diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index 261e2ae8..a65d3baf 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             ChatCommands.Add(new Command("displaylogs", "logs", Rules));
             ChatCommands.Add(new Command("user", "manageusers", ManageUsers));
             ChatCommands.Add(new Command("login", "", AttemptLogin));
+            ChatCommands.Add(new Command("broadcast", "cfg", Broadcast));
+            ChatCommands.Add(new Command("bc", "cfg", Broadcast));
             if (ConfigurationManager.DistributationAgent != "terraria-online")
             {
                 ChatCommands.Add(new Command("kill", "kill", Kill));
@@ -516,6 +518,19 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
         #region Server Maintenence Commands
 
+        private static void Broadcast(CommandArgs args)
+        {
+            string message = "";
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < args.Parameters.Count; i++)
+            {
+                message += args.Parameters[i];
+            }
+
+            Tools.Broadcast("(Server Broadcast) " + message, Color.Red);
+            return;
+        }
+
         private static void Off(CommandArgs args)
         {
             Tools.ForceKickAll("Server shutting down!");
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index ec5cc17b..bbfc2d09 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -61,5 +61,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public bool AutoSave = true;
 
         public int MaximumLoginAttempts = 3;
+
+        public bool EnableOptionalAlwaysOnAdminChatColor = true;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
index 400f30d6..cf0801c3 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public static bool RememberLeavePos = false;
         public static int TileThreshold = 20;
         public static int MaximumLoginAttempts = 3;
+        public static bool AdminChatOptional = true;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Don't allow pvp changing for x seconds.
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             BanOnHardcoreDeath = cfg.BanOnHardcoreOnlyDeath;
             AutoSave = cfg.AutoSave;
             MaximumLoginAttempts = cfg.MaximumLoginAttempts;
+            AdminChatOptional = cfg.EnableOptionalAlwaysOnAdminChatColor;
         }
 
         public static void WriteJsonConfiguration()
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             cfg.KickOnHardcoreOnlyDeath = KickOnHardcoreDeath;
             cfg.AutoSave = AutoSave;
             cfg.MaximumLoginAttempts = MaximumLoginAttempts;
+            cfg.EnableOptionalAlwaysOnAdminChatColor = AdminChatOptional;
             string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(cfg, Formatting.Indented);
             TextWriter tr = new StreamWriter(FileTools.ConfigPath);
             tr.Write(json);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index c2654f44..0eea86fa 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (tsplr.Group.HasPermission("adminchat") && !text.StartsWith("/"))
+            if (tsplr.Group.HasPermission("adminchat") && !text.StartsWith("/") && ConfigurationManager.AdminChatOptional)
             {
                 Tools.Broadcast(ConfigurationManager.AdminChatPrefix + "<" + tsplr.Name + "> " + text,
                                 (byte)ConfigurationManager.AdminChatRGB[0], (byte)ConfigurationManager.AdminChatRGB[1], (byte)ConfigurationManager.AdminChatRGB[2]);