diff --git a/include/courtroom.h b/include/courtroom.h
index a8942efe2..f8d10e00b 100644
--- a/include/courtroom.h
+++ b/include/courtroom.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ class Courtroom : public QMainWindow {
   void list_music();
   void list_areas();
 
+  // player list build function
+  void set_player_list(QStringList players);
+
   // Debug log (formerly master server chat log)
   void debug_message_handler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context,
                              const QString &msg);
@@ -769,6 +772,7 @@ class Courtroom : public QMainWindow {
   QListWidget *ui_mute_list;
   QTreeWidget *ui_area_list;
   QTreeWidget *ui_music_list;
+  QTreeWidget *ui_player_list;
 
   ScrollText *ui_music_name;
   InterfaceLayer *ui_music_display;
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index a09b5dbc4..7425e54eb 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ Courtroom::Courtroom(AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QMainWindow()
   ui_music_list->setUniformRowHeights(true);
   ui_music_list->setObjectName("ui_music_list");
 
+  ui_player_list = new QTreeWidget(this);
+  ui_player_list->setColumnCount(1);
+  ui_player_list->setHeaderHidden(true);
+  ui_player_list->header()->setStretchLastSection(false);
+  ui_player_list->header()->setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
+  ui_player_list->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
+  ui_player_list->setUniformRowHeights(true);
+  ui_player_list->setObjectName("ui_player_list");
+
   ui_music_display = new InterfaceLayer(this, ao_app);
   ui_music_display->set_play_once(false);
   ui_music_display->set_cull_image(false);
@@ -1133,6 +1142,9 @@ void Courtroom::set_widgets()
   else
     ui_music_list->setIndentation(music_list_indentation.toInt());
 
+  set_size_and_pos(ui_player_list, "player_list");
+  ui_player_list->header()->setMinimumSectionSize(ui_player_list->width());
+
   QString music_list_animated = ao_app->get_design_element("music_list_animated", "courtroom_design.ini");
   ui_music_list->setAnimated(music_list_animated == "1" || music_list_animated.startsWith("true"));
 
@@ -1479,6 +1491,7 @@ void Courtroom::set_fonts(QString p_char)
   set_font(ui_debug_log, "", "debug_log", p_char);
   set_font(ui_server_chatlog, "", "server_chatlog", p_char);
   set_font(ui_music_list, "", "music_list", p_char);
+  set_font(ui_player_list, "", "player_list", p_char);
   set_font(ui_area_list, "", "area_list", p_char);
   set_font(ui_music_name, "", "music_name", p_char);
 
@@ -2096,6 +2109,27 @@ void Courtroom::list_areas()
   }
 }
 
+void Courtroom::set_player_list(QStringList players)
+{
+  ui_player_list->clear();
+  QBrush player_list_brush(ao_app->get_color("player_list_color", "courtroom_design.ini"));
+  int player_index = 0;
+  for (QString &player : players) {
+    QString player_char_name = ""
+    if (player.split('"').size() > 1) {
+      player_char_name = player.split('"')[1];
+    }
+    QTreeWidgetItem *treeItem = ui_player_list->topLevelItem(player_index);
+    if (treeItem == nullptr) {
+      treeItem = new QTreeWidgetItem(ui_player_list);
+    }
+    treeItem->setText(1, player);
+    treeItem->setIcon(1, QIcon(ao_app->get_image_suffix(ao_app->get_character_path(player_char_name, "char_icon"))));
+    treeItem->setBackground(1, player_list_brush);
+    ++player_index;
+  }
+}
+
 void Courtroom::debug_message_handler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context,
                                       const QString &msg)
 {
diff --git a/src/packet_distribution.cpp b/src/packet_distribution.cpp
index 2e6c63bc2..5939096b6 100644
--- a/src/packet_distribution.cpp
+++ b/src/packet_distribution.cpp
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket *p_packet)
       w_courtroom->format_clock(id, time_format, timer_value);
     }
   }
+  else if (header == "PL") {
+    if (courtroom_constructed && f_contents.size() > 0) {
+      w_courtroom->set_player_list(f_contents);
+    }
+  }
   else if (header == "CHECK") {
     if (!courtroom_constructed)
       goto end;