diff --git a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/IngestionSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/IngestionSystem.cs
index 3ac2df6508..470747fa3f 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/IngestionSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/IngestionSystem.cs
@@ -466,7 +466,10 @@ public sealed partial class IngestionSystem : EntitySystem
         }
         else
         {
-            _popup.PopupClient(Loc.GetString(edible.Message, ("food", entity.Owner), ("flavors", flavors)), args.User, args.User);
+            _popup.PopupPredicted(Loc.GetString(edible.Message, ("food", entity.Owner), ("flavors", flavors)),
+                Loc.GetString(edible.OtherMessage),
+                args.User,
+                args.User);
 
             // log successful voluntary eating
             _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Ingestion, LogImpact.Low, $"{ToPrettyString(args.User):target} ate {ToPrettyString(entity):food}");
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/SharedDrinkSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/SharedDrinkSystem.cs
index 303d94d55f..fe804dd2e6 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/SharedDrinkSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/SharedDrinkSystem.cs
@@ -141,8 +141,10 @@ public abstract partial class SharedDrinkSystem : EntitySystem
         }
         else
         {
-            _popup.PopupClient(Loc.GetString("edible-slurp", ("flavors", flavors)), args.User, args.User);
-            _popup.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("edible-slurp"), args.User, Filter.PvsExcept(args.User), true);
+            _popup.PopupPredicted(Loc.GetString("edible-slurp", ("flavors", flavors)),
+                Loc.GetString("edible-slurp-other"),
+                args.User,
+                args.User);
 
             // log successful voluntary drinking
             _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Ingestion, LogImpact.Low, $"{ToPrettyString(args.User):target} drank {ToPrettyString(entity.Owner):drink}");
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/Prototypes/EdiblePrototype.cs b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/Prototypes/EdiblePrototype.cs
index 0f4c23846a..2cfe900167 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/Prototypes/EdiblePrototype.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/Prototypes/EdiblePrototype.cs
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ public sealed partial class EdiblePrototype : IPrototype
     public SoundSpecifier UseSound = new SoundCollectionSpecifier("eating");
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The localization identifier for the ingestion message.
+    /// The localization identifier for the user's ingestion message.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField]
     public LocId Message;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The localization identifier for an observer's or "others'" ingestion message.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public LocId OtherMessage;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Localization verb used when consuming this item.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/nutrition/components/ingestion-system.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/nutrition/components/ingestion-system.ftl
index 692100e61a..a82eae11e3 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/nutrition/components/ingestion-system.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/nutrition/components/ingestion-system.ftl
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ ingestion-verb-drink = Drink
 # Edible Component
 
 edible-nom = Nom. {$flavors}
+edible-nom-other = Nom.
 edible-slurp = Slurp. {$flavors}
+edible-slurp-other = Slurp.
 edible-swallow = You swallow { THE($food) }
 edible-gulp = Gulp. {$flavors}
+edible-gulp-other = Gulp.
 
 edible-has-used-storage = You cannot {$verb} { THE($food) } with an item stored inside.
 
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Nutrition/edible.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Nutrition/edible.yml
index 1b29bbed69..3dd11521ef 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Nutrition/edible.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Nutrition/edible.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       volume: -1
     collection: eating # I think this *should* grab the sound specifier...
   message: edible-nom
+  otherMessage: edible-nom-other
   verb: edible-verb-food
   noun: edible-noun-food
   verbName: ingestion-verb-food
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
       volume: -2
     path: /Audio/Items/drink.ogg
   message: edible-slurp
+  otherMessage: edible-slurp-other
   verb: edible-verb-drink
   noun: edible-noun-drink
   verbName: ingestion-verb-drink
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
       volume: -1
     path: /Audio/Items/pill.ogg
   message: edible-swallow
+  otherMessage: edible-gulp-other
   verb: edible-verb-pill
   noun: edible-noun-pill
   verbName: ingestion-verb-food