diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/FailAndStartPresetTest.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/FailAndStartPresetTest.cs
index 09a27c1bae..f660eccf30 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/FailAndStartPresetTest.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/FailAndStartPresetTest.cs
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ public sealed class TestRuleSystem : EntitySystem
         while (query.MoveNext(out _, out _, out var gameRule))
         {
             var minPlayers = gameRule.MinPlayers;
+            if (!gameRule.CancelPresetOnTooFewPlayers)
+                continue;
             if (args.Players.Length >= minPlayers)
                 continue;
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/GameRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/GameRuleSystem.cs
index 730748ce6b..cb5b117549 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/GameRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/GameRuleSystem.cs
@@ -41,11 +41,18 @@ public abstract partial class GameRuleSystem<T> : EntitySystem where T : ICompon
             if (args.Players.Length >= minPlayers)
                 continue;
 
-            ChatManager.SendAdminAnnouncement(Loc.GetString("preset-not-enough-ready-players",
-                ("readyPlayersCount", args.Players.Length),
-                ("minimumPlayers", minPlayers),
-                ("presetName", ToPrettyString(uid))));
-            args.Cancel();
+            if (gameRule.CancelPresetOnTooFewPlayers)
+            {
+                ChatManager.SendAdminAnnouncement(Loc.GetString("preset-not-enough-ready-players",
+                    ("readyPlayersCount", args.Players.Length),
+                    ("minimumPlayers", minPlayers),
+                    ("presetName", ToPrettyString(uid))));
+                args.Cancel();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ForceEndSelf(uid, gameRule);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs
index 320f9d197a..8608f250d4 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public sealed class SecretRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<SecretRuleComponent>
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (ruleComp.MinPlayers > players)
+            if (ruleComp.MinPlayers > players && ruleComp.CancelPresetOnTooFewPlayers)
                 return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/GameTicking/Components/GameRuleComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/GameTicking/Components/GameRuleComponent.cs
index 4e93c2b003..87a5822d47 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/GameTicking/Components/GameRuleComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/GameTicking/Components/GameRuleComponent.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ public sealed partial class GameRuleComponent : Component
     [DataField]
     public int MinPlayers;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, this rule not having enough players will cancel the preset selection.
+    /// If false, it will simply not run silently.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public bool CancelPresetOnTooFewPlayers = true;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// A delay for when the rule the is started and when the starting logic actually runs.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/meteorswarms.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/meteorswarms.yml
index 70dd5265b0..b85032f056 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/meteorswarms.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/meteorswarms.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   components:
   - type: GameRule
     minPlayers: 25
+    cancelPresetOnTooFewPlayers: false
   - type: MeteorScheduler
 
 - type: weightedRandomEntity
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/game_presets.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/game_presets.yml
index 8876468bbd..39523a1a37 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/game_presets.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/game_presets.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   description: survival-description
   rules:
     - RampingStationEventScheduler
+    - GameRuleMeteorScheduler
     - BasicRoundstartVariation
 
 - type: gamePreset
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
     - Revolutionary
     - Zombie
     - RampingStationEventScheduler
+    - GameRuleMeteorScheduler
 
 - type: gamePreset
   id: Extended
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@
   description: greenshift-description
   rules:
   - BasicRoundstartVariation
+  - GameRuleMeteorScheduler
 
 - type: gamePreset
   id: Secret