diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index a25c43cbbaf..9f123cb82de 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@
 	// 15, 45, 70 minutes respectively
 	var/list/event_delay_upper = list(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE = 9000,	EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE = 27000,	EVENT_LEVEL_MAJOR = 42000)
 
+	var/starlight = 0	// Whether space turfs have ambient light or not
+
 /datum/configuration/New()
 	var/list/L = typesof(/datum/game_mode) - /datum/game_mode
 	for (var/T in L)
@@ -501,6 +503,10 @@
 					config.event_delay_upper[EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE] = MinutesToTicks(values[2])
 					config.event_delay_upper[EVENT_LEVEL_MAJOR] = MinutesToTicks(values[3])
 
+				if("starlight")
+					var/vvalue = text2num(value)
+					config.starlight = vvalue >= 0 ? vvalue : 0
+
 				else
 					diary << "Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'"
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
index 1cf1997259e..ee55ec14ce1 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup()
 
 	color_windows_init()
 	setup_objects()
+	setup_starlight()
 	setupgenetics()
 	setupfactions()
 	setup_economy()
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup()
 		make_mining_asteroid_secret()
 
 	populate_spawn_points()
-
 /* MOVED TO SCHEDULER
 
 	spawn(0)
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup_objects()
 	world << "\red \b Initializations complete."
 	sleep(-1)
 
+datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup_starlight()
+	world << "\red \b Initializing Starlight"
+	for(var/turf/space/S in world)
+		S.update_starlight()
+	world << "\red \b Starlight Initilization Complete"
 
 datum/controller/game_controller/proc/process()
 	processing = 1
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
index c6dfddcee38..2d79b74e638 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
 /turf/space/New()
 	if(!istype(src, /turf/space/transit))
 		icon_state = "[((x + y) ^ ~(x * y) + z) % 25]"
+	if(config)
+		update_starlight() //MC will initialize all the space turfs that get created before config
+
+/turf/space/proc/update_starlight()
+	if(!config)	return
+	if(!config.starlight)
+		return
+	if(locate(/turf/simulated) in orange(src,1))
+		set_light(config.starlight)
+	else
+		set_light(0)
 
 /turf/space/attack_paw(mob/user as mob)
 	return src.attack_hand(user)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index 6e175078e34..d3a11c4af28 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@
 		W:Assimilate_Air()
 		W.RemoveLattice()
 
+	for(var/turf/space/S in range(W,1))
+		S.update_starlight()
+
 	W.levelupdate()
 	W.CalculateAdjacentTurfs()
 	. = W
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index 3a5e565e824..4f4b034718b 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -270,4 +270,7 @@ EVENT_DELAY_UPPER 15;45;70
 ## Unset setting use the EVENT_DELAY_LOWER and EVENT_DELAY_UPPER values instead.
 # EVENT_CUSTOM_START_MINOR 10;15
 # EVENT_CUSTOM_START_MODERATE 30;45
-EVENT_CUSTOM_START_MAJOR 80;100
\ No newline at end of file
+EVENT_CUSTOM_START_MAJOR 80;100
+
+## Strength of ambient star light. Set to 0 or less to turn off.
+STARLIGHT 0
\ No newline at end of file