diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 947892d12..c1104eff0 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void set_default_settings()
 	g_settings.setDefault("screenshot_path", ".");
 
 	// Server stuff
+	g_settings.setDefault("motd", "<Message of the day (motd) not set>");
 	g_settings.setDefault("enable_experimental", "false");
 	g_settings.setDefault("creative_mode", "false");
 	g_settings.setDefault("enable_damage", "true");
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index b0c087d09..0b312fbc3 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -3196,9 +3196,14 @@ void Server::ProcessData(u8 *data, u32 datasize, u16 peer_id)
 			line += L"Server: ";
 
 			message = message.substr(commandprefix.size());
+			
+			WStrfnd f1(message);
+			f1.next(L" ");
+			std::wstring paramstring = f1.next(L"");
 
 			ServerCommandContext *ctx = new ServerCommandContext(
 				str_split(message, L' '),
+				paramstring,
 				this,
 				&m_env,
 				player,
@@ -4018,7 +4023,9 @@ std::wstring Server::getStatusString()
 	}
 	os<<L"}";
 	if(((ServerMap*)(&m_env.getMap()))->isSavingEnabled() == false)
-		os<<" WARNING: Map saving is disabled."<<std::endl;
+		os<<std::endl<<" WARNING: Map saving is disabled.";
+	if(g_settings.get("motd") != "")
+		os<<std::endl<<narrow_to_wide(g_settings.get("motd"));
 	return os.str();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/servercommand.cpp b/src/servercommand.cpp
index 333e29084..a2001b0c5 100644
--- a/src/servercommand.cpp
+++ b/src/servercommand.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ void cmd_setting(std::wostringstream &os,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	std::string confline = wide_to_narrow(ctx->parms[1] + L" = " + ctx->parms[2]);
+	std::string confline = wide_to_narrow(
+			ctx->parms[1] + L" = " + ctx->paramstring);
 	g_settings.parseConfigLine(confline);
 	os<< L"-!- Setting changed.";
 }
diff --git a/src/servercommand.h b/src/servercommand.h
index 9013bc2a6..cee4976b1 100644
--- a/src/servercommand.h
+++ b/src/servercommand.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct ServerCommandContext
 {
 
 	std::vector<std::wstring> parms;
+	std::wstring paramstring;
 	Server* server;
 	ServerEnvironment *env;
 	Player* player;
@@ -39,11 +40,13 @@ struct ServerCommandContext
 
 	ServerCommandContext(
 		std::vector<std::wstring> parms,
+		std::wstring paramstring,
 		Server* server,
 		ServerEnvironment *env,
 		Player* player,
 		u64 privs)
-		: parms(parms), server(server), env(env), player(player), privs(privs)
+		: parms(parms), paramstring(paramstring),
+		server(server), env(env), player(player), privs(privs)
 	{
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/strfnd.h b/src/strfnd.h
index 2be92d43b..e3d380e37 100644
--- a/src/strfnd.h
+++ b/src/strfnd.h
@@ -74,6 +74,56 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+class WStrfnd{
+    std::wstring tek;
+    unsigned int p;
+public:
+    void start(std::wstring niinq){
+        tek = niinq;
+        p=0;
+    }
+    unsigned int where(){
+        return p;
+    }
+    void to(unsigned int i){
+        p = i;
+    }
+    std::wstring what(){
+        return tek;
+    }
+    std::wstring next(std::wstring plop){
+        //std::cout<<"tek=\""<<tek<<"\" plop=\""<<plop<<"\""<<std::endl;
+        size_t n;
+        std::wstring palautus;
+        if (p < tek.size())
+        {  
+            //std::cout<<"\tp<tek.size()"<<std::endl;
+            if ((n = tek.find(plop, p)) == std::wstring::npos || plop == L"")
+            {  
+                //std::cout<<"\t\tn == string::npos || plop == \"\""<<std::endl;
+                n = tek.size();
+            }
+            else
+            {  
+                //std::cout<<"\t\tn != string::npos"<<std::endl;
+            }
+            palautus = tek.substr(p, n-p);
+            p = n + plop.length();
+        }
+        //else
+            //std::cout<<"\tp>=tek.size()"<<std::endl;
+		//std::cout<<"palautus=\""<<palautus<<"\""<<std::endl;
+        return palautus;
+    }
+    bool atend(){
+        if(p>=tek.size()) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+    WStrfnd(std::wstring s){
+        start(s);
+    }
+};
+
 inline std::string trim(const std::string &s)
 {
 	std::string str = s;