diff --git a/zone/client.cpp b/zone/client.cpp
index 62b903802..964f228d1 100644
--- a/zone/client.cpp
+++ b/zone/client.cpp
@@ -8313,3 +8313,18 @@ float Client::GetQuiverHaste()
 		quiver_haste = 1.0f / (1.0f + static_cast<float>(quiver_haste) / 100.0f);
 	return quiver_haste;
 }
+
+void Client::SendColoredText(uint32 color, std::string message)
+{
+	// arbitrary size limit
+	if (message.size() > 512) // live does send this with empty strings sometimes ...
+		return;
+	EQApplicationPacket *outapp = new EQApplicationPacket(OP_ColoredText,
+									sizeof(ColoredText_Struct) + message.size());
+	ColoredText_Struct *cts = (ColoredText_Struct *)outapp->pBuffer;
+	cts->color = color;
+	strcpy(cts->msg, message.c_str());
+	QueuePacket(outapp);
+	safe_delete(outapp);
+}
+
diff --git a/zone/client.h b/zone/client.h
index 0ad8b043a..235861396 100644
--- a/zone/client.h
+++ b/zone/client.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ public:
 			const char *message7 = nullptr, const char *message8 = nullptr,
 			const char *message9 = nullptr);
 	void	Tell_StringID(uint32 string_id, const char *who, const char *message);
+	void	SendColoredText(uint32 color, std::string message);
 	void	SendBazaarResults(uint32 trader_id,uint32 class_,uint32 race,uint32 stat,uint32 slot,uint32 type,char name[64],uint32 minprice,uint32 maxprice);
 	void	SendTraderItem(uint32 item_id,uint16 quantity);
 	uint16	FindTraderItem(int32 SerialNumber,uint16 Quantity);