diff --git a/code/datums/components/mind_linker.dm b/code/datums/components/mind_linker.dm
index 23b13a652469..ab1b06501069 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/mind_linker.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/mind_linker.dm
@@ -190,11 +190,10 @@
 	return ..() && (owner.stat != DEAD)
 
 /datum/action/innate/linked_speech/Activate()
-
 	var/datum/component/mind_linker/linker = target
 	var/mob/living/linker_parent = linker.parent
 
-	var/message = sanitize(tgui_input_text(owner, "Enter a message to transmit.", "[linker.network_name] Telepathy"))
+	var/message = tgui_input_text(owner, "Enter a message to transmit.", "[linker.network_name] Telepathy")
 	if(!message || QDELETED(src) || QDELETED(owner) || owner.stat == DEAD)
 		return
 
@@ -208,7 +207,8 @@
 	var/list/all_who_can_hear = assoc_to_keys(linker.linked_mobs) + linker_parent
 
 	for(var/mob/living/recipient as anything in all_who_can_hear)
-		to_chat(recipient, formatted_message)
+		var/avoid_highlighting = (recipient == owner) || (recipient == linker_parent)
+		to_chat(recipient, formatted_message, type = MESSAGE_TYPE_RADIO, avoid_highlighting = avoid_highlighting)
 
 	for(var/mob/recipient as anything in GLOB.dead_mob_list)
-		to_chat(recipient, "[FOLLOW_LINK(recipient, owner)] [formatted_message]")
+		to_chat(recipient, "[FOLLOW_LINK(recipient, owner)] [formatted_message]", type = MESSAGE_TYPE_RADIO)