diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 88b631f5c18..9ac4a0eb4d6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 	var/list/irc_bot_host = list()
 	var/main_irc = ""
 	var/admin_irc = ""
+	var/admin_notify_irc = ""
 	var/python_path = "" //Path to the python executable.  Defaults to "python" on windows and "/usr/bin/env python2" on unix
 
 	var/default_laws = 0 //Controls what laws the AI spawns with.
@@ -468,6 +469,9 @@
 				if("admin_irc")
 					config.admin_irc = value
 
+				if("admin_notify_irc")
+					config.admin_notify_irc = value
+
 				if("python_path")
 					if(value)
 						config.python_path = value
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin.dm
index 687fc00797d..eb32af7802d 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin.dm
@@ -1001,3 +1001,22 @@ var/gamma_ship_location = 1 // 0 = station , 1 = space
 		qdel(frommob)
 
 		return 1
+
+// Returns a list of the number of admins in various categories
+// result[1] is the number of staff that match the rank mask and are active
+// result[2] is the number of staff that do not match the rank mask
+// result[3] is the number of staff that match the rank mask and are inactive
+/proc/staff_countup(rank_mask = R_BAN)
+	var/list/result = list(0, 0, 0)
+	for(var/client/X in admins)
+		if(rank_mask && !check_rights_for(X, rank_mask))
+			result[2]++
+			continue
+		if(X.holder.fakekey)
+			result[2]++
+			continue
+		if(X.is_afk())
+			result[3]++
+			continue
+		result[1]++
+	return result
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/logout.dm b/code/modules/mob/logout.dm
index d83a5efe339..b9fed474cdf 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/logout.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/logout.dm
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
 	unset_machine()
 	player_list -= src
 	log_access("Logout: [key_name(src)]")
-	if(admin_datums[src.ckey])
-		if(ticker && ticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING) //Only report this stuff if we are currently playing.
-			var/admins_number = admins.len
-
+	// `holder` is nil'd out by now, so we check the `admin_datums` array directly
+	//Only report this stuff if we are currently playing.
+	if(admin_datums[ckey] && ticker && ticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		var/datum/admins/temp_admin = admin_datums[ckey]
+		// Triggers on people with banhammer power only - no mentors tripping the alarm
+		if(temp_admin.rights & R_BAN)
 			message_admins("Admin logout: [key_name_admin(src)]")
-			if(admins_number == 0) //Apparently the admin logging out is no longer an admin at this point, so we have to check this towards 0 and not towards 1. Awell.
-				send2adminirc("[key_name(src)] logged out - no more admins online.")
+			var/list/admincounter = staff_countup(R_BAN)
+			if(admincounter[1] == 0) // No active admins
+				send2irc(config.admin_notify_irc, "[key_name(src)] logged out - No active admins, [admincounter[2]] non-admin staff, [admincounter[3]] inactive staff.")
+
 	..()
-	
-	callHook("mob_logout", list("client" = client, "mob" = src))	
-	
-	return 1
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	callHook("mob_logout", list("client" = client, "mob" = src))
+
+	return 1
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index f2087eebaa2..31bde9c5e4f 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ GHOST_INTERACTION
 ## IRC channel to send adminhelps to.  Leave blank to disable adminhelps-to-irc.
 #ADMIN_IRC #admin
 
+## IRC channel to send direct messages to admins to. Leave blank to disable.
+#ADMIN_NOTIFY_IRC #paradiseStaff
+
 ## Path to the python2 executable on the system.  Leave blank for default.
 ## Default is "python" on Windows, "/usr/bin/env python2" on UNIX.
 #PYTHON_PATH pythonw