diff --git a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs
index dbf769a..bea9180 100644
--- a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs
+++ b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public partial class CS2_SimpleAdmin : BasePlugin, IPluginConfig<CS2_SimpleAdmin
     public override string ModuleName => "CS2-SimpleAdmin" + (Helper.IsDebugBuild ? " (DEBUG)" : " (RELEASE)");
     public override string ModuleDescription => "Simple admin plugin for Counter-Strike 2 :)";
     public override string ModuleAuthor => "daffyy";
-    public override string ModuleVersion => "1.8.2b-zio6";
+    public override string ModuleVersion => "1.8.2b-zio7";
     
     public override void Load(bool hotReload)
     {
diff --git a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Commands/basechat.cs b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Commands/basechat.cs
index a301a9b..8df9685 100644
--- a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Commands/basechat.cs
+++ b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Commands/basechat.cs
@@ -128,9 +128,16 @@ public partial class CS2_SimpleAdmin
         var utf8BytesString = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(message);
         var utf8String = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(utf8BytesString);
 
+        // zio: from a player, "(PM) [RANK] name: message".
+        var rank = caller == null ? null : Helper.GetStaffRankTag(caller);
+        var line = caller == null || _localizer == null
+            ? $"({callerName}) {utf8String}".ReplaceColorTags()
+            : rank == null
+                ? _localizer["sa_psay_template_norank", callerName, utf8String.Trim()]
+                : _localizer["sa_psay_template", rank, callerName, utf8String.Trim()];
         playersToTarget.ForEach(player =>
         {
-            player.PrintToChat($"({callerName}) {utf8String}".ReplaceColorTags());
+            player.PrintToChat(line);
         });
 
         command.ReplyToCommand($" Private message sent!");
diff --git a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Helper.cs b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Helper.cs
index 226ff47..8227425 100644
--- a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Helper.cs
+++ b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/Helper.cs
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ internal static class Helper
         return string.Join(" ", parts);
     }
 
-    // zio: staff rank groups, highest first, and their chat abbreviations.
+    // zio: rank groups, highest first, and their chat abbreviations. Guardian (VIP) is last, so a
+    // staff rank wins.
     private static readonly (string Group, string Tag)[] StaffRanks =
     [
         ("#rank/owner", "O"),
@@ -154,9 +155,10 @@ internal static class Helper
         ("#rank/mod", "M"),
         ("#rank/trialmod", "TM"),
         ("#rank/helper", "H"),
+        ("#rank/guardian", "G"),
     ];
 
-    // zio: the player's highest staff rank abbreviation, or null if they're in no rank group.
+    // zio: the player's highest rank abbreviation, or null if they're in no rank group.
     internal static string? GetStaffRankTag(CCSPlayerController player)
     {
         var groups = AdminManager.GetPlayerAdminData(new SteamID(player.SteamID))?.Groups;
diff --git a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/lang/en.json b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/lang/en.json
index 7f60c78..2dd7b7e 100644
--- a/CS2-SimpleAdmin/lang/en.json
+++ b/CS2-SimpleAdmin/lang/en.json
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
 	"sa_staffchat_template_player": "{default}>[{purple}STAFF{default}] {purple}{0}{default}: {purple}{1}{default}",
 	"sa_staffsay_template": "[{lime}{0}{default}] {darkred}{1}{default}: {red}{2}{default}",
 	"sa_staffsay_template_norank": "{darkred}{0}{default}: {red}{1}{default}",
+	"sa_psay_template": "{default}(PM) [{lime}{0}{default}] {yellow}{1}{default}: {grey}{2}{default}",
+	"sa_psay_template_norank": "{default}(PM) {yellow}{0}{default}: {grey}{1}{default}",
 	"sa_adminchat_template_player": "{SILVER}(PLAYER) {lightred}{0}{default}: {lightred}{1}{default}",
 	"sa_discord_log_command": "**{0}** issued command `{1}` on server `HOSTNAME`",
 	"sa_menu_pluginsmanager_loaded": "{lime}Enabled {default}plugin {lime}{0}",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cabad66..5425f65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ from the `build-1.8.2b` tag). Changes, all marked `zio:` in the code:
   that share their IP, don't apply to them; a ban on their own SteamID still does. `@css/root`
   has it, as it has every `@css` flag.
 - Staff chat shows the sender's rank, from their highest `#rank/...` group (O, SA, A, TA, M, TM,
-  H for helper): `@message` in team chat and `css_asay` read `>[STAFF][RANK] name: message`, and
+  H for helper, G for guardian): `@message` in team chat and `css_asay` read
+  `>[STAFF][RANK] name: message`, and
   `@message` in all chat and `css_say` from a player read `[RANK] name: message` (`name: message`
   if they have no rank group). A non-staff player's `@message` in team chat reads
   `>[STAFF] name: message`, all in purple. Console's `css_say`/`css_asay` are unchanged. New lang keys
   `sa_staffchat_template`, `sa_staffsay_template`, their `_norank` variants and
   `sa_staffchat_template_player`, in `lang/en.json` only.
+- `css_psay` from a player reads `(PM) [RANK] name: message` (`(PM) name: message` without a rank
+  group); console's is unchanged. Lang keys `sa_psay_template` and `sa_psay_template_norank`.
 
 Publish with `FORGEJO_TOKEN=... ./release.sh v<ModuleVersion>` (ModuleVersion is `1.8.2b-zioN`).
 It rebuilds from the committed source and uploads `SimpleAdmin-<tag>.tar.gz` to git.zio.sh