diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj
index 7aa68841..12867b4b 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="scripts\server\miscserverfixes.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="scripts\server\miscserverscript.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="scripts\server\scriptuserinfo.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="server\alltalk.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="server\auth\bansystem.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="server\auth\serverauthentication.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="server\buildainfile.cpp" />
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters
index bb880580..2526c50a 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1435,6 +1435,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="dedicated\dedicatedlogtoclient.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\dedicated</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="server\alltalk.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files\server</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <MASM Include="audio_asm.asm">
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/server/alltalk.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/server/alltalk.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6283a1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/server/alltalk.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "core/convar/convar.h"
+#include "engine/r2engine.h"
+
+size_t __fastcall ShouldAllowAlltalk()
+{
+	// this needs to return a 64 bit integer where 0 = true and 1 = false
+	static ConVar* Cvar_sv_alltalk = R2::g_pCVar->FindVar("sv_alltalk");
+	if (Cvar_sv_alltalk->GetBool())
+		return 0;
+
+	// lobby should default to alltalk, otherwise don't allow it
+	return strcmp(R2::g_pGlobals->m_pMapName, "mp_lobby");
+}
+
+ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("engine.dll", ServerAllTalk, ConVar, (CModule module))
+{
+	// replace strcmp function called in CClient::ProcessVoiceData with our own code that calls ShouldAllowAllTalk
+	MemoryAddress base = module.Offset(0x1085FA);
+
+	base.Patch("48 B8"); // mov rax, 64 bit int
+	// (uint8_t*)&ShouldAllowAlltalk doesn't work for some reason? need to make it a uint64 first
+	uint64_t pShouldAllowAllTalk = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(ShouldAllowAlltalk);
+	base.Offset(0x2).Patch((uint8_t*)&pShouldAllowAllTalk, 8);
+	base.Offset(0xA).Patch("FF D0"); // call rax
+
+	// nop until compare (test eax, eax)
+	base.Offset(0xC).NOP(0x7);
+}