diff --git a/reaction/game/g_cmds.c b/reaction/game/g_cmds.c
index 9b5a584f..2eb718dc 100644
--- a/reaction/game/g_cmds.c
+++ b/reaction/game/g_cmds.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.163  2002/08/27 04:48:13  niceass
+// ref say added
+//
 // Revision 1.162  2002/08/24 07:58:49  niceass
 // moved sanitizestring to g_util
 //
@@ -1447,11 +1450,12 @@ void G_Say(gentity_t * ent, gentity_t * target, int mode, const char *chatText)
 					Com_sprintf(name, sizeof(name), "[DEAD] %s%c%c" EC ": ", ent->client->pers.netname,
 						  Q_COLOR_ESCAPE, COLOR_WHITE);
 			}
+			color = COLOR_GREEN;
 		} else {
 			Com_sprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%c%c" EC ": ", ent->client->pers.netname, Q_COLOR_ESCAPE,
 				    COLOR_WHITE);
+			color = COLOR_GREEN;
 		}
-		color = COLOR_GREEN;
 		break;
 	case SAY_TEAM:
 		if (ent->client->sess.sessionTeam == TEAM_SPECTATOR) {
@@ -1492,6 +1496,10 @@ void G_Say(gentity_t * ent, gentity_t * target, int mode, const char *chatText)
 				    Q_COLOR_ESCAPE, COLOR_WHITE);
 		color = COLOR_MAGENTA;
 		break;
+	case SAY_REF:
+		Com_sprintf(name, sizeof(name), "[REFEREE] %s%c%c" EC ": ", ent->client->pers.netname,
+		    Q_COLOR_ESCAPE, COLOR_WHITE);
+		break;
 	}
 
 // JBravo: Parsing % vars here
diff --git a/reaction/game/g_local.h b/reaction/game/g_local.h
index b86737a6..ef7b6ec2 100644
--- a/reaction/game/g_local.h
+++ b/reaction/game/g_local.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.119  2002/08/27 04:47:48  niceass
+// ref say added
+//
 // Revision 1.118  2002/08/24 07:58:37  niceass
 // moved sanitizestring to g_util
 //
@@ -886,6 +889,7 @@ void Cmd_FollowCycle_f(gentity_t * ent, int dir);
 void Cmd_Unzoom(gentity_t * ent);
 void Cmd_OpenDoor(gentity_t * ent);
 void Cmd_Weapon(gentity_t * ent);
+void G_Say(gentity_t * ent, gentity_t * target, int mode, const char *chatText);
 
 //Elder: C3A laser tutorial
 void Laser_Gen(gentity_t * ent, qboolean enabled);
diff --git a/reaction/game/g_matchmode.c b/reaction/game/g_matchmode.c
index 63c34733..bcd9d713 100644
--- a/reaction/game/g_matchmode.c
+++ b/reaction/game/g_matchmode.c
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@ void Ref_Command(gentity_t * ent)
 {
 	char com[MAX_TOKEN_CHARS];
 	char param[MAX_TOKEN_CHARS];
-	int cn;
+	char arg2[MAX_STRING_CHARS];
+	int cn, i;
 
 	//cn = ent - g_entities;
 	if (!ent->client->sess.referee) {
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ void Ref_Command(gentity_t * ent)
 		trap_SendServerCommand(ent - g_entities, "print\"lockSettings\n\"");
 		trap_SendServerCommand(ent - g_entities, "print \"resetMatch\n\"");
 		trap_SendServerCommand(ent - g_entities, "print\"map <map_to_go>\n\"");
+		trap_SendServerCommand(ent - g_entities, "print\"say <text>\n\"");
 		return;
 	} else if (Q_stricmp(com, "resetMatch") == 0) {
 		MM_ResetMatch();
@@ -595,6 +597,16 @@ void Ref_Command(gentity_t * ent)
 			BeginIntermission();		
 		}
 	}
+	else if (Q_stricmp(com, "say") == 0) {
+		arg2[0] = '\0';
+		for (i = 2; i < trap_Argc(); i++) {
+			if (i > 2)
+				strcat(arg2, " ");
+			trap_Argv(i, &arg2[strlen(arg2)], sizeof(arg2) - strlen(arg2));
+		}
+
+		G_Say(ent, NULL, SAY_REF, arg2);
+	}
 	else
 		trap_SendServerCommand(ent - g_entities,
 				       va("print \""MM_DENY_COLOR"Invalid Referee comand. Type ref help to see a list of available commands\n\""));
diff --git a/reaction/game/q_shared.h b/reaction/game/q_shared.h
index 4c683f97..c36d0292 100644
--- a/reaction/game/q_shared.h
+++ b/reaction/game/q_shared.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.11  2002/08/27 04:46:33  niceass
+// ref say added
+//
 // Revision 1.10  2002/08/21 03:42:36  niceass
 // move of some vector functions outside of just game
 //
@@ -1463,6 +1466,7 @@ typedef enum _flag_status {
 #define SAY_ALL		0
 #define SAY_TEAM	1
 #define SAY_TELL	2
+#define SAY_REF		3
 
 #define CDKEY_LEN 16
 #define CDCHKSUM_LEN 2