diff --git a/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs
index 4c88e8cc5a..3b4eb5f801 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Content.Server.GameTicking;
 using Content.Server.Players.RateLimiting;
 using Content.Server.Speech.Components;
 using Content.Server.Speech.EntitySystems;
+using Content.Shared.Speech.Hushing; // DeltaV
 using Content.Server.Nyanotrasen.Chat;
 using Content.Server.Speech.Components;
 using Content.Server.Speech.EntitySystems;
@@ -221,6 +222,15 @@ public sealed partial class ChatSystem : SharedChatSystem
             message = message[1..];
         }
 
+        // DeltaV - Hushed trait logic
+        // This needs to happen after prefix removal to avoid bug
+        if (desiredType == InGameICChatType.Speak && HasComp<HushedComponent>(source))
+        {
+            // hushed players cannot speak on local chat so will be sent as whisper instead
+            desiredType = InGameICChatType.Whisper;
+        }
+        // DeltaV - End hushed trait logic
+
         bool shouldCapitalize = (desiredType != InGameICChatType.Emote);
         bool shouldPunctuate = _configurationManager.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatPunctuation);
         // Capitalizing the word I only happens in English, so we check language here
diff --git a/Content.Shared/DeltaV/Speech/HushedComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/DeltaV/Speech/HushedComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db13e31438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Shared/DeltaV/Speech/HushedComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Speech.Hushing;
+
+[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent]
+public sealed partial class HushedComponent : Component;
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/deltav/traits/traits.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/deltav/traits/traits.ftl
index 489816a9c2..4c5444ec98 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/deltav/traits/traits.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/deltav/traits/traits.ftl
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ trait-deuteranopia-name = Deuteranopia
 trait-deuteranopia-desc = Whether through custom bionic eyes, random mutation,
                           or being a Vulpkanin, you have red–green colour blindness.
 
+trait-hushed-name = Hushed
+trait-hushed-desc = You are unable to speak louder than a whisper.
+
 trait-uncloneable-name = Uncloneable
 trait-uncloneable-desc = Cannot be cloned
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/DeltaV/Traits/speech.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/DeltaV/Traits/speech.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4876edd53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/DeltaV/Traits/speech.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- type: trait
+  id: Hushed
+  name: trait-hushed-name
+  description: trait-hushed-desc
+  category: SpeechTraits
+  cost: 0
+  blacklist:
+    components:
+    - BorgChassis
+  components:
+  - type: Hushed