diff --git a/include/courtroom.h b/include/courtroom.h
index 898e8ba..df75cce 100644
--- a/include/courtroom.h
+++ b/include/courtroom.h
@@ -315,9 +315,6 @@ private:
   bool rainbow_appended = false;
   bool blank_blip = false;
 
-  // Whether or not is this message additive to the previous one
-  bool is_additive = false;
-
   // Used for getting the current maximum blocks allowed in the IC chatlog.
   int log_maximum_blocks = 0;
 
@@ -355,7 +352,6 @@ private:
   static const int MS_MINIMUM = 15;
   static const int MS_MAXIMUM = 30;
   QString m_chatmessage[MS_MAXIMUM];
-  bool chatmessage_is_empty = false;
 
   QString previous_ic_message = "";
   QString additive_previous = "";
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index cc35a7b..b76a4a6 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ void Courtroom::append_server_chatmessage(QString p_name, QString p_message,
 
 void Courtroom::on_chat_return_pressed()
 {
-  if (ui_ic_chat_message->text() == "" || is_muted)
+  if (is_muted)
     return;
 
   if ((anim_state < 3 || text_state < 2) && objection_state == 0)
@@ -1863,31 +1863,35 @@ void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage(QStringList *p_contents)
     reset_ui();
   }
 
-  // Let the server handle actually checking if they're allowed to do this.
-  is_additive = m_chatmessage[ADDITIVE].toInt() == 1;
-
   QString f_charname = "";
   if (f_char_id >= 0)
     f_charname = ao_app->get_showname(char_list.at(f_char_id).name);
 
-  chatlogpiece *temp =
-      new chatlogpiece(f_charname, f_displayname, m_chatmessage[MESSAGE], false,
-                       m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
-  ic_chatlog_history.append(*temp);
-  if (ao_app->get_auto_logging_enabled())
-    ao_app->append_to_file(temp->get_full(), ao_app->log_filename, true);
+  if (m_chatmessage[MESSAGE].trimmed().isEmpty()) // User-created blankpost
+  {
+    m_chatmessage[MESSAGE] = ""; // Turn it into true blankpost
+  }
 
-  while (ic_chatlog_history.size() > log_maximum_blocks &&
-         log_maximum_blocks > 0) {
-    ic_chatlog_history.removeFirst();
+  if (!m_chatmessage[MESSAGE].isEmpty() || ic_chatlog_history.isEmpty() || ic_chatlog_history.last().get_message() != "")
+  {
+    chatlogpiece log_entry(f_charname, f_displayname, m_chatmessage[MESSAGE], false,
+                           m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
+    ic_chatlog_history.append(log_entry);
+    if (ao_app->get_auto_logging_enabled())
+      ao_app->append_to_file(log_entry.get_full(), ao_app->log_filename, true);
+
+    while (ic_chatlog_history.size() > log_maximum_blocks &&
+           log_maximum_blocks > 0) {
+      ic_chatlog_history.removeFirst();
+    }
+
+    append_ic_text(m_chatmessage[MESSAGE], f_displayname, "",
+                   m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
   }
 
   QString f_char = m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME];
   QString f_custom_theme = ao_app->get_char_shouts(f_char);
 
-  append_ic_text(m_chatmessage[MESSAGE], f_displayname, "",
-                 m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
-
   // if an objection is used
   if (objection_mod <= 4 && objection_mod >= 1) {
     switch (objection_mod) {
@@ -2763,16 +2767,25 @@ void Courtroom::start_chat_ticking()
     this->do_flash();
     sfx_player->play(ao_app->get_custom_realization(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME]));
   }
-  if (chatmessage_is_empty) {
+  int emote_mod = m_chatmessage[EMOTE_MOD].toInt(); // text meme bonanza
+  if ((emote_mod == 0 || emote_mod == 5) && m_chatmessage[SCREENSHAKE] == "1") {
+    this->do_screenshake();
+  }
+  if (m_chatmessage[MESSAGE].isEmpty()) {
     // since the message is empty, it's technically done ticking
     text_state = 2;
+    if (m_chatmessage[ADDITIVE] == "1") {
+      // Cool behavior
+      ui_vp_chatbox->show();
+      ui_vp_message->show();
+    }
     return;
   }
 
   ui_vp_chatbox->show();
   ui_vp_message->show();
 
-  if (!is_additive) {
+  if (m_chatmessage[ADDITIVE] != "1") {
     ui_vp_message->clear();
     real_tick_pos = 0;
     additive_previous = "";
@@ -2789,11 +2802,6 @@ void Courtroom::start_chat_ticking()
 
   blip_player->set_blips(f_gender);
 
-  int emote_mod = m_chatmessage[EMOTE_MOD].toInt(); // text meme bonanza
-  if ((emote_mod == 0 || emote_mod == 5) && m_chatmessage[SCREENSHAKE] == "1") {
-    this->do_screenshake();
-  }
-
   // means text is currently ticking
   text_state = 1;
 }