diff --git a/profiles/base.yaml b/profiles/base.yaml
index e132680fd7..6e3b1aeb96 100644
--- a/profiles/base.yaml
+++ b/profiles/base.yaml
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ force_healer_town:
 safe_room_withdraw_amount: 4_000
 # Amount to deposit back in back after healing (only used if force_healer_town is set)
 safe_room_keep_bank_amount:
+# use performance.lic while waiting for healing / being healed
+# assumes you have performance setup properly
+performance_while_healing: false
+# use tome.lic while waiting for healing / being healed
+# assumes you have tome  setup properly
+tome_while_healing: false
 
 # override the repair location to use instead of hometown
 force_repair_town:
diff --git a/safe-room.lic b/safe-room.lic
index aca216ae89..1472b8eba1 100644
--- a/safe-room.lic
+++ b/safe-room.lic
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class SafeRoom
     @health_threshold = settings.saferoom_health_threshold
     @withdraw_amount = settings.safe_room_withdraw_amount
     @keep_bank_amount = settings.safe_room_keep_bank_amount
+    @performance_while_healing = settings.performance_while_healing
+    @stop_performance_after_heal = false
+    @tome_while_healing = settings.tome_while_healing
+    @stop_tome_after_heal = false
 
     @plant_regex = /vela'tohr (briar|bush|plant|shrub|thicket|thornbush)/
 
@@ -74,6 +78,8 @@ class SafeRoom
 
       DRCM.ensure_copper_on_hand(@withdraw_amount, settings, hometown_name)
       wait_at_empath(hometown['npc_empath']['id'])
+      stop_script('performance')  if Script.running?('performance') && @stop_performance_after_heal
+      stop_script('tome')         if Script.running?('tome')        && @stop_tome_after_heal
       DRC.fix_standing
       if (settings.hometown != hometown_name)
         bank_amount = DRCM.deposit_coins(0, settings, hometown_name)
@@ -207,6 +213,16 @@ class SafeRoom
       fput("touch #{Regexp.last_match(1)}")
     end
 
+    # check for safe-room idle thing to do
+    if @performance_while_healing && !(Script.running?('performance') || Script.running?('play'))
+      start_script('performance', ['noclean'])
+      @stop_performance_after_heal = true
+    end
+    if @tome_while_healing && !Script.running?('tome')
+      start_script('tome', ['active'])
+      @stop_tome_after_heal = true
+    end
+
     if DRRoom.pcs.empty? || DRRoom.pcs_prone.empty? || Room.current.id == 8393
       wait_for_healing
       return
diff --git a/tome.lic b/tome.lic
index 4e242938d0..c525977aab 100644
--- a/tome.lic
+++ b/tome.lic
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ class Tome
   def monitor_routine
     loop do
       if DRSkill.getxp('Scholarship') >= @scholarship_limit && !@passive
-        DRC.fix_standing
+        DRC.fix_standing unless Script.running?('safe-room')
         exit
       end
       Flags.reset('study-complete')
       if !@passive
-        DRC.bput('sit', 'You sit', 'You are already sitting', 'You rise', 'While swimming?') unless sitting?
+        DRC.bput('sit', 'You sit', 'You are already sitting', 'You rise', 'While swimming?') unless sitting? || Script.running?('safe-room')
       end
 
       pause 10 until should_train? and DRStats.concentration == 100
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ end
 
 before_dying do
   Flags.delete('study-complete')
-  DRC.fix_standing
+  DRC.fix_standing unless Script.running?('safe-room')
   DRCI.stow_item?(Tome.tome) if !Tome.tome.nil? && DRCI.in_hands?(Tome.tome)
 end