diff --git a/CraftBukkit-Patches/0049-Enable-Foreign-Language-Signs.patch b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0049-Enable-Foreign-Language-Signs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2711c15ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0049-Enable-Foreign-Language-Signs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From ba0018601961308c4c4213daaeef9c23e62ef37f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: md_5 <md_5@live.com.au>
+Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:53:03 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH] Enable Foreign Language Signs
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java
+index 8deba1b..998ac8d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java
+@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ public class PlayerConnection extends Connection {
+                     flag = false;
+                 } else {
+                     for (i = 0; i < packet130updatesign.lines[j].length(); ++i) {
+-                        if (SharedConstants.allowedCharacters.indexOf(packet130updatesign.lines[j].charAt(i)) < 0) {
++                        if (!SharedConstants.isAllowedChatCharacter(packet130updatesign.lines[j].charAt(i))) { // Spigot
+                             flag = false;
+                         }
+                     }
+-- 
+1.8.1.2
+