diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46216172c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.threerings.crowd.chat.client {
+
+import com.threerings.util.Name;
+import com.threerings.util.ResultAdapter;
+import com.threerings.util.ResultListener;
+import com.threerings.util.StringUtil;
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.util.CrowdContext;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatCodes;
+
+public class BroadcastHandler extends CommandHandler
+{
+    override public function handleCommand (
+        ctx :CrowdContext, speakSvc :SpeakService,
+        cmd :String, args :String, history :Array) :String
+    {
+        if (StringUtil.isBlank(args)) {
+            return "m.usage_broadcast";
+        }
+
+        // mogrify and verify length
+        var chatdir :ChatDirector = ctx.getChatDirector();
+        args = chatdir.mogrifyChat(args);
+        var err :String = chatdir.checkLength(args);
+        if (err != null) {
+            return err;
+        }
+
+        // do the broadcast
+        chatdir.requestBroadcast(args);
+
+        history[0] = cmd + " ";
+        return ChatCodes.SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    override public function checkAccess (user :BodyObject) :Boolean
+    {
+        return (null == user.checkAccess(ChatCodes.BROADCAST_ACCESS, null));
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
index 65f1becd9..e9c2e6217 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public class ChatDirector extends BasicDirector
         registerCommandHandler(msg, "emote", new EmoteHandler());
         registerCommandHandler(msg, "think", new ThinkHandler());
         registerCommandHandler(msg, "tell", new TellHandler());
+        registerCommandHandler(msg, "broadcast", new BroadcastHandler());
     }
 
     /**