diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Commands/Chat/MessageCmd.cs b/MCGalaxy/Commands/Chat/MessageCmd.cs
index 7bc36d1f9..f125d10d4 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Commands/Chat/MessageCmd.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Commands/Chat/MessageCmd.cs
@@ -43,15 +43,7 @@ namespace MCGalaxy.Commands.Chatting {
         }
         
         public static bool CanSpeak(Player p, string cmd) {
-            if (p.IsConsole) return true;
-            
-            if (p.muted) { 
-                p.Message("Cannot use %T/{0} %Swhile muted.", cmd); return false; 
-            }
-            if (Server.chatmod && !p.voice) { 
-                p.Message("Cannot use %T/{0} %Swhile chat moderation is on without %T/Voice%S.", cmd); return false; 
-            }
-            return true;
+            return p.CheckCanSpeak("use %T/" + cmd);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Handlers.cs b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Handlers.cs
index db1d4c605..0c3ff10da 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Handlers.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Handlers.cs
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ namespace MCGalaxy {
             if (ZSGame.Instance.HandlesChatMessage(this, text)) return;
             
             // Put this after vote collection so that people can vote even when chat is moderated
-            if (Server.chatmod && !voice) { Message("Chat moderation is on, you cannot speak without %T/voice"); return; }
+            if (!CheckCanSpeak("speak")) return;
             
             // Filter out bad words
             if (Server.Config.ProfanityFiltering) text = ProfanityFilter.Parse(text);
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.cs b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.cs
index e0abebc04..e74d4ec2d 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.cs
@@ -314,7 +314,22 @@ namespace MCGalaxy {
 
         /// <summary> Returns whether the player is currently allowed to talk. </summary>
         public bool CanSpeak() { 
-            return IsConsole || (!muted && (voice || !Server.chatmod));
+            return IsConsole || (!muted && !Unverified && (voice || !Server.chatmod));
+        }
+        
+        public bool CheckCanSpeak(string action) {
+            if (IsConsole) return true;
+            
+            if (muted) { 
+                Message("Cannot {0} %Swhile muted", action); return false; 
+            }
+            if (Server.chatmod && !voice) { 
+                Message("Cannot {0} %Swhile chat moderation is on without %T/Voice%S", action); return false; 
+            }
+            if (Unverified) {
+                Message("%WYou must first verify with %T/Pass [Password]"); return false;
+            }
+            return true;
         }
         
         /// <summary> Blocks calling thread until all 'new map loaded' packets have been sent. </summary>