diff --git a/src/Entities/Player.cpp b/src/Entities/Player.cpp
index fcc8eb9a0..393afc3b6 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/Player.cpp
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ void cPlayer::KilledBy(TakeDamageInfo & a_TDI)
 	m_World->SpawnItemPickups(Pickups, GetPosX(), GetPosY(), GetPosZ(), 10);
 	SaveToDisk();  // Save it, yeah the world is a tough place !
 
-	if (a_TDI.Attacker == NULL)
+	if ((a_TDI.Attacker == NULL) && m_World->ShouldBroadcastDeathMessages())
 	{
 		AString DamageText;
 		switch (a_TDI.DamageType)
@@ -1208,11 +1208,13 @@ unsigned int cPlayer::AwardAchievement(const eStatistic a_Ach)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		// First time, announce it
-		cCompositeChat Msg;
-		Msg.SetMessageType(mtSuccess);
-		Msg.AddShowAchievementPart(GetName(), cStatInfo::GetName(a_Ach));
-		m_World->BroadcastChat(Msg);
+		if (m_World->ShouldBroadcastAchievementMessages())
+		{
+			cCompositeChat Msg;
+			Msg.SetMessageType(mtSuccess);
+			Msg.AddShowAchievementPart(GetName(), cStatInfo::GetName(a_Ach));
+			m_World->BroadcastChat(Msg);
+		}
 
 		// Increment the statistic
 		StatValue New = m_Stats.AddValue(a_Ach);
diff --git a/src/Root.cpp b/src/Root.cpp
index b03a13382..efa21b775 100644
--- a/src/Root.cpp
+++ b/src/Root.cpp
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ void cRoot::LoadWorlds(cIniFile & IniFile)
 {
 	// First get the default world
 	AString DefaultWorldName = IniFile.GetValueSet("Worlds", "DefaultWorld", "world");
-	m_pDefaultWorld = new cWorld( DefaultWorldName.c_str());
+	m_pDefaultWorld = new cWorld(DefaultWorldName.c_str());
 	m_WorldsByName[ DefaultWorldName ] = m_pDefaultWorld;
 
 	// Then load the other worlds
 	unsigned int KeyNum = IniFile.FindKey("Worlds");
-	unsigned int NumWorlds = IniFile.GetNumValues( KeyNum);
+	unsigned int NumWorlds = IniFile.GetNumValues(KeyNum);
 	if (NumWorlds <= 0)
 	{
 		return;
diff --git a/src/Server.h b/src/Server.h
index b03359f03..c1640b388 100644
--- a/src/Server.h
+++ b/src/Server.h
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public:  // tolua_export
 	const AString & GetDescription(void) const {return m_Description; }
 
 	// Player counts:
-	int  GetMaxPlayers(void) const {return m_MaxPlayers; }
+	int  GetMaxPlayers(void) const { return m_MaxPlayers; }
 	int  GetNumPlayers(void) const;
 	void SetMaxPlayers(int a_MaxPlayers) { m_MaxPlayers = a_MaxPlayers; }
 	
 	// Hardcore mode or not:
-	bool IsHardcore(void) const {return m_bIsHardcore; }
+	bool IsHardcore(void) const { return m_bIsHardcore; }
 
 	// tolua_end
 
diff --git a/src/World.cpp b/src/World.cpp
index 7ad350e24..ff393bc2b 100644
--- a/src/World.cpp
+++ b/src/World.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@ void cWorld::Start(void)
 	AString Dimension = IniFile.GetValueSet("General", "Dimension", "Overworld");
 	m_Dimension = StringToDimension(Dimension);
 
+	m_BroadcastDeathMessages = IniFile.GetValueSetB("Broadcasting", "BroadcastDeathMessages", true);
+	m_BroadcastAchievementMessages = IniFile.GetValueSetB("Broadcasting", "BroadcastAchievementMessages", true);
+
 	// Try to find the "SpawnPosition" key and coord values in the world configuration, set the flag if found
 	int KeyNum = IniFile.FindKey("SpawnPosition");
 	m_IsSpawnExplicitlySet =
diff --git a/src/World.h b/src/World.h
index 9658178ae..cb77361f6 100644
--- a/src/World.h
+++ b/src/World.h
@@ -622,7 +622,10 @@ public:
 
 	bool ShouldUseChatPrefixes(void) const { return m_bUseChatPrefixes; }
 	void SetShouldUseChatPrefixes(bool a_Flag) { m_bUseChatPrefixes = a_Flag; }
-	
+
+	bool ShouldBroadcastDeathMessages(void) const { return m_BroadcastDeathMessages; }
+	bool ShouldBroadcastAchievementMessages(void) const { return m_BroadcastAchievementMessages; }
+
 	// tolua_end
 	
 	/** Saves all chunks immediately. Dangerous interface, may deadlock, use QueueSaveAllChunks() instead */
@@ -842,6 +845,9 @@ private:
 	double m_SpawnY;
 	double m_SpawnZ;
 
+	bool m_BroadcastDeathMessages;
+	bool m_BroadcastAchievementMessages;
+
 	double m_WorldAgeSecs;      // World age, in seconds. Is only incremented, cannot be set by plugins.
 	double m_TimeOfDaySecs;     // Time of day in seconds. Can be adjusted. Is wrapped to zero each day.
 	Int64  m_WorldAge;          // World age in ticks, calculated off of m_WorldAgeSecs