diff --git a/src/de/steamwar/velocitycore/listeners/ChatListener.java b/src/de/steamwar/velocitycore/listeners/ChatListener.java
index 74429c1..eb35fe4 100644
--- a/src/de/steamwar/velocitycore/listeners/ChatListener.java
+++ b/src/de/steamwar/velocitycore/listeners/ChatListener.java
@@ -169,10 +169,11 @@ public class ChatListener extends BasicListener {
         if(ChatListener.filteredCommand(sender, message))
             return;
 
-        if(!message.startsWith("/") && chatFilter(sender, message))
+        final String coloredMessage = sender.user().hasPerm(UserPerm.COLOR_CHAT) ? message.replace('&', '§') : message;
+        if(!message.startsWith("/") && chatFilter(sender, coloredMessage))
             return;
 
-        sender.getPlayer().spoofChatInput(message);
+        sender.getPlayer().spoofChatInput(coloredMessage);
     }
 
     private static boolean chatFilter(Chatter sender, String message) {