diff --git a/Content.Client/Ghost/Roles/UI/GhostRoleRulesWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Ghost/Roles/UI/GhostRoleRulesWindow.xaml.cs
index 915eb72db6..cd11f03b93 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Ghost/Roles/UI/GhostRoleRulesWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Ghost/Roles/UI/GhostRoleRulesWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
-using System;
-using Content.Shared.Ghost.Roles;
 using Robust.Client.AutoGenerated;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.CustomControls;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.XAML;
-using Robust.Shared.Localization;
 using Robust.Shared.Timing;
 using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 
+using Content.Shared.CCVar;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+
 namespace Content.Client.Ghost.Roles.UI
 {
     [GenerateTypedNameReferences]
     public sealed partial class GhostRoleRulesWindow : DefaultWindow
     {
-        private float _timer = 5.0f;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _cfg = IoCManager.Resolve<IConfigurationManager>();
+        private float _timer;
+
         public GhostRoleRulesWindow(string rules, Action<BaseButton.ButtonEventArgs> requestAction)
         {
             RobustXamlLoader.Load(this);
-            TopBanner.SetMessage(FormattedMessage.FromMarkupPermissive(rules + "\n" + Loc.GetString("ghost-roles-window-rules-footer")));
+            var ghostRoleTime = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.GhostRoleTime);
+            _timer = ghostRoleTime;
+
+            if (ghostRoleTime > 0f)
+            {
+                RequestButton.Text = Loc.GetString("ghost-roles-window-request-role-button-timer", ("time", $"{_timer:0.0}"));
+                TopBanner.SetMessage(FormattedMessage.FromMarkupPermissive(rules + "\n" + Loc.GetString("ghost-roles-window-rules-footer", ("time", ghostRoleTime))));
+                RequestButton.Disabled = true;
+            }
+
             RequestButton.OnPressed += requestAction;
         }
 
+
         protected override void FrameUpdate(FrameEventArgs args)
         {
             base.FrameUpdate(args);
@@ -28,10 +40,12 @@ namespace Content.Client.Ghost.Roles.UI
             if (_timer > 0.0)
             {
                 _timer -= args.DeltaSeconds;
+                RequestButton.Text = Loc.GetString("ghost-roles-window-request-role-button-timer", ("time", $"{_timer:0.0}"));
             }
             else
             {
                 RequestButton.Disabled = false;
+                RequestButton.Text = Loc.GetString("ghost-roles-window-request-role-button");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 1a341e2c8e..392f6bde05 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -991,5 +991,15 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<float> UpdateRestartDelay =
             CVarDef.Create("update.restart_delay", 20f, CVar.SERVERONLY);
+
+        /*
+         * Ghost
+         */
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time you must spend reading the rules, before the "Request" button is enabled
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly CVarDef<float> GhostRoleTime =
+            CVarDef.Create("ghost.role_time", 3f, CVar.REPLICATED);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/ghost/ghost-gui.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/ghost/ghost-gui.ftl
index 51bc5529f6..0ec5f1dcac 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/ghost/ghost-gui.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/ghost/ghost-gui.ftl
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ ghost-target-window-current-button = Warp: {$name}
 
 ghost-roles-window-title = Ghost Roles
 ghost-roles-window-request-role-button = Request
+ghost-roles-window-request-role-button-timer = Request ({$time}s)
 ghost-roles-window-follow-role-button = Follow
 ghost-roles-window-no-roles-available-label = There are currently no available ghost roles.
-ghost-roles-window-rules-footer = The button will enable after 5 seconds (this delay is to make sure you read the rules).
+ghost-roles-window-rules-footer = The button will enable after {$time} seconds (this delay is to make sure you read the rules).