diff --git a/server-cli/src/cli.rs b/server-cli/src/cli.rs
index 32d98cfeb6..652d9b9c6e 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ pub enum Message {
     /// returns active player names
     ListPlayers,
     ListLogs,
+    SendWorldMsg {
+        msg: String,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/server-cli/src/main.rs b/server-cli/src/main.rs
index 31f82c5af5..3549c7bdd2 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ use crate::{
     tui_runner::Tui,
     tuilog::TuiLog,
 };
-use common::{clock::Clock, comp::Player, consts::MIN_RECOMMENDED_TOKIO_THREADS};
+use common::{
+    clock::Clock,
+    comp::{ChatType, Player},
+    consts::MIN_RECOMMENDED_TOKIO_THREADS,
+};
 use common_base::span;
 use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use server::{persistence::DatabaseSettings, settings::Protocol, Event, Input, Server};
@@ -394,6 +398,11 @@ fn server_loop(
                         .collect();
                     let _ = response.send(MessageReturn::Logs(lines));
                 },
+                Message::SendWorldMsg { msg } => {
+                    use server::state_ext::StateExt;
+                    let msg = ChatType::Meta.into_plain_msg(msg);
+                    server.state().send_chat(msg);
+                },
             }
             false
         };
diff --git a/server-cli/src/web/ui.rs b/server-cli/src/web/ui.rs
index 4e26772762..fb5206dfa7 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/web/ui.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/web/ui.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ fn inner() -> &'static str {
 </div>
 
 <div id="players" class="tabcontent">
+  <label for="world_msg">Message:</label>
+  <input type="text" id="world_msg" name="world_msg" onchange="sendGlobalMsg();"></input>
+  <input type="button" value="Send" onclick="sendGlobalMsg();"></input>
   <h3>Players</h3>
   <ul id="players_list">
   </ul>
@@ -192,6 +195,25 @@ function changeSlider(evt, sliderId, showId) {
     sliderNo.innerHTML = slider.value;
 }
 
+async function sendGlobalMsg() {
+    var world_msg = document.getElementById("world_msg");
+    const msg_text = world_msg.value;
+
+    const msg_response = await fetch("/ui_api/v1/send_world_msg", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            msg: msg_text
+        })
+    });
+
+    if (msg_response.status == 200) {
+      world_msg.value = '';
+    }
+}
+
 async function update_players() {
     const players_response = await fetch("/ui_api/v1/players");
     const players = await players_response.json();
diff --git a/server-cli/src/web/ui_api.rs b/server-cli/src/web/ui_api.rs
index f47fc0c4f5..28baeb5f6d 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/web/ui_api.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/web/ui_api.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use axum::{
     http::header::COOKIE,
     middleware::Next,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
-    routing::get,
+    routing::{get, post},
     Json, Router,
 };
 use hyper::{Request, StatusCode};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{
     collections::HashSet,
     net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn router(web_ui_request_s: UiRequestSender, secret_token: String) -> Router
     Router::new()
         .route("/players", get(players))
         .route("/logs", get(logs))
+        .route("/send_world_msg", post(send_world_msg))
         .layer(axum::middleware::from_fn_with_state(ip_addrs, log_users))
         .layer(axum::middleware::from_fn_with_state(token, validate_secret))
         .with_state(web_ui_request_s)
@@ -101,3 +103,19 @@ async fn logs(
         _ => Err(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct SendWorldMsgBody {
+    msg: String,
+}
+
+async fn send_world_msg(
+    State(web_ui_request_s): State<UiRequestSender>,
+    Json(payload): Json<SendWorldMsgBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, StatusCode> {
+    let (dummy_s, _) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+    let _ = web_ui_request_s
+        .send((Message::SendWorldMsg { msg: payload.msg }, dummy_s))
+        .await;
+    Ok(())
+}