diff --git a/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/events/ChattyPlayerChatEvent.kt b/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/events/ChattyPlayerChatEvent.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fbe9ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/events/ChattyPlayerChatEvent.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.mineinabyss.chatty.events
+
+import com.mineinabyss.chatty.ChattyChannel
+import io.papermc.paper.event.player.AbstractChatEvent
+import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player
+import org.bukkit.event.Event
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerEvent
+
+class ChattyPlayerChatEvent(player: Player, val channel: ChattyChannel, val message: Component, val viewers: MutableSet<Audience>) : PlayerEvent(player, true) {
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        val handlerList = HandlerList()
+    }
+
+    override fun getHandlers(): HandlerList = handlerList
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/listeners/ChatListener.kt b/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/listeners/ChatListener.kt
index f0af552..b068c0b 100644
--- a/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/listeners/ChatListener.kt
+++ b/chatty-paper/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/chatty/listeners/ChatListener.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import com.mineinabyss.chatty.chatty
 import com.mineinabyss.chatty.chattyProxyChannel
 import com.mineinabyss.chatty.components.ChannelData
 import com.mineinabyss.chatty.components.CommandSpy
-import com.mineinabyss.chatty.components.chattyNickname
+import com.mineinabyss.chatty.events.ChattyPlayerChatEvent
 import com.mineinabyss.chatty.helpers.*
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.datatypes.family.family
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.papermc.tracking.entities.toGearyOrNull
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import io.papermc.paper.event.player.AsyncChatCommandDecorateEvent
 import io.papermc.paper.event.player.AsyncChatDecorateEvent
 import io.papermc.paper.event.player.AsyncChatEvent
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.Style
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage
@@ -65,6 +64,10 @@ class ChatListener : Listener {
         if (viewers().isNotEmpty()) viewers().clear()
         viewers() += channel.getAudience(player)
 
+        val chattyEvent = ChattyPlayerChatEvent(player, channel, message(), viewers())
+        if (chattyEvent.callEvent()) message(chattyEvent.message)
+        else viewers().clear()
+
         if (channel.proxy) {
             //Append channel to give proxy info on what channel the message is from
             val proxyMessage = (("${player.name}$ZERO_WIDTH$channelId$ZERO_WIDTH" +