink="0" textAlign="left">
+              <Flex.Item width="30rem" ml="1rem" shrink="0" textAlign="left">
                 {ticket.details}
               </Flex.Item>
             </Flex>