diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlDbus.py b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlDbus.py
index 9596dc7..7766af0 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlDbus.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlDbus.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class MumbleCtlDbus_118(MumbleCtlBase):
         srv.setPlayerState((session, ismute, deaf, suppressed, selfMute, selfDeaf, channel))
 
     def addChannel( self, srvid, name, parentid ):
-        return self._getDbusServerObject(srvid).addChannel( name.encode( "UTF-8" ), parentid )
+        return self._getDbusServerObject(srvid).addChannel( name, parentid )
 
     def removeChannel( self, srvid, channelid ):
         return self._getDbusServerObject(srvid).removeChannel( channelid )
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ class MumbleCtlDbus_118(MumbleCtlBase):
         (chanid, name, parent, links) = srv.getChannelState(dbus.UInt32(channelid))
         srv.setChannelState((chanid, name, parentid, links))
 
+    def sendMessage(self, srvid, sessionid, message):
+        return self._getDbusServerObject(srvid).sendMessage( dbus.UInt32(sessionid), message )
+
+    def sendMessageChannel(self, srvid, channelid, tree, message):
+        return self._getDbusServerObject(srvid).sendMessageChannel( dbus.UInt32(channelid), tree, message )
+
     def getUptime( self, srvid):
         return 0
 
diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
index 0096d30..dd9c871 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
@@ -477,6 +477,14 @@ class MumbleCtlIce_118(MumbleCtlBase):
         state.deaf = deaf
         srv.setState(state)
 
+    @protectDjangoErrPage
+    def sendMessage(self, srvid, sessionid, message):
+        return self._getIceServerObject(srvid).sendMessage( sessionid, message.encode( "UTF-8" ) )
+
+    @protectDjangoErrPage
+    def sendMessageChannel(self, srvid, channelid, tree, message):
+        return self._getIceServerObject(srvid).sendMessageChannel( channelid, tree, message.encode( "UTF-8" ) )
+
 
 class MumbleCtlIce_120(MumbleCtlIce_118):
     @protectDjangoErrPage
diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/media/js/channelviewerplugins.js b/pyweb/mumble/media/js/channelviewerplugins.js
index ca722ca..11a271d 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/media/js/channelviewerplugins.js
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/media/js/channelviewerplugins.js
@@ -153,6 +153,25 @@ Ext.ux.MumbleUserEditor = Ext.extend( Ext.Component, {
                                 btn.refOwner.mutebutton.setDisabled(state);
                             }
                         }],
+                    }, {
+                        xtype: "form",
+                        border: false,
+                        title: gettext("Send message"),
+                        defaults: { "anchor": "-20px" },
+                        items: [{
+                            xtype: "htmleditor",
+                            fieldLabel: 'x',
+                            hideLabel: true,
+                            name: "message"
+                        }],
+                        fbar: [{
+                            scope: this,
+                            text: gettext("Send message"),
+                            handler: function(btn){
+                                f = btn.ownerCt.ownerCt.getForm().getValues();
+                                Mumble.sendMessage(this.serverid, this.userdata.session, f.message);
+                            }
+                        }]
                     }],
                 }],
                 width:  500,
@@ -248,6 +267,29 @@ Ext.ux.MumbleChannelEditor = Ext.extend( Ext.Component, {
                                     }, this);
                             }
                         }]
+                    }, {
+                        xtype: "form",
+                        border: false,
+                        title: gettext("Send message"),
+                        defaults: { "anchor": "-20px" },
+                        items: [{
+                            xtype: "checkbox",
+                            fieldLabel: gettext('Cascade to subchannels'),
+                            name: 'tree'
+                        }, {
+                            xtype: "htmleditor",
+                            fieldLabel: 'x',
+                            hideLabel: true,
+                            name: "message"
+                        }],
+                        fbar: [{
+                            scope: this,
+                            text: gettext("Send message"),
+                            handler: function(btn){
+                                f = btn.ownerCt.ownerCt.getForm().getValues();
+                                Mumble.sendMessageChannel(this.serverid, this.chandata.id, (f.tree || false), f.message);
+                            }
+                        }]
                     }],
                 }],
                 width:  500,
diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/models.py b/pyweb/mumble/models.py
index bedf2a7..db79ca7 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/models.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/models.py
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ class Mumble( models.Model ):
     def deafenUser( self, sessionid, deafen=True ):
         return self.ctl.deafenUser( self.srvid, sessionid, deafen )
 
+    def sendMessage( self, sessionid, message ):
+        return self.ctl.sendMessage( self.srvid, sessionid, message )
+
+    def sendMessageChannel( self, channelid, tree, message ):
+        return self.ctl.sendMessageChannel( self.srvid, channelid, tree, message )
+
     def hasUserTexture( self, userid ):
         """ Check if this user has a texture set. """
         if userid == -1:
diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/views.py b/pyweb/mumble/views.py
index 184b348..9d3133e 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/views.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/views.py
@@ -308,6 +308,20 @@ def renameChannel( request, server, channelid, name, description ):
         raise Exception( 'Access denied' )
     srv.renameChannel(channelid, name, description)
 
+@EXT_DIRECT_PROVIDER.register_method( "Mumble" )
+def sendMessage( request, server, sessionid, message ):
+    srv = get_object_or_404( Mumble, id=int(server) )
+    if not srv.isUserAdmin( request.user ):
+        raise Exception( 'Access denied' )
+    srv.sendMessage(sessionid, message)
+
+@EXT_DIRECT_PROVIDER.register_method( "Mumble" )
+def sendMessageChannel( request, server, channelid, tree, message ):
+    srv = get_object_or_404( Mumble, id=int(server) )
+    if not srv.isUserAdmin( request.user ):
+        raise Exception( 'Access denied' )
+    srv.sendMessageChannel(channelid, tree, message)
+
 @EXT_DIRECT_PROVIDER.register_method( "MumbleUserAdmin" )
 def users( request, server ):
     """ Create a list of MumbleUsers for a given server serialized as a JSON object.