diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
index d9f6cd1c3..be8a093cb 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
@@ -501,12 +501,19 @@ and_util_warnIllegalWord( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, BadWordInfo* bwi,
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
 static void
-and_util_showChat( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
+and_util_showChat( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR const* msg, XP_S16 from )
 {
-    UTIL_CBK_HEADER("showChat", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V" );
+    UTIL_CBK_HEADER( "showChat", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V" );
+    jstring jname = NULL;
+    if ( 0 <= from ) {
+        LocalPlayer* lp = &uc->gameInfo->players[from];
+        XP_ASSERT( !lp->isLocal );
+        jname = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, lp->name );
+    }
+
     jstring jmsg = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, msg );
-    (*env)->CallVoidMethod( env, util->jutil, mid, jmsg );
-    deleteLocalRef( env, jmsg );
+    (*env)->CallVoidMethod( env, util->jutil, mid, jmsg, jname );
+    deleteLocalRefs( env, jmsg, jname, DELETE_NO_REF );
     UTIL_CBK_TAIL();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
index 86ed0ee6f..a5e40d8c0 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
@@ -1872,13 +1872,13 @@ Java_org_eehouse_android_xw4_jni_XwJNI_server_1endGame
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
-Java_org_eehouse_android_xw4_jni_XwJNI_server_1sendChat
+Java_org_eehouse_android_xw4_jni_XwJNI_board_1sendChat
 ( JNIEnv* env, jclass C, jint gamePtr, jstring jmsg )
 {
     XWJNI_START();
     XP_ASSERT( !!state->game.server );
     const char* msg = (*env)->GetStringUTFChars( env, jmsg, NULL );
-    server_sendChat( state->game.server, msg );
+    board_sendChat( state->game.board, msg );
     (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars( env, jmsg, msg );
     XWJNI_END();
 }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 1d2b77e27..ada5c43f7 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
     down. -->
     <string name="notify_title_fmt">Move in game %1$s</string>
     <string name="notify_chat_title_fmt">Chat message in game %1$s</string>
-
+    <string name="notify_chat_body_fmt">%1$s: %2$s</string>
     <!--
         ############################################################
         # Dialogs
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml
index 6dfb4cad9..052e65e93 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@
     down. -->
   <string name="notify_title_fmt">Evom ni emag %1$s</string>
   <string name="notify_chat_title_fmt">Tahc egassem ni emag %1$s</string>
+  <string name="notify_chat_body_fmt">%1$s: %2$s</string>
   <!--
         ############################################################
         # Dialogs
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml
index 2055a0b7d..b23ba6308 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@
     down. -->
   <string name="notify_title_fmt">MOVE IN GAME %1$s</string>
   <string name="notify_chat_title_fmt">CHAT MESSAGE IN GAME %1$s</string>
+  <string name="notify_chat_body_fmt">%1$s: %2$s</string>
   <!--
         ############################################################
         # Dialogs
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index f67d1e5ec..7ab7f7e86 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
         // and may stack dialogs on top of this one.  Including later
         // chat-messages.
         @Override
-        public void showChat( final String msg )
+        public void showChat( final String msg, String fromPlayer )
         {
             if ( BuildConstants.CHAT_SUPPORTED ) {
                 post( new Runnable() {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java
index ea2f62ed7..a5a769890 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public class GameUtils {
     public static class BackMoveResult {
         LastMoveInfo m_lmi;     // instantiated on demand
         String m_chat;
+        String m_chatFrom;
     }
 
     private static Object s_syncObj = new Object();
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ public class GameUtils {
         public String m_chat;
         public boolean m_gotMsg;
         public boolean m_gotChat;
+        public String m_chatFrom;
         public boolean m_gameOver;
 
         public FeedUtilsImpl( Context context, long rowid )
@@ -864,10 +866,12 @@ public class GameUtils {
             m_gotMsg = false;
             m_gameOver = false;
         }
-        public void showChat( String msg )
+        @Override
+        public void showChat( String msg, String fromName )
         {
             DBUtils.appendChatHistory( m_context, m_rowid, msg, false );
             m_gotChat = true;
+            m_chatFrom = fromName;
             m_chat = msg;
         }
         public void turnChanged( int newTurn )
@@ -919,6 +923,7 @@ public class GameUtils {
                     if ( null != bmr ) {
                         if ( null != feedImpl.m_chat ) {
                             bmr.m_chat = feedImpl.m_chat;
+                            bmr.m_chatFrom = feedImpl.m_chatFrom;
                         } else {
                             LastMoveInfo lmi = new LastMoveInfo();
                             XwJNI.model_getPlayersLastScore( gamePtr, -1, lmi );
@@ -1100,7 +1105,13 @@ public class GameUtils {
             int titleID;
             if ( null != bmr.m_chat ) {
                 titleID = R.string.notify_chat_title_fmt;
-                msg = "\"" + bmr.m_chat + "\"";
+                if ( null != bmr.m_chatFrom ) {
+                    msg = LocUtils
+                        .getString( context, R.string.notify_chat_body_fmt,
+                                    bmr.m_chatFrom, bmr.m_chat );
+                } else {
+                    msg = bmr.m_chat;
+                }
             } else {
                 titleID = R.string.notify_title_fmt;
                 msg = bmr.m_lmi.format( context );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
index cee2eaeb3..7be80dd8d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public class JNIThread extends Thread {
                 break;
 
             case CMD_SENDCHAT:
-                XwJNI.server_sendChat( m_jniGamePtr, (String)args[0] );
+                XwJNI.board_sendChat( m_jniGamePtr, (String)args[0] );
                 break;
 
             case CMD_NETSTATS:
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
index d4bf807aa..48f9a01e6 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public interface UtilCtxt {
     boolean warnIllegalWord( String dict, String[] words, int turn, 
                              boolean turnLost );
 
-    void showChat( String msg );
+    void showChat( String msg, String fromPlayer );
 
     boolean phoneNumbersSame( String num1, String num2 );
 }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
index b8d5ddfff..e0cf3676a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class UtilCtxtImpl implements UtilCtxt {
     }
 
     // These need to go into some sort of chat DB, not dropped.
-    public void showChat( String msg )
+    public void showChat( String msg, String fromPlayer )
     {
         subclassOverride( "showChat" );
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/XwJNI.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/XwJNI.java
index f7e4ff9a3..e27c380c4 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/XwJNI.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/XwJNI.java
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ public class XwJNI {
     public static native boolean board_endTrade( int gamePtr );
 
     public static native String board_formatRemainingTiles( int gamePtr );
+    public static native void board_sendChat( int gamePtr, String msg );
 
     public enum XP_Key {
         XP_KEY_NONE,
@@ -319,7 +320,6 @@ public class XwJNI {
     public static native String server_writeFinalScores( int gamePtr );
     public static native boolean server_initClientConnection( int gamePtr );
     public static native void server_endGame( int gamePtr );
-    public static native void server_sendChat( int gamePtr, String msg );
 
     // hybrid to save work
     public static native boolean board_server_prefsChanged( int gamePtr, 
diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.c b/xwords4/common/board.c
index 2252b004c..ffa69dd5b 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.c
@@ -796,6 +796,12 @@ board_canHint( const BoardCtxt* board )
     return canHint;
 }
 
+void
+board_sendChat( const BoardCtxt* board, const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
+{
+    server_sendChat( board->server, msg, board->selPlayer );
+}
+
 static XP_U16
 adjustOffset( XP_U16 curOffset, XP_S16 zoomBy )
 {
diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.h b/xwords4/common/board.h
index 4b4b41380..88a522223 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ XP_Bool board_canHideRack( const BoardCtxt* board );
 XP_Bool board_canTrade( BoardCtxt* board );
 XP_Bool board_canTogglePending( const BoardCtxt* board );
 XP_Bool board_canHint( const BoardCtxt* board );
+void board_sendChat( const BoardCtxt* board, const XP_UCHAR const* msg );
 
 /* zoomBy: >0: zoom in; < 0: zoom out; 0: query only */
 XP_Bool board_zoom( BoardCtxt* board, XP_S16 zoomBy, XP_Bool* canInOut );
diff --git a/xwords4/common/server.c b/xwords4/common/server.c
index 116e18639..2e58ce147 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/server.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/server.c
@@ -636,12 +636,14 @@ server_initClientConnection( ServerCtxt* server, XWStreamCtxt* stream )
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
 static void
-sendChatTo( ServerCtxt* server, XP_U16 devIndex, const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
+sendChatTo( ServerCtxt* server, XP_U16 devIndex, const XP_UCHAR const* msg,
+            XP_S8 from )
 {
     if ( comms_canChat( server->vol.comms ) ) {
         XWStreamCtxt* stream = messageStreamWithHeader( server, devIndex,
                                                         XWPROTO_CHAT );
         stringToStream( stream, msg );
+        stream_putU8( stream, from );
         stream_destroy( stream );
     } else {
         XP_LOGF( "%s: dropping chat %s; queue too full?", __func__, msg );
@@ -650,23 +652,23 @@ sendChatTo( ServerCtxt* server, XP_U16 devIndex, const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
 
 static void
 sendChatToClientsExcept( ServerCtxt* server, XP_U16 skip, 
-                         const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
+                         const XP_UCHAR const* msg, XP_S8 from )
 {
     XP_U16 devIndex;
     for ( devIndex = 1; devIndex < server->nv.nDevices; ++devIndex ) {
         if ( devIndex != skip ) {
-            sendChatTo( server, devIndex, msg );
+            sendChatTo( server, devIndex, msg, from );
         }
     }
 }
 
 void
-server_sendChat( ServerCtxt* server, const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
+server_sendChat( ServerCtxt* server, const XP_UCHAR const* msg, XP_S16 from )
 {
     if ( server->vol.gi->serverRole == SERVER_ISCLIENT ) {
-        sendChatTo( server, SERVER_DEVICE, msg );
+        sendChatTo( server, SERVER_DEVICE, msg, from );
     } else {
-        sendChatToClientsExcept( server, SERVER_DEVICE, msg );
+        sendChatToClientsExcept( server, SERVER_DEVICE, msg, from );
     }
 }
 #endif
@@ -2813,12 +2815,14 @@ server_receiveMessage( ServerCtxt* server, XWStreamCtxt* incoming )
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
     } else if ( code == XWPROTO_CHAT ) {
         XP_UCHAR* msg = stringFromStream( server->mpool, incoming );
+        XP_S16 from = 1 <= stream_getSize( incoming ) 
+            ? stream_getU8( incoming ) : -1;
         if ( isServer ) {
             XP_U16 sourceClientIndex = 
                 getIndexForDevice( server, stream_getAddress( incoming ) );
-            sendChatToClientsExcept( server, sourceClientIndex, msg );
+            sendChatToClientsExcept( server, sourceClientIndex, msg, from );
         }
-        util_showChat( server->vol.util, msg );
+        util_showChat( server->vol.util, msg, from );
         XP_FREE( server->mpool, msg );
 #endif
     } else if ( readStreamHeader( server, incoming ) ) {
diff --git a/xwords4/common/server.h b/xwords4/common/server.h
index 977c44620..42e2e28b7 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/server.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/server.h
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ XP_Bool server_initClientConnection( ServerCtxt* server, XWStreamCtxt* stream );
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
-void server_sendChat( ServerCtxt* server, const XP_UCHAR const* msg );
+void server_sendChat( ServerCtxt* server, const XP_UCHAR const* msg, 
+                      XP_S16 from );
 #endif
 
 void server_formatDictCounts( ServerCtxt* server, XWStreamCtxt* stream,
diff --git a/xwords4/common/util.h b/xwords4/common/util.h
index 02f093a5f..c1786b820 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/util.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/util.h
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ typedef struct UtilVtable {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
-    void (*m_util_showChat)( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR* const msg );
+    void (*m_util_showChat)( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR* const msg, 
+                             XP_S16 from );
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SHOW_PROGRESS
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ struct XW_UtilCtxt {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
-# define util_showChat( uc, m ) (uc)->vtable->m_util_showChat((uc),(m))
+# define util_showChat( uc, m, f ) (uc)->vtable->m_util_showChat((uc),(m),(f))
 #endif
 
 # ifdef SHOW_PROGRESS
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/cursesmain.c b/xwords4/linux/cursesmain.c
index 69c64b72a..4a98eacae 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/cursesmain.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/cursesmain.c
@@ -1428,15 +1428,22 @@ curses_util_makeStreamFromAddr(XW_UtilCtxt* uc, XP_PlayerAddr channelNo )
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
 static void
 curses_util_showChat( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, 
-                      const XP_UCHAR* const XP_UNUSED_DBG(msg) )
+                      const XP_UCHAR* const XP_UNUSED_DBG(msg),
+                      XP_S16 XP_UNUSED_DBG(from) )
 {
     CursesAppGlobals* globals = (CursesAppGlobals*)uc->closure;
     globals->nChatsSent = 0;
-    XP_LOGF( "%s: got \"%s\"", __func__, msg );
+# ifdef DEBUG
+    const XP_UCHAR* name = "<unknown>";
+    if ( 0 <= from ) {
+        CommonGlobals* cGlobals = &globals->cGlobals;
+        name = cGlobals->gi->players[from].name;
+    }
+    XP_LOGF( "%s: got \"%s\" from %s", __func__, msg, name );
+# endif
 }
 #endif
 
-
 static void
 setupCursesUtilCallbacks( CursesAppGlobals* globals, XW_UtilCtxt* util )
 {
@@ -1770,7 +1777,7 @@ chatsTimerFired( gpointer data )
                   comms_getChannelSeed( game->comms ),
                   timp->tm_hour, timp->tm_min, timp->tm_sec );
         XP_LOGF( "%s: sending \"%s\"", __func__, msg );
-        server_sendChat( game->server, msg );
+        board_sendChat( game->board, msg );
         ++globals->nChatsSent;
     }
 
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
index ca1183bc9..e8120828f 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ handle_chat_button( GtkWidget* XP_UNUSED(widget), GtkGameGlobals* globals )
 {
     gchar* msg = gtkGetChatMessage( globals );
     if ( NULL != msg ) {
-        server_sendChat( globals->cGlobals.game.server, msg );
+        board_sendChat( globals->cGlobals.game.board, msg );
         g_free( msg );
     }
 }
@@ -2191,10 +2191,16 @@ gtk_util_makeStreamFromAddr(XW_UtilCtxt* uc, XP_PlayerAddr channelNo )
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_CHAT
 static void
-gtk_util_showChat( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR* const msg )
+gtk_util_showChat( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR* const msg, XP_S16 from )
 {
     GtkGameGlobals* globals = (GtkGameGlobals*)uc->closure;
-    (void)gtkask( globals->window, msg, GTK_BUTTONS_OK, NULL );
+    XP_UCHAR buf[1024];
+    XP_UCHAR* name = "<unknown>";
+    if ( 0 <= from ) {
+        name = globals->cGlobals.gi->players[from].name;
+    }
+    XP_SNPRINTF( buf, VSIZE(buf), "quoth %s: %s", name, msg );
+    (void)gtkask( globals->window, buf, GTK_BUTTONS_OK, NULL );
 }
 #endif
 #endif