diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
index 4e3da5cccccb..586fbe6d2b24 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@
 	value_mode = VALUE_MODE_NUM
 	splitter = ","
 
+/datum/config_entry/keyed_list/ion_law_weight
+	key_mode = KEY_MODE_TEXT
+	value_mode = VALUE_MODE_NUM
+	splitter = ","
+
 /datum/config_entry/number/max_law_len
 	config_entry_value = 1024
 
diff --git a/code/datums/ai_laws.dm b/code/datums/ai_laws.dm
index ccd4f0dd80a9..23dd4dfc4a5a 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai_laws.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai_laws.dm
@@ -300,6 +300,23 @@
 	var/datum/ai_laws/templaws = new lawtype()
 	inherent = templaws.inherent
 
+/datum/ai_laws/proc/pick_ion_lawset()
+	var/datum/ai_laws/lawtype
+	var/list/law_weights = CONFIG_GET(keyed_list/ion_law_weight)
+	while(!lawtype && law_weights.len)
+		var/possible_id = pickweightAllowZero(law_weights)
+		lawtype = lawid_to_type(possible_id)
+		if(!lawtype)
+			law_weights -= possible_id
+			WARNING("Bad lawid in game_options.txt: [possible_id]")
+
+	if(!lawtype)
+		WARNING("No ION_LAW_WEIGHT entries.")
+		lawtype = /datum/ai_laws/default/asimov
+
+	var/datum/ai_laws/templaws = new lawtype()
+	inherent = templaws.inherent
+
 /datum/ai_laws/proc/get_law_amount(groups)
 	var/law_amount = 0
 	if(devillaws && (LAW_DEVIL in groups))
diff --git a/code/modules/events/ion_storm.dm b/code/modules/events/ion_storm.dm
index b84ccc9f7db3..3a3dbd8f6534 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/ion_storm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/ion_storm.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	min_players = 2
 
 /datum/round_event/ion_storm
+	var/addIonLawChance = 100 // chance a new ion law will be added in addition to other ion effects
 	var/replaceLawsetChance = 25 //chance the AI's lawset is completely replaced with something else per config weights
 	var/removeRandomLawChance = 10 //chance the AI has one random supplied or inherent law removed
 	var/removeDontImproveChance = 10 //chance the randomly created law replaces a random law instead of simply being added
@@ -35,17 +36,19 @@
 		M.laws_sanity_check()
 		if(M.stat != DEAD && M.see_in_dark != 0)
 			if(prob(replaceLawsetChance))
-				M.laws.pick_weighted_lawset()
+				M.laws.pick_ion_lawset()
+				to_chat(M, span_alert("Your lawset has been changed by the ion storm!"))
 
 			if(prob(removeRandomLawChance))
 				M.remove_law(rand(1, M.laws.get_law_amount(list(LAW_INHERENT, LAW_SUPPLIED))))
 
-			var/message = ionMessage || generate_ion_law()
-			if(message)
-				if(prob(removeDontImproveChance))
-					M.replace_random_law(message, list(LAW_INHERENT, LAW_SUPPLIED, LAW_ION))
-				else
-					M.add_ion_law(message)
+			if(prob(addIonLawChance))
+				var/message = ionMessage || generate_ion_law()
+				if(message)
+					if(prob(removeDontImproveChance))
+						M.replace_random_law(message, list(LAW_INHERENT, LAW_SUPPLIED, LAW_ION))
+					else
+						M.add_ion_law(message)
 
 			if(prob(shuffleLawsChance))
 				M.shuffle_laws(list(LAW_INHERENT, LAW_SUPPLIED, LAW_ION))
diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/game_options.txt
index 4eb474985496..8270127c34dc 100644
--- a/config/game_options.txt
+++ b/config/game_options.txt
@@ -428,32 +428,55 @@ RANDOM_LAWS reporter
 ## Make sure there are no spaces between the law_id and the number.
 
 LAW_WEIGHT custom,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT custom,0
 
 ## standard-ish laws. These are fairly ok to run
 LAW_WEIGHT asimov,5
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT asimov,5
 LAW_WEIGHT crewsimov,5
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT crewsimov,5
 LAW_WEIGHT asimovpp,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT asimovpp,0
 LAW_WEIGHT paladin,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT paladin,0
 LAW_WEIGHT robocop,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT robocop,0
 LAW_WEIGHT corporate,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT corporate,0
 LAW_WEIGHT ceo,5
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT ceo,5
 
 ## Quirky laws. Shouldn't cause too much harm
 LAW_WEIGHT hippocratic,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT hippocratic,0
 LAW_WEIGHT maintain,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT maintain,0
 LAW_WEIGHT drone,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT drone,0
 LAW_WEIGHT liveandletlive,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT liveandletlive,0
 LAW_WEIGHT peacekeeper,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT peacekeeper,0
 LAW_WEIGHT reporter,3
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT reporter,3
 LAW_WEIGHT cowboy,2
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT cowboy,2
+LAW_WEIGHT mother,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT mother,0
 
 ## Bad idea laws. Probably shouldn't enable these
 LAW_WEIGHT syndie,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT syndie,0
 LAW_WEIGHT ninja,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT ninja,0
 LAW_WEIGHT antimov,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT antimov,0
 LAW_WEIGHT thermodynamic,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT thermodynamic,0
 LAW_WEIGHT ratvar,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT ratvar,0
 LAW_WEIGHT buildawall,0
+ION_LAW_WEIGHT buildawall,0
 
 ##------------------------------------------------