diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm
index 36f2a77914..ebf47439d6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/transcore_vr.dm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(transcore)
 	init_order = INIT_ORDER_TRANSCORE
 
 	// THINGS
-	var/overdue_time = 15 MINUTES
+	var/overdue_time = 6 MINUTES			// Has to be a multiple of wait var, or else will just round up anyway.
 
 	var/current_step = SSTRANSCORE_IMPLANTS
 
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(transcore)
 			curr_MR.dead_state = MR_NORMAL
 		else
 			if(curr_MR.dead_state != MR_DEAD) //First time switching to dead
-				db.notify(curr_MR.mindname)
-				curr_MR.last_notification = world.time
+				if(curr_MR.do_notify)
+					db.notify(curr_MR.mindname)
+					curr_MR.last_notification = world.time
 			curr_MR.dead_state = MR_DEAD
 
 		if(MC_TICK_CHECK)
@@ -250,12 +251,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(transcore)
 	return 1
 
 // Send a past-due notification to the medical radio channel.
-/datum/transcore_db/proc/notify(var/name, var/repeated = FALSE)
+/datum/transcore_db/proc/notify(var/name)
 	ASSERT(name)
-	if(repeated)
-		global_announcer.autosay("This is a repeat notification that [name] is past-due for a mind backup.", "TransCore Oversight", "Medical")
-	else
-		global_announcer.autosay("[name] is past-due for a mind backup.", "TransCore Oversight", "Medical")
+	global_announcer.autosay("[name] is past-due for a mind backup.", "TransCore Oversight", "Medical")
 
 // Called from mind_record to add itself to the transcore.
 /datum/transcore_db/proc/add_backup(var/datum/transhuman/mind_record/MR)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm
index 36f5761dde..df68f41851 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer_vr.dm
@@ -70,15 +70,34 @@
 		var/datum/transhuman/mind_record/record = db.backed_up[src.mind.name]
 		if(!(record.dead_state == MR_DEAD))
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Your backup is not past-due yet.</span>")
-		else if((world.time - record.last_notification) < 10 MINUTES)
+		else if((world.time - record.last_notification) < 5 MINUTES)
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Too little time has passed since your last notification.</span>")
 		else
-			db.notify(record.mindname, TRUE)
+			db.notify(record.mindname)
 			record.last_notification = world.time
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>New notification has been sent.</span>")
 	else
 		to_chat(src,"<span class='warning'>No backup record could be found, sorry.</span>")
 
+/mob/observer/dead/verb/backup_delay()
+	set category = "Ghost"
+	set name = "Cancel Transcore Notification"
+	set desc = "You can use this to avoid automatic backup notification happening. Manual notification can still be used."
+
+	if(!mind)
+		to_chat(src,"<span class='warning'>Your ghost is missing game values that allow this functionality, sorry.</span>")
+		return
+	var/datum/transcore_db/db = SStranscore.db_by_mind_name(mind.name)
+	if(db)
+		var/datum/transhuman/mind_record/record = db.backed_up[src.mind.name]
+		if(record.dead_state == MR_DEAD || !(record.do_notify))
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>The notification has already happened or been delayed.</span>")
+		else
+			record.do_notify = FALSE
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Overdue mind backup notification delayed successfully.</span>")
+	else
+		to_chat(src,"<span class='warning'>No backup record could be found, sorry.</span>")
+
 /mob/observer/dead/verb/findghostpod() //Moves the ghost instead of just changing the ghosts's eye -Nodrak
 	set category = "Ghost"
 	set name = "Find Ghost Pod"
diff --git a/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm b/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm
index 1ee1c3fdfb..5f3cb027c5 100644
--- a/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm
+++ b/code/modules/resleeving/infocore_records.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	var/dead_state = 0
 	var/last_update = 0
 	var/last_notification
+	var/do_notify = TRUE
 
 	//Backend
 	var/ckey = ""