diff --git a/common/ruletypes.h b/common/ruletypes.h
index e1a095724..1356d63e7 100644
--- a/common/ruletypes.h
+++ b/common/ruletypes.h
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpResearch, 1) // Research skillup rate adjust. Lo
 RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpTinkering, 2) // Tinkering skillup rate adjust. Lower is faster.
 RULE_BOOL(Character, SpamHPUpdates, false) // if your server has stupid amounts of HP that causes client display issues, turn this on!
 RULE_BOOL(Character, MarqueeHPUpdates, false) // Will show Health % in center of screen < 100%
+RULE_INT(Character, IksarCommonTongue, 95) // 95 By default (live-like?)
+RULE_INT(Character, OgreCommonTongue, 95) // 95 By default (live-like?)
+RULE_INT(Character, TrollCommonTongue, 95) // 95 By default (live-like?)
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Mercs)
diff --git a/utils/sql/git/optional/2015_07_22_CommonTongue.sql b/utils/sql/git/optional/2015_07_22_CommonTongue.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fe6d3c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/sql/git/optional/2015_07_22_CommonTongue.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+INSERT INTO `rule_values` VALUES
+('1', 'Character:IksarCommonTongue', '95', ''),
+('1', 'Character:OgreCommonTongue', '95', ''),
+('1', 'Character:TrollCommonTongue', '95', '');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/world/client.cpp b/world/client.cpp
index 30128c076..9a194e5ec 100644
--- a/world/client.cpp
+++ b/world/client.cpp
@@ -1948,21 +1948,21 @@ void Client::SetRacialLanguages( PlayerProfile_Struct *pp )
 		}
 	case IKSAR:
 		{
-			pp->languages[LANG_COMMON_TONGUE] = 95;
+			pp->languages[LANG_COMMON_TONGUE] = RuleI(Character, IksarCommonTongue);
 			pp->languages[LANG_DARK_SPEECH] = 100;
 			pp->languages[LANG_LIZARDMAN] = 100;
 			break;
 		}
 	case OGRE:
 		{
-			pp->languages[LANG_COMMON_TONGUE] = 95;
+			pp->languages[LANG_COMMON_TONGUE] = RuleI(Character, OgreCommonTongue);
 			pp->languages[LANG_DARK_SPEECH] = 100;
 			pp->languages[LANG_OGRE] = 100;
 			break;
 		}
 	case TROLL:
 		{
-			pp->languages[LANG_COMMON_TONGUE] = 95;
+			pp->languages[LANG_COMMON_TONGUE] = RuleI(Character, TrollCommonTongue);
 			pp->languages[LANG_DARK_SPEECH] = 100;
 			pp->languages[LANG_TROLL] = 100;
 			break;