diff --git a/MinecraftClient/ChatBot.cs b/MinecraftClient/ChatBot.cs
index c84ff57d..fd58719a 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/ChatBot.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/ChatBot.cs
@@ -75,10 +75,22 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Anything you want to initialize your bot, will be called on load by MinecraftCom
+        ///
+        /// NOTE: Chat messages cannot be sent at this point in the login process.  If you want to send
+        /// a message when the bot is loaded, use AfterGameJoined.
         /// </summary>
 
         public virtual void Initialize() { }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called after the server has been joined successfully and chat messages are able to be sent.
+        ///
+        /// NOTE: This is not always right after joining the server - if the bot was loaded after logging
+        /// in this is still called.
+        /// </summary>
+
+        public virtual void AfterGameJoined() { }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Will be called every ~100ms (10fps) if loaded in MinecraftCom
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs b/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs
index 7e9c95b7..35eaa124 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
 
         private readonly List<ChatBot> bots = new List<ChatBot>();
         private static readonly List<ChatBots.Script> scripts_on_hold = new List<ChatBots.Script>();
-        public void BotLoad(ChatBot b) { b.SetHandler(this); bots.Add(b); b.Initialize(); Settings.SingleCommand = ""; }
+        public void BotLoad(ChatBot b) {
+            b.SetHandler(this);
+            bots.Add(b);
+            b.Initialize();
+            if (this.handler != null)
+            {
+                b.AfterGameJoined();
+            }
+            Settings.SingleCommand = "";
+        }
         public void BotUnLoad(ChatBot b) {
             bots.RemoveAll(item => object.ReferenceEquals(item, b));
 
@@ -351,6 +360,8 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
         {
             if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Settings.BrandInfo))
                 handler.SendBrandInfo(Settings.BrandInfo.Trim());
+            foreach (ChatBot bot in bots)
+                bot.AfterGameJoined();
         }
 
         /// <summary>