diff --git a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
index 1ddef5d4597..d8453a38f01 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
 		if(client.prefs.toggles & PREFTOGGLE_CHAT_GHOSTEARS && (speaker in view(src)))
 			message = "<b>[message]</b>"
 
+	// Ensure only the speaker is forced to emote, and that the spoken language is inname
+	if(speaker == src)
+		for(var/datum/multilingual_say_piece/SP in message_pieces)
+			if(SP.speaking && SP.speaking.flags & INNATE)
+				custom_emote(EMOTE_AUDIBLE, message_clean, TRUE)
+				return
+
 	if(!can_hear())
 		// INNATE is the flag for audible-emote-language, so we don't want to show an "x talks but you cannot hear them" message if it's set
 		// if(!language || !(language.flags & INNATE))