diff --git a/config/monkestation/ruins.toml b/config/monkestation/ruins.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..838b7f119661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/monkestation/ruins.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+["/datum/map_template/ruin/space/oldstation"]
+always_place = true
diff --git a/monkestation/code/datums/ruins.dm b/monkestation/code/datums/ruins.dm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62df9d83204e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkestation/code/datums/ruins.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ruin_config, load_ruin_config())
+#define RUIN_CONFIG_FILE "config/monkestation/ruins.toml"
+
+/datum/map_template/ruin/New()
+	. = ..()
+	var/list/this_ruin_config = GLOB.ruin_config[type]
+	if(this_ruin_config)
+		var/overrides = 0
+		for(var/variable in this_ruin_config)
+			if(!(variable in vars))
+				stack_trace("Invalid ruin configuration variable [variable] in ruin ([type]) variable changes.")
+				continue
+			vars[variable] = this_ruin_config[variable]
+			overrides += 1
+		log_config("Applied [overrides] var overrides for [type] from ruin config.")
+
+/proc/load_ruin_config()
+	. = list()
+	if(!fexists(RUIN_CONFIG_FILE))
+		log_config("No ruin config file found, using empty config.")
+		return
+	var/list/ruin_config = rustg_read_toml_file(RUIN_CONFIG_FILE)
+	if(!length(ruin_config))
+		log_config("ruin token config file is empty, using empty config.")
+		return
+	for(var/ruin_config_id in ruin_config)
+		var/ruin_path = text2path(ruin_config_id)
+		if(!ispath(ruin_path, /datum/map_template/ruin))
+			continue
+		.[ruin_path] = ruin_config[ruin_config_id]
+
+#undef RUIN_CONFIG_FILE
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 8d68c36eeb1d..648e1ec73178 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -5717,6 +5717,7 @@
 #include "monkestation\code\datums\interaction_particle.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\datums\meta_tokens.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\datums\patreon_data.dm"
+#include "monkestation\code\datums\ruins.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\datums\stamina_container.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\datums\twitch_data.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\datums\achievements\misc_achievements.dm"