diff --git a/Content.Client/GameObjects/EntitySystems/AmbienceSystem.cs b/Content.Client/GameObjects/EntitySystems/AmbienceSystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a36549f4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Client/GameObjects/EntitySystems/AmbienceSystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#nullable enable
+using Content.Shared.Audio;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Robust.Client.GameObjects;
+using Content.Shared;
+using Robust.Shared.Audio;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.IoC;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+using Robust.Shared.Random;
+
+namespace Content.Client.GameObjects.EntitySystems
+{
+    [UsedImplicitly]
+    public class AmbienceSystem : EntitySystem
+    {
+        [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _prototypeManager = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _robustRandom = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _configManager = default!;
+
+        private AudioSystem _audioSystem = default!;
+
+        private SoundCollectionPrototype _ambientCollection = default!;
+
+        private AudioParams _ambientParams = new(-10f, 1, "Master", 0, 0, AudioMixTarget.Stereo, true, 0f);
+
+        private IPlayingAudioStream? _ambientStream;
+
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            base.Initialize();
+
+            _audioSystem = EntitySystemManager.GetEntitySystem<AudioSystem>();
+            _ambientCollection = _prototypeManager.Index<SoundCollectionPrototype>("AmbienceBase");
+            _configManager.OnValueChanged(CCVars.AmbienceBasicEnabled, HandleAmbience, true);
+        }
+
+        private void HandleAmbience(bool ambienceEnabled)
+        {
+            if (ambienceEnabled)
+            {
+                var file = _robustRandom.Pick(_ambientCollection.PickFiles);
+                _ambientStream = _audioSystem.Play(file, _ambientParams);
+            }
+            else if (_ambientStream != null)
+            {
+                _ambientStream.Stop();
+                _ambientStream = null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/OptionsMenu.Audio.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/OptionsMenu.Audio.cs
index 2516d95430..c1b441ec12 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/OptionsMenu.Audio.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/OptionsMenu.Audio.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Content.Client.UserInterface.Stylesheets;
+using Content.Client.UserInterface.Stylesheets;
+using Content.Shared;
 using Robust.Client.Graphics;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface
             private readonly Button ApplyButton;
             private readonly Label MasterVolumeLabel;
             private readonly Slider MasterVolumeSlider;
+            private readonly CheckBox AmbienceCheckBox;
             private readonly Button ResetButton;
 
             public AudioControl(IConfigurationManager cfg, IClydeAudio clydeAudio)
@@ -63,6 +65,11 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface
                     }
                 });
 
+                // sets up ambience checkbox. i am sorry for not fixing the rest of this code.
+                AmbienceCheckBox = new CheckBox { Text = Loc.GetString("Ambient Hum") };
+                contents.AddChild(AmbienceCheckBox);
+                AmbienceCheckBox.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.AmbienceBasicEnabled);
+
                 ApplyButton = new Button
                 {
                     Text = Loc.GetString("Apply"), TextAlign = Label.AlignMode.Center,
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface
                 ApplyButton.OnPressed += OnApplyButtonPressed;
                 ResetButton.OnPressed += OnResetButtonPressed;
                 MasterVolumeSlider.OnValueChanged += OnMasterVolumeSliderChanged;
+                AmbienceCheckBox.OnToggled += OnAmbienceCheckToggled;
 
                 AddChild(vBox);
                 UpdateChanges();
@@ -122,6 +130,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface
                 ApplyButton.OnPressed -= OnApplyButtonPressed;
                 ResetButton.OnPressed -= OnResetButtonPressed;
                 MasterVolumeSlider.OnValueChanged -= OnMasterVolumeSliderChanged;
+                AmbienceCheckBox.OnToggled -= OnAmbienceCheckToggled;
                 base.Dispose(disposing);
             }
 
@@ -132,9 +141,15 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface
                 UpdateChanges();
             }
 
+            private void OnAmbienceCheckToggled(BaseButton.ButtonEventArgs args)
+            {
+                UpdateChanges();
+            }
+
             private void OnApplyButtonPressed(BaseButton.ButtonEventArgs args)
             {
                 _cfg.SetCVar(CVars.AudioMasterVolume, MasterVolumeSlider.Value / 100.0f);
+                _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.AmbienceBasicEnabled, AmbienceCheckBox.Pressed);
                 _cfg.SaveToFile();
                 UpdateChanges();
             }
@@ -143,13 +158,15 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface
             {
                 MasterVolumeSlider.Value = _cfg.GetCVar(CVars.AudioMasterVolume) * 100.0f;
                 MasterVolumeLabel.Text = string.Format(Loc.GetString("{0:0}%"), MasterVolumeSlider.Value);
+                AmbienceCheckBox.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.AmbienceBasicEnabled);
                 UpdateChanges();
             }
 
             private void UpdateChanges()
             {
                 var isMasterVolumeSame = System.Math.Abs(MasterVolumeSlider.Value - _cfg.GetCVar(CVars.AudioMasterVolume) * 100.0f) < 0.01f;
-                var isEverythingSame = isMasterVolumeSame;
+                var isAmbienceSame = AmbienceCheckBox.Pressed == _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.AmbienceBasicEnabled);
+                var isEverythingSame = isMasterVolumeSame && isAmbienceSame;
                 ApplyButton.Disabled = isEverythingSame;
                 ResetButton.Disabled = isEverythingSame;
             }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
index 522b7c791f..816d91f022 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ namespace Content.Shared
             CVarDef.Create("parallax.debug", false, CVar.CLIENTONLY);
 
 
+        /*
+         * Ambience
+         */
+
+        public static readonly CVarDef<bool> AmbienceBasicEnabled =
+            CVarDef.Create("ambience.basicenabled", true, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.CLIENTONLY);
+
+
         /*
          * AI
          */
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Ambience/license.txt b/Resources/Audio/Ambience/license.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..671b6ca79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Audio/Ambience/license.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shipambience.ogg from /tg/station (commit https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/blob/66a625e6df15eaa97e599248a2281c74238ce26e/sound/ambience/shipambience.ogg), which took it from CEV Eris (commit https://github.com/discordia-space/CEV-Eris/blob/e4e40d38424afe88c8a81cf0e3857d8af4ef077f/sound/ambience/shipambience.ogg). Licensed under CC-BY-SA.
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Ambience/shipambience.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Ambience/shipambience.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51e090b02c
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/Audio/Ambience/shipambience.ogg differ
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/SoundCollections/ambience.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/SoundCollections/ambience.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cccce8d1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/SoundCollections/ambience.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- type: soundCollection
+  id: AmbienceBase
+  files:
+    - /Audio/Ambience/shipambience.ogg