diff --git a/code/client/cl_main.c b/code/client/cl_main.c
index 2fa38af8..86f669c2 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_main.c
@@ -1809,6 +1809,50 @@ static void CL_CompleteRcon( char *args, int argNum )
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+==================
+CL_CompletePlayerName
+==================
+*/
+static void CL_CompletePlayerName( char *args, int argNum )
+{
+	if( argNum == 2 )
+	{
+		char		names[MAX_CLIENTS][MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+		char		*namesPtr[MAX_CLIENTS];
+		int			i;
+		int			clientCount;
+		int			nameCount;
+		const char *info;
+		const char *name;
+
+		//configstring
+		info = cl.gameState.stringData + cl.gameState.stringOffsets[CS_SERVERINFO];
+		clientCount = atoi( Info_ValueForKey( info, "sv_maxclients" ) );
+
+		nameCount = 0;
+
+		for( i = 0; i < clientCount; i++ ) {
+			if( i == clc.clientNum )
+				continue;
+
+			info = cl.gameState.stringData + cl.gameState.stringOffsets[CS_PLAYERS+i];
+
+			name = Info_ValueForKey( info, "n" );
+			if( name[0] == '\0' )
+				continue;
+			Q_strncpyz( names[nameCount], name, sizeof(names[nameCount]) );
+			Q_CleanStr( names[nameCount] );
+
+			namesPtr[nameCount] = names[nameCount];
+			nameCount++;
+		}
+		qsort( (void*)namesPtr, nameCount, sizeof( namesPtr[0] ), Com_strCompare );
+
+		Field_CompletePlayerName( namesPtr, nameCount );
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 =====================
 CL_Rcon_f
@@ -3407,6 +3451,56 @@ static void CL_GenerateQKey(void)
 	}
 } 
 
+void CL_Sayto_f( void ) {
+	char		*rawname;
+	char		name[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	char		cleanName[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	const char	*info;
+	int			count;
+	int			i;
+	int			clientNum;
+	char		*p;
+
+	if ( Cmd_Argc() < 3 ) {
+		Com_Printf ("sayto <player name> <text>\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rawname = Cmd_Argv(1);
+
+	Com_FieldStringToPlayerName( name, MAX_NAME_LENGTH, rawname );
+
+	info = cl.gameState.stringData + cl.gameState.stringOffsets[CS_SERVERINFO];
+	count = atoi( Info_ValueForKey( info, "sv_maxclients" ) );
+
+	clientNum = -1;
+	for( i = 0; i < count; i++ ) {
+
+		info = cl.gameState.stringData + cl.gameState.stringOffsets[CS_PLAYERS+i];
+		Q_strncpyz( cleanName, Info_ValueForKey( info, "n" ), sizeof(cleanName) );
+		Q_CleanStr( cleanName );
+
+		if ( !Q_stricmp( cleanName, name ) ) {
+			clientNum = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if( clientNum <= -1 )
+	{
+		Com_Printf ("No such player name: %s.\n", name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	p = Cmd_ArgsFrom(2);
+
+	if ( *p == '"' ) {
+		p++;
+		p[strlen(p)-1] = 0;
+	}
+
+	CL_AddReliableCommand(va("tell %i \"%s\"", clientNum, p ), qfalse);
+}
+
 /*
 ====================
 CL_Init
@@ -3609,6 +3703,10 @@ void CL_Init( void ) {
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("model", CL_SetModel_f );
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("video", CL_Video_f );
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("stopvideo", CL_StopVideo_f );
+	if( !com_dedicated->integer ) {
+		Cmd_AddCommand ("sayto", CL_Sayto_f );
+		Cmd_SetCommandCompletionFunc( "sayto", CL_CompletePlayerName );
+	}
 	CL_InitRef();
 
 	SCR_Init ();
diff --git a/code/qcommon/common.c b/code/qcommon/common.c
index 36cb4ce6..78bf0328 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/common.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/common.c
@@ -3584,3 +3584,177 @@ qboolean Com_IsVoipTarget(uint8_t *voipTargets, int voipTargetsSize, int clientN
 
 	return qfalse;
 }
+
+/*
+===============
+Field_CompletePlayerName
+===============
+*/
+static qboolean Field_CompletePlayerNameFinal( qboolean whitespace )
+{
+	int completionOffset;
+
+	if( matchCount == 0 )
+		return qtrue;
+
+	completionOffset = strlen( completionField->buffer ) - strlen( completionString );
+
+	Q_strncpyz( &completionField->buffer[ completionOffset ], shortestMatch,
+		sizeof( completionField->buffer ) - completionOffset );
+
+	completionField->cursor = strlen( completionField->buffer );
+
+	if( matchCount == 1 && whitespace )
+	{
+		Q_strcat( completionField->buffer, sizeof( completionField->buffer ), " " );
+		completionField->cursor++;
+		return qtrue;
+	}
+
+	return qfalse;
+}
+
+static void Name_PlayerNameCompletion( const char **names, int nameCount, void(*callback)(const char *s) ) 
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for( i = 0; i < nameCount; i++ ) {
+		callback( names[ i ] );
+	}
+}
+
+qboolean Com_FieldStringToPlayerName( char *name, int length, const char *rawname )
+{
+	char		hex[5];
+	int			i;
+	int			ch;
+
+	if( name == NULL || rawname == NULL )
+		return qfalse;
+
+	if( length <= 0 )
+		return qtrue;
+
+	for( i = 0; *rawname && i + 1 <= length; rawname++, i++ ) {
+		if( *rawname == '\\' ) {
+			Q_strncpyz( hex, rawname + 1, sizeof(hex) );
+			ch = Com_HexStrToInt( hex );
+			if( ch > -1 ) {
+				name[i] = ch;
+				rawname += 4; //hex string length, 0xXX
+			} else {
+				name[i] = *rawname;
+			}
+		} else {
+			name[i] = *rawname;
+		}
+	}
+	name[i] = '\0';
+
+	return qtrue;
+}
+
+qboolean Com_PlayerNameToFieldString( char *str, int length, const char *name )
+{
+	const char *p;
+	int i;
+	int x1, x2;
+
+	if( str == NULL || name == NULL )
+		return qfalse;
+
+	if( length <= 0 )
+		return qtrue;
+
+	*str = '\0';
+	p = name;
+
+	for( i = 0; *p != '\0'; i++, p++ )
+	{
+		if( i + 1 >= length )
+			break;
+
+		if( *p <= ' ' )
+		{
+			if( i + 5 + 1 >= length )
+				break;
+
+			x1 = *p >> 4;
+			x2 = *p & 15;
+
+			str[i+0] = '\\';
+			str[i+1] = '0';
+			str[i+2] = 'x';
+			str[i+3] = x1 > 9 ? x1 - 10 + 'a' : x1 + '0';
+			str[i+4] = x2 > 9 ? x2 - 10 + 'a' : x2 + '0';
+
+			i += 4;
+		} else {
+			str[i] = *p;
+		}		
+	}
+	str[i] = '\0';
+
+	return qtrue;
+}
+
+void Field_CompletePlayerName( char **names, int nameCount )
+{
+	qboolean whitespace;
+
+	matchCount = 0;
+	shortestMatch[ 0 ] = 0;
+
+	if( nameCount <= 0 )
+		return;
+
+	Name_PlayerNameCompletion( names, nameCount, FindMatches );
+
+	if( completionString[0] == '\0' )
+	{
+		Com_PlayerNameToFieldString( shortestMatch, sizeof( shortestMatch ), names[ 0 ] );
+	}
+
+	//allow to tab player names
+	//if full player name switch to next player name
+	if( completionString[0] != '\0'
+		&& Q_stricmp( shortestMatch, completionString ) == 0 
+		&& nameCount > 1 ) 
+	{
+		int i;
+
+		for( i = 0; i < nameCount; i++ ) {
+			if( Q_stricmp( names[ i ], completionString ) == 0 ) 
+			{
+				i++;
+				if( i >= nameCount )
+				{
+					i = 0;
+				}
+
+				Com_PlayerNameToFieldString( shortestMatch, sizeof( shortestMatch ), names[ i ] );
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if( matchCount > 1 )
+	{
+		Com_Printf( "]%s\n", completionField->buffer );
+		
+		Name_PlayerNameCompletion( names, nameCount, PrintMatches );
+	}
+
+	whitespace = nameCount == 1? qtrue: qfalse;
+	if( !Field_CompletePlayerNameFinal( whitespace ) )
+	{
+
+	}
+}
+
+int QDECL Com_strCompare( const void *a, const void *b )
+{
+    const char **pa = (const char **)a;
+    const char **pb = (const char **)b;
+    return strcmp( *pa, *pb );
+}
diff --git a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
index 414b341b..b4f2b272 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ void Field_CompleteFilename( const char *dir,
 		const char *ext, qboolean stripExt, qboolean allowNonPureFilesOnDisk );
 void Field_CompleteCommand( char *cmd,
 		qboolean doCommands, qboolean doCvars );
+void Field_CompletePlayerName( char **names, int count );
 
 /*
 ==============================================================
@@ -838,6 +839,10 @@ void		Com_StartupVariable( const char *match );
 // if match is NULL, all set commands will be executed, otherwise
 // only a set with the exact name.  Only used during startup.
 
+qboolean		Com_PlayerNameToFieldString( char *str, int length, const char *name );
+qboolean		Com_FieldStringToPlayerName( char *name, int length, const char *rawname );
+int QDECL	Com_strCompare( const void *a, const void *b );
+
 
 extern	cvar_t	*com_developer;
 extern	cvar_t	*com_dedicated;
diff --git a/code/server/sv_ccmds.c b/code/server/sv_ccmds.c
index 1b723399..506afcca 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_ccmds.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_ccmds.c
@@ -1303,6 +1303,71 @@ static void SV_ConTell_f(void) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+==================
+SV_ConSayto_f
+==================
+*/
+static void SV_ConSayto_f(void) {
+	char		*p;
+	char		text[1024];
+	client_t	*cl;
+	char		*rawname;
+	char		name[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	char		cleanName[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	client_t	*saytocl;
+	int			i;
+
+	// make sure server is running
+	if ( !com_sv_running->integer ) {
+		Com_Printf( "Server is not running.\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( Cmd_Argc() < 3 ) {
+		Com_Printf ("Usage: sayto <player name> <text>\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rawname = Cmd_Argv(1);
+	
+	//allowing special characters in the console 
+	//with hex strings for player names
+	Com_FieldStringToPlayerName( name, MAX_NAME_LENGTH, rawname );
+
+	saytocl = NULL;
+	for ( i=0, cl=svs.clients ; i < sv_maxclients->integer ; i++,cl++ ) {
+		if ( !cl->state ) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		Q_strncpyz( cleanName, cl->name, sizeof(cleanName) );
+		Q_CleanStr( cleanName );
+
+		if ( !Q_stricmp( cleanName, name ) ) {
+			saytocl = cl;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if( !saytocl )
+	{
+		Com_Printf ("No such player name: %s.\n", name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strcpy (text, "console_sayto: ");
+	p = Cmd_ArgsFrom(2);
+
+	if ( *p == '"' ) {
+		p++;
+		p[strlen(p)-1] = 0;
+	}
+
+	strcat(text, p);
+
+	SV_SendServerCommand(saytocl, "chat \"%s\"", text);
+}
+
+
 /*
 ==================
 SV_Heartbeat_f
@@ -1407,6 +1472,43 @@ static void SV_CompleteMapName( char *args, int argNum ) {
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+==================
+SV_CompletePlayerName
+==================
+*/
+static void SV_CompletePlayerName( char *args, int argNum ) {
+	if( argNum == 2 ) {
+		char		names[MAX_CLIENTS][MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+		char		*namesPtr[MAX_CLIENTS];
+		client_t	*cl;
+		int			i;
+		int			nameCount;
+		int			clientCount;
+
+		nameCount = 0;
+		clientCount = sv_maxclients->integer;
+
+		for ( i=0, cl=svs.clients ; i < clientCount; i++,cl++ ) {
+			if ( !cl->state ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if( i >= MAX_CLIENTS ) {
+				break;
+			}
+			Q_strncpyz( names[nameCount], cl->name, sizeof(names[nameCount]) );
+			Q_CleanStr( names[nameCount] );
+
+			namesPtr[nameCount] = names[nameCount];
+
+			nameCount++;
+		}
+		qsort( (void*)namesPtr, nameCount, sizeof( namesPtr[0] ), Com_strCompare );
+
+		Field_CompletePlayerName( namesPtr, nameCount );
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 ==================
 SV_AddOperatorCommands
@@ -1453,6 +1555,8 @@ void SV_AddOperatorCommands( void ) {
 	if( com_dedicated->integer ) {
 		Cmd_AddCommand ("say", SV_ConSay_f);
 		Cmd_AddCommand ("tell", SV_ConTell_f);
+		Cmd_AddCommand ("sayto", SV_ConSayto_f);
+		Cmd_SetCommandCompletionFunc( "sayto", SV_CompletePlayerName );
 	}
 	
 	Cmd_AddCommand("rehashbans", SV_RehashBans_f);