diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index 1aff962b9..586ec8529 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings {
             mFormat = mFormat.replace("{TEAMNAME}", "{5}");
             mFormat = mFormat.replace("{PREFIX}", "{6}");
             mFormat = mFormat.replace("{SUFFIX}", "{7}");
+            mFormat = mFormat.replace("{USERNAME}", "{8}");
             mFormat = "§r".concat(mFormat);
             chatFormats.put(group, mFormat);
         }
diff --git a/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerLowest.java b/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerLowest.java
index 1969315c0..5963fc04f 100644
--- a/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerLowest.java
+++ b/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerLowest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class EssentialsChatPlayerListenerLowest extends EssentialsChatPlayer {
         format = format.replace("{5}", team == null ? "" : team.getDisplayName());
         format = format.replace("{6}", prefix);
         format = format.replace("{7}", suffix);
+        format = format.replace("{8}", player.getName());
         synchronized (format) {
             event.setFormat(format);
         }