diff --git a/check_regex.yaml b/check_regex.yaml
index 538d570dae..3b5e13a650 100644
--- a/check_regex.yaml
+++ b/check_regex.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ standards:
 
     - exactly:
           [
-              269,
+              266,
               "non-bitwise << uses",
               '(?<!\d)(?<!\d\s)(?<!<)<<(?!=|\s\d|\d|<|\/)',
           ]
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 0fd922a285..87a33b0c98 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		cmd_admin_pm(href_list["priv_msg"],null)
 		return
 
+	if(href_list["commandbar_typing"])
+		handle_commandbar_typing(href_list)
+
 	switch(href_list["_src_"])
 		if("holder")
 			hsrc = holder
@@ -226,6 +229,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 	// Instantiate tgui panel
 	tgui_panel = new(src, "browseroutput")
 
+	initialize_commandbar_spy()
+
 	GLOB.ahelp_tickets.client_login(src)
 	GLOB.interviews.client_login(src)
 	GLOB.requests.client_login(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/verbs/typing.dm b/code/modules/client/verbs/typing.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28abf10ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/client/verbs/typing.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#define IC_VERBS list("say", "me", "whisper")
+
+/client/var/commandbar_thinking = FALSE
+/client/var/commandbar_typing = FALSE
+
+/client/proc/initialize_commandbar_spy()
+	src << output('html/typing_indicator.html', "commandbar_spy")
+
+/client/proc/handle_commandbar_typing(href_list)
+	if (length(href_list["verb"]) < 1 || !(lowertext(href_list["verb"]) in IC_VERBS) || text2num(href_list["argument_length"]) < 1)
+		if (commandbar_typing)
+			commandbar_typing = FALSE
+			stop_typing()
+		return
+
+	if (!commandbar_typing)
+		commandbar_typing = TRUE
+		start_typing()
+
+/client/proc/start_typing()
+	mob.set_typing_indicator(TRUE)
+
+/client/proc/stop_typing()
+	if(isnull(mob))
+		return FALSE
+	mob.set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
+
+#undef IC_VERBS
diff --git a/html/typing_indicator.html b/html/typing_indicator.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2988edff55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/typing_indicator.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+	<head>
+		<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<script>
+			lastseentypedtext = "";
+			function getoutput() {
+				setTimeout(getoutput, 1000);
+				window.location = "byond://winget?callback=checkoutput&id=:Input&property=text";
+			}
+			function checkoutput(props) {
+				if (typeof props !== 'object')
+					return;
+
+				if (typeof props.text !== 'string' && !(props.text instanceof String))
+					return;
+
+				var text = props.text;
+
+				if (text == lastseentypedtext)
+					return;
+
+				lastseentypedtext = text;
+
+				var words = text.split(" ");
+				var verb = words[0];
+				var argument = "";
+				var argument_length = -1;
+
+				if (words.length >= 2) {
+					words.splice(0, 1)
+					argument = words.join(" ");
+					argument_length = argument.length;
+				}
+
+				if (argument_length > 0 && argument[0] == "\"")
+					argument_length -= 1;
+
+				window.location = "byond://?commandbar_typing=1&verb="+encodeURIComponent(verb)+"&argument_length="+argument_length;
+			}
+			setTimeout(getoutput, 2000);
+		</script>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/interface/skin.dmf b/interface/skin.dmf
index 9d933e057c..18122c5e3e 100644
--- a/interface/skin.dmf
+++ b/interface/skin.dmf
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ window "mainwindow"
 		background-color = #272727
 		is-visible = false
 		saved-params = ""
+	elem "commandbar_spy"
+		type = BROWSER
+		is-default = false
+		pos = 0,0
+		size = 200x200
+		anchor1 = -1,-1
+		anchor2 = -1,-1
+		is-visible = false
+		saved-params = ""
 
 window "mapwindow"
 	elem "mapwindow"
