diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.cpp
index fd78299af..90d5c0a3f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 #include <iostream>
 using namespace std;
 
-void MechanicsFunctions::Jail(unsigned short pid, int jailDays, bool ignoreJailTeleportation) noexcept
+void MechanicsFunctions::Jail(unsigned short pid, int jailDays, bool ignoreJailTeleportation, const char* jailText) noexcept
 {
     Player *player;
     GET_PLAYER(pid, player, );
 
     player->jailDays = jailDays;
     player->ignoreJailTeleportation = ignoreJailTeleportation;
+    player->jailText = jailText;
 
     mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_JAIL)->setPlayer(player);
     mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_JAIL)->Send(false);
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.hpp
index 004692091..1554dbc00 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Mechanics.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 class MechanicsFunctions
 {
 public:
-    static void Jail(unsigned short pid, int jailDays, bool ignoreJailTeleportation) noexcept;
+    static void Jail(unsigned short pid, int jailDays, bool ignoreJailTeleportation = false, const char* jailText = "") noexcept;
 
     static void Resurrect(unsigned short pid, unsigned int type) noexcept;
 };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/jailscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/jailscreen.cpp
index 8eb440b27..d6bb2990b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/jailscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/jailscreen.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ namespace MWGui
             End of tes3mp addition
         */
 
+        /*
+            Start of tes3mp addition
+
+            If we've received a packet overriding the default jail text, use the new text
+        */
+        if (!mwmp::Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->jailText.empty())
+        {
+            message = mwmp::Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->jailText;
+            mwmp::Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->jailText = "";
+        }
+        /*
+            End of tes3mp addition
+        */
+
         std::stringstream dayStr;
         dayStr << mDays;
         if (message.find("%d") != std::string::npos)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
index 3e56fa0d7..d46cc92d3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ LocalPlayer::LocalPlayer()
 
     deathReason = "suicide";
     isChangingRegion = false;
+
+    jailText = "";
 }
 
 LocalPlayer::~LocalPlayer()
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp
index 346c09dc7..1d815c33e 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         int jailDays;
         bool ignoreJailTeleportation;
+        std::string jailText;
 
         unsigned int resurrectType;
     };
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerJail.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerJail.cpp
index 5b568c867..0ef83c4b3 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerJail.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerJail.cpp
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ void PacketPlayerJail::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, bool send)
 
     RW(player->jailDays, send);
     RW(player->ignoreJailTeleportation, send);
+    RW(player->jailText, send, 1);
 }