diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftChatMessage.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftChatMessage.java
index 58ff7d963b..844bf6a725 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftChatMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftChatMessage.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public final class CraftChatMessage {
             }
             out.append(c.getText());
         }
-        return out.toString();
+        return out.toString().replaceFirst("^(§0)*", "");
     }
 
     private CraftChatMessage() {