diff --git a/core/smn_lang.cpp b/core/smn_lang.cpp
index d4d6101d..54248abe 100644
--- a/core/smn_lang.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_lang.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,16 @@ static cell_t sm_LoadTranslations(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static cell_t sm_SetGlobalTransTarget(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(params[1]);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 REGISTER_NATIVES(langNativeS)
 {
 	{"LoadTranslations",			sm_LoadTranslations},
+	{"SetGlobalTransTarget",		sm_SetGlobalTransTarget},
 	{NULL,							NULL},
 };
diff --git a/plugins/include/halflife.inc b/plugins/include/halflife.inc
index aea2abf2..99b2378a 100644
--- a/plugins/include/halflife.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/halflife.inc
@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@ stock PrintToChatAll(const String:format[], any:...)
 	new maxClients = GetMaxClients();
 	decl String:buffer[192];
 	
-	VFormat(buffer, sizeof(buffer), format, 2);
-	
 	for (new i = 1; i <= maxClients; i++)
 	{
 		if (IsClientInGame(i))
 		{
+			SetGlobalTransTarget(i);
+			VFormat(buffer, sizeof(buffer), format, 2);
 			PrintToChat(i, "%s", buffer);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/include/lang.inc b/plugins/include/lang.inc
index f1d5b5df..09f82e5b 100644
--- a/plugins/include/lang.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/lang.inc
@@ -28,3 +28,14 @@
  * @noreturn
  */
 native LoadTranslations(const String:file[]);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the global language target.  This is useful for creating functions
+ * that will be compatible with the %t format specifier.  Note that invalid
+ * indexes can be specified but the error will occur during translation,
+ * not during this function call.
+ *
+ * @param client	Client index or LANG_SERVER.
+ * @noreturn
+ */
+native SetGlobalTransTarget(client);