diff --git a/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs
index 88b306c6ad..4875aba0aa 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs
@@ -330,11 +330,41 @@ public sealed partial class ChatSystem : SharedChatSystem
         _chatManager.ChatMessageToAll(ChatChannel.Radio, message, wrappedMessage, default, false, true, colorOverride);
         if (playSound)
         {
-            _audio.PlayGlobal(announcementSound?.GetSound() ?? DefaultAnnouncementSound, Filter.Broadcast(), true, AudioParams.Default.WithVolume(-2f));
+            _audio.PlayGlobal(announcementSound == null ? DefaultAnnouncementSound : _audio.GetSound(announcementSound), Filter.Broadcast(), true, AudioParams.Default.WithVolume(-2f));
         }
         _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Chat, LogImpact.Low, $"Global station announcement from {sender}: {message}");
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dispatches an announcement to players selected by filter.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="filter">Filter to select players who will recieve the announcement</param>
+    /// <param name="message">The contents of the message</param>
+    /// <param name="source">The entity making the announcement (used to determine the station)</param>
+    /// <param name="sender">The sender (Communications Console in Communications Console Announcement)</param>
+    /// <param name="playDefaultSound">Play the announcement sound</param>
+    /// <param name="announcementSound">Sound to play</param>
+    /// <param name="colorOverride">Optional color for the announcement message</param>
+    public void DispatchFilteredAnnouncement(
+        Filter filter,
+        string message,
+        EntityUid? source = null,
+        string? sender = null,
+        bool playSound = true,
+        SoundSpecifier? announcementSound = null,
+        Color? colorOverride = null)
+    {
+        sender ??= Loc.GetString("chat-manager-sender-announcement");
+
+        var wrappedMessage = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-sender-announcement-wrap-message", ("sender", sender), ("message", FormattedMessage.EscapeText(message)));
+        _chatManager.ChatMessageToManyFiltered(filter, ChatChannel.Radio, message, wrappedMessage, source ?? default, false, true, colorOverride);
+        if (playSound)
+        {
+            _audio.PlayGlobal(announcementSound?.ToString() ?? DefaultAnnouncementSound, filter, true, AudioParams.Default.WithVolume(-2f));
+        }
+        _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Chat, LogImpact.Low, $"Station Announcement from {sender}: {message}");
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Dispatches an announcement on a specific station
     /// </summary>
@@ -370,7 +400,7 @@ public sealed partial class ChatSystem : SharedChatSystem
 
         if (playDefaultSound)
         {
-            _audio.PlayGlobal(announcementSound?.GetSound() ?? DefaultAnnouncementSound, filter, true, AudioParams.Default.WithVolume(-2f));
+            _audio.PlayGlobal(announcementSound?.ToString() ?? DefaultAnnouncementSound, filter, true, AudioParams.Default.WithVolume(-2f));
         }
 
         _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Chat, LogImpact.Low, $"Station Announcement on {station} from {sender}: {message}");
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs
index 82ef8c6012..61d9fd99ca 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs
@@ -179,5 +179,11 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
             // update server info to reflect new ready count
             UpdateInfoText();
         }
+
+        public bool UserHasJoinedGame(ICommonSession session)
+            => UserHasJoinedGame(session.UserId);
+
+        public bool UserHasJoinedGame(NetUserId userId)
+            => PlayerGameStatuses[userId] == PlayerGameStatus.JoinedGame;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/StationEventSystem.cs b/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/StationEventSystem.cs
index c4c51afd2a..67643a8df5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/StationEventSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/StationEventSystem.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Content.Server.Administration.Logs;
 using Content.Server.Chat.Systems;
+using Content.Server.GameTicking;
 using Content.Server.GameTicking.Rules;
 using Content.Server.Station.Systems;
 using Content.Server.StationEvents.Components;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public abstract class StationEventSystem<T> : GameRuleSystem<T> where T : ICompo
     [Dependency] protected readonly ChatSystem ChatSystem = default!;
     [Dependency] protected readonly SharedAudioSystem Audio = default!;
     [Dependency] protected readonly StationSystem StationSystem = default!;
+    [Dependency] protected readonly GameTicker GameTicker = default!;
 
     protected ISawmill Sawmill = default!;
 
@@ -41,10 +43,13 @@ public abstract class StationEventSystem<T> : GameRuleSystem<T> where T : ICompo
 
         AdminLogManager.Add(LogType.EventAnnounced, $"Event added / announced: {ToPrettyString(uid)}");
 
-        if (stationEvent.StartAnnouncement != null)
-            ChatSystem.DispatchGlobalAnnouncement(Loc.GetString(stationEvent.StartAnnouncement), playSound: false, colorOverride: stationEvent.StartAnnouncementColor);
+        // we don't want to send to players who aren't in game (i.e. in the lobby)
+        Filter allPlayersInGame = Filter.Empty().AddWhere(GameTicker.UserHasJoinedGame);
 
-        Audio.PlayGlobal(stationEvent.StartAudio, Filter.Broadcast(), true);
+        if (stationEvent.StartAnnouncement != null)
+            ChatSystem.DispatchFilteredAnnouncement(allPlayersInGame, Loc.GetString(stationEvent.StartAnnouncement), playSound: false, colorOverride: stationEvent.StartAnnouncementColor);
+
+        Audio.PlayGlobal(stationEvent.StartAudio, allPlayersInGame, true);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -77,10 +82,13 @@ public abstract class StationEventSystem<T> : GameRuleSystem<T> where T : ICompo
 
         AdminLogManager.Add(LogType.EventStopped, $"Event ended: {ToPrettyString(uid)}");
 
-        if (stationEvent.EndAnnouncement != null)
-            ChatSystem.DispatchGlobalAnnouncement(Loc.GetString(stationEvent.EndAnnouncement), playSound: false, colorOverride: stationEvent.EndAnnouncementColor);
+        // we don't want to send to players who aren't in game (i.e. in the lobby)
+        Filter allPlayersInGame = Filter.Empty().AddWhere(GameTicker.UserHasJoinedGame);
 
-        Audio.PlayGlobal(stationEvent.EndAudio, Filter.Broadcast(), true);
+        if (stationEvent.EndAnnouncement != null)
+            ChatSystem.DispatchFilteredAnnouncement(allPlayersInGame, Loc.GetString(stationEvent.EndAnnouncement), playSound: false, colorOverride: stationEvent.EndAnnouncementColor);
+
+        Audio.PlayGlobal(stationEvent.EndAudio, allPlayersInGame, true);
     }
 
     /// <summary>