diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
index 4d3e3b1943..98426e5b7d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ public partial class StandAloneChatDisplay : CompositeDrawable
 
         private const float text_box_height = 30;
 
+        public readonly Bindable<int> ChatPacingInterval = new BindableInt
+        {
+            MinValue = 100,
+            MaxValue = 2500,
+            Default = 1250,
+            Value = 1250
+        };
+
         [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)] // not sure if it actually can be null
         private ChatTimerHandler? chatTimerHandler { get; set; }
 
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ private void processMessageQueue()
                 {
                     (string text, var target) = messageQueue.Dequeue();
                     sendMessageAndLog(text, target);
-                    Scheduler.AddDelayed(processMessageQueue, 1250);
+                    Scheduler.AddDelayed(processMessageQueue, ChatPacingInterval.Value);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ private void processMessageQueue()
                     (string text, Channel target) = botMessageQueue.Dequeue();
                     string message = $@"[FakeBanchoBot]: {text}";
                     sendMessageAndLog(message, target);
-                    Scheduler.AddDelayed(processMessageQueue, 1250);
+                    Scheduler.AddDelayed(processMessageQueue, ChatPacingInterval.Value);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -818,6 +826,16 @@ protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
                 return base.OnKeyDown(e);
             }
 
+            protected override bool CanAddCharacter(char character)
+            {
+                if (character != '\n')
+                    return base.CanAddCharacter(character);
+
+                // special-case newline char to send a message instead
+                Commit();
+                return false;
+            }
+
             protected override void LoadComplete()
             {
                 base.LoadComplete();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
index 280310a6d1..841fb3a25e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -518,7 +518,9 @@ private void load()
                                                                     RowDimensions = new[]
                                                                     {
                                                                         new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize), // chat OverlineHeader
-                                                                        new Dimension(), // chat
+                                                                        new Dimension(), // chat,
+                                                                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize), // chat send delay slider
+                                                                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, row_padding),
                                                                         new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize), // beatmap queue OverlineHeader
                                                                         new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize), // add item button
                                                                         new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, row_padding),
@@ -530,6 +532,11 @@ private void load()
                                                                     {
                                                                         new Drawable[] { new OverlinedHeader("Chat") },
                                                                         new Drawable[] { chatDisplay = new MatchChatDisplay(room) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both } },
+                                                                        new Drawable[]
+                                                                        {
+                                                                            new SettingsSlider<int> { LabelText = @"Chat message send interval (setting too low can cause messages to be dropped!!!!)", Current = chatDisplay.ChatPacingInterval, }
+                                                                        },
+                                                                        null,
                                                                         new Drawable[] { new OverlinedHeader("Beatmap queue") },
                                                                         new Drawable[] { new AddItemButton { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X, Height = 40, Text = "Add item", Action = () => ShowSongSelect() }, },
                                                                         null,