diff --git a/src/aoapplication.h b/src/aoapplication.h
index 41eabf5..419377f 100644
--- a/src/aoapplication.h
+++ b/src/aoapplication.h
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ public:
   bool casing_alerts_supported = false;
   bool modcall_reason_supported = false;
   bool looping_sfx_supported = false;
-  bool additive_text_supported = false;
+  bool additive_supported = false;
   bool effects_supported = false;
   bool y_offset_supported = false;
   bool expanded_desk_mods_supported = false;
   bool auth_packet_supported = false;
+  bool custom_blips_supported = false;
 
   ///////////////loading info///////////////////
 
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ public:
   QString get_char_side(QString p_char);
 
   // Returns the showname from the ini of p_char
-  QString get_showname(QString p_char);
+  QString get_showname(QString p_char, int p_emote = -1);
 
   // Returns the category of this character
   QString get_category(QString p_char);
@@ -307,8 +308,11 @@ public:
   // Returns the desk modifier for p_char's p_emote
   int get_desk_mod(QString p_char, int p_emote);
 
-  // Returns p_char's blips (previously called their "gender")
-  QString get_blips(QString p_char);
+  // Returns p_char's blipname by reading char.ini for blips (previously called "gender")
+  QString get_blipname(QString p_char, int p_emote = -1);
+
+  // Returns p_blipname's sound(path) to play in the client
+  QString get_blips(QString p_blipname);
 
   // Get a property of a given emote, or get it from "options" if emote doesn't have it
   QString get_emote_property(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString p_property);
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index 326f2ad..7df942b 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ void Courtroom::enter_courtroom()
     ui_flip->hide();
   }
 
-  if (ao_app->additive_text_supported)
+  if (ao_app->additive_supported)
   {
     ui_additive->show();
   }
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ void Courtroom::on_chat_return_pressed()
     }
     else
     {
-      packet_contents.append("");
+      packet_contents.append(ao_app->get_showname(current_char, current_emote));
     }
 
     // Similarly, we send over whom we're paired with, unless we have chosen
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ void Courtroom::on_chat_return_pressed()
     }
   }
 
-  if (ao_app->additive_text_supported)
+  if (ao_app->additive_supported)
   {
     packet_contents.append(ui_additive->isChecked() ? "1" : "0");
   }
@@ -2276,6 +2276,8 @@ void Courtroom::on_chat_return_pressed()
     }
   }
 
+  packet_contents.append(ao_app->get_blipname(current_char, current_emote));
+
   ao_app->send_server_packet(AOPacket("MS", packet_contents));
 }
 
@@ -3993,7 +3995,11 @@ void Courtroom::start_chat_ticking()
     gen_char_rgb_list(current_misc);
   }
 
-  QString f_blips = ao_app->get_blips(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME]);
+  QString f_blips = ao_app->get_blipname(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME]);
+  f_blips = ao_app->get_blips(f_blips);
+  if (ao_app->custom_blips_supported && !m_chatmessage[BLIPNAME].isEmpty()) {
+      f_blips = ao_app->get_blips(m_chatmessage[BLIPNAME]);
+  }
   blip_player->set_blips(f_blips);
 
   // means text is currently ticking
diff --git a/src/courtroom.h b/src/courtroom.h
index cdcd1e1..e79fb40 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.h
+++ b/src/courtroom.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ private:
 
   // Minumum and maximum number of parameters in the MS packet
   static const int MS_MINIMUM = 15;
-  static const int MS_MAXIMUM = 30;
+  static const int MS_MAXIMUM = 31;
   QString m_chatmessage[MS_MAXIMUM];
 
   QString previous_ic_message;
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ private:
   QLineEdit *ui_ic_chat_message;
   AOLineEditFilter *ui_ic_chat_message_filter;
   QLineEdit *ui_ic_chat_name;
+  QLineEdit *ui_custom_blips;
 
   QLineEdit *ui_ooc_chat_message;
   QLineEdit *ui_ooc_chat_name;
diff --git a/src/datatypes.h b/src/datatypes.h
index 9b2cbcc..19263f8 100644
--- a/src/datatypes.h
+++ b/src/datatypes.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ enum CHAT_MESSAGE
   FRAME_SFX,
   ADDITIVE,
   EFFECTS,
+  BLIPNAME,
 };
 
 enum EMOTE_MOD_TYPE
diff --git a/src/packet_distribution.cpp b/src/packet_distribution.cpp
index 011a462..b4576f9 100644
--- a/src/packet_distribution.cpp
+++ b/src/packet_distribution.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket p_packet)
     casing_alerts_supported = false;
     modcall_reason_supported = false;
     looping_sfx_supported = false;
-    additive_text_supported = false;
+    additive_supported = false;
     effects_supported = false;
     y_offset_supported = false;
+    custom_blips_supported = false;
 
     QString f_hdid;
     f_hdid = get_hdid();
@@ -117,10 +118,13 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket p_packet)
     casing_alerts_supported = false;
     modcall_reason_supported = false;
     looping_sfx_supported = false;
-    additive_text_supported = false;
+    additive_supported = false;
     effects_supported = false;
     expanded_desk_mods_supported = false;
     auth_packet_supported = false;
+    custom_blips_supported = false;
+    log_to_demo = false;
+
     if (f_packet.contains("yellowtext", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
     {
       yellow_text_supported = true;
@@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket p_packet)
     }
     if (f_packet.contains("additive", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
     {
-      additive_text_supported = true;
+      additive_supported = true;
     }
     if (f_packet.contains("effects", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
     {
@@ -185,7 +189,13 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket p_packet)
     {
       auth_packet_supported = true;
     }
+    if (f_packet.contains("custom_blips", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+    {
+      custom_blips_supported = true;
+    }
     log_to_demo = false;
+
+
   }
   else if (header == "PN")
   {
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index d8d0c61..0390225 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -442,11 +442,23 @@ QStringList AOApplication::read_ini_tags(VPath p_path, QString target_tag)
   return r_values;
 }
 
-QString AOApplication::get_showname(QString p_char)
+QString AOApplication::get_showname(QString p_char, int p_emote)
 {
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "showname", "Options");
   QString f_needed = read_char_ini(p_char, "needs_showname", "Options");
 
+  if (p_emote != -1) {
+    int override_idx =
+        read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(p_emote + 1), "OptionsN").toInt();
+    if (override_idx > 0) {
+      QString override_key = "Options" + QString::number(override_idx);
+      QString temp_f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "showname", override_key);
+      if (!temp_f_result.isEmpty()) {
+        f_result = temp_f_result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   if (f_needed.startsWith("false"))
   {
     return "";
@@ -469,30 +481,39 @@ QString AOApplication::get_char_side(QString p_char)
   return f_result;
 }
 
-QString AOApplication::get_blips(QString p_char)
+QString AOApplication::get_blipname(QString p_char, int p_emote)
 {
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "blips", "Options");
 
-  if (f_result == "")
-  {
-    f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "gender", "Options"); // not very PC, FanatSors
-    if (f_result == "")
-    {
-      f_result = "male";
+  if (p_emote != -1) {
+    int override_idx =
+        read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(p_emote + 1), "OptionsN").toInt();
+    if (override_idx > 0) {
+      QString override_key = "Options" + QString::number(override_idx);
+      QString temp_f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "blips", override_key);
+      if (!temp_f_result.isEmpty()) {
+        f_result = temp_f_result;
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  if (!file_exists(get_sfx_suffix(get_sounds_path(f_result))))
-  {
-    if (file_exists(get_sfx_suffix(get_sounds_path("../blips/" + f_result))))
-    {
-      return "../blips/" + f_result; // Return the cool kids variant
-    }
-
-    return "sfx-blip" + f_result; // Return legacy variant
+  if (f_result == "") {
+    f_result =
+        read_char_ini(p_char, "gender", "Options"); // not very PC, FanatSors
+    if (f_result == "") f_result = "male";
   }
   return f_result;
 }
+QString AOApplication::get_blips(QString p_blipname)
+{
+  if (!file_exists(get_sfx_suffix(get_sounds_path(p_blipname)))) {
+    if (file_exists(get_sfx_suffix(get_sounds_path("../blips/" + p_blipname))))
+      return "../blips/" + p_blipname; // Return the cool kids variant
+
+    return "sfx-blip" + p_blipname; // Return legacy variant
+  }
+  return p_blipname;
+}
 
 QString AOApplication::get_emote_property(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString p_property)
 {