diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/dynamic/dynamic.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/dynamic/dynamic.dm
index 5fdd93b1ae0c25..ed0ebec7aeae9a 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/dynamic/dynamic.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/dynamic/dynamic.dm
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(dynamic)
 	//To new_player and such, and we want the datums to just free when the roundstart work is done
 	var/list/roundstart_rules = init_rulesets(/datum/dynamic_ruleset/roundstart)
 
+	var/security = 0 // BANDASTATION EDIT - Force players to play Sec
+
 	SSjob.DivideOccupations(pure = TRUE, allow_all = TRUE)
 	for(var/i in GLOB.new_player_list)
 		var/mob/dead/new_player/player = i
@@ -545,12 +547,26 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(dynamic)
 			else
 				roundstart_pop_ready++
 				candidates.Add(player)
+				// BANDASTATION EDIT START - Force players to play Sec
+				if(player.mind?.assigned_role?.departments_list?.Find(/datum/job_department/security))
+					security++
+				// BANDASTATION EDIT END
 	SSjob.ResetOccupations()
 	log_dynamic("Listing [roundstart_rules.len] round start rulesets, and [candidates.len] players ready.")
 	if (candidates.len <= 0)
 		log_dynamic("[candidates.len] candidates.")
 		return TRUE
 
+	// BANDASTATION EDIT START - Force players to play Sec
+	if(security < CONFIG_GET(number/roundstart_security_for_threat))
+		var/roundstart_budget_low_sec = security / CONFIG_GET(number/roundstart_security_for_threat) * round_start_budget
+		var/transfer_to_midround = round_start_budget - roundstart_budget_low_sec
+		mid_round_budget += transfer_to_midround
+		round_start_budget = roundstart_budget_low_sec
+		initial_round_start_budget = roundstart_budget_low_sec
+		log_dynamic("Not enough security; forcing roundstart budget to [roundstart_budget_low_sec]")
+	// BANDASTATION EDIT END
+
 	if(GLOB.dynamic_forced_roundstart_ruleset.len > 0)
 		rigged_roundstart()
 	else
diff --git a/config/bandastation/bandastation_config.txt b/config/bandastation/bandastation_config.txt
index de1681f429ba11..2925f6c37cb001 100644
--- a/config/bandastation/bandastation_config.txt
+++ b/config/bandastation/bandastation_config.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
 #TTS_API_URL_SILERO
 
 #WHITELIST220
+
+## A minimum amount of security required on roundstart
+## If there is less security than this value, a percent of roundstart threat will be pushed to midround
+## Example: with value of 5, if there is 2 security members out of 5, then 3/5 of roundstart threat will be moved to midround
+#ROUNDSTART_SECURITY_FOR_THREAT 5
diff --git a/modular_bandastation/balance/_balance.dme b/modular_bandastation/balance/_balance.dme
index 6e7f85ea5e5984..b1cdc16a011380 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/balance/_balance.dme
+++ b/modular_bandastation/balance/_balance.dme
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "_balance.dm"
 
 #include "code/balance_riding.dm"
+#include "code/dynamic.dm"
 #include "code/events.dm"
 #include "code/station_traits.dm"
 #include "code/supply_packs.dm"
diff --git a/modular_bandastation/balance/code/dynamic.dm b/modular_bandastation/balance/code/dynamic.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4617cc64f9962b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modular_bandastation/balance/code/dynamic.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/datum/config_entry/number/roundstart_security_for_threat
+	default = 5
+	min_val = 0