diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp b/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp
index 1331d7df..170f9f88 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp
@@ -1094,6 +1094,15 @@ Event EV_Client_Print
     "string",
     "Prints a string."
 );
+// Added in 2.0
+Event EV_Client_PrintDeathMsg
+(
+    "printdeathmsg",
+    EV_DEFAULT,
+    "sssss",
+    "msg1, msg2, killer, victim, deathType",
+    "Prints a death message string.  Used to allow death messages to appear in their correct language on client machines.."
+);
 Event EV_Client_SetVolumetric
 (
     "volumetric",
@@ -1341,6 +1350,7 @@ CLASS_DECLARATION(Listener, ClientGameCommandManager, NULL) {
     {&EV_Client_SetClampVelocity,           &ClientGameCommandManager::SetClampVel               },
     {&EV_Client_SetClampVelocityAxis,       &ClientGameCommandManager::SetClampVelAxis           },
     {&EV_Client_Print,                      &ClientGameCommandManager::Print                     },
+    {&EV_Client_PrintDeathMsg,              &ClientGameCommandManager::PrintDeathMsg             },
     {&EV_Client_EyeLimits,                  &ClientGameCommandManager::SetEyeLimits              },
     {&EV_Client_EyeMovement,                &ClientGameCommandManager::SetEyeMovement            },
     {&EV_Client_SFXStart,                   &ClientGameCommandManager::StartSFX                  },
@@ -1493,6 +1503,13 @@ void ClientGameCommandManager::Print(Event *ev)
     }
 }
 
+void ClientGameCommandManager::PrintDeathMsg(Event* ev)
+{
+    if (current_entity) {
+        cgi.DPrintf("%d:%s\n", current_entity->entityNumber, ev->GetString(1).c_str());
+    }
+}
+
 qboolean ClientGameCommandManager::IsBlockCommand(const str& name)
 {
     if (!str::icmp(name, "originspawn")) {
diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_commands.h b/code/cgame/cg_commands.h
index a0f1f3d0..60e39dec 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_commands.h
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_commands.h
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ private:
     void          SpawnVSSSource(int count, int timealive);
     void          EventViewKick(Event *ev);
     void          Print(Event *ev);
+    void          PrintDeathMsg(Event *ev); // Added in 2.0
     void          StartBlock(Event *ev);
     void          EndBlock(Event *ev);
     void          UpdateSpawnThing(spawnthing_t *ep);