diff --git a/src/ReceiveCommands.cc b/src/ReceiveCommands.cc
index 77702070..0282e558 100644
--- a/src/ReceiveCommands.cc
+++ b/src/ReceiveCommands.cc
@@ -249,8 +249,10 @@ void on_login_complete(shared_ptr<ServerState> s, shared_ptr<Client> c) {
       } else if (s->pre_lobby_event) {
         send_change_event(c, s->pre_lobby_event);
       }
-      send_ep3_rank_update(c);
+
+      send_ep3_rank_update(s, c);
       send_get_player_info(c);
+
     } else if (s->pre_lobby_event) {
       send_change_event(c, s->pre_lobby_event);
     }
diff --git a/src/SendCommands.cc b/src/SendCommands.cc
index c3d3a449..42957e6d 100644
--- a/src/SendCommands.cc
+++ b/src/SendCommands.cc
@@ -2209,9 +2209,9 @@ void send_ep3_media_update(
   send_command(c, 0xB9, 0x00, w.str());
 }
 
-void send_ep3_rank_update(shared_ptr<Client> c) {
-  S_RankUpdate_GC_Ep3_B7 cmd = {
-      0, "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 1000000, 1000000, 0xFFFFFFFF};
+void send_ep3_rank_update(shared_ptr<ServerState> s, shared_ptr<Client> c) {
+  uint32_t meseta = s->ep3_infinite_meseta ? 1000000 : 0;
+  S_RankUpdate_GC_Ep3_B7 cmd = {0, "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", meseta, meseta, 0xFFFFFFFF};
   send_command_t(c, 0xB7, 0x00, cmd);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/SendCommands.hh b/src/SendCommands.hh
index 5ad57f29..29fd5faa 100644
--- a/src/SendCommands.hh
+++ b/src/SendCommands.hh
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void send_ep3_media_update(
     uint32_t type,
     uint32_t which,
     const std::string& compressed_data);
-void send_ep3_rank_update(std::shared_ptr<Client> c);
+void send_ep3_rank_update(std::shared_ptr<ServerState> s, std::shared_ptr<Client> c);
 void send_ep3_card_battle_table_state(std::shared_ptr<Lobby> l, uint16_t table_number);
 void send_ep3_set_context_token(std::shared_ptr<Client> c, uint32_t context_token);
 
diff --git a/src/ServerState.cc b/src/ServerState.cc
index 01f350f7..d9285a64 100644
--- a/src/ServerState.cc
+++ b/src/ServerState.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ServerState::ServerState(const char* config_filename, bool is_replay)
       drops_enabled(true),
       episode_3_send_function_call_enabled(false),
       catch_handler_exceptions(true),
+      ep3_infinite_meseta(true),
       ep3_behavior_flags(0),
       run_shell_behavior(RunShellBehavior::DEFAULT),
       cheat_mode_behavior(CheatModeBehavior::OFF_BY_DEFAULT),
diff --git a/src/ServerState.hh b/src/ServerState.hh
index 9d3616b4..3c2e7fc5 100644
--- a/src/ServerState.hh
+++ b/src/ServerState.hh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct ServerState {
   bool drops_enabled;
   bool episode_3_send_function_call_enabled;
   bool catch_handler_exceptions;
+  bool ep3_infinite_meseta;
   uint32_t ep3_behavior_flags;
   RunShellBehavior run_shell_behavior;
   CheatModeBehavior cheat_mode_behavior;
diff --git a/system/config.example.json b/system/config.example.json
index 33bc3b63..ea293670 100644
--- a/system/config.example.json
+++ b/system/config.example.json
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@
   // they are at the newserv main menu. If set, this value must be an integer.
   // "Episode3MenuSong": 0,
 
+  // Episode Meseta behavior. If enabled (which is the default), all players
+  // have infinite Meseta, which effectively makes jukebox songs and Pinz's Shop
+  // free. If disabled, all players have no Meseta, which makes these features
+  // inaccessible. Proper Meseta behavior will be implemented at some point in
+  // the future.
+  "Episode3InfiniteMeseta": true,
+
   // Episode 3 battle behavior flags. When set to zero, battles behave as they
   // did on the original Sega servers. Combinations of behaviors can be enabled
   // by bitwise-OR'ing together the following values: