diff --git a/code/_globalvars/misc.dm b/code/_globalvars/misc.dm
index f84bac20b1..74f3149610 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/misc.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/misc.dm
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(xeno_queue_candidate_count)
 GLOBAL_VAR(obfs_x)
 /// A number between -500 and 500.
 GLOBAL_VAR(obfs_y)
+
+GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(ai_xeno_weeding, TRUE)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index fec4ae80f5..4d1f4ba083 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ var/list/roundstart_mod_verbs = list(
 		add_verb(src, /client/proc/toggle_join_xeno)
 		add_verb(src, /client/proc/game_master_rename_platoon)
 		add_verb(src, /client/proc/toggle_vehicle_blockers)
+		add_verb(src, /client/proc/toggle_ai_xeno_weeding)
 		add_verb(src, /client/proc/toggle_rappel_menu)
 		add_verb(src, /client/proc/toggle_fire_support_menu)
 	if(CLIENT_HAS_RIGHTS(src, R_SERVER))
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ var/list/roundstart_mod_verbs = list(
 		/client/proc/toggle_join_xeno,
 		/client/proc/game_master_rename_platoon,
 		/client/proc/toggle_vehicle_blockers,
+		/client/proc/toggle_ai_xeno_weeding,
 		/client/proc/toggle_rappel_menu,
 		/client/proc/toggle_fire_support_menu,
 		admin_verbs_admin,
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/game_master/extra_buttons/toggle_ai_xeno_weeding.dm b/code/modules/admin/game_master/extra_buttons/toggle_ai_xeno_weeding.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cf536564a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/admin/game_master/extra_buttons/toggle_ai_xeno_weeding.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/// For PvE CM a convenient button to enable/disable AI xenos weeding.
+/client/proc/toggle_ai_xeno_weeding()
+	set name = "Toggle AI Xeno Weeding"
+	set category = "Game Master.Flags"
+
+	if(!admin_holder || !check_rights(R_MOD, FALSE))
+		return
+
+	GLOB.ai_xeno_weeding = !GLOB.ai_xeno_weeding
+	message_admins("[src] has [GLOB.ai_xeno_weeding ? "enabled" : "disabled"] AI xeno weeding.")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm
index 263f354c78..cc330966f2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 //drones expand the hive
 /datum/xeno_ai_movement/drone/ai_move_idle(delta_time)
+	if(!GLOB.ai_xeno_weeding)
+		return ..()
+
 	var/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/idle_xeno = parent
 
 	if(idle_xeno.throwing)
diff --git a/colonialmarines.dme b/colonialmarines.dme
index dce3fa8b9a..d15bdb9653 100644
--- a/colonialmarines.dme
+++ b/colonialmarines.dme
@@ -1406,6 +1406,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\admin\game_master\extra_buttons\fire_support_menu.dm"
 #include "code\modules\admin\game_master\extra_buttons\rappel_menu.dm"
 #include "code\modules\admin\game_master\extra_buttons\rename_platoon.dm"
+#include "code\modules\admin\game_master\extra_buttons\toggle_ai_xeno_weeding.dm"
 #include "code\modules\admin\game_master\extra_buttons\toggle_join_xeno.dm"
 #include "code\modules\admin\game_master\extra_buttons\toggle_vehicle_blockers.dm"
 #include "code\modules\admin\game_master\game_master_submenu\ambush.dm"