diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
index 6fffb7ca7f..d8d6911eaa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
@@ -700,12 +700,13 @@ private void postMessage(TextBox sender, bool newText)
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        void printRefsList() => EnqueueBotMessage($@"Match referees: {string.Join(", ", multiplayerRefereeTracker.Referees)}");
+                        void printRefsList() => EnqueueBotMessage($@"Match referees: {string.Join(", ", new[] { API.LocalUser.Value }.Concat(multiplayerRefereeTracker.Referees))}");
 
                         switch (parts.Length)
                         {
                             // special-case addref. only handle it locally
                             case 3 when parts[1] == @"addref":
+                                APIUser? localUser = API.LocalUser.Value;
                                 queryUsername(parts[2]).ContinueWith(t =>
                                 {
                                     APIUser? user = t.GetResultSafely();
@@ -716,6 +717,12 @@ private void postMessage(TextBox sender, bool newText)
                                         return;
                                     }
 
+                                    if (user.Id == localUser.Id)
+                                    {
+                                        EnqueueBotMessage(@"You can't addref yourself. Just make sure you have the host.");
+                                        return;
+                                    }
+
                                     multiplayerRefereeTracker.AddRef(user);
                                     printRefsList();
                                 });