diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PlayerEvents.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PlayerEvents.java
index f08ad7202..b13197be0 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PlayerEvents.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PlayerEvents.java
@@ -935,11 +935,15 @@ public class PlayerEvents extends PlotListener implements Listener {
         PlotPlayer plotPlayer = BukkitUtil.getPlayer(event.getPlayer());
         Location location = plotPlayer.getLocation();
         PlotArea area = location.getPlotArea();
-        if (area == null || !area.isPlotChat() || !plotPlayer.getAttribute("chat")) {
+        if (area == null) {
             return;
         }
         Plot plot = area.getPlot(location);
-        if (plot == null || !plot.getFlag(ChatFlag.class)) {
+        if (plot == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!((plot.getFlag(ChatFlag.class) && area.isPlotChat() && plotPlayer.getAttribute("chat"))
+            || area.isForcingPlotChat())) {
             return;
         }
         if (plot.isDenied(plotPlayer.getUUID())) {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Chat.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Chat.java
index 7048dc31e..e8c9e395c 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Chat.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Chat.java
@@ -25,18 +25,24 @@
  */
 package com.plotsquared.core.command;
 
+import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.Captions;
 import com.plotsquared.core.player.PlotPlayer;
+import com.plotsquared.core.util.MainUtil;
 
 @CommandDeclaration(command = "chat",
-    description = "Toggle plot chat on or off",
-    usage = "/plot chat [on|off]",
+    description = "Toggles plot chat on or off",
+    usage = "/plot chat",
     permission = "plots.chat",
     category = CommandCategory.CHAT,
     requiredType = RequiredType.PLAYER)
 public class Chat extends SubCommand {
 
     @Override public boolean onCommand(PlotPlayer player, String[] args) {
-        MainCommand.getInstance().toggle.chat(this, player, new String[0], null, null);
+        if (player.getPlotAreaAbs().isForcingPlotChat()) {
+            MainUtil.sendMessage(player, Captions.PLOT_CHAT_FORCED);
+            return true;
+        }
+        MainCommand.getInstance().toggle.chat(this, player, args, null, null);
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java
index e4248e6f5..fcf35b783 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
     @Getter private boolean mobSpawning = false;
     @Getter private boolean mobSpawnerSpawning = false;
     @Getter private BiomeType plotBiome = BiomeTypes.FOREST;
-    @Getter private boolean plotChat = false;
+    @Getter private boolean plotChat = true;
+    @Getter private boolean forcingPlotChat = false;
     @Getter private boolean schematicClaimSpecify = false;
     @Getter private boolean schematicOnClaim = false;
     @Getter private String schematicFile = "null";
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
             }
         }
         this.plotChat = config.getBoolean("chat.enabled");
+        this.forcingPlotChat = config.getBoolean("chat.forced");
         this.worldBorder = config.getBoolean("world.border");
         this.maxBuildHeight = config.getInt("world.max_height");
         this.minBuildHeight = config.getInt("world.min_height");
@@ -389,6 +391,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
         options.put("economy.prices.merge", 100);
         options.put("economy.prices.sell", 100);
         options.put("chat.enabled", this.isPlotChat());
+        options.put("chat.forced", this.isForcingPlotChat());
         options.put("flags.default", null);
         options.put("event.spawn.egg", this.isSpawnEggs());
         options.put("event.spawn.custom", this.isSpawnCustom());