diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index cd37dda2..f0a37a22 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public bool RangeChecks = true;
         public bool SpamChecks = false;
         public bool DisableBuild = false;
+        public float[] AdminChatRGB = {255, 0, 0};
+        public string AdminChatPrefix = "(Admin) ";
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
index f1ce1b29..9a0b9b4b 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public static int maxSlots = 8;
         public static bool spamChecks = false;
         public static bool disableBuild = false;
+        public static float[] adminChatRGB = {255, 0, 0};
+        public static string adminChatPrefix = "(Admin) ";
 
         public enum NPCList
         {
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             disableBuild = cfg.DisableBuild;
             NPC.maxSpawns = defaultMaxSpawns;
             NPC.defaultSpawnRate = defaultSpawnRate;
+            adminChatRGB = cfg.AdminChatRGB;
+            adminChatPrefix = cfg.AdminChatPrefix;
         }
 
         public static void WriteJsonConfiguration()
@@ -121,6 +125,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             cfg.RangeChecks = rangeChecks;
             cfg.SpamChecks = spamChecks;
             cfg.DisableBuild = disableBuild;
+            cfg.AdminChatRGB = adminChatRGB;
+            cfg.AdminChatPrefix = adminChatPrefix;
             string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(cfg, Formatting.Indented);
             TextWriter tr = new StreamWriter(FileTools.SaveDir + "config.json");
             tr.Write(json);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 0a5c2212..96f3c8ff 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -600,6 +600,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (players[ply].group.HasPermission("adminchat") && !text.StartsWith("/"))
+            {
+                Tools.Broadcast(ConfigurationManager.adminChatPrefix + "<" + Main.player[ply].name + "> " + text, ConfigurationManager.adminChatRGB);
+                e.Handled = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
             int x = (int)Main.player[ply].position.X;
             int y = (int)Main.player[ply].position.Y;
 
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index f818bb11..025e3e58 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,16 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         {
             for (int i = 0; i < Main.player.Length; i++)
             {
-                SendMessage(i, msg, red, green, blue);
+                SendMessage(i, msg, Tools.Clamp(red, 255, 0), Tools.Clamp(green, 255, 0), Tools.Clamp(blue, 255, 0));
+            }
+            Log.Info(string.Format("Broadcast: {0}", msg));
+        }
+
+        public static void Broadcast(string msg, float[] colors)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < Main.player.Length; i++)
+            {
+                SendMessage(i, msg, Tools.Clamp(colors[0], 255, 0), Tools.Clamp(colors[1], 255, 0), Tools.Clamp(colors[2], 255, 0));
             }
             Log.Info(string.Format("Broadcast: {0}", msg));
         }