diff --git a/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc b/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc
index 4dafdff7..91cc9ae4 100644
--- a/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc
+++ b/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc
@@ -3129,6 +3129,35 @@ static void on_charge_attack_bb(shared_ptr<Client> c, uint8_t command, uint8_t f
   }
 }
 
+static void send_max_level_notification_if_needed(shared_ptr<Client> c) {
+  auto s = c->require_server_state();
+  if (!s->notify_server_for_max_level_achieved) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  uint32_t max_level;
+  if (is_v1(c->version())) {
+    max_level = 99;
+  } else if (!is_ep3(c->version())) {
+    max_level = 199;
+  } else {
+    max_level = 998;
+  }
+
+  auto p = c->character();
+  if (p->disp.stats.level == max_level) {
+    string name = p->disp.name.decode(c->language());
+    size_t level_for_str = max_level + 1;
+    string message = string_printf("$CG%s$C6\nGC: %" PRIu32 "\nhas reached Level $CG%zu",
+        name.c_str(), c->license->serial_number, level_for_str);
+    for (auto& it : s->channel_to_client) {
+      if ((it.second != c) && it.second->license && !is_patch(it.second->version()) && it.second->lobby.lock()) {
+        send_text_message(it.second, message);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 static void on_level_up(shared_ptr<Client> c, uint8_t command, uint8_t flag, void* data, size_t size) {
   auto l = c->require_lobby();
   if (!l->is_game()) {
@@ -3161,6 +3190,7 @@ static void on_level_up(shared_ptr<Client> c, uint8_t command, uint8_t flag, voi
     p->disp.stats.level = cmd.level.load();
   }
 
+  send_max_level_notification_if_needed(c);
   forward_subcommand(c, command, flag, data, size);
 }
 
@@ -3183,7 +3213,9 @@ static void add_player_exp(shared_ptr<Client> c, uint32_t exp) {
       break;
     }
   } while (p->disp.stats.level < 199);
+
   if (leveled_up) {
+    send_max_level_notification_if_needed(c);
     send_level_up(c);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ServerState.cc b/src/ServerState.cc
index 65706332..ff2e6852 100644
--- a/src/ServerState.cc
+++ b/src/ServerState.cc
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ void ServerState::load_config_early() {
   this->allow_unregistered_users = this->config_json->get_bool("AllowUnregisteredUsers", false);
   this->allow_pc_nte = this->config_json->get_bool("AllowPCNTE", false);
   this->use_temp_licenses_for_prototypes = this->config_json->get_bool("UseTemporaryLicensesForPrototypes", true);
+  this->notify_server_for_max_level_achieved = this->config_json->get_bool("NotifyServerForMaxLevelAchieved", false);
   this->allowed_drop_modes_v1_v2_normal = this->config_json->get_int("AllowedDropModesV1V2Normal", 0x1F);
   this->allowed_drop_modes_v1_v2_battle = this->config_json->get_int("AllowedDropModesV1V2Battle", 0x07);
   this->allowed_drop_modes_v1_v2_challenge = this->config_json->get_int("AllowedDropModesV1V2Challenge", 0x07);
diff --git a/src/ServerState.hh b/src/ServerState.hh
index 0a154c97..13d475f1 100644
--- a/src/ServerState.hh
+++ b/src/ServerState.hh
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct ServerState : public std::enable_shared_from_this<ServerState> {
   bool default_rare_notifs_enabled_v3_v4 = false;
   std::unordered_set<uint32_t> notify_game_for_item_primary_identifiers;
   std::unordered_set<uint32_t> notify_server_for_item_primary_identifiers;
+  bool notify_server_for_max_level_achieved = false;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PSOBBEncryption::KeyFile>> bb_private_keys;
   std::shared_ptr<const FunctionCodeIndex> function_code_index;
   std::shared_ptr<const PatchFileIndex> pc_patch_file_index;
diff --git a/system/config.example.json b/system/config.example.json
index b1ccd09d..e167b690 100644
--- a/system/config.example.json
+++ b/system/config.example.json
@@ -995,6 +995,10 @@
   "NotifyGameForItemPrimaryIdentifiers": [],
   "NotifyServerForItemPrimaryIdentifiers": [],
 
+  // Whether to notify the entire server when a player reaches the maximum level
+  // (100 on v1, 200 on other versions, or 999 on Episode 3).
+  "NotifyServerForMaxLevelAchieved": false,
+
   // Whether to enable patches on Episode 3 USA. This functionality depends on
   // exploiting a bug in Episode 3, and while it seems to work reliably on
   // Dolphin, it hasn't been tested on a real GameCube. So, newserv doesn't
diff --git a/tests/config.json b/tests/config.json
index fd2e5b38..e1956e35 100644
--- a/tests/config.json
+++ b/tests/config.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   "RareNotificationsEnabledByDefault": false,
   "NotifyGameForItemPrimaryIdentifiers": [],
   "NotifyServerForItemPrimaryIdentifiers": [],
+  "NotifyServerForMaxLevelAchieved": false,
 
   "LocalAddress": "en0",
   "ExternalAddress": "en0",