diff --git a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Conf.java b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Conf.java
index aba92d45..708e5bc6 100644
--- a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Conf.java
+++ b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Conf.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class Conf {
 	// Configuration on the Faction tag in chat messages.
 	public static boolean preloadChatPlugins = true;
 	public static boolean chatTagEnabled = true;
+	public static transient boolean chatTagHandledByAnotherPlugin = false;
 	public static boolean chatTagRelationColored = true;
 	public static String chatTagReplaceString = "{FACTION}";
 	public static String chatTagInsertAfterString = "";
diff --git a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
index 741470b7..014e2295 100644
--- a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
+++ b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ public class Factions extends JavaPlugin {
 		return me.isFactionChatting();
 	}
 
+	// If another plugin is handling insertion of chat tags, this should be used to notify Factions
+	public static void handleFactionTagExternally(boolean notByFactions) {
+		Conf.chatTagHandledByAnotherPlugin = notByFactions;
+	}
+
 	// Get a player's faction tag (faction name), mainly for usage by chat plugins for local/channel chat
 	public static String getPlayerFactionTag(Player player) {
 		return getPlayerFactionTagRelation(player, null);
diff --git a/src/org/mcteam/factions/listeners/FactionsPlayerListener.java b/src/org/mcteam/factions/listeners/FactionsPlayerListener.java
index 073d8f35..681bd19c 100644
--- a/src/org/mcteam/factions/listeners/FactionsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/org/mcteam/factions/listeners/FactionsPlayerListener.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class FactionsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener{
 		
 		// Are we to insert the Faction tag into the format?
 		// If we are not to insert it - we are done.
-		if ( ! Conf.chatTagEnabled) {
+		if ( ! Conf.chatTagEnabled || Conf.chatTagHandledByAnotherPlugin) {
 			return;
 		}