diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm b/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm
index 2ee0c8e8cf..70aebfbcbf 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 /datum/configuration
 	var/list/engine_map	// Comma separated list of engines to choose from.  Blank means fully random.
+	var/assistants_ratio
+	var/assistants_assured = 15 // Default 15, only used if the ratio is set though.
 
 /hook/startup/proc/read_vs_config()
 	var/list/Lines = file2list("config/config.txt")
@@ -40,4 +42,8 @@
 				config.fax_export_dir = value
 			if ("items_survive_digestion")
 				config.items_survive_digestion = 1
+			if ("assistants_ratio")
+				config.assistants_ratio = value
+			if ("assistants_assured")
+				config.assistants_assured = value
 	return 1
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player_vr.dm
index d92df60859..ce06c3830c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player_vr.dm
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@
 			pass = FALSE
 			to_chat(src,"<span class='warning'>Your custom species is not playable. Reconfigure your traits on the VORE tab.</span>")
 
+	//Assistant ratio enforcement
+	if (config.assistants_ratio)
+
+		var/nonassistants = 0
+		var/assistants = 0
+		for(var/job in job_master.occupations)
+			var/datum/job/J = job
+			if(istype(J,/datum/job/assistant))
+				assistants += J.current_positions
+			else
+				nonassistants += J.current_positions
+
+		if(assistants != 0 && assistants >= config.assistants_assured && nonassistants/assistants < config.assistants_ratio)
+			pass = FALSE
+			to_chat(src,"There are currently [assistants] assistants, and [nonassistants] normal employees, while we enforce a specific ratio. Please join as a job instead of assistant.")
+
 	//Final popup notice
 	if (!pass)
 		alert(src,"There were problems with spawning your character. Check your message log for details.","Error","OK")