diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Console.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Console.java
index 23db84039..2b442d2c8 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Console.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Console.java
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public final class Console implements IMessageRecipient {
     @Override public void sendMessage(String message) {
         getCommandSender().sendMessage(message);
     }
+
+    @Override public boolean isReachable() {
+        return true;
+    }
     
     /* ================================
      * >> DELEGATE METHODS
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index 18917fa02..9b7a88edf 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -717,6 +717,10 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IMessageRecipien
     public String getName() {
         return this.getBase().getName();
     }
+    
+    @Override public boolean isReachable() {
+        return getBase().isOnline();
+    }
 
     @Override public MessageResponse sendMessage(IMessageRecipient recipient, String message) {
         return this.messageRecipient.sendMessage(recipient, message);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java
index f82f1c635..9907eda23 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ public class Commandr extends EssentialsCommand {
         }
 
         final IMessageRecipient target = messageSender.getReplyRecipient();
-        
-        // Check to make sure the sender does have a quick-reply recipient, and that the recipient is online.
-        if (target == null || (target instanceof User && !((User) target).getBase().isOnline())) {
+        // Check to make sure the sender does have a quick-reply recipient
+        if (target == null) {
             throw new Exception(tl("foreverAlone"));
         }
         messageSender.sendMessage(target, message);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/IMessageRecipient.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/IMessageRecipient.java
index bf2d9c8b9..d30eb91b9 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/IMessageRecipient.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/IMessageRecipient.java
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ public interface IMessageRecipient {
      */
     String getDisplayName();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether this recipient is reachable. A case where the recipient is not reachable is if they are offline.
+     *
+     * @return whether this recipient is reachable
+     */
+    boolean isReachable();
+
     /**
      * Returns the {@link IMessageRecipient} this recipient should send replies to.
      *
@@ -82,7 +89,9 @@ public interface IMessageRecipient {
         /** States that the message was <b>NOT</b> received as a result of the receiver ignoring all messages. */
         MESSAGES_IGNORED,
         /** States that the message was <b>NOT</b> received as a result of the sender being ignored by the recipient. */
-        SENDER_IGNORED;
+        SENDER_IGNORED,
+        /** States that the message was <b>NOT</b> received as a result of the recipient being unreachable. */
+        UNREACHABLE;
 
         /**
          * Returns whether this response is a success. In other words equal to {@link #SUCCESS} or {@link #SUCCESS_BUT_AFK}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/SimpleMessageRecipient.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/SimpleMessageRecipient.java
index a3284ef63..5bdda34e6 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/SimpleMessageRecipient.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/messaging/SimpleMessageRecipient.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
  *     <li>{@link IMessageRecipient#sendMessage(String)}</li>
  *     <li>{@link IMessageRecipient#getName()}</li>
  *     <li>{@link IMessageRecipient#getDisplayName()}</li>
+ *     <li>{@link IMessageRecipient#isReachable()}</li>
  * </ul>
  * 
  * The reply-recipient is wrapped in a {@link WeakReference}.
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ public class SimpleMessageRecipient implements IMessageRecipient {
     @Override public MessageResponse sendMessage(IMessageRecipient recipient, String message) {
         MessageResponse messageResponse = recipient.onReceiveMessage(this.parent, message);
         switch (messageResponse) {
+            case UNREACHABLE:
+                sendMessage(tl("recentlyForeverAlone", recipient.getDisplayName()));
             case MESSAGES_IGNORED:
                 sendMessage(tl("msgIgnore", recipient.getDisplayName()));
                 break;
@@ -79,6 +82,10 @@ public class SimpleMessageRecipient implements IMessageRecipient {
 
     @Override
     public MessageResponse onReceiveMessage(IMessageRecipient sender, String message) {
+        if (!isReachable()) {
+            return MessageResponse.UNREACHABLE;
+        }
+        
         User user = this.parent instanceof User ? (User) this.parent : null;
         boolean afk = false;
         if (user != null) {
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ public class SimpleMessageRecipient implements IMessageRecipient {
         if (ess.getSettings().isLastMessageReplyRecipient()) {
             // If this recipient doesn't have a reply recipient, initiate by setting the first
             // message sender to this recipient's replyRecipient.
-            if (getReplyRecipient() == null) {
+            if (!isReachable()) {
                 setReplyRecipient(sender);
             }
         } else { // Old message functionality, always set the reply recipient to the last person who sent us a message.
@@ -107,6 +114,10 @@ public class SimpleMessageRecipient implements IMessageRecipient {
         return afk ? MessageResponse.SUCCESS_BUT_AFK : MessageResponse.SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    @Override public boolean isReachable() {
+        return this.parent.isReachable();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      * <p />
diff --git a/Essentials/src/messages.properties b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
index b25851730..d792aeef4 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/messages.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ fireworkSyntax=\u00a76Firework parameters\:\u00a7c color\:<color> [fade\:<color>
 flyMode=\u00a76Set fly mode\u00a7c {0} \u00a76for {1}\u00a76.
 flying=flying
 foreverAlone=\u00a74You have nobody to whom you can reply.
+recentlyForeverAlone=\u00a74{0} recently went offline.
 fullStack=\u00a74You already have a full stack.
 gameMode=\u00a76Set game mode\u00a7c {0} \u00a76for \u00a7c{1}\u00a76.
 gcWorld=\u00a76{0} "\u00a7c{1}\u00a76"\: \u00a7c{2}\u00a76 chunks, \u00a7c{3}\u00a76 entities, \u00a7c{4}\u00a76 tiles.