diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/chat/ChatServer.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/chat/ChatServer.java
index a0fc76175..439eaf0a2 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/chat/ChatServer.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/chat/ChatServer.java
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ public class ChatServer extends AbstractServer {
         return chatRoom;
     }
 
+    public void sendSystemMessageToAllChatRooms(String message) {
+        for (ChatRoomMediator chatRoomMediator : _chatRooms.values())
+            chatRoomMediator.sendMessage("System", message, true);
+    }
+
     public ChatRoomMediator getChatRoom(String name) {
         return _chatRooms.get(name);
     }
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java
index b7dab4836..2d4f00272 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class HallServer extends AbstractServer {
             if (shutdown) {
                 cancelWaitingTables();
                 cancelTournamentQueues();
+                _chatServer.sendSystemMessageToAllChatRooms("System is entering shutdown mode and will be restarted when all games are finished");
             }
         } finally {
             _hallDataAccessLock.writeLock().unlock();