diff --git a/Content.Server/Administration/AdminManager.cs b/Content.Server/Administration/AdminManager.cs
index cb8dc386a9..4ca81c52fc 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Administration/AdminManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Administration/AdminManager.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Resources;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
 using Robust.Shared.Localization;
+using Robust.Shared.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 using YamlDotNet.RepresentationModel;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
         [Dependency] private readonly IChatManager _chat = default!;
 
         private readonly Dictionary<IPlayerSession, AdminReg> _admins = new();
+        private readonly HashSet<NetUserId> _promotedPlayers = new();
 
         public event Action<AdminPermsChangedEventArgs>? OnPermsChanged;
 
@@ -227,6 +229,13 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
             }
         }
 
+        public void PromoteHost(IPlayerSession player)
+        {
+            _promotedPlayers.Add(player.UserId);
+
+            ReloadAdmin(player);
+        }
+
         void IPostInjectInit.PostInject()
         {
             _playerManager.PlayerStatusChanged += PlayerStatusChanged;
@@ -309,7 +318,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
 
         private async Task<(AdminData dat, int? rankId, bool specialLogin)?> LoadAdminData(IPlayerSession session)
         {
-            if (IsLocal(session) && _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ConsoleLoginLocal))
+            if (IsLocal(session) && _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ConsoleLoginLocal) || _promotedPlayers.Contains(session.UserId))
             {
                 var data = new AdminData
                 {
@@ -463,7 +472,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
             public AdminData Data;
             public int? RankId;
 
-            // Such as console.loginlocal
+            // Such as console.loginlocal or promotehost
             public bool IsSpecialLogin;
 
             public AdminReg(IPlayerSession session, AdminData data)
diff --git a/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/PromoteHostCommand.cs b/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/PromoteHostCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..058557fa14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/PromoteHostCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#nullable enable
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Robust.Server.Interfaces.Console;
+using Robust.Server.Interfaces.Player;
+using Robust.Shared.IoC;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Administration.Commands
+{
+    [UsedImplicitly]
+    public sealed class PromoteHostCommand : IClientCommand
+    {
+        public string Command => "promotehost";
+        public string Description => "Grants client temporary full host admin privileges. Use this to bootstrap admins.";
+        public string Help => "Usage promotehost <player>";
+
+        public void Execute(IConsoleShell shell, IPlayerSession? player, string[] args)
+        {
+            if (args.Length != 1)
+            {
+                shell.SendText(player, "Expected exactly one argument.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var plyMgr = IoCManager.Resolve<IPlayerManager>();
+            if (!plyMgr.TryGetSessionByUsername(args[0], out var targetPlayer))
+            {
+                shell.SendText(player, "Unable to find a player by that name.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var adminMgr = IoCManager.Resolve<IAdminManager>();
+            adminMgr.PromoteHost(targetPlayer);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/Administration/IAdminManager.cs b/Content.Server/Administration/IAdminManager.cs
index ba2088f0b6..6137387669 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Administration/IAdminManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Administration/IAdminManager.cs
@@ -72,5 +72,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
         void ReloadAdminsWithRank(int rankId);
 
         void Initialize();
+
+        void PromoteHost(IPlayerSession player);
     }
 }