diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm
index fa53a7c6e0d..35c450a1e47 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm
@@ -313,12 +313,17 @@
 	layer = 4
 
 /obj/screen/parallax_layer/planet
-	icon_state = "planet"
+	icon_state = "planet_lava"
 	blend_mode = BLEND_OVERLAY
 	absolute = TRUE //Status of seperation
 	speed = 3
 	layer = 30
 
+/obj/screen/parallax_layer/planet/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
+	if(SSmapping.lavaland_theme?.planet_icon_state)
+		icon_state = SSmapping.lavaland_theme.planet_icon_state
+
 /obj/screen/parallax_layer/planet/update_status(mob/M)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(M)
 	if(is_station_level(T.z))
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/non_firing/SSmapping.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/non_firing/SSmapping.dm
index fb1c09216ec..887b0495cc6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/non_firing/SSmapping.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/non_firing/SSmapping.dm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 	///List of areas that exist on the station this shift
 	var/list/existing_station_areas
 	///What do we have as the lavaland theme today?
-	var/turf/simulated/floor/lavaland_theme
+	var/datum/lavaland_theme/lavaland_theme
 	///What primary cave theme we have picked for cave generation today.
 	var/cave_theme
 
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 		F << next_map.type
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/mapping/Initialize()
-	lavaland_theme = pick(/turf/simulated/floor/lava/lava_land_surface, /turf/simulated/floor/lava/lava_land_surface/plasma, /turf/simulated/floor/chasm/straight_down/lava_land_surface)
+	var/datum/lavaland_theme/lavaland_theme_type = pick(subtypesof(/datum/lavaland_theme))
+	ASSERT(lavaland_theme_type)
+	lavaland_theme = new lavaland_theme_type
 	log_startup_progress("We're in the mood for [initial(lavaland_theme.name)] today...") //We load this first. In the event some nerd ever makes a surface map, and we don't have it in lavaland in the event lavaland is disabled.
+
 	cave_theme = pick(BLOCKED_BURROWS, CLASSIC_CAVES, DEADLY_DEEPROCK)
 	log_startup_progress("We feel like [cave_theme] today...")
 	// Load all Z level templates
@@ -71,14 +74,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 		log_startup_progress("Populating lavaland...")
 		var/lavaland_setup_timer = start_watch()
 		seedRuins(list(level_name_to_num(MINING)), GLOB.configuration.ruins.lavaland_ruin_budget, /area/lavaland/surface/outdoors/unexplored, GLOB.lava_ruins_templates)
-		switch(lavaland_theme)
-			if(/turf/simulated/floor/lava/lava_land_surface)
-				spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING)) //Default spawn, no tweaks needed
-			if(/turf/simulated/floor/lava/lava_land_surface/plasma) //More rivers, smaller
-				spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING), nodes = 2)
-				spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING), nodes = 2)
-			if(/turf/simulated/floor/chasm/straight_down/lava_land_surface) //Thiner chasms, bridges, reaches to edge of map.
-				spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING), nodes = 6, turf_type = /turf/simulated/floor/lava/mapping_lava, whitelist_area = /area/lavaland/surface/outdoors, min_x = 50, min_y = 7, max_x = 250, max_y = 225, prob = 10, prob_loss = 5)
+		if(lavaland_theme)
+			lavaland_theme.setup()
 		var/time_spent = stop_watch(lavaland_setup_timer)
 		log_startup_progress("Successfully populated lavaland in [time_spent]s.")
 	else
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/lava.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/lava.dm
index bdb1c3fb873..8040ca5df38 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/lava.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/lava.dm
@@ -268,6 +268,5 @@
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/lava/mapping_lava/LateInitialize()
 	. = ..()
-	ChangeTurf(SSmapping.lavaland_theme, ignore_air = TRUE)
-
-
+	if(SSmapping.lavaland_theme?.primary_turf_type)
+		ChangeTurf(SSmapping.lavaland_theme.primary_turf_type, ignore_air = TRUE)
diff --git a/code/modules/lavaland/lavaland_theme.dm b/code/modules/lavaland/lavaland_theme.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa602634e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/lavaland/lavaland_theme.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/datum/lavaland_theme
+	/// Name of lavaland theme
+	var/name = "Not Specified"
+	/// Typepath of turf the `/turf/simulated/floor/lava/mapping_lava` will be changed to on Late Initialization
+	var/turf/simulated/floor/primary_turf_type
+	/// Icon state of planet present on background of station Z-level
+	var/planet_icon_state
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/New()
+	if(!primary_turf_type)
+		stack_trace("Turf type is `null` in `[type]` lavaland theme")
+	else if(!ispath(primary_turf_type))
+		stack_trace("Wrong turf type `[initial(primary_turf_type.type)]` in `[type]` lavaland theme")
+
+/**
+ * This proc should do all theme specific thing.
+ * Now it only generates rivers, but it can do all stuff you desire.
+ */
+/datum/lavaland_theme/proc/setup()
+	return
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/lava
+	name = "lava"
+	primary_turf_type = /turf/simulated/floor/lava/lava_land_surface
+	planet_icon_state = "planet_lava"
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/lava/setup()
+	spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING))
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/plasma
+	name = "plasma"
+	primary_turf_type = /turf/simulated/floor/lava/lava_land_surface/plasma
+	planet_icon_state = "planet_plasma"
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/plasma/setup()
+	spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING), nodes = 2)
+	spawn_rivers(level_name_to_num(MINING), nodes = 2)
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/chasm
+	name = "chasm"
+	primary_turf_type = /turf/simulated/floor/chasm/straight_down/lava_land_surface
+	planet_icon_state = "planet_chasm"
+
+/datum/lavaland_theme/chasm/setup()
+	spawn_rivers(
+		level_name_to_num(MINING),
+		nodes = 6,
+		turf_type = /turf/simulated/floor/lava/mapping_lava,
+		whitelist_area = /area/lavaland/surface/outdoors,
+		min_x = 50,
+		min_y = 7,
+		max_x = 250,
+		max_y = 225,
+		prob = 10,
+		prob_loss = 5
+	)
diff --git a/icons/effects/parallax.dmi b/icons/effects/parallax.dmi
index 6f333416a23..e484c339547 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/parallax.dmi and b/icons/effects/parallax.dmi differ
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 3b81b98ef54..ea289e831f4 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -1882,6 +1882,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\instruments\songs\_song_ui.dm"
 #include "code\modules\instruments\songs\play_legacy.dm"
 #include "code\modules\instruments\songs\play_synthesized.dm"
+#include "code\modules\lavaland\lavaland_theme.dm"
 #include "code\modules\library\book.dm"
 #include "code\modules\library\library_admin.dm"
 #include "code\modules\library\library_catalog.dm"