diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index e60a9a549..2a6cf1fde 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2002,6 +2002,7 @@ static void CL_ConnectToServer(void)
 
 	ClearAdminPlayers();
 	Schedule_Clear();
+	Automate_Clear();
 	K_ClearClientPowerLevels();
 
 	pnumnodes = 1;
@@ -3145,6 +3146,7 @@ void SV_ResetServer(void)
 
 	ClearAdminPlayers();
 	Schedule_Clear();
+	Automate_Clear();
 	K_ClearClientPowerLevels();
 
 	memset(splitscreen_invitations, -1, sizeof splitscreen_invitations);
@@ -3233,6 +3235,7 @@ void D_QuitNetGame(void)
 	D_CloseConnection();
 	ClearAdminPlayers();
 	Schedule_Clear();
+	Automate_Clear();
 	K_ClearClientPowerLevels();
 
 	DEBFILE("===========================================================================\n"
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index f5976997b..416f94ace 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void Got_Clearscores(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum);
 static void Got_DiscordInfo(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum);
 static void Got_ScheduleTaskcmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum);
 static void Got_ScheduleClearcmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum);
+static void Got_Automatecmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum);
 
 static void PointLimit_OnChange(void);
 static void TimeLimit_OnChange(void);
@@ -229,6 +230,8 @@ static void Command_Schedule_Add(void);
 static void Command_Schedule_Clear(void);
 static void Command_Schedule_List(void);
 
+static void Command_Automate_Set(void);
+
 // =========================================================================
 //                           CLIENT VARIABLES
 // =========================================================================
@@ -531,6 +534,8 @@ consvar_t cv_director = CVAR_INIT ("director", "Off", 0, CV_OnOff, NULL);
 
 consvar_t cv_schedule = CVAR_INIT ("schedule", "On", CV_NETVAR|CV_CALL, CV_OnOff, Schedule_OnChange);
 
+consvar_t cv_automate = CVAR_INIT ("automate", "On", CV_NETVAR, CV_OnOff, NULL);
+
 char timedemo_name[256];
 boolean timedemo_csv;
 char timedemo_csv_id[256];
@@ -546,11 +551,21 @@ UINT8 splitscreen = 0;
 boolean circuitmap = false;
 INT32 adminplayers[MAXPLAYERS];
 
-// Scheduled cvars.
+// Scheduled commands.
 scheduleTask_t **schedule = NULL;
 size_t schedule_size = 0;
 size_t schedule_len = 0;
 
+// Automation commands
+char *automate_commands[AEV__MAX];
+
+const char *automate_names[AEV__MAX] =
+{
+	"RoundStart", // AEV_ROUNDSTART
+	"IntermissionStart", // AEV_INTERMISSIONSTART
+	"VoteStart" // AEV_VOTESTART
+};
+
 /// \warning Keep this up-to-date if you add/remove/rename net text commands
 const char *netxcmdnames[MAXNETXCMD - 1] =
 {
@@ -592,7 +607,8 @@ const char *netxcmdnames[MAXNETXCMD - 1] =
 	"DISCORD", // XD_DISCORD
 	"PLAYSOUND", // XD_PLAYSOUND
 	"SCHEDULETASK", // XD_SCHEDULETASK
-	"SCHEDULECLEAR" // XD_SCHEDULECLEAR
+	"SCHEDULECLEAR", // XD_SCHEDULECLEAR
+	"AUTOMATE" // XD_AUTOMATE
 };
 
 // =========================================================================
@@ -649,6 +665,7 @@ void D_RegisterServerCommands(void)
 
 	RegisterNetXCmd(XD_SCHEDULETASK, Got_ScheduleTaskcmd);
 	RegisterNetXCmd(XD_SCHEDULECLEAR, Got_ScheduleClearcmd);
+	RegisterNetXCmd(XD_AUTOMATE, Got_Automatecmd);
 
 	// Remote Administration
 	COM_AddCommand("password", Command_Changepassword_f);
@@ -711,6 +728,8 @@ void D_RegisterServerCommands(void)
 	COM_AddCommand("schedule_clear", Command_Schedule_Clear);
 	COM_AddCommand("schedule_list", Command_Schedule_List);
 
+	COM_AddCommand("automate_set", Command_Automate_Set);
+
 	// for master server connection
 	AddMServCommands();
 
@@ -783,6 +802,7 @@ void D_RegisterServerCommands(void)
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_director);
 
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_schedule);
+	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_automate);
 
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_dummyconsvar);
 
@@ -3985,6 +4005,82 @@ void Schedule_Clear(void)
 	schedule = NULL;
 }
 
+void Automate_Set(automateEvents_t type, const char *command)
+{
+	if (!server)
+	{
+		// Since there's no list command or anything for this,
+		// we don't need this code to run for anyone but the server.
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (automate_commands[type] != NULL)
+	{
+		// Free the old command.
+		Z_Free(automate_commands[type]);
+	}
+
+	if (command == NULL || strlen(command) == 0)
+	{
+		// Remove the command.
+		automate_commands[type] = NULL;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// New command.
+		automate_commands[type] = Z_StrDup(command);
+	}
+}
+
+void Automate_Run(automateEvents_t type)
+{
+	if (!server)
+	{
+		// Only the server should be doing this.
+		return;
+	}
+
+#ifdef PARANOIA
+	if (type >= AEV__MAX)
+	{
+		// Shouldn't happen.
+		I_Error("Attempted to run invalid automation type.");
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (!cv_automate.value)
+	{
+		// We don't want to run automation.
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (automate_commands[type] == NULL)
+	{
+		// No command to run.
+		return;
+	}
+
+	CONS_Printf(
+		"Running %s automate command \"" "\x82" "%s" "\x80" "\"...\n",
+		automate_names[type],
+		automate_commands[type]
+	);
+
+	COM_BufAddText(automate_commands[type]);
+	COM_BufAddText("\n");
+}
+
+void Automate_Clear(void)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < AEV__MAX; i++)
+	{
+		Automate_Set(i, NULL);
+	}
+}
+
 static void Command_MotD_f(void)
 {
 	size_t i, j;
@@ -5210,6 +5306,49 @@ static void Got_ScheduleClearcmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
 	}
 }
 
+static void Got_Automatecmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
+{
+	UINT8 eventID;
+	char command[MAXTEXTCMD];
+
+	eventID = READUINT8(*cp);
+	READSTRING(*cp, command);
+
+	if (
+		(playernum != serverplayer && !IsPlayerAdmin(playernum))
+		|| (eventID >= AEV__MAX)
+	)
+	{
+		CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING,
+				M_GetText ("Illegal automate received from %s\n"),
+				player_names[playernum]);
+		if (server)
+			SendKick(playernum, KICK_MSG_CON_FAIL);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Automate_Set(eventID, command);
+
+	if (server || consoleplayer == playernum)
+	{
+		if (command == NULL || strlen(command) == 0)
+		{
+			CONS_Printf(
+				"Removed the %s automate command.\n",
+				automate_names[eventID]
+			);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			CONS_Printf(
+				"Set the %s automate command to \"" "\x82" "%s" "\x80" "\".\n",
+				automate_names[eventID],
+				command
+			);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /** Prints the number of displayplayers[0].
   *
   * \todo Possibly remove this; it was useful for debugging at one point.
@@ -5554,6 +5693,55 @@ static void Command_Schedule_List(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static void Command_Automate_Set(void)
+{
+	UINT8 buf[MAXTEXTCMD];
+	UINT8 *buf_p = buf;
+
+	size_t ac;
+
+	const char *event;
+	size_t eventID;
+
+	const char *command;
+
+	if (!(server || IsPlayerAdmin(consoleplayer)))
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("Only the server or a remote admin can use this.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ac = COM_Argc();
+	if (ac < 3)
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("automate_set <event> <command>: sets the command to run each time a event triggers\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	event = COM_Argv(1);
+
+	for (eventID = 0; eventID < AEV__MAX; eventID++)
+	{
+		if (strcasecmp(event, automate_names[eventID]) == 0)
+		{
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (eventID == AEV__MAX)
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("Unknown event type \"%s\".\n", event);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	command = COM_Argv(2);
+
+	WRITEUINT8(buf_p, eventID);
+	WRITESTRING(buf_p, command);
+
+	SendNetXCmd(XD_AUTOMATE, buf, buf_p - buf);
+}
+
 /** Makes a change to ::cv_forceskin take effect immediately.
   *
   * \sa Command_SetForcedSkin_f, cv_forceskin, forcedskin
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.h b/src/d_netcmd.h
index ff3b0be9c..ddcba960e 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.h
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ typedef enum
 	XD_PLAYSOUND,   // 35
 	XD_SCHEDULETASK, // 36
 	XD_SCHEDULECLEAR, // 37
+	XD_AUTOMATE,    // 38
 
 	MAXNETXCMD
 } netxcmd_t;
@@ -247,6 +248,18 @@ void Schedule_Insert(scheduleTask_t *addTask);
 void Schedule_Add(INT16 basetime, INT16 timeleft, const char *command);
 void Schedule_Clear(void);
 
+typedef enum
+{
+	AEV_ROUNDSTART,
+	AEV_INTERMISSIONSTART,
+	AEV_VOTESTART,
+	AEV__MAX
+} automateEvents_t;
+
+void Automate_Run(automateEvents_t type);
+void Automate_Set(automateEvents_t type, const char *command);
+void Automate_Clear(void);
+
 // used for the player setup menu
 UINT8 CanChangeSkin(INT32 playernum);
 
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index f3e0e4f1d..31fe9876e 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,7 @@ static void weaponPrefChange4(void)
 void G_DoLoadLevel(boolean resetplayer)
 {
 	INT32 i, j;
+	boolean doAutomate = false;
 
 	// Make sure objectplace is OFF when you first start the level!
 	OP_ResetObjectplace();
@@ -1364,6 +1365,10 @@ void G_DoLoadLevel(boolean resetplayer)
 	else
 		titlemapinaction = TITLEMAP_OFF;
 
+	// Doing this matches HOSTMOD behavior.
+	// Is that desired? IDK
+	doAutomate = (gamestate != GS_LEVEL);
+
 	G_SetGamestate(GS_LEVEL);
 	I_UpdateMouseGrab();
 
@@ -1405,6 +1410,11 @@ void G_DoLoadLevel(boolean resetplayer)
 	CON_ClearHUD();
 
 	server_lagless = cv_lagless.value;
+
+	if (doAutomate == true)
+	{
+		Automate_Run(AEV_ROUNDSTART);
+	}
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index d66a82dcb..3a19360a9 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -1023,6 +1023,8 @@ void Y_StartIntermission(void)
 		usetile = useinterpic = false;
 		usebuffer = true;
 	}
+
+	Automate_Run(AEV_INTERMISSIONSTART);
 }
 
 // ======
@@ -1685,6 +1687,7 @@ void Y_StartVote(void)
 	}
 
 	voteclient.loaded = true;
+	Automate_Run(AEV_VOTESTART);
 }
 
 //