diff --git a/Sources/epoch_code/System/player_login.fsm b/Sources/epoch_code/System/player_login.fsm
index c095cb43..d159471d 100644
--- a/Sources/epoch_code/System/player_login.fsm
+++ b/Sources/epoch_code/System/player_login.fsm
@@ -1295,7 +1295,12 @@ class FSM
                 {
                         name = "Open_Gender_Selection";
                         itemno = 78;
-                        init = /*%FSM<STATEINIT""">*/"createdialog ""SelectGender"";"/*%FSM</STATEINIT""">*/;
+                        init = /*%FSM<STATEINIT""">*/"_forcegender = [""CfgEpochClient"", ""ForceGender"", """"] call EPOCH_fnc_returnConfigEntryV2;" \n
+                         "switch (tolower _forcegender) do {" \n
+                         "	case ""male"": {EPOCH_PlayerIsMale = true;};" \n
+                         "	case ""female"": {EPOCH_PlayerIsMale = false;};" \n
+                         "	default {createdialog ""SelectGender""}" \n
+                         "};"/*%FSM</STATEINIT""">*/;
                         precondition = /*%FSM<STATEPRECONDITION""">*/""/*%FSM</STATEPRECONDITION""">*/;
                         class Links
                         {
diff --git a/Sources/epoch_config/Configs/CfgEpochClient.hpp b/Sources/epoch_config/Configs/CfgEpochClient.hpp
index a32ca01e..ae2b5eba 100644
--- a/Sources/epoch_config/Configs/CfgEpochClient.hpp
+++ b/Sources/epoch_config/Configs/CfgEpochClient.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class CfgEpochClient
     epochVersion = "1.3.2";
     ArmAVersion = 176;
 	debug = "true";  // true = enable extra rpt debug lines, false to disable
+	ForceGender = "";	// Force Players to spawn as "Male" or "Female"
 
 	UseOldRevive = "false";		// Revive / Heal Player has been changed to use "HandleDamage" Eventhandler. If scripts are breaking it for you, set it to true (not recommended!)
 	UnconsciousChance = 30;			// Change in percent to get unconscious by a hit with an Axe / Sledge / Sword