diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index c250eb8c4a3..f31b260633d 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -203,11 +203,15 @@
 	if(irc)
 		log_admin("PM: [key_name(src)]->IRC: [rawmsg]")
 		for(var/client/X in GLOB.admins)
+			if(!check_rights(R_ADMIN, 0, X))
+				continue
 			to_chat(X, "<span class='pm notice'><B>PM: [key_name(src, X, 0)]-&gt;IRC:</B> [keywordparsedmsg]</span>")
 	else
 		log_admin("PM: [key_name(src)]->[key_name(recipient)]: [rawmsg]")
 		//we don't use message_admins here because the sender/receiver might get it too
 		for(var/client/X in GLOB.admins)
+			if(!check_rights(R_ADMIN, 0, X))
+				continue
 			if(X.key!=key && X.key!=recipient.key)	//check client/X is an admin and isn't the sender or recipient
 				to_chat(X, "<span class='pm notice'><B>PM: [key_name(src, X, 0)]-&gt;[key_name(recipient, X, 0)]:</B> [keywordparsedmsg]</span>" )