diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs
index fffacb59de..6e29778952 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
             //   (If the mob survives, that's a bug. Ghosting is kept regardless.)
             var canReturn = canReturnGlobal && _mind.IsCharacterDeadPhysically(mind);
 
-            if (canReturnGlobal && TryComp(playerEntity, out MobStateComponent? mobState))
+            if (_configurationManager.GetCVar(CCVars.GhostKillCrit) &&
+                canReturnGlobal &&
+                TryComp(playerEntity, out MobStateComponent? mobState))
             {
                 if (_mobState.IsCritical(playerEntity.Value, mobState))
                 {
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 886ace654d..7cc1b341a9 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -1948,6 +1948,12 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
         public static readonly CVarDef<float> GhostRoleTime =
             CVarDef.Create("ghost.role_time", 3f, CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether or not to kill the player's mob on ghosting, when it is in a critical health state.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly CVarDef<bool> GhostKillCrit =
+            CVarDef.Create("ghost.kill_crit", true, CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
+
         /*
          * Fire alarm
          */