diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapAPI.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapAPI.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e884a05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapAPI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.dynmap;
+
+import org.dynmap.markers.MarkerAPI;
+
+/**
+ * This is the interface representing the published API for the Dynmap plugin.  Public methods of the
+ * DynmapPlugin class that are not defined in this interface are subject to change without notice, so
+ * be careful with forming dependencies beyond these.  Plugins accessing dynmap 0.24 or later should
+ * do so by casting the Plugin to this interface.
+ * 
+ */
+public interface DynmapAPI {
+    /**
+     * This method can return null if the 'markers' component has not been configured - 
+     * a warning message will be issued to the server.log in this event.
+     * 
+     * @return MarkerAPI, or null if not configured
+     */
+    public MarkerAPI getMarkerAPI();
+    /**
+     * Test if the marker API has been initialized yet
+     *
+     * @return true if it has been initialized
+     */
+    public boolean markerAPIInitialized();
+    /**
+     * Send generic message to all web users
+     * @param sender - label for sender of message ("Message from <plugin>:") - if null, no from notice
+     * @param msg - message to be sent
+     */
+    public boolean sendBroadcastToWeb(String sender, String msg);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
index 6146f5b1..4bce7b1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import org.dynmap.web.HttpServer;
 import org.dynmap.web.handlers.ClientConfigurationHandler;
 import org.dynmap.web.handlers.FilesystemHandler;
 
-public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
+public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements DynmapAPI {
     public HttpServer webServer = null;
     public MapManager mapManager = null;
     public PlayerList playerList;
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         "radiusrender",
         "reload",
         "stats",
-        "resetstats" }));
+        "resetstats",
+        "sendtoweb" }));
 
     @Override
     public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
@@ -859,6 +860,12 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
                     mapManager.resetStats(sender, null);
                 else
                     mapManager.resetStats(sender, args[1]);
+            } else if (c.equals("sendtoweb") && checkPlayerPermission(sender, "sendtoweb")) {
+                String msg = "";
+                for(int i = 1; i < args.length; i++) {
+                    msg += args[i] + " ";
+                }
+                this.sendBroadcastToWeb("dynmap", msg);
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -1287,6 +1294,18 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     public boolean markerAPIInitialized() {
         return (markerapi != null);
     }
+    /**
+     * Send generic message to all web users
+     * @param sender - label for sender of message ("[<sender>] nessage") - if null, no from notice
+     * @param msg - message to be sent
+     */
+    public boolean sendBroadcastToWeb(String sender, String msg) {
+        if(mapManager != null) {
+            mapManager.pushUpdate(new Client.ChatMessage("plugin", sender, "", msg, ""));
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
     /**
      * Register markers API - used by component to supply marker API to plugin
      */
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index a2811973..8f5f8340 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ commands:
            /<command> stats world - Show render statistics for maps on world 'world'.
            /<command> resetstats - Reset render statistics.
            /<command> resetstats world - Reset render statistics for maps on world 'world'.
+           /<command> sendtoweb msg - Send message to web users
+            
   dmarker:
     description: Manipulate map markers
     usage: |
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ permissions:
       dynmap.reload: true
       dynmap.stats: true
       dynmap.resetstats: true
+      dynmap.sendtoweb: true
       dynmap.marker.add: true
       dynmap.marker.update: true
       dynmap.marker.movehere: true
@@ -125,6 +128,9 @@ permissions:
   dynmap.resetstats:
     description: Allows /dynmap resetstats or /dynmap resetstats <world>
     default: op
+  dynmap.sendtoweb:
+    description: Allows /dynmap sendtoweb
+    default: op
   dynmap.marker.add:
     description: Allows /dmarker add
     default: op
diff --git a/web/js/chatbox.js b/web/js/chatbox.js
index c13142b8..ab7b1d53 100644
--- a/web/js/chatbox.js
+++ b/web/js/chatbox.js
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ componentconstructors['chatbox'] = function(dynmap, configuration) {
 			 .appendTo(messageRow);
 		}
 
-		var playerNameContainer = $('<span/>')
-			.addClass('messagetext')
-			.text(' '+message.name+': ');
-
+		var playerNameContainer = '';
+		if(message.name) {
+			playerNameContainer = $('<span/>').addClass('messagetext').text(' '+message.name+': ');
+		}
+		
 		var playerMessageContainer = $('<span/>')
 			.addClass('messagetext')
 			.text(message.text);