diff --git a/code/chat.js b/code/chat.js
index 420b2cf4..67c23ed8 100644
--- a/code/chat.js
+++ b/code/chat.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ window.chat.writeDataToHash = function(newData, storageHash, skipSecureMsgs) {
     if(skipThisEntry) return true;
 
     // format: timestamp, autogenerated, HTML message, player guid
-    storageHash.data[json[0]] = [json[1], auto, chat.renderMsg(msg, nick, time, team, msgToPlayer), pguid];
+    storageHash.data[json[0]] = [json[1], auto, chat.renderMsg(msg, nick, time, team, msgToPlayer, systemNarrowcast), pguid];
 
     window.setPlayerName(pguid, nick); // free nick name resolves
   });
@@ -365,14 +365,18 @@ window.chat.renderDivider = function(text) {
 }
 
 
-window.chat.renderMsg = function(msg, nick, time, team, msgToPlayer) {
+window.chat.renderMsg = function(msg, nick, time, team, msgToPlayer, systemNarrowcast) {
   var ta = unixTimeToHHmm(time);
   var tb = unixTimeToString(time, true);
   // help cursor via “#chat time”
   var t = '<time title="'+tb+'" data-timestamp="'+time+'">'+ta+'</time>';
   if ( msgToPlayer )
   {
-      t = '<div class="pl_nudge_date">' + t + '</div><div class="pl_nudge_pointy_spacer"></div>';
+    t = '<div class="pl_nudge_date">' + t + '</div><div class="pl_nudge_pointy_spacer"></div>';
+  }
+  if (systemNarrowcast)
+  {
+    msg = '<div class="system_narrowcast">' + msg + '</div>';
   }
   var s = 'style="cursor:pointer; color:'+COLORS[team]+'"';
   var title = nick.length >= 8 ? 'title="'+nick+'" class="help"' : '';
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 96ae1e92..d9feb73a 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ em {
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+#chat td .system_narrowcast {
+  color: #f66 !important;
+}
+
 mark {
   background: transparent;
 }