diff --git a/code/modules/materials/definitions/legacy.dm b/code/modules/materials/definitions/legacy.dm
index 70cfbfb8bf75..a301232bf4aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/definitions/legacy.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/definitions/legacy.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	display_name = "darkglass"
 	icon_base = "darkglass"
 	icon_colour = "#FFFFFF"
+	table_icon_base = "darkglass"
 
 // what the fuck?
 /datum/material/fancyblack
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 	display_name = "fancyblack"
 	icon_base = "fancyblack"
 	icon_colour = "#FFFFFF"
+	table_icon_base = "fancyblack"
 
 // what the fuck?
 /datum/material/alienalloy/alium
@@ -23,3 +25,4 @@
 	name = "alium"
 	display_name = "alien"
 	icon_colour = "#FFFFFF"
+	table_icon_base = "alien"
diff --git a/code/modules/tables/tables.dm b/code/modules/tables/tables.dm
index 9cca6dc8612a..7934e09e3d90 100644
--- a/code/modules/tables/tables.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tables/tables.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 var/list/table_icon_cache = list()
 
+// todo: refactor literally everything, this is atrocious, especially the icongen
+
 /obj/structure/table
 	name = "table frame"
 	icon = 'icons/obj/tables.dmi'
diff --git a/icons/obj/tables.dmi b/icons/obj/tables.dmi
index f735b05c0f90..0f526df13cd8 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/tables.dmi and b/icons/obj/tables.dmi differ