diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py b/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py
index 97bba1bb86..b2b4369505 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import json
 from twisted.internet.protocol import Protocol
 from django.conf import settings
 from evennia.server.session import Session
-from evennia.utils.logger import log_trace
 from evennia.utils.utils import to_str
 from evennia.utils.ansi import parse_ansi
 from evennia.utils.text2html import parse_html
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ class WebSocketClient(Protocol, Session):
         if "websocket_close" in kwargs:
             self.disconnect()
             return
+        print "websocket in:", kwargs
         self.sessionhandler.data_in(self, **kwargs)
 
     def data_out(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/evennia.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/evennia.js
index 44c95e1c2b..eb5099bca7 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/evennia.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/evennia.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ All messages is a valid JSON array on single form:
 
     ["cmdname", args, kwargs],
 
-where kwargs is a JSON object that will be used as argument to call
-the cmdname function.
+where args is an JSON array and kwargs is a JSON object that will be
+used as argument to call the cmdname function.
 
 This library makes the "Evennia" object available. It has the
 following official functions:
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
index 27cd43f6e9..7f11160e97 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
@@ -57,10 +57,20 @@ var input_history = function() {
 // Grab text from inputline and send to Evennia
 function doSendText() {
     inputfield = $("#inputfield");
-    outtext = inputfield.val();
-    input_history.add(outtext);
-    inputfield.val("");
-    Evennia.msg("text", [outtext], {});
+    var outtext = inputfield.val();
+    if (outtext.length > 7 && outtext.substr(0, 7) == "##send ") {
+        // send a specific oob instruction
+        outtext = outtext.slice(7);
+        var arr = outtext.split(' ');
+        var cmdname = arr.shift();
+        var kwargs = arr.join(' ');
+        log(cmdname, kwargs);
+        Evennia.msg(cmdname, [], JSON.parse(kwargs));
+    } else {
+        input_history.add(outtext);
+        inputfield.val("");
+        Evennia.msg("text", [outtext], {});
+    }
 }
 
 // catch all keyboard input, handle special chars