diff --git a/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm b/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm
index 2308798345..3e6ed27302 100644
--- a/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm
+++ b/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 					send = 1
 					prefix = "(Eye) "
 
-			if(!send && (target in admins))
+			if(!send && (target in admins) && target.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/holder/show_rlooc))
 				send = 1
 				prefix = "(R)"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/setting_datums.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/setting_datums.dm
index 2d4bfc8ab2..e0e0356a6c 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/setting_datums.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/setting_datums.dm
@@ -189,4 +189,10 @@ var/list/_client_preferences_by_type
 	description = "Radio chatter"
 	key = "CHAT_RADIO"
 	enabled_description = "Show"
-	disabled_description = "Hide"
\ No newline at end of file
+	disabled_description = "Hide"
+
+/datum/client_preference/holder/show_rlooc
+	description ="Remote LOOC chat"
+	key = "CHAT_RLOOC"
+	enabled_description = "Show"
+	disabled_description = "Hide"