diff --git a/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/VariationPass/EntitySpawnVariationPassEntityEffect.cs b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/VariationPass/EntitySpawnVariationPassEntityEffect.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdfad8e848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/VariationPass/EntitySpawnVariationPassEntityEffect.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using Content.Shared.EntityTable;
+using Content.Shared.EntityTable.EntitySelectors;
+using Content.Shared.Physics;
+using Robust.Shared.Map;
+using Robust.Shared.Map.Components;
+using Robust.Shared.Physics;
+using Robust.Shared.Random;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.EntityEffects.Effects.VariationPass;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Used for spawning entities randomly dotted around the grid.
+/// </summary>
+/// <inheritdoc cref="EntityEffectSystem{T,TEffect}"/>
+public sealed partial class EntitySpawnVariationPassEntityEffectSystem : EntityEffectSystem<MapGridComponent, EntitySpawnVariationPass>
+{
+    [Dependency] private SharedMapSystem _map = default!;
+    [Dependency] private IRobustRandom _random = default!;
+    [Dependency] private EntityLookupSystem _lookup = default!;
+    [Dependency] private EntityTableSystem _tables = default!;
+
+    protected override void Effect(Entity<MapGridComponent> entity, ref EntityEffectEvent<EntitySpawnVariationPass> args)
+    {
+        var tiles = _map.GetAllTiles(entity, entity).ToList();
+        var totalTiles = tiles.Count();
+
+        var dirtyMod = _random.NextGaussian(args.Effect.TilesPerEntityAverage, args.Effect.TilesPerEntityStdDev);
+        var trashTiles = Math.Max((int) (totalTiles * (1 / dirtyMod)), 0);
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < trashTiles; i++)
+        {
+            if (TryFindRandomTile(entity, tiles, out var coords))
+            {
+                var ents = _tables.GetSpawns(args.Effect.Table, _random);
+                foreach (var spawn in ents)
+                {
+                    SpawnAtPosition(spawn, coords);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to find an empty tile 10 times, returns true if successful.
+    private bool TryFindRandomTile(Entity<MapGridComponent> grid,
+        List<TileRef> tiles,
+        out EntityCoordinates targetCoords)
+    {
+        targetCoords = EntityCoordinates.Invalid;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+        {
+            var tile = _random.Pick(tiles);
+            var tileCoords = tile.GridIndices;
+
+            if (CheckTileEntities(grid, tileCoords))
+            {
+                targetCoords = _map.GridTileToLocal(grid, grid.Comp, tileCoords);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// Returns false if the tile is occupied.
+    private bool CheckTileEntities(Entity<MapGridComponent> grid, Vector2i tileCoords)
+    {
+        var intersectingEntities = new HashSet<EntityUid>();
+        _lookup.GetLocalEntitiesIntersecting(grid, tileCoords, intersectingEntities, -0.05f, LookupFlags.Uncontained);
+
+        foreach (var ent in intersectingEntities)
+        {
+            if (TryComp<FixturesComponent>(ent, out var fixtures))
+            {
+                foreach (var fixture in fixtures.Fixtures.Values)
+                {
+                    // Continue if no collision is possible
+                    if (!fixture.Hard || fixture.CollisionLayer <= 0 || (fixture.CollisionLayer & (int) CollisionGroup.Impassable) == 0)
+                        continue;
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+/// <inheritdoc cref="EntityEffect"/>
+public sealed partial class EntitySpawnVariationPass : EntityEffectBase<EntitySpawnVariationPass>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Number of tiles before we spawn one entity on average.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public float TilesPerEntityAverage = 50f;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Standard deviation for the randomness selection.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public float TilesPerEntityStdDev = 7f;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Spawn table for each chosen location.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField(required: true)]
+    public EntityTableSelector Table = default!;
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/EntityEffectOnMapInitComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/EntityEffectOnMapInitComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64d51dfdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/EntityEffectOnMapInitComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Content.Shared.EntityEffects;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Applies a set of EntityEffects to the entity upon map initialization.
+/// <remarks>Useful for e.g. station spawning.</remarks>
+/// </summary>
+[RegisterComponent]
+public sealed partial class EntityEffectOnMapInitComponent : Component
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Effects that should be applied upon the map being initiated.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField(required: true)]
+    public EntityEffect[] Effects { get; set; } = default!;
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/SharedEntityEffectsSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/SharedEntityEffectsSystem.cs
index a7c3fe1768..a1d862b7d3 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/SharedEntityEffectsSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/SharedEntityEffectsSystem.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public sealed partial class SharedEntityEffectsSystem : EntitySystem, IEntityEff
     public override void Initialize()
     {
         SubscribeLocalEvent<ReactiveComponent, ReactionEntityEvent>(OnReactive);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<EntityEffectOnMapInitComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnMapInit);
     }
 
     private void OnReactive(Entity<ReactiveComponent> entity, ref ReactionEntityEvent args)
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ public sealed partial class SharedEntityEffectsSystem : EntitySystem, IEntityEff
         }
     }
 
+    private void OnMapInit(Entity<EntityEffectOnMapInitComponent> entity, ref MapInitEvent args)
+    {
+        ApplyEffects(entity, entity.Comp.Effects);
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc cref="ApplyEffects(EntityUid,EntityEffect[],float,EntityUid?)"/>
     public void ApplyEffects(EntityUid target, EntityEffect[] effects, FixedPoint2 scale, EntityUid? user = null)
     {