diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 5b6e89873ca..55f47832ed0 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 			return TRUE
 		if(src.last_message_count >= SPAM_TRIGGER_WARNING)
 			//"auto-ban" sends the message that the cold and uncaring gamecode has been designed to quiash you like a bug in short measure should you continue, and it's quite intentional that the user isn't told exactly what that entails.
-			to_chat(src, span_danger("You are nearing the auto-ban limit for identical messages."))
+			to_chat(src, span_userdanger("You are nearing the auto-ban limit for identical messages."))
+			mob.balloon_alert(mob, "stop spamming!")
 			return FALSE
 	else
 		last_message = message