diff --git a/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp b/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
index 88d23caba..63f1f3896 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ void CChat::AddLine(int ClientID, int Mode, const char *pLine, int TargetID)
 	if(*pLine == 0 || (ClientID != -1 && (!g_Config.m_ClShowsocial || !m_pClient->m_aClients[ClientID].m_Active || // unknown client
 		m_pClient->m_aClients[ClientID].m_ChatIgnore ||
 		g_Config.m_ClFilterchat == 2 ||
-		(m_pClient->m_LocalClientID != ClientID && g_Config.m_ClFilterchat == 1 && !m_pClient->m_aClients[ClientID].m_Friend))))
+		(m_pClient->m_LocalClientID != ClientID && g_Config.m_ClFilterchat == 1 && !m_pClient->m_aClients[ClientID].m_Friend)))
+		|| (TargetID == -1 && Mode == CHAT_WHISPER))
 		return;
 
 	// trim right and set maximum length to 128 utf8-characters