diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffBroadcast.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffBroadcast.java
index 5e2b8fbdefb..fd6ef3ff245 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffBroadcast.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffBroadcast.java
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
  */
 package ch.njol.skript.effects;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 import ch.njol.skript.Skript;
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.Description;
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.Examples;
@@ -31,19 +38,20 @@
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.VariableString;
 import ch.njol.skript.registrations.Classes;
 import ch.njol.skript.util.LiteralUtils;
+import ch.njol.skript.util.SkriptColor;
+import ch.njol.skript.util.Utils;
 import ch.njol.skript.util.chat.BungeeConverter;
 import ch.njol.skript.util.chat.ChatMessages;
 import ch.njol.util.Kleenean;
+import ch.njol.util.StringUtils;
 import ch.njol.util.coll.CollectionUtils;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.event.Event;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
+import org.bukkit.event.server.BroadcastMessageEvent;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 @Name("Broadcast")
 @Description("Broadcasts a message to the server.")
@@ -54,6 +62,8 @@
 @Since("1.0, 2.6 (broadcasting objects), 2.6.1 (using advanced formatting)")
 public class EffBroadcast extends Effect {
 
+	private static final Pattern HEX_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?i)&x((?:&\\p{XDigit}){6})");
+
 	static {
 		Skript.registerEffect(EffBroadcast.class, "broadcast %objects% [(to|in) %-worlds%]");
 	}
@@ -65,8 +75,8 @@ public class EffBroadcast extends Effect {
 	@Nullable
 	private Expression<World> worlds;
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Override
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public boolean init(Expression<?>[] exprs, int matchedPattern, Kleenean isDelayed, ParseResult parseResult) {
 		messageExpr = LiteralUtils.defendExpression(exprs[0]);
 		messages = messageExpr instanceof ExpressionList ?
@@ -74,37 +84,51 @@ public boolean init(Expression<?>[] exprs, int matchedPattern, Kleenean isDelaye
 		worlds = (Expression<World>) exprs[1];
 		return LiteralUtils.canInitSafely(messageExpr);
 	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * This effect will call {@link BroadcastMessageEvent} as of INSERT_VERSION.
+	 */
 	@Override
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	public void execute(Event e) {
+	public void execute(Event event) {
 		List<CommandSender> receivers = new ArrayList<>();
 		if (worlds == null) {
 			receivers.addAll(Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers());
 			receivers.add(Bukkit.getConsoleSender());
 		} else {
-			for (World world : worlds.getArray(e))
+			for (World world : worlds.getArray(event))
 				receivers.addAll(world.getPlayers());
 		}
 
 		for (Expression<?> message : getMessages()) {
 			if (message instanceof VariableString) {
-				BaseComponent[] components = BungeeConverter.convert(((VariableString) message).getMessageComponents(e));
+				if (!dispatchEvent(getRawString(event, (VariableString) message), receivers))
+					continue;
+				BaseComponent[] components = BungeeConverter.convert(((VariableString) message).getMessageComponents(event));
 				receivers.forEach(receiver -> receiver.spigot().sendMessage(components));
 			} else if (message instanceof ExprColoured && ((ExprColoured) message).isUnsafeFormat()) { // Manually marked as trusted
-				for (Object realMessage : message.getArray(e)) {
+				for (Object realMessage : message.getArray(event)) {
+					if (!dispatchEvent(Utils.replaceChatStyles((String) realMessage), receivers))
+						continue;
 					BaseComponent[] components = BungeeConverter.convert(ChatMessages.parse((String) realMessage));
 					receivers.forEach(receiver -> receiver.spigot().sendMessage(components));
 				}
 			} else {
-				for (Object messageObject : message.getArray(e)) {
+				for (Object messageObject : message.getArray(event)) {
 					String realMessage = messageObject instanceof String ? (String) messageObject : Classes.toString(messageObject);
+					if (!dispatchEvent(Utils.replaceChatStyles(realMessage), receivers))
+						continue;
 					receivers.forEach(receiver -> receiver.sendMessage(realMessage));
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String toString(@Nullable Event event, boolean debug) {
+		return "broadcast " + messageExpr.toString(event, debug) + (worlds == null ? "" : " to " + worlds.toString(event, debug));
+	}
+
 	private Expression<?>[] getMessages() {
 		if (messageExpr instanceof ExpressionList && !messageExpr.getAnd()) {
 			return new Expression[] {CollectionUtils.getRandom(messages)};
@@ -112,9 +136,35 @@ private Expression<?>[] getMessages() {
 		return messages;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String toString(@Nullable Event e, boolean debug) {
-		return "broadcast " + messageExpr.toString(e, debug) + (worlds == null ? "" : " to " + worlds.toString(e, debug));
+	/**
+	 * Manually calls a {@link BroadcastMessageEvent}.
+	 * @param message the message
+	 * @return true if the dispatched event does not get cancelled
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	private static boolean dispatchEvent(String message, List<CommandSender> receivers) {
+		Set<CommandSender> recipients = Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<>(receivers));
+		BroadcastMessageEvent broadcastEvent;
+		if (Skript.isRunningMinecraft(1, 14)) {
+			broadcastEvent = new BroadcastMessageEvent(!Bukkit.isPrimaryThread(), message, recipients);
+		} else {
+			broadcastEvent = new BroadcastMessageEvent(message, recipients);
+		}
+		Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(broadcastEvent);
+		return !broadcastEvent.isCancelled();
 	}
-	
+
+	@Nullable
+	private static String getRawString(Event event, Expression<? extends String> string) {
+		if (string instanceof VariableString)
+			return ((VariableString) string).toUnformattedString(event);
+		String rawString = string.getSingle(event);
+		rawString = SkriptColor.replaceColorChar(rawString);
+		if (rawString.toLowerCase().contains("&x")) {
+			rawString = StringUtils.replaceAll(rawString, HEX_PATTERN, matchResult ->
+				"<#" + matchResult.group(1).replace("&", "") + '>');
+		}
+		return rawString;
+	}
+
 }