diff --git a/syncplay/players/vlc.py b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
index b60bb62..d52fcc8 100755
--- a/syncplay/players/vlc.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import time
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
+import ctypes
 
 from twisted.internet.protocol import ReconnectingClientFactory
 from twisted.protocols.basic import LineReceiver
@@ -297,6 +298,8 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
                     # value = value.decode('utf-8')
                 self._filepath = value
             self._pathAsk.set()
+        elif name == "chat":
+            self._listener.sendChat(value)
         elif name == "duration" or name == "duration-change":
             if value == "no-input":
                 self._duration = 0
@@ -455,6 +458,21 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
             else:
                 self.__playerController.vlcIntfPath = os.path.dirname(playerPath).replace("\\", "/") + "/lua/intf/"
                 self.__playerController.vlcIntfUserPath = os.path.join(os.getenv('APPDATA', '.'), "VLC\\lua\\intf\\")
+
+                copyTo = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(playerPath) + "\\plugins\\control\\", "libsyncplay_chat_plugin.dll")
+                if not os.path.exists(copyTo):
+                    copyForm = utils.findResourcePath("libsyncplay_chat_plugin.dll")
+                    self.__playerController._client.ui.showDebugMessage("Copying VLC Syncplay Chat Plugin from '{}' to '{}'".format(copyForm, copyTo))
+                    import ctypes
+                    commands = u'/k mklink /H "{}" "{}"'.format(copyTo, copyForm) 
+                    ctypes.windll.shell32.ShellExecuteW(
+                            None,
+                            u"runas",
+                            u"cmd.exe",
+                            commands,
+                            None,
+                            0
+                        )
             self.__playerController.vlcModulePath = self.__playerController.vlcIntfPath + "modules/?.luac"
             def _createIntfFolder(vlcSyncplayInterfaceDir):
                 self.__playerController._client.ui.showDebugMessage("Checking if syncplay.lua intf directory exists")
@@ -484,6 +502,8 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
             self.__playerController.SLAVE_ARGS.append(
                 '--lua-config=syncplay={{modulepath=\"{}\",port=\"{}\"}}'.format(
                     self.__playerController.vlcModulePath, str(self.__playerController.vlcport)))
+            self.__playerController.SLAVE_ARGS.append(
+                '--reset-plugins-cache')
 
             call.extend(self.__playerController.SLAVE_ARGS)
             if args:
@@ -540,3 +560,5 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
 
         def sendLine(self, line):
             self.reactor.callFromThread(self._factory.protocol.sendLine, line)
+        def sendChat(self, message):
+            self.reactor.callFromThread(self.__playerController._client.sendChat, message)