diff --git a/code/_globalvars/configuration.dm b/code/_globalvars/configuration.dm
index 3e2d7d995d6..2d9b9761523 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/configuration.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ var/shuttle_left = 0
 var/tinted_weldhelh = 1
 var/mouse_respawn_time = 5 //Amount of time that must pass between a player dying as a mouse and repawning as a mouse. In minutes.
 
+// Command to run if shutting down (SHUTDOWN_ON_REBOOT) instead of rebooting
+// It's defined here as a global because this is a hilariously bad thing to have on the easily-edited config datum
+var/global/shutdown_shell_command
+
 // Debug is used exactly once (in living.dm) but is commented out in a lot of places.  It is not set anywhere and only checked.
 // Debug2 is used in conjunction with a lot of admin verbs and therefore is actually legit.
 var/Debug = 0	// global debug switch
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 251494d9f89..c593296c30f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@
 
 	var/disable_ooc_emoji = 0 // prevents people from using emoji in OOC
 
+	var/shutdown_on_reboot = 0 // Whether to shut down the world instead of rebooting it
+
 /datum/configuration/New()
 	var/list/L = subtypesof(/datum/game_mode)
 	for(var/T in L)
@@ -585,6 +587,12 @@
 				if("disable_ooc_emoji")
 					config.disable_ooc_emoji = 1
 
+				if("shutdown_on_reboot")
+					config.shutdown_on_reboot = 1
+
+				if("shutdown_shell_command")
+					shutdown_shell_command = value
+
 				else
 					diary << "Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'"
 
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index c33b41388f4..c98f2acc2e3 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -261,7 +261,14 @@ var/world_topic_spam_protect_time = world.timeofday
 			log_admin("[key_name(usr)] has requested an immediate world restart via client side debugging tools")
 		spawn(0)
 			to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>Rebooting world immediately due to host request</span>")
-		return ..(1)
+		if(config && config.shutdown_on_reboot)
+			sleep(0)
+			if(shutdown_shell_command)
+				shell(shutdown_shell_command)
+			del(world)
+			return
+		else
+			return ..(1)
 	var/delay
 	if(!isnull(time))
 		delay = max(0,time)
@@ -287,10 +294,17 @@ var/world_topic_spam_protect_time = world.timeofday
 
 	processScheduler.stop()
 
-	for(var/client/C in clients)
-		if(config.server)	//if you set a server location in config.txt, it sends you there instead of trying to reconnect to the same world address. -- NeoFite
-			C << link("byond://[config.server]")
-	..(0)
+	if(config && config.shutdown_on_reboot)
+		sleep(0)
+		if(shutdown_shell_command)
+			shell(shutdown_shell_command)
+		del(world)
+		return
+	else
+		for(var/client/C in clients)
+			if(config.server)	//if you set a server location in config.txt, it sends you there instead of trying to reconnect to the same world address. -- NeoFite
+				C << link("byond://[config.server]")
+		..(0)
 
 #define INACTIVITY_KICK	6000	//10 minutes in ticks (approx.)
 /world/proc/KickInactiveClients()
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index 5bcd469be87..d2ef1cf5062 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -334,4 +334,10 @@ DISABLE_SPACE_RUINS
 #MEDAL_HUB_PASSWORD
 
 ## Uncomment this if you want to disable usage of emoji in OOC
-#DISABLE_OOC_EMOJI
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+#DISABLE_OOC_EMOJI
+
+## Uncomment this to shut down the world any time it would normally reboot
+#SHUTDOWN_ON_REBOOT
+## A command to run prior to the world shutting down, only used if the above option is enabled
+## This default value will kill Dream Daemon on Windows machines
+#SHUTDOWN_SHELL_COMMAND taskkill /f /im dreamdaemon.exe
\ No newline at end of file