diff --git a/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm b/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
index 76e25931bc9..7574ddee5fd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 	var/list/created_atoms = list()
 	//make sure this list is accounted for/cleared if you request it from ssatoms!
 
+	// vars for automatic ceiling generation
+	var/has_ceiling = FALSE
+	var/turf/ceiling_turf = /turf/open/floor/plating
+	var/list/ceiling_baseturfs = list()
+
 /datum/map_template/New(path = null, rename = null, cache = FALSE)
 	if(path)
 		mappath = path
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@
 		preload_size(mappath, cache)
 	if(rename)
 		name = rename
+	ceiling_baseturfs.Insert(1, /turf/baseturf_bottom)
 
 /datum/map_template/proc/preload_size(path, cache = FALSE)
 	var/datum/parsed_map/parsed = new(file(path))
@@ -176,9 +182,20 @@
 	//initialize things that are normally initialized after map load
 	initTemplateBounds(bounds)
 
+	if(has_ceiling)
+		var/affected_turfs = get_affected_turfs(T, FALSE)
+		generate_ceiling(affected_turfs)
+
 	log_game("[name] loaded at [T.x],[T.y],[T.z]")
 	return bounds
 
+/datum/map_template/proc/generate_ceiling(affected_turfs)
+	for (var/turf/turf in affected_turfs)
+		var/turf/ceiling = get_step_multiz(turf, UP)
+		if (ceiling)
+			if (istype(ceiling, /turf/open/openspace) || istype(ceiling, /turf/open/space/openspace))
+				ceiling.ChangeTurf(ceiling_turf, ceiling_baseturfs, CHANGETURF_INHERIT_AIR)
+
 /datum/map_template/proc/post_load()
 	return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/shelters.dm b/code/modules/mining/shelters.dm
index 992d769c63a..29d6a099490 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/shelters.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/shelters.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	var/list/whitelisted_turfs
 	var/list/banned_areas
 	var/list/banned_objects
+	has_ceiling = TRUE
+	ceiling_turf = /turf/open/floor/engine/hull
+	ceiling_baseturfs = list(/turf/open/floor/plating)
 
 /datum/map_template/shelter/New()
 	. = ..()