diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 691372f50..71eff6fb7 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -80,7 +80,14 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener {
         final User user = ess.getUser(event.getPlayer());
         if (user.isMuted()) {
             event.setCancelled(true);
-            user.sendMessage(tl("voiceSilenced"));
+
+            if (user.getMuteReason ().equals ("")) {
+                user.sendMessage(tl("voiceSilenced"));
+            }
+            else {
+                user.sendMessage(tl("voiceSilenced") + tl("muteFormat", user.getMuteReason ()));
+            }
+
             LOGGER.info(tl("mutedUserSpeaks", user.getName(), event.getMessage()));
         }
         try {
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index e9035a8ef..623bce407 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IMessageRecipien
                 setMuteTimeout(0);
                 sendMessage(tl("canTalkAgain"));
                 setMuted(false);
+                setMuteReason ("");
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
index e0bed142d..042d9b2c6 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
@@ -521,8 +521,12 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf {
     }
 
     public void setMuteReason (String reason) {
-        muteReason = reason;
-        config.setProperty ("muteReason", reason);
+        if (reason.equals("")) {
+            config.removeProperty ("muteReason");
+        } else {
+            muteReason = reason;
+            config.setProperty ("muteReason", reason);
+        }
         config.save();
     }
 
diff --git a/Essentials/src/messages.properties b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
index 96aa4c9dd..a48d41cf3 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/messages.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ vanished=\u00a76You are now completely invisible to normal users, and hidden fro
 versionMismatch=\u00a74Version mismatch\! Please update {0} to the same version.
 versionMismatchAll=\u00a74Version mismatch\! Please update all Essentials jars to the same version.
 voiceSilenced=\u00a76Your voice has been silenced\!
+muteFormat=\u00a74 Reason: {0}
 walking=walking
 warpDeleteError=\u00a74Problem deleting the warp file.
 warpList={0}