diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
index 863f6a4308..67e4a97894 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
@@ -394,8 +394,6 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/allow_random_events	// Enables random events mid-round when set
 
-/datum/config_entry/flag/admin_disk_inactive_msg //Allows admins to globally disable ingame logs for this crap
-
 /datum/config_entry/number/events_min_time_mul	// Multipliers for random events minimal starting time and minimal players amounts
 	config_entry_value = 1
 	min_val = 0
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index eef88e2117..80d05c9db4 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 	var/list/adm = get_admin_counts()
 	var/list/allmins = adm["present"]
 	send2irc("Server", "Round [GLOB.round_id ? "#[GLOB.round_id]:" : "of"] [hide_mode ? "secret":"[mode.name]"] has started[allmins.len ? ".":" with no active admins online!"]")
+	if(CONFIG_GET(string/new_round_ping))
+		send2chat("<@[CONFIG_GET(string/new_round_ping)]> | A new round has started on [SSmapping.config.map_name]!", CONFIG_GET(string/chat_announce_new_game))
 	setup_done = TRUE
 
 	for(var/i in GLOB.start_landmarks_list)
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 				//skyrat change
 				if(ishuman(N.new_character))
 					SSlanguage.AssignLanguage(N.new_character, N.client)
-				//	
+				//
 			N.client.prefs.post_copy_to(player)
 		CHECK_TICK
 	if(captainless)
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 68128bb779..8c7eee42a7 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $include plushies/defines.txt
 $include job_threats.txt
 $include policy.txt
 # Special Sandstorm configs
-$include sand/config.txt
+$include sandstorm/config.txt
 
 # You can use the @ character at the beginning of a config option to lock it from being edited in-game
 # Example usage:
diff --git a/config/sand/config.txt b/config/sandstorm/config.txt
similarity index 57%
rename from config/sand/config.txt
rename to config/sandstorm/config.txt
index 3a3e5ac6ac..401708103b 100644
--- a/config/sand/config.txt
+++ b/config/sandstorm/config.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Lone op inactive disk messaging
 ## Comment this out to disable that spam that annoys me.
-ADMIN_DISK_INACTIVE_MSG
+#ADMIN_DISK_INACTIVE_MSG
+
+## Roundstart ping
+## Won't do anything if unset
+#NEW_ROUND_PING
diff --git a/sandcode/code/controllers/configuration/entries/sandstorm.dm b/sandcode/code/controllers/configuration/entries/sandstorm.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0519addc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sandcode/code/controllers/configuration/entries/sandstorm.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/datum/config_entry/flag/admin_disk_inactive_msg //Allows admins to globally disable ingame logs for this crap
+
+/datum/config_entry/string/new_round_ping
+	config_entry_value = null
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 12490acab3..a0ccbd6641 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -3650,6 +3650,7 @@
 #include "sandcode\code\_globalvars\lists\misc.dm"
 #include "sandcode\code\_globalvars\lists\objects.dm"
 #include "sandcode\code\_onclick\hud\screen_objects.dm"
+#include "sandcode\code\controllers\configuration\entries\sandstorm.dm"
 #include "sandcode\code\datums\action.dm"
 #include "sandcode\code\datums\ai_laws.dm"
 #include "sandcode\code\datums\shuttles.dm"