diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
index da55d737..2a075aec 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ import flash.display.DisplayObject;
  */
 [Event(name="msgReceived", type="com.threerings.ezgame.MessageReceivedEvent")]
 
+/**
+ * Dispatched when a user chats.
+ *
+ * @eventType com.whirled.UserChatEvent.TYPE
+ */
+[Event(name="UserChat", type="com.threerings.ezgame.UserChatEvent")]
+
 
 /**
  * The single point of control for each client in your multiplayer EZGame.
@@ -541,6 +548,7 @@ public class EZGameControl extends BaseControl
         o["roundStateChanged_v1"] = roundStateChanged_v1;
         o["dispatchEvent_v1"] = dispatch;
         o["occupantChanged_v1"] = occupantChanged_v1;
+        o["userChat_v1"] = userChat_v1;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -604,6 +612,14 @@ public class EZGameControl extends BaseControl
                      OccupantChangedEvent.OCCUPANT_LEFT, this, occupantId, player));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Private method to post a UserChatEvent.
+     */
+    private function userChat_v1 (speaker :int, message :String) :void
+    {
+        dispatch(new UserChatEvent(this, speaker, message));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the properties we received from the EZ game framework on the other side of the security
      * boundary.
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/UserChatEvent.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/UserChatEvent.as
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7549467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/UserChatEvent.as
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//
+// $Id: UserChatEvent.as 271 2007-04-07 00:25:58Z dhoover $
+//
+// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.ezgame {
+
+import flash.events.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Dispatched when a player speaks.
+ */
+public class UserChatEvent extends EZEvent
+{
+    /** The type of a property change event. */
+    public static const TYPE :String = "UserChat";
+
+    /**
+     * Get the name of the user who spoke.
+     */
+    public function get speaker () :int
+    {
+        return _speaker;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the content of the chat.
+     */
+    public function get message () :Object
+    {
+        return _message;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     */
+    public function UserChatEvent (ezgame :EZGameControl, speaker :int, message :String)
+    {
+        super(TYPE, ezgame);
+        _speaker = speaker;
+        _message = message;
+    }
+
+    override public function toString () :String
+    {
+        return "[UserChatEvent speaker=" + _speaker + ", message=" + _message + "]";
+    }
+
+    override public function clone () :Event
+    {
+        return new UserChatEvent(_ezgame, _speaker, _message);
+    }
+
+    /** Our implementation details. */
+    protected var _speaker: int;
+    protected var _message :String;
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
index 54cb125a..b1a560c8 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.ObjectRemovedEvent;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.OidListListener;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.SetListener;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatDisplay;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatCodes;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMessage;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.UserMessage;
+
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.OccupantInfo;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ import com.threerings.ezgame.util.EZObjectMarshaller;
  */
 public class GameControlBackend
     implements MessageListener, SetListener, ElementUpdateListener,
-               PropertySetListener
+               PropertySetListener, ChatDisplay
 {
     public var log :Log = Log.getLog(this);
 
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ public class GameControlBackend
 
         _ezObj.addListener(this);
         _ctx.getClient().getClientObject().addListener(_userListener);
+        _ctx.getChatDirector().addChatDisplay(this);
     }
 
     public function setSharedEvents (disp :IEventDispatcher) :void
@@ -832,6 +838,23 @@ public class GameControlBackend
             event.getOldValue(), event.getIndex());
     }
 
+    // from ChatDisplay
+    public function clear () :void
+    {
+    }
+
+    // from ChatDisplay
+    public function displayMessage (msg :ChatMessage, alreadyDisplayed :Boolean) :Boolean
+    {
+        if (msg is UserMessage && msg.localtype == ChatCodes.PLACE_CHAT_TYPE) {
+            var info :OccupantInfo = _ezObj.getOccupantInfo((msg as UserMessage).speaker);
+            if (info != null) {
+                callUserCode("userChat_v1", info.bodyOid, msg.message);
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public function messageReceived (event :MessageEvent) :void
     {
         var name :String = event.getName();