diff --git a/chatcommand.js b/chatcommand.js
index 50d96dea..4af0d752 100644
--- a/chatcommand.js
+++ b/chatcommand.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ function handle(chan, user, msg) {
         chan.sendMessage(user.name, msg.substring(4), "action");
     else if(msg.indexOf("/sp ") == 0)
         chan.sendMessage(user.name, msg.substring(4), "spoiler");
+    else if(msg.indexOf("/say ") == 0) {
+        if(Rank.hasPermission(user, "shout")) {
+            chan.sendMessage(user.name, msg.substring(5), "shout");
+        }
+    }
     else if(msg.indexOf("/kick ") == 0) {
         handleKick(chan, user, msg.substring(6).split(' '));
     }
diff --git a/rank.js b/rank.js
index 1b91a0ff..520444ed 100644
--- a/rank.js
+++ b/rank.js
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@ exports.Owner = 3;
 exports.Siteadmin = 255;
 
 var permissions = {
-    acp: exports.Siteadmin,
-    registerChannel: exports.Owner,
-    queue: exports.Moderator,
-    assignLeader: exports.Moderator,
-    kick: exports.Moderator,
-    promote: exports.Moderator,
-    qlock: exports.Moderator,
-    poll: exports.Moderator,
-    search: exports.Guest,
-    chat: exports.Guest,
+    acp             : exports.Siteadmin,
+    announce        : exports.Siteadmin,
+    registerChannel : exports.Owner,
+    queue           : exports.Moderator,
+    assignLeader    : exports.Moderator,
+    kick            : exports.Moderator,
+    promote         : exports.Moderator,
+    qlock           : exports.Moderator,
+    poll            : exports.Moderator,
+    shout           : exports.Moderator,
+    search          : exports.Guest,
+    chat            : exports.Guest,
 };
 
 // Check if someone has permission to do shit
diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
index 7692990b..7c821e5d 100644
--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ var User = function(socket, ip) {
     this.name = "";
 
     this.initCallbacks();
+    if(Server.announcement != null) {
+        this.socket.emit('announcement', Server.announcement);
+    }
 };
 
 // Set up socket callbacks
@@ -182,6 +185,18 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function() {
             this.handleAdm(data);
         }
     }.bind(this));
+
+    this.socket.on('announce', function(data) {
+        if(Rank.hasPermission(this, "announce")) {
+            if(data.clear) {
+                Server.announcement = null;
+            }
+            else {
+                Server.io.sockets.emit('announcement', data);
+                Server.announcement = data;
+            }
+        }
+    }.bind(this));
 }
 
 // Handle administration
diff --git a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
index c303e9b3..2555f3dd 100644
--- a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
+++ b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
     border-left: 0;
 }
 
+#messagebuffer div {
+    white-space: pre-wrap; /* css-3 */
+    white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; /* Mozilla, since 1999 */
+    white-space: -pre-wrap; /* Opera 4-6 */
+    white-space: -o-pre-wrap; /* Opera 7 */
+    word-wrap: break-word; /* Internet Explorer 5.5+ */
+}
+
 #chatline {
     width: 456px;
 }
@@ -71,12 +79,12 @@
 }
 
 .userlist_op {
-    color: #00cc00;
+    color: #00aa00;
 }
 
 .action {
     font-style: italic;
-    color: #aaaaaa;
+    color: #888888;
 }
 
 .spoiler {
@@ -92,6 +100,12 @@
     color: #789922; /* Color value directly from 4chan */
 }
 
+.shout {
+    color: #ff0000;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 18pt;
+}
+
 .option button {
     margin-right: 15px;
 }
diff --git a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
index b84732fd..a7fd029e 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ function initCallbacks() {
         showChannelRegistration();
     });
 
+    socket.on('announcement', function(data) {
+        showAnnouncement(data.title, data.text);
+    });
+
     socket.on('registerChannel', function(data) {
         if(data.success) {
             $('#chregnotice').remove();
diff --git a/www/assets/js/functions.js b/www/assets/js/functions.js
index f0d66b3d..c24e6085 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/functions.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/functions.js
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ function formatChatMessage(data) {
         var name = document.createElement('span');
         var message = document.createElement('span');
         name.innerHTML = "<strong>&lt;" + data.username + "&gt;</strong> ";
+        if(data.msgclass == "shout")
+            $(name).addClass("shout");
         $(message).addClass(data.msgclass);
         message.innerHTML = data.msg;
         div.appendChild(name);
@@ -517,3 +519,13 @@ function showChannelRegistration() {
             socket.emit('registerChannel');
         });
 }
+
+function showAnnouncement(title, text) {
+    var div = $('<div/>').addClass('alert')
+        .insertAfter($('.row')[0]);
+    $('<button/>').addClass('close pull-right').text('×')
+        .appendTo(div)
+        .click(function() { div.remove(); });
+    $('<h3/>').text(title).appendTo(div);
+    $('<p/>').html(text).appendTo(div);
+}