diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxiedPlayer.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxiedPlayer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a9b9dcb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxiedPlayer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.api.proxy;
+
+import com.velocitypowered.api.server.ServerInfo;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.util.MessagePosition;
+import net.kyori.text.Component;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a player who is connected to the proxy.
+ */
+public interface ProxiedPlayer {
+    /**
+     * Returns the player's current username.
+     * @return the username
+     */
+    String getUsername();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the player's UUID.
+     * @return the UUID
+     */
+    UUID getUniqueId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the server that the player is currently connected to.
+     * @return an {@link Optional} the server that the player is connected to, which may be empty
+     */
+    Optional<ServerInfo> getCurrentServer();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the player's IP address.
+     * @return the player's IP
+     */
+    InetSocketAddress getRemoteAddress();
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether or not the player remains online.
+     * @return whether or not the player active
+     */
+    boolean isActive();
+
+    /**
+     * Sends a chat message to the player's client.
+     * @param component the chat message to send
+     */
+    default void sendMessage(@Nonnull Component component) {
+        sendMessage(component, MessagePosition.CHAT);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sends a chat message to the player's client in the specified position.
+     * @param component the chat message to send
+     * @param position the position for the message
+     */
+    void sendMessage(@Nonnull Component component, @Nonnull MessagePosition position);
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/MessagePosition.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/MessagePosition.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b27d7d4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/MessagePosition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.api.util;
+
+/**
+ * Represents where a chat message is going to be sent.
+ */
+public enum MessagePosition {
+    /**
+     * The chat message will appear in the client's HUD. These messages can be filtered out by the client.
+     */
+    CHAT,
+    /**
+     * The chat message will appear in the client's HUD and can't be dismissed.
+     */
+    SYSTEM,
+    /**
+     * The chat message will appear above the player's main HUD. This text format doesn't support many component features,
+     * such as hover events.
+     */
+    ACTION_BAR
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
index 62cd39ad6..1c1ad4687 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
                 ServerInfo info = new ServerInfo("test", new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 25566));
                 ServerConnection connection = new ServerConnection(info, player, VelocityServer.getServer());
                 connection.connect();
+                return;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
index e276a12b7..2dbb3b215 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.client;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.util.MessagePosition;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxiedPlayer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnectionAssociation;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.data.GameProfile;
@@ -20,12 +23,13 @@ import net.kyori.text.serializer.PlainComponentSerializer;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation {
+public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, ProxiedPlayer {
     private static final PlainComponentSerializer PASS_THRU_TRANSLATE = new PlainComponentSerializer((c) -> "", TranslatableComponent::key);
 
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ConnectedPlayer.class);
@@ -42,14 +46,21 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation {
         this.connection = connection;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String getUsername() {
         return profile.getName();
     }
 
+    @Override
     public UUID getUniqueId() {
         return profile.idAsUuid();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Optional<ServerInfo> getCurrentServer() {
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
     public GameProfile getProfile() {
         return profile;
     }
@@ -58,10 +69,39 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation {
         return connection;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public InetSocketAddress getRemoteAddress() {
         return (InetSocketAddress) connection.getChannel().remoteAddress();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isActive() {
+        return connection.getChannel().isActive();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void sendMessage(@Nonnull Component component, @Nonnull MessagePosition position) {
+        Preconditions.checkNotNull(component, "component");
+        Preconditions.checkNotNull(position, "position");
+
+        byte pos = (byte) position.ordinal();
+        String json;
+        if (position == MessagePosition.ACTION_BAR) {
+            // Due to issues with action bar packets, we'll need to convert the text message into a legacy message
+            // and then inject the legacy text into a component... yuck!
+            JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
+            object.addProperty("text", ComponentSerializers.LEGACY.serialize(component));
+            json = VelocityServer.GSON.toJson(object);
+        } else {
+            json = ComponentSerializers.JSON.serialize(component);
+        }
+
+        Chat chat = new Chat();
+        chat.setType(pos);
+        chat.setMessage(json);
+        connection.write(chat);
+    }
+
     public ServerConnection getConnectedServer() {
         return connectedServer;
     }