diff --git a/Content.Client/MainMenu/MainMenu.cs b/Content.Client/MainMenu/MainMenu.cs
index 3c709d2d15..b7c1cae0d2 100644
--- a/Content.Client/MainMenu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/MainMenu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls;
 using Robust.Shared;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.Console;
 using Robust.Shared.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 using UsernameHelpers = Robust.Shared.AuthLib.UsernameHelpers;
@@ -26,11 +27,13 @@ public sealed class MainScreen : Robust.Client.State.State
         [Dependency] private readonly IResourceCache _resourceCache = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IUserInterfaceManager _userInterfaceManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly ILogManager _logManager = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IConsoleHost _console = default!;
 
         private ISawmill _sawmill = default!;
 
         private MainMenuControl _mainMenuControl = default!;
         private bool _isConnecting;
+        private bool _shouldGoLobby;
 
         // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
         private static readonly Regex IPv6Regex = new(@"\[(.*:.*:.*)](?::(\d+))?");
@@ -46,16 +49,19 @@ protected override void Startup()
             _mainMenuControl.QuitButton.OnPressed += QuitButtonPressed;
             _mainMenuControl.OptionsButton.OnPressed += OptionsButtonPressed;
             _mainMenuControl.DirectConnectButton.OnPressed += DirectConnectButtonPressed;
+            _mainMenuControl.GoLobbyButton.OnPressed += GoLobbyButtonPressed;
             _mainMenuControl.AddressBox.OnTextEntered += AddressBoxEntered;
             _mainMenuControl.ChangelogButton.OnPressed += ChangelogButtonPressed;
 
             _client.RunLevelChanged += RunLevelChanged;
+            _client.PlayerJoinedGame += OnPlayerJoinedGame;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void Shutdown()
         {
             _client.RunLevelChanged -= RunLevelChanged;
+            _client.PlayerJoinedGame -= OnPlayerJoinedGame;
             _netManager.ConnectFailed -= _onConnectFailed;
 
             _mainMenuControl.Dispose();
@@ -82,12 +88,18 @@ private void DirectConnectButtonPressed(BaseButton.ButtonEventArgs args)
             TryConnect(input.Text);
         }
 
+        private void GoLobbyButtonPressed(BaseButton.ButtonEventArgs obj)
+        {
+            var input = _mainMenuControl.AddressBox;
+            TryConnect(input.Text);
+
+            _shouldGoLobby = true;
+        }
+
         private void AddressBoxEntered(LineEdit.LineEditEventArgs args)
         {
             if (_isConnecting)
-            {
                 return;
-            }
 
             TryConnect(args.Text);
         }
@@ -141,6 +153,15 @@ private void RunLevelChanged(object? obj, RunLevelChangedEventArgs args)
             }
         }
 
+        private void OnPlayerJoinedGame(object? sender, PlayerEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (_shouldGoLobby)
+            {
+                _console.ExecuteCommand("golobby");
+                _shouldGoLobby = false;
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ParseAddress(string address, out string ip, out ushort port)
         {
             var match6 = IPv6Regex.Match(address);
@@ -190,6 +211,7 @@ private void _setConnectingState(bool state)
         {
             _isConnecting = state;
             _mainMenuControl.DirectConnectButton.Disabled = state;
+            _mainMenuControl.GoLobbyButton.Disabled = state;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Client/MainMenu/UI/MainMenuControl.xaml b/Content.Client/MainMenu/UI/MainMenuControl.xaml
index d6c3f4b941..86e7b74aae 100644
--- a/Content.Client/MainMenu/UI/MainMenuControl.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/MainMenu/UI/MainMenuControl.xaml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
                 Text="{Loc 'main-menu-direct-connect-button'}"
                 TextAlign="Center"
                 StyleIdentifier="mainMenu"/>
+        <Button Name="GoLobbyButton"
+                Access="Public"
+                Text="{Loc 'main-menu-go-lobby-button'}"
+                TextAlign="Center"
+                StyleIdentifier="mainMenu"/>
         <Button Name="OptionsButton"
                 Access="Public"
                 Text="{Loc 'main-menu-options-button'}"
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/main-menu/main-menu.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/main-menu/main-menu.ftl
index ca81befaaf..4225fd9e44 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/main-menu/main-menu.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/main-menu/main-menu.ftl
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ main-menu-address-label = Server Address:
 main-menu-join-public-server-button = Join Public Server
 main-menu-join-public-server-button-tooltip = Cannot connect to public server with a debug build.
 main-menu-direct-connect-button = Direct Connect
+main-menu-go-lobby-button =  Connect & Go to Lobby
 main-menu-options-button = Options
 main-menu-quit-button = Quit