diff --git a/client/components/Message.vue b/client/components/Message.vue
index 4b8163a4..6178a71e 100644
--- a/client/components/Message.vue
+++ b/client/components/Message.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 					<span class="only-copy">&gt; </span>
 				</template>
 			</span>
+			<span v-else-if="message.type === 'plugin'" class="from">
+				<template v-if="message.from && message.from.nick">
+					<span class="only-copy">[</span>
+					*{{ message.from.nick }}
+					<span class="only-copy">] </span>
+				</template>
+			</span>
 			<span v-else class="from">
 				<template v-if="message.from && message.from.nick">
 					<span class="only-copy">-</span>
diff --git a/src/models/msg.js b/src/models/msg.js
index a96edef4..f398f227 100644
--- a/src/models/msg.js
+++ b/src/models/msg.js
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class Msg {
 			this.type !== Msg.Type.TOPIC_SET_BY &&
 			this.type !== Msg.Type.MODE_CHANNEL &&
 			this.type !== Msg.Type.RAW &&
-			this.type !== Msg.Type.WHOIS
+			this.type !== Msg.Type.WHOIS &&
+			this.type !== Msg.Type.PLUGIN
 		);
 	}
 }
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ Msg.Type = {
 	TOPIC_SET_BY: "topic_set_by",
 	WHOIS: "whois",
 	RAW: "raw",
+	PLUGIN: "plugin",
 };
 
 module.exports = Msg;
diff --git a/src/plugins/packages/publicClient.js b/src/plugins/packages/publicClient.js
index c18cf668..7754f6ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/packages/publicClient.js
+++ b/src/plugins/packages/publicClient.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const Msg = require("../../models/msg");
+
 module.exports = class PublicClient {
 	constructor(client) {
 		this.client = client;
@@ -37,4 +39,24 @@ module.exports = class PublicClient {
 	getChannel(chanId) {
 		return this.client.find(chanId);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sends a message to this client, displayed in the given channel.
+	 *
+	 * @param {String} text the message to send
+	 * @param {Chan} chan the channel to send the message to
+	 * @param {String} identifier the identifier/name of the packages that is sending this message
+	 */
+	sendMessage(text, chan, identifier) {
+		chan.pushMessage(
+			this.client,
+			new Msg({
+				type: Msg.Type.PLUGIN,
+				text: text,
+				from: {
+					nick: identifier,
+				},
+			})
+		);
+	}
 };