diff --git a/Content.Shared/Entry/EntryPoint.cs b/Content.Shared/Entry/EntryPoint.cs
index bd31b1fd7ca..df267b08cb1 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Entry/EntryPoint.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Entry/EntryPoint.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-using Content.Shared.CCVar;
-using Content.Shared.Chemistry.Reaction;
-using Content.Shared.Chemistry.Reagent;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using Content.Shared.Humanoid.Markings;
 using Content.Shared.IoC;
-using Content.Shared.Localizations;
 using Content.Shared.Maps;
 using Robust.Shared;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
 using Robust.Shared.ContentPack;
 using Robust.Shared.Map;
-using Robust.Shared.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown.Sequence;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Markdown.Value;
+using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 
 namespace Content.Shared.Entry
 {
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@ public sealed class EntryPoint : GameShared
     {
         [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _prototypeManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly ITileDefinitionManager _tileDefinitionManager = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IResourceManager _resMan = default!;
+
+        private readonly ResPath _ignoreFileDirectory = new("/IgnoredPrototypes/");
 
         public override void PreInit()
         {
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ public override void Shutdown()
 
         public override void Init()
         {
+            IgnorePrototypes();
         }
 
         public override void PostInit()
@@ -96,5 +102,48 @@ private void PrototypeReload(PrototypesReloadedEventArgs obj)
                 def.AssignTileId(_tileDefinitionManager[def.ID].TileId);
             }
         }
+
+        private void IgnorePrototypes()
+        {
+            if (!TryReadFile(out var sequences))
+                return;
+
+            foreach (var sequence in sequences)
+            {
+                foreach (var node in sequence.Sequence)
+                {
+                    var path = new ResPath(((ValueDataNode) node).Value);
+
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path.Extension))
+                    {
+                        _prototypeManager.AbstractDirectory(path);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _prototypeManager.AbstractFile(path);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool TryReadFile([NotNullWhen(true)] out List<SequenceDataNode>? sequence)
+        {
+            sequence = new();
+
+            foreach (var path in _resMan.ContentFindFiles(_ignoreFileDirectory))
+            {
+                if (!_resMan.TryContentFileRead(path, out var stream))
+                    continue;
+
+                using var reader = new StreamReader(stream, EncodingHelpers.UTF8);
+                var documents = DataNodeParser.ParseYamlStream(reader).FirstOrDefault();
+
+                if (documents == null)
+                    continue;
+
+                sequence.Add((SequenceDataNode) documents.Root);
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Resources/IgnoredPrototypes/ignoredPrototypes.yml b/Resources/IgnoredPrototypes/ignoredPrototypes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..695cee007f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/IgnoredPrototypes/ignoredPrototypes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This is a basic list that specifies files for which the prototypes inside of them will be made abstract.
+# This supports all prototype kinds and is intended to allow servers to remove prototypes in a relatively clean way.
+# This method does not break inheritance, but you will still have to remove usages.
+
+# e.g., you can specify both directories and specific files by adding lines like:
+#
+# - /Prototypes/Guidebook
+# - /Prototypes/Catalog/uplink_catalog.yml