diff --git a/src/network/network_admin.cpp b/src/network/network_admin.cpp
--- a/src/network/network_admin.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_admin.cpp
@@ -790,6 +790,25 @@ NetworkRecvStatus ServerNetworkAdminSock
 	return NETWORK_RECV_STATUS_OKAY;
 }
 
+NetworkRecvStatus ServerNetworkAdminSocketHandler::Receive_ADMIN_EXTERNAL_CHAT(Packet *p)
+{
+	if (this->status == ADMIN_STATUS_INACTIVE) return this->SendError(NETWORK_ERROR_NOT_EXPECTED);
+
+	std::string source = p->Recv_string(NETWORK_CHAT_LENGTH);
+	TextColour colour = (TextColour)p->Recv_uint16();
+	std::string user = p->Recv_string(NETWORK_CHAT_LENGTH);
+	std::string msg = p->Recv_string(NETWORK_CHAT_LENGTH);
+
+	if (!IsValidConsoleColour(colour)) {
+		Debug(net, 1, "[admin] Not supported chat colour {} ({}, {}, {}) from '{}' ({}).", (uint16)colour, source, user, msg, this->admin_name, this->admin_version);
+		return this->SendError(NETWORK_ERROR_ILLEGAL_PACKET);
+	}
+
+	NetworkServerSendExternalChat(source, colour, user, msg);
+
+	return NETWORK_RECV_STATUS_OKAY;
+}
+
 /*
  * Useful wrapper functions
  */