diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc_defines.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc_defines.dm
index ccc3f766950..1a1e5967a79 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc_defines.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc_defines.dm
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 // Runechat symbol types
 #define RUNECHAT_SYMBOL_EMOTE 1
 #define RUNECHAT_SYMBOL_LOOC 2
+#define RUNECHAT_SYMBOL_DEAD 3
 
 /// Waits at a line of code until X is true
 #define UNTIL(X) while(!(X)) sleep(world.tick_lag)
diff --git a/code/datums/chatmessage.dm b/code/datums/chatmessage.dm
index 46852784a0f..8108bf3f430 100644
--- a/code/datums/chatmessage.dm
+++ b/code/datums/chatmessage.dm
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
 			symbol = "<span style='font-size: 5px; color: #6699cc;'><b>\[LOOC]</b></span> "
 			size ||= "small"
 			output_color = "gray"
+		if(RUNECHAT_SYMBOL_DEAD)
+			symbol = null
+			output_color = "#b826b3"
 		else
 			symbol = null
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_misc_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_misc_procs.dm
index c8226c08b14..9412c112aac 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_misc_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_misc_procs.dm
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 //Direct dead say used both by emote and say
 //It is somewhat messy. I don't know what to do.
 //I know you can't see the change, but I rewrote the name code. It is significantly less messy now
-/proc/say_dead_direct(message, mob/subject = null)
+/proc/say_dead_direct(message, mob/subject, raw_message)
 	var/name
 	var/keyname
 	if(subject && subject.client)
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@
 	for(var/obj/item/radio/deadsay_radio_system as anything in GLOB.deadsay_radio_systems)
 		deadsay_radio_system.attempt_send_deadsay_message(subject, message)
 
+	var/should_show_runechat = (subject && raw_message && !subject.orbiting_uid)
+
 	for(var/mob/M in GLOB.player_list)
 		if(M.client && ((!isnewplayer(M) && M.stat == DEAD) || check_rights(R_ADMIN|R_MOD,0,M) || istype(M, /mob/living/simple_animal/revenant)) && M.get_preference(PREFTOGGLE_CHAT_DEAD))
 			var/follow
@@ -558,6 +560,8 @@
 						lname = name
 				lname = "<span class='name'>[lname]</span> "
 			to_chat(M, "<span class='deadsay'>[lname][follow][message]</span>")
+			if(should_show_runechat && (M.client?.prefs.toggles2 & PREFTOGGLE_2_RUNECHAT) && M.see_invisible >= subject.invisibility)
+				M.create_chat_message(subject, raw_message, symbol = RUNECHAT_SYMBOL_DEAD)
 
 /proc/notify_ghosts(message, ghost_sound = null, enter_link = null, title = null, atom/source = null, image/alert_overlay = null, flashwindow = TRUE, action = NOTIFY_JUMP, role = null) //Easy notification of ghosts.
 	for(var/mob/O in GLOB.player_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_say_base.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_say_base.dm
index 6b193b3fe96..ddb279e0ac9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_say_base.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_say_base.dm
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@
 		create_log(DEADCHAT_LOG, message)
 		return
 
-	say_dead_direct("[pick("complains", "moans", "whines", "laments", "blubbers", "salts", "copes", "seethes", "malds")], <span class='message'>\"[message]\"</span>", src)
+	say_dead_direct("[pick("complains", "moans", "whines", "laments", "blubbers", "salts", "copes", "seethes", "malds")], <span class='message'>\"[message]\"</span>", src, raw_message=message)
 	create_log(DEADCHAT_LOG, message)
 	log_ghostsay(message, src)
 
 /**
  * Checks if the mob can understand the other speaker
- * 
+ *
  * If it return FALSE, then the message will have some letters replaced with stars from the heard message
 */
 /mob/proc/say_understands(atom/movable/other, datum/language/speaking = null)