diff --git a/js/client-chat.js b/js/client-chat.js
index 5dc459160..e5dcbc405 100644
--- a/js/client-chat.js
+++ b/js/client-chat.js
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
 					break;
 
 				case 'error':
-					this.$chat.append('<div class="notice message-error">' + BattleLog.escapeHTML(row.slice(1).join('|')) + '</div>');
+					this.$chat.append('<div class="notice message-error">' + BattleLog.parseMessage(row.slice(1).join('|'), true) + '</div>');
 					break;
 
 				case 'uhtml':
diff --git a/src/battle-log.ts b/src/battle-log.ts
index 2b521c828..5a2c52f52 100644
--- a/src/battle-log.ts
+++ b/src/battle-log.ts
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ class BattleLog {
 		case 'text':
 			return ['chat', BattleLog.parseMessage(target)];
 		case 'error':
-			return ['chat message-error', BattleLog.escapeHTML(target)];
+			return ['chat message-error', formatText(target, true)];
 		case 'html':
 			return [
 				'chat chatmessage-' + toID(name) + hlClass + mineClass,
@@ -645,12 +645,12 @@ class BattleLog {
 		}
 	}
 
-	static parseMessage(str: string) {
+	static parseMessage(str: string, isTrusted = false) {
 		// Don't format console commands (>>).
 		if (str.substr(0, 3) === '>> ' || str.substr(0, 4) === '>>> ') return this.escapeHTML(str);
 		// Don't format console results (<<).
 		if (str.substr(0, 3) === '<< ') return this.escapeHTML(str);
-		str = formatText(str);
+		str = formatText(str, isTrusted);
 
 		let options = BattleLog.prefs('chatformatting') || {};
 
diff --git a/src/globals.d.ts b/src/globals.d.ts
index f5b1b04c2..67c82497e 100644
--- a/src/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/globals.d.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ declare var BattlePokemonSpritesBW: any;
 
 // defined in battle-log-misc
 declare function MD5(input: string): string;
-declare function formatText(input: string): string;
+declare function formatText(input: string, isTrusted?: boolean): string;
 
 // PS globals
 /////////////