diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs
index f3d8adafb1d..a3e33117cc6 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 using Content.Server.Database;
+using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 using Content.Shared.GameTicking;
 using Content.Shared.GameWindow;
 using Content.Shared.Players;
 using Content.Shared.Preferences;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Server.Player;
+using Robust.Shared.Audio;
+using Robust.Shared.Audio.Systems;
 using Robust.Shared.Enums;
 using Robust.Shared.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.Timing;
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ public sealed partial class GameTicker
     {
         [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IServerDbManager _dbManager = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly SharedAudioSystem _audioSystem = default!;
 
         private void InitializePlayer()
         {
@@ -69,6 +73,11 @@ private async void PlayerStatusChanged(object? sender, SessionStatusEventArgs ar
 
                     RaiseNetworkEvent(GetConnectionStatusMsg(), session.Channel);
 
+                    if (firstConnection && _configurationManager.GetCVar(CCVars.AdminNewPlayerJoinSound))
+                        _audioSystem.PlayGlobal(new SoundPathSpecifier("/Audio/Effects/newplayerping.ogg"),
+                            Filter.Empty().AddPlayers(_adminManager.ActiveAdmins), false,
+                            audioParams: new AudioParams { Volume = -5f });
+
                     if (LobbyEnabled && _roundStartCountdownHasNotStartedYetDueToNoPlayers)
                     {
                         _roundStartCountdownHasNotStartedYetDueToNoPlayers = false;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 6427faa113f..e2eebb4c205 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -772,6 +772,12 @@ public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> SeeOwnNotes =
             CVarDef.Create("admin.see_own_notes", false, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Should the server play a quick sound to the active admins whenever a new player joins?
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly CVarDef<bool> AdminNewPlayerJoinSound =
+            CVarDef.Create("admin.new_player_join_sound", false, CVar.SERVERONLY);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The amount of days before the note starts fading. It will slowly lose opacity until it reaches stale. Set to 0 to disable.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Effects/attributions.yml b/Resources/Audio/Effects/attributions.yml
index f8568718461..a5f91ef10c6 100644
--- a/Resources/Audio/Effects/attributions.yml
+++ b/Resources/Audio/Effects/attributions.yml
@@ -216,3 +216,8 @@
   copyright: Bhijn and Myr (github username deathride58)
   license: CC0-1.0
   source: https://github.com/space-wizards/space-station-14/pull/23212
+
+- files: ["newplayerping.ogg"]
+  copyright: TGStation at 3df5d3b42bfb6b3b5adba1067ab41f83816255bb
+  license: CC-BY-SA-3.0
+  source: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/blob/3df5d3b42bfb6b3b5adba1067ab41f83816255bb/sound/misc/server-ready.ogg
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Effects/newplayerping.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Effects/newplayerping.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..216533b6f32
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/Audio/Effects/newplayerping.ogg differ