diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Chat/ChatModes.cs b/MCGalaxy/Chat/ChatModes.cs
index ed51f0900..43ba75ee4 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Chat/ChatModes.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Chat/ChatModes.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ permissions and limitations under the Licenses.
  */
 using System;
 using MCGalaxy.Commands;
+using MCGalaxy.Commands.Chatting;
 
 namespace MCGalaxy {   
     public static class ChatModes {
@@ -62,11 +63,13 @@ namespace MCGalaxy {
         
         public static void MessageOps(Player p, string message) {
             LevelPermission rank = CommandExtraPerms.MinPerm("opchat", LevelPermission.Operator);
+            if (!MessageCmd.CanSpeak(p, "opchat")) return;
             MessageStaff(p, message, rank, "Ops");
         }
 
         public static void MessageAdmins(Player p, string message) {
             LevelPermission rank = CommandExtraPerms.MinPerm("adminchat", LevelPermission.Admin);
+            if (!MessageCmd.CanSpeak(p, "adminchat")) return;
             MessageStaff(p, message, rank, "Admins");
         }