diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/storage/boxes.dm b/code/game/objects/items/storage/boxes.dm
index 0f78045a55820..95dfaf4cd6e6e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/storage/boxes.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/storage/boxes.dm
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@
 /obj/item/storage/box/survival/mining
 	mask_type = /obj/item/clothing/mask/gas/explorer
 
+/obj/item/storage/box/survival/mining/PopulateContents()
+	..()
+	new /obj/item/stack/medical/gauze(src)
+
 // Engineer survival box
 /obj/item/storage/box/survival/engineer
 	name = "extended-capacity survival box"