diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
index f3db9bb3159..ac6ab78afb3 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
@@ -379,4 +379,8 @@
 	config_entry_value = 64
 	min_val = 0
 
+/datum/config_entry/number/ratcap
+	config_entry_value = 64
+	min_val = 0
+
 /datum/config_entry/flag/dynamic_config_enabled
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
index 8caf2a4623c..885587ff554 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mobs)
 	var/static/list/clients_by_zlevel[][]
 	var/static/list/dead_players_by_zlevel[][] = list(list()) // Needs to support zlevel 1 here, MaxZChanged only happens when z2 is created and new_players can login before that.
 	var/static/list/cubemonkeys = list()
+	var/static/list/cheeserats = list()
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/mobs/stat_entry()
 	..("P:[GLOB.mob_living_list.len]")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/mouse.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/mouse.dm
index 8d6364fad4f..51c7db91c28 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/mouse.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/mouse.dm
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@
 				else
 					C.deconstruct()
 					visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] chews through the [C].</span>")
+	for(var/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/cheesewedge/cheese in range(1, src))
+		if(prob(10))
+			var/cap = CONFIG_GET(number/ratcap)
+			if(LAZYLEN(SSmobs.cheeserats) >= cap)
+				visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] carefully eats the cheese, hiding it from the [cap] mice on the station!</span>")
+				qdel(cheese)
+				return
+			var/mob/living/newmouse = new /mob/living/simple_animal/mouse(loc)
+			SSmobs.cheeserats += newmouse
+			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] nibbles through the [cheese], attracting another mouse!</span>")
+			qdel(cheese)
+			return
 
 /*
  * Mouse types
@@ -96,6 +108,10 @@
 	body_color = "brown"
 	icon_state = "mouse_brown"
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/mouse/Destroy()
+	SSmobs.cheeserats -= src
+	return ..()
+
 //TOM IS ALIVE! SQUEEEEEEEE~K :)
 /mob/living/simple_animal/mouse/brown/Tom
 	name = "Tom"
diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/game_options.txt
index d6ff9420749..91b406be709 100644
--- a/config/game_options.txt
+++ b/config/game_options.txt
@@ -563,5 +563,8 @@ ROUNDSTART_TRAITS
 ## A cap on how many monkeys may be created via monkey cubes
 MONKEYCAP 64
 
+## A cap on how many mice can be bred via cheese wedges
+RATCAP 64
+
 ## Enable the capitalist agenda on your server.
 ECONOMY