diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BaseBuilderBotModule.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BaseBuilderBotModule.cs
index 70b9d4edfb..f0f58ed4a4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BaseBuilderBotModule.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BaseBuilderBotModule.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Try to build another production building if there is too much cash.")]
 		public readonly int NewProductionCashThreshold = 5000;
 
+		[Desc("Chance to build another production building if there is too much cash.")]
+		public readonly int NewProductionChance = 50;
+
 		[Desc("Radius in cells around a factory scanned for rally points by the AI.")]
 		public readonly int RallyPointScanRadius = 8;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BotModuleLogic/BaseBuilderQueueManager.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BotModuleLogic/BaseBuilderQueueManager.cs
index 17d10d065d..6784d0ca03 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BotModuleLogic/BaseBuilderQueueManager.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/BotModules/BotModuleLogic/BaseBuilderQueueManager.cs
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			}
 
 			// Make sure that we can spend as fast as we are earning
-			if (baseBuilder.Info.NewProductionCashThreshold > 0 && playerResources.GetCashAndResources() > baseBuilder.Info.NewProductionCashThreshold)
+			if (baseBuilder.Info.NewProductionCashThreshold > 0 && playerResources.GetCashAndResources() > baseBuilder.Info.NewProductionCashThreshold
+				&& world.LocalRandom.Next(100) < baseBuilder.Info.NewProductionChance)
 			{
 				var production = GetProducibleBuilding(baseBuilder.Info.ProductionTypes, buildableThings);
 				if (production != null && HasSufficientPowerForActor(production))