diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/persistence/_persistence.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/persistence/_persistence.dm
index edecba311b..6cf9f84b91 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/persistence/_persistence.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/persistence/_persistence.dm
@@ -21,13 +21,26 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(persistence)
 /datum/controller/subsystem/persistence/Initialize()
 	LoadServerPersistence()
 	LoadGamePersistence()
-	LoadMapPersistence()
+	var/map_persistence_path = get_map_persistence_path()
+	if(map_persistence_path)
+		LoadMapPersistence(map_persistence_path)
 	return ..()
 
+/**
+ * Gets the persistence path of the current map.
+ */
+/datum/controller/subsystem/persistence/proc/get_map_persistence_path()
+	ASSERT(SSmapping.config)
+	if(SSmapping.config.persistence_key == "NO_PERSIST")
+		return null
+	return "data/persistence/[ckey(SSmapping.config.persistence_key)]"
+
 /datum/controller/subsystem/persistence/proc/CollectData()
 	SaveServerPersistence()
 	SaveGamePersistence()
-	SaveMapPersistence()
+	var/map_persistence_path = get_map_persistence_path()
+	if(map_persistence_path)
+		SaveMapPersistence(map_persistence_path)
 
 /**
  * Loads persistent data relevant to the server: Configurations, past gamemodes, votes, etc
diff --git a/code/modules/mapping/map_config.dm b/code/modules/mapping/map_config.dm
index d18ca1e1e3..83418462f1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapping/map_config.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapping/map_config.dm
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 	var/map_name = "Box Station"
 	var/map_path = "map_files/BoxStation"
 	var/map_file = "BoxStation.dmm"
+	/// Persistence key: Defaults to ckey(map_name). If set to "NO_PERSIST", this map will have NO persistence.
+	var/persistence_key
 
 	var/traits = null
 	var/space_ruin_levels = 4
@@ -99,6 +101,15 @@
 	map_path = json["map_path"]
 
 	map_file = json["map_file"]
+
+	persistence_key = ckey(map_name)
+
+	var/json_persistence_key = json["persistence_key"]
+	if(json_persistence_key == "NO_PERSIST")
+		persistence_key = null
+	else
+		persistence_key = json_persistence_key
+
 	// "map_file": "BoxStation.dmm"
 	if (istext(map_file))
 		if (!fexists("_maps/[map_path]/[map_file]"))