diff --git a/src/bionics.cpp b/src/bionics.cpp
index 9d52031247cba..6de4a9cbd7926 100644
--- a/src/bionics.cpp
+++ b/src/bionics.cpp
@@ -2569,6 +2569,8 @@ void load_bionic( const JsonObject &jsobj )
 
     new_bionic.weight_capacity_modifier = jsobj.get_float( "weight_capacity_modifier", 1.0 );
 
+    assign( jsobj, "enchantments", new_bionic.enchantments );
+
     assign( jsobj, "weight_capacity_bonus", new_bionic.weight_capacity_bonus, false, 0_gram );
     assign( jsobj, "exothermic_power_gen", new_bionic.exothermic_power_gen );
     assign( jsobj, "power_gen_emission", new_bionic.power_gen_emission );
@@ -2638,6 +2640,11 @@ void check_bionics()
                           bio.first.c_str(), mid.c_str() );
             }
         }
+        for( const enchantment_id &eid : bio.first->enchantments ) {
+            if( !eid.is_valid() ) {
+                debugmsg( "Bionic %s uses undefined enchantment %s", bio.first.c_str(), eid.c_str() );
+            }
+        }
         for( const bionic_id &bid : bio.second.included_bionics ) {
             if( !bid.is_valid() ) {
                 debugmsg( "Bionic %s includes undefined bionic %s",
diff --git a/src/bionics.h b/src/bionics.h
index 8df7196e9e5de..050ee104227bd 100644
--- a/src/bionics.h
+++ b/src/bionics.h
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ struct bionic_data {
     /**Amount of cut protection offered by this bionic*/
     std::map<body_part, size_t> cut_protec;
 
+    /** bionic enchantments */
+    std::vector<enchantment_id> enchantments;
+
     /**
      * Body part slots used to install this bionic, mapped to the amount of space required.
      */
diff --git a/src/character.cpp b/src/character.cpp
index 8c868ae44fd8c..97bd446838efb 100644
--- a/src/character.cpp
+++ b/src/character.cpp
@@ -1544,6 +1544,8 @@ void Character::process_turn()
         }
     }
 
+    enchantment_cache.activate_passive( *this );
+
     Creature::process_turn();
 }
 
@@ -7945,6 +7947,20 @@ void Character::recalculate_enchantment_cache()
             }
         }
     }
+
+    for( const bionic &bio : *my_bionics ) {
+        const bionic_id &bid = bio.id;
+        if( bid->toggled && !bio.powered ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        for( const enchantment_id &ench_id : bid->enchantments ) {
+            const enchantment &ench = ench_id.obj();
+            if( ench.is_active( *this ) ) {
+                enchantment_cache.force_add( ench );
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 double Character::calculate_by_enchantment( double modify, enchantment::mod value,
diff --git a/src/magic_enchantment.cpp b/src/magic_enchantment.cpp
index bbe8cddd75be6..bea03daec3878 100644
--- a/src/magic_enchantment.cpp
+++ b/src/magic_enchantment.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ void enchantment::load( const JsonObject &jo, const std::string & )
     active_conditions.second = io::string_to_enum<condition>( jo.get_string( "condition",
                                "ALWAYS" ) );
 
+    for( JsonObject jsobj : jo.get_array( "ench_effects" ) ) {
+        ench_effects.emplace( jsobj.get_string( "effect" ), jsobj.get_int( "intensity" ) );
+    }
+
     if( jo.has_array( "values" ) ) {
         for( const JsonObject value_obj : jo.get_array( "values" ) ) {
             const enchantment::mod value = io::string_to_enum<mod>( value_obj.get_string( "value" ) );
@@ -399,6 +403,9 @@ void enchantment::activate_passive( Character &guy ) const
     if( emitter ) {
         g->m.emit_field( guy.pos(), *emitter );
     }
+    for( const std::pair<efftype_id, int> eff : ench_effects ) {
+        guy.add_effect( eff.first, 1_seconds, num_bp, false, eff.second );
+    }
     for( const std::pair<const time_duration, std::vector<fake_spell>> &activation :
          intermittent_activation ) {
         // a random approximation!
diff --git a/src/magic_enchantment.h b/src/magic_enchantment.h
index 7d3e1bb3ff372..94e004bc707b8 100644
--- a/src/magic_enchantment.h
+++ b/src/magic_enchantment.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class enchantment
         void cast_hit_me( Character &caster, const Creature *target ) const;
     private:
         cata::optional<emit_id> emitter;
+        std::map<efftype_id, int> ench_effects;
         // values that add to the base value
         std::map<mod, int> values_add;
         // values that get multiplied to the base value