diff --git a/data/json/mutations/mutations.json b/data/json/mutations/mutations.json
index 26c235393844e..015b4bc2b3dab 100644
--- a/data/json/mutations/mutations.json
+++ b/data/json/mutations/mutations.json
@@ -4853,6 +4853,7 @@
     "description": "Your hands have fused into quasi-paws.  Fine manipulation is a challenge: permanent hand encumbrance of 10, difficulty with delicate craftwork, and your gloves don't fit.  But they handle water better.",
     "encumbrance_always": [ [ "HAND_L", 10 ], [ "HAND_R", 10 ] ],
     "restricts_gear": [ "HAND_L", "HAND_R" ],
+    "craft_skill_bonus": [ [ "electronics", -2 ], [ "tailor", -2 ], [ "mechanics", -2 ] ],
     "types": [ "HANDS" ],
     "prereqs": [ "CLAWS", "CLAWS_RETRACT", "CLAWS_RAT" ],
     "cancels": [ "TALONS" ],
@@ -4868,6 +4869,17 @@
     "ugliness": 3,
     "mixed_effect": true,
     "description": "Your paws are much larger now.  Manual dexterity is difficult: permanent hand encumbrance of 20, serious problems crafting, and no gloves.  But you can swim more effectively.",
+    "craft_skill_bonus": [
+      [ "electronics", -4 ],
+      [ "tailor", -4 ],
+      [ "mechanics", -4 ],
+      [ "firstaid", -2 ],
+      [ "computer", -2 ],
+      [ "traps", -2 ],
+      [ "fabrication", -2 ],
+      [ "cooking", -2 ],
+      [ "survival", -2 ]
+    ],
     "encumbrance_always": [ [ "HAND_L", 20 ], [ "HAND_R", 20 ] ],
     "restricts_gear": [ "HAND_L", "HAND_R" ],
     "types": [ "HANDS" ],
diff --git a/doc/JSON_INFO.md b/doc/JSON_INFO.md
index 59e672ef1b7ee..2529945bfa454 100644
--- a/doc/JSON_INFO.md
+++ b/doc/JSON_INFO.md
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ Note that even though most statistics yield an integer, you should still use
                     "good": 1 } ] // "neutral/good/ignored" // Good increases pos and cancels neg, neut cancels neg, ignored cancels both
 "vitamin_rates": [ [ "vitC", -1200 ] ], // How much extra vitamins do you consume per minute. Negative values mean production
 "vitamins_absorb_multi": [ [ "flesh", [ [ "vitA", 0 ], [ "vitB", 0 ], [ "vitC", 0 ], [ "calcium", 0 ], [ "iron", 0 ] ], [ "all", [ [ "vitA", 2 ], [ "vitB", 2 ], [ "vitC", 2 ], [ "calcium", 2 ], [ "iron", 2 ] ] ] ], // multiplier of vitamin absorption based on material. "all" is every material. supports multiple materials.
+"craft_skill_bonus": [ [ "electronics", -2 ], [ "tailor", -2 ], [ "mechanics", -2 ] ], // Skill affected by the mutation and their bonuses. Bonuses can be negative, a bonus of 4 is worth 1 full skill level.
 "restricts_gear" : [ "TORSO" ], //list of bodyparts that get restricted by this mutation
 "allow_soft_gear" : true, //If there is a list of 'restricts_gear' this sets if the location still allows items made out of soft materials (Only one of the types need to be soft for it to be considered soft). (default: false)
 "destroys_gear" : true, //If true, destroys the gear in the 'restricts_gear' location when mutated into. (default: false)
diff --git a/src/crafting.cpp b/src/crafting.cpp
index cea5d6c85cd02..65e81f1b2aff0 100644
--- a/src/crafting.cpp
+++ b/src/crafting.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "map.h"
 #include "map_iterator.h"
 #include "messages.h"
+#include "mutation.h"
 #include "npc.h"
 #include "options.h"
 #include "output.h"
@@ -73,8 +74,6 @@ static const efftype_id effect_contacts( "contacts" );
 void drop_or_handle( const item &newit, player &p );
 
 static const trait_id trait_DEBUG_HS( "DEBUG_HS" );
-static const trait_id trait_PAWS_LARGE( "PAWS_LARGE" );
-static const trait_id trait_PAWS( "PAWS" );
 static const trait_id trait_BURROW( "BURROW" );
 
 static bool crafting_allowed( const player &p, const recipe &rec )
@@ -923,17 +922,12 @@ double player::crafting_success_roll( const recipe &making ) const
 
     // It's tough to craft with paws.  Fortunately it's just a matter of grip and fine-motor,
     // not inability to see what you're doing
-    if( has_trait( trait_PAWS ) || has_trait( trait_PAWS_LARGE ) ) {
-        int paws_rank_penalty = 0;
-        if( has_trait( trait_PAWS_LARGE ) ) {
-            paws_rank_penalty += 1;
-        }
-        if( making.skill_used == skill_id( "electronics" )
-            || making.skill_used == skill_id( "tailor" )
-            || making.skill_used == skill_id( "mechanics" ) ) {
-            paws_rank_penalty += 1;
+    for( const std::pair< trait_id, trait_data > &mut : my_mutations ) {
+        for( const std::pair<skill_id, int> &skib : mut.first->craft_skill_bonus ) {
+            if( making.skill_used == skib.first ) {
+                skill_dice += skib.second;
+            }
         }
-        skill_dice -= paws_rank_penalty * 4;
     }
 
     // Sides on dice is 16 plus your current intelligence
diff --git a/src/mutation.h b/src/mutation.h
index 053738d2c38cb..ee12948f04fbb 100644
--- a/src/mutation.h
+++ b/src/mutation.h
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ struct mutation_branch {
         cata::optional<int> scent_mask;
         int bleed_resist = 0;
 
+        /**Map of crafting skills modifiers, can be negative*/
+        std::map<skill_id, int> craft_skill_bonus;
+
         /**What do you smell like*/
         cata::optional<scenttype_id> scent_typeid;
 
diff --git a/src/mutation_data.cpp b/src/mutation_data.cpp
index c7bb5dbd88ab8..f3c9209783917 100644
--- a/src/mutation_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mutation_data.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,15 @@ void mutation_branch::load( const JsonObject &jo, const std::string & )
         spells_learned.emplace( sp, ja.next_int() );
     }
 
+    for( JsonArray ja : jo.get_array( "craft_skill_bonus" ) ) {
+        const skill_id skid( ja.next_string() );
+        if( skid.is_valid() ) {
+            craft_skill_bonus.emplace( skid, ja.next_int() );
+        } else {
+            jo.throw_error( "invalid skill_id" );
+        }
+    }
+
     for( JsonArray ja : jo.get_array( "lumination" ) ) {
         const body_part bp = get_body_part_token( ja.next_string() );
         lumination.emplace( bp, ja.next_float() );