diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index 6e99ca1e5a15..26c8fd867f72 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 	if(user.sdisabilities & DISABILITY_BLIND || user.blinded || user.stat==UNCONSCIOUS)
 		return list(SPAN_NOTICE("Something is there but you can't see it."))
 
+	var/mob/dead/observer/observer
+	if(isobserver(user))
+		observer = user
+
 	if(isxeno(user))
 		var/msg = "<span class='info'>This is "
 
@@ -435,7 +439,7 @@
 	for(var/implant in get_visible_implants())
 		msg += SPAN_WARNING("<b>[t_He] has \a [implant] sticking out of [t_his] flesh!\n")
 
-	if(hasHUD(user,"security"))
+	if(hasHUD(user,"security") || (observer && observer.HUD_toggled["Security HUD"]))
 		var/perpref
 
 
@@ -450,8 +454,15 @@
 						if(R.fields["id"] == E.fields["id"])
 							criminal = R.fields["criminal"]
 
-			msg += "<span class = 'deptradio'>Criminal status:</span> <a href='?src=\ref[src];criminal=1'>\[[criminal]\]</a>\n"
-			msg += "<span class = 'deptradio'>Security records:</span> <a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecord=1'>\[View\]</a>  <a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecordadd=1'>\[Add comment\]</a>\n"
+			msg += "<span class = 'deptradio'>Criminal status:</span>"
+			if(!observer)
+				msg += "<a href='?src=\ref[src];criminal=1'>\[[criminal]\]</a>\n"
+			else
+				msg += "\[[criminal]\]\n"
+
+			msg += "<span class = 'deptradio'>Security records:</span> <a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecord=1'>\[View\]</a>"
+			if(!observer)
+				msg += " <a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecordadd=1'>\[Add comment\]</a>\n"
 
 	if(hasHUD(user,"medical"))
 		var/cardcolor = holo_card_color
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 6bceb994a2a1..2ec8ccf2531d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
 				to_chat(usr, SPAN_DANGER("Unable to locate a data core entry for this person."))
 
 	if(href_list["secrecord"])
-		if(hasHUD(usr,"security"))
+		if(hasHUD(usr,"security") || isobserver(usr))
 			var/perpref = null
 			var/read = 0
 
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
 				if(E.fields["ref"] == perpref)
 					for(var/datum/data/record/R in GLOB.data_core.security)
 						if(R.fields["id"] == E.fields["id"])
-							if(hasHUD(usr,"security"))
+							if(hasHUD(usr,"security") || isobserver(usr))
 								to_chat(usr, "<b>Name:</b> [R.fields["name"]] <b>Criminal Status:</b> [R.fields["criminal"]]")
 								to_chat(usr, "<b>Incidents:</b> [R.fields["incident"]]")
 								to_chat(usr, "<a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecordComment=1'>\[View Comment Log\]</a>")
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 			if(!read)
 				to_chat(usr, SPAN_DANGER("Unable to locate a data core entry for this person."))
 
-	if(href_list["secrecordComment"] && hasHUD(usr,"security"))
+	if(href_list["secrecordComment"] && (hasHUD(usr,"security") || isobserver(usr)))
 		var/perpref = null
 		if(wear_id)
 			var/obj/item/card/id/ID = wear_id.GetID()
@@ -662,7 +662,8 @@
 							continue
 						comment_markup += text("<i>Comment deleted by [] at []</i><br />", comment["deleted_by"], comment["deleted_at"])
 					to_chat(usr, comment_markup)
-					to_chat(usr, "<a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecordadd=1'>\[Add comment\]</a><br />")
+					if(!isobserver(usr))
+						to_chat(usr, "<a href='?src=\ref[src];secrecordadd=1'>\[Add comment\]</a><br />")
 
 		if(!read)
 			to_chat(usr, SPAN_DANGER("Unable to locate a data core entry for this person."))