diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
index 0b44c0bb4443..1e2d13b4ee3c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
@@ -489,29 +489,30 @@
 /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph
 	name = "???"
 	desc = ""
-	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_red"
+	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_base"
 	mouse_opacity = MOUSE_OPACITY_TRANSPARENT
 
-/obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/New(loc, ttl = 10)
+/obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/New(loc, ttl = 10, color = null)
 	..(loc)
+	if(color)
+		src.color = color
 	QDEL_IN(src, ttl)
 
 /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/red
-	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_red"
+	color = COLOUR_DARK_RED
 
 /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/brown
-	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_brown"
+	color = COLOUR_BROWN
 
 /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/green
-	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_green"
+	color = COLOUR_GREEN
 
-/obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/brown/abduct_hook
+/obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/abduct_hook
 	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_abduct_hook_anim"
 
-/obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/brown/lash
+/obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/lash
 	icon_state = "xeno_telegraph_lash"
-
-
+	color = COLOUR_BROWN
 
 /obj/effect/xenomorph/acid_damage_delay
 	name = "???"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm
index 1a0205862480..9850eb22763f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
 		turflist += turf
 		facing = get_dir(turf, atom)
-		telegraph_atom_list += new /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/brown/abduct_hook(turf, windup)
+		telegraph_atom_list += new /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/abduct_hook(turf, windup)
 
 	if(!length(turflist))
 		to_chat(xeno, SPAN_XENOWARNING("You don't have any room to do your abduction!"))
@@ -467,14 +467,14 @@
 			continue
 
 		target_turfs += T
-		telegraph_atom_list += new /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/brown/lash(T, windup)
+		telegraph_atom_list += new /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/lash(T, windup)
 
 		var/turf/next_turf = get_step(T, facing)
 		if (!istype(next_turf) || next_turf.density)
 			continue
 
 		target_turfs += next_turf
-		telegraph_atom_list += new /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/brown/lash(next_turf, windup)
+		telegraph_atom_list += new /obj/effect/xenomorph/xeno_telegraph/lash(next_turf, windup)
 
 	if(!length(target_turfs))
 		to_chat(X, SPAN_XENOWARNING("You don't have any room to do your tail lash!"))
diff --git a/icons/mob/xenos/effects.dmi b/icons/mob/xenos/effects.dmi
index 80cc35fde5ba..7edfd9b53134 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/xenos/effects.dmi and b/icons/mob/xenos/effects.dmi differ