diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcastworld.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcastworld.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edc32c8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcastworld.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
+
+import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n.tl;
+
+import com.earth2me.essentials.CommandSource;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.IText;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.KeywordReplacer;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.SimpleTextInput;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
+
+import org.bukkit.Server;
+import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+
+public class Commandbroadcastworld extends EssentialsCommand {
+
+    public Commandbroadcastworld() {
+        super("broadcastworld");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(final Server server, final User user, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception {
+        sendBroadcast(user.getWorld().getName(), user.getDisplayName(), getFinalArg(args, 0));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(final Server server, final CommandSource sender, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception {
+        if (args.length < 2) {
+            throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException("world");
+        }
+        sendBroadcast(args[0], sender.getSender().getName(), getFinalArg(args, 1));
+    }
+
+    private void sendBroadcast(final String worldName, final String name, final String message) throws Exception {
+        World world = ess.getWorld(worldName);
+        if (world == null) {
+            throw new Exception(tl("invalidWorld"));
+        }
+        sendToWorld(world, tl("broadcast", FormatUtil.replaceFormat(message).replace("\\n", "\n"), name));
+    }
+
+    private void sendToWorld(World world, String message) {
+        IText broadcast = new SimpleTextInput(message);
+        final Collection<Player> players = ess.getOnlinePlayers();
+
+        for (Player player : players) {
+            if (player.getWorld().equals(world)) {
+                final User user = ess.getUser(player);
+                broadcast = new KeywordReplacer(broadcast, new CommandSource(player), ess, false);
+                for (String messageText : broadcast.getLines()) {
+                    user.sendMessage(messageText);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
index 619a77b38..d464a0db1 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ commands:
     description: Broadcasts a message to the entire server.
     usage: /<command> <msg>
     aliases: [bc,ebc,bcast,ebcast,ebroadcast,shout,eshout]
+  broadcastworld:
+    description: Broadcasts a message to a world.
+    usage: /<command> <world> <msg>
+    aliases: [bcw,ebcw,bcastw,ebcastw,ebroadcastworld,shoutworld,eshoutworld]
   bigtree:
     description: Spawn a big tree where you are looking.
     usage: /<command> <tree|redwood|jungle>