diff --git a/src/engine/shared/variables_insta.h b/src/engine/shared/variables_insta.h
index 26f5ef01f1e..eec21309975 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/variables_insta.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/variables_insta.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvUnstackChat, sv_unstack_chat, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Rever
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvTournament, sv_tournament, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Print messages saying tournament is running. No other effects.")
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SvTournamentWelcomeChat, sv_tournament_welcome_chat, 900, "", CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Chat message shown in chat on join when sv_tournament is 1")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvTournamentChat, sv_tournament_chat, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "0=off, 1=Spectators can not public chat, 2=Nobody can public chat")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvTournamentChatRound, sv_tournament_chat_round, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "0=off, 1=Spectators can not public chat, 2=Nobody can public chat")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvTournamentChatSmart, sv_tournament_chat_smart, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Turns sv_tournament_chat on on restart and off on round end (1=specs,2=all)")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvTournamentJoinMsgs, sv_tournament_join_msgs, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Hide join/leave of spectators in chat !0.6 only for now! (0=off,1=hidden,2=shown for specs)")
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SvRoundStatsDiscordWebhook, sv_round_stats_discord_webhook, 512, "", CFGFLAG_SERVER, "If set will post score stats there on round end")
diff --git a/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp b/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp
index 5caf06e3ad8..622529cf032 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp
@@ -602,6 +602,11 @@ bool IGameController::CanBeMovedOnBalance(int ClientId)
 
 void IGameController::Tick()
 {
+	if(g_Config.m_SvTournamentChatRound > 0)
+	{
+		g_Config.m_SvTournamentChat = g_Config.m_SvTournamentChatRound;
+	}
+
 	// handle game states
 	if(m_GameState != IGS_GAME_RUNNING)
 	{
diff --git a/src/game/server/gamecontroller.h b/src/game/server/gamecontroller.h
index 7775c219c2e..b6160ebbad0 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamecontroller.h
+++ b/src/game/server/gamecontroller.h
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ class IGameController
 		if(m_GameState != IGS_END_MATCH)
 			OnEndMatchInsta();
 		SetGameState(IGS_END_MATCH, TIMER_END);
+		if(g_Config.m_SvTournamentChatRound > 0)
+		{
+			g_Config.m_SvTournamentChat = 0;
+			g_Config.m_SvTournamentChatRound = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	void EndRound() { SetGameState(IGS_END_ROUND, TIMER_END / 2); } // never called ddnet-insta has no round support yet