diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
index 71516fdd24f..1b21893807d 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
@@ -809,3 +809,6 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/string/policy_json_path
 	default = "policy.json"
+
+/datum/config_entry/number_list/ignored_cids
+	default = list()
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/stickyban.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/stickyban.dm
index e19c574a9fa..d08f08d1791 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/stickyban.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/stickyban.dm
@@ -4,13 +4,21 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(stickyban)
 
 	var/list/cache = list()
 	var/list/dbcache = list()
-	var/list/confirmed_exempt = list()
+	var/list/ignored_cids = list() // will be used as numeric-keyed map
 	var/dbcacheexpire = 0
 
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/stickyban/Initialize()
+	// load IGNORED_CIDS as number_list into a fast lookup map
+	var/list/ignored_conf = CONFIG_GET(number_list/ignored_cids)
+	if (ignored_conf && ignored_conf.len)
+		for (var/num in ignored_conf)
+			if (isnum(num))
+				ignored_cids[num2text(num)] = TRUE
+
 	if (length(GLOB.stickybanadminexemptions))
 		restore_stickybans()
+
 	var/list/bannedkeys = sticky_banned_ckeys()
 	//sanitize the sticky ban list
 
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 20693fc1bed..6ac51bd14d3 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -435,7 +435,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(unrecommended_builds, list(
 	tgui_say.initialize()
 
 	if(alert_mob_dupe_login && !holder)
+		// Notify admins if the connecting player's CID is configured to be ignored by stickybans
+		if (SSstickyban && (computer_id in SSstickyban.ignored_cids))
+			message_admins("<B>MULTIKEYING: </B></span><span class='notice'>[key_name_admin(src)] Connecting player joined with IGNORED CID [computer_id].")
+			log_admin_private("MULTIKEYING: [key_name(src)] Connecting player joined with IGNORED CID [computer_id].")
+			return
+
+		// If the CID is not ignored, notify the player with the pop-up.
 		var/dupe_login_message = "Your ComputerID has already logged in with another key this round, please log out of this one NOW or risk being banned!"
+		// Notify admins if the connecting player's CID is a duplicate of another player's CID
 		if (alert_admin_multikey)
 			dupe_login_message += "\nAdmins have been informed."
 			message_admins(span_danger("<B>MULTIKEYING: </B></span><span class='notice'>[key_name_admin(src)] has a matching CID+IP with another player and is clearly multikeying. They have been warned to leave the server or risk getting banned."))
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 18e5329c69b..92ec99d8426 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -655,3 +655,8 @@ GENERATE_ASSETS_IN_INIT
 ## Path from the config folder to the policy json
 POLICY_JSON_PATH policy.json
 
+# Which CIDs will not be considered for stickybans. This is the default CID that Wine spits out,
+# and for the purpose of not default banning all Linux players, we'll just ignore it.
+# People can spoof this CID and ignore that element of stickybans forever, but they can equally
+# just keep generating new ones. Kind of doesn't matter.
+IGNORED_CIDS 4055623708