diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 9ed1bd7e..4ac35b59 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 	    [Description("Prevent players from interacting with the world if dead")] public bool PreventDeadModification =
 	        false;
 
+	    [Description("Displays chat messages above players' heads, but will disable chat prefixes to compensate.")] public
+	        bool EnableChatAboveHeads = false;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads a configuration file from a given path
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
index 3df802d3..a35c9447 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
@@ -422,6 +422,11 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			SendData(PacketTypes.ChatText, msg, 255, red, green, blue);
 		}
 
+        public virtual void SendMessageFromPlayer(string msg, byte red, byte green, byte blue, int ply)
+        {
+            SendDataFromPlayer(PacketTypes.ChatText, ply, msg, 255, red, green, blue);
+        }
+
 		public virtual void DamagePlayer(int damage)
 		{
 			NetMessage.SendData((int) PacketTypes.PlayerDamage, -1, -1, "", Index, ((new Random()).Next(-1, 1)), damage,
@@ -481,6 +486,14 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			NetMessage.SendData((int) msgType, Index, -1, text, number, number2, number3, number4, number5);
 		}
 
+        public virtual void SendDataFromPlayer(PacketTypes msgType, int ply, string text = "", int number = 0, float number2 = 0f, float number3 = 0f, float number4 = 0f, int number5 = 0)
+        {
+            if (RealPlayer && !ConnectionAlive)
+                return;
+
+            NetMessage.SendData((int) msgType, Index, ply, text, number, number2, number3, number4, number5);
+        }
+
 		public virtual bool SendRawData(byte[] data)
 		{
 			if (!RealPlayer || !ConnectionAlive)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 464e5823..f4c493b9 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -801,12 +801,16 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					Log.Error(ex.ToString());
 				}
 			}
-			else if (!tsplr.mute)
+			else if (!tsplr.mute && !TShock.Config.EnableChatAboveHeads)
 			{
 				Utils.Broadcast(
 					String.Format(Config.ChatFormat, tsplr.Group.Name, tsplr.Group.Prefix, tsplr.Name, tsplr.Group.Suffix, text),
 					tsplr.Group.R, tsplr.Group.G, tsplr.Group.B);
 				e.Handled = true;
+			} else if (!tsplr.mute && TShock.Config.EnableChatAboveHeads)
+			{
+			    Utils.Broadcast(ply, text, tsplr.Group.R, tsplr.Group.G, tsplr.Group.B);
+			    e.Handled = true;
 			}
 			else if (tsplr.mute)
 			{
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Utils.cs b/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
index 6c974788..dd3c1966 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,21 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			Broadcast(msg, color.R, color.G, color.B);
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Broadcasts a message from a player, not TShock
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ply">TSPlayer ply - the player that will send the packet</param>
+        /// <param name="msg">string msg - the message</param>
+        /// <param name="red">r</param>
+        /// <param name="green">g</param>
+        /// <param name="blue">b</param>
+        public void Broadcast(int ply, string msg, byte red, byte green, byte blue)
+        {
+            TSPlayer.All.SendMessageFromPlayer(msg, red, green, blue, ply);
+            TSPlayer.Server.SendMessage(msg, red, green, blue);
+            Log.Info(string.Format("Broadcast: {0}", msg));
+        }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Sends message to all users with 'logs' permission.
 		/// </summary>