diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 07704ed8a..8fa95d189 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1575,3 +1575,5 @@
   the first to enter a channel. Currently only 'none' and 'op' are supported.
 - unreal32docs.html: doubt it will help much but at least this makes it a
   little bit more clear (#3548), chatops vs globops.
+- ChanMode +S/+c: reverse is now stripped/blocked as well, because it's
+  similar to color, and is just as annoying (..if not worse).
diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index a06db9ac2..a4593513c 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ int  can_send(aClient *cptr, aChannel *chptr, char *msgtext, int notice)
 		char *c;
 		for (c = msgtext; *c; c++)
 		{
-			if (*c == 3 || *c == 27 || *c == 4)
+			if (*c == 3 || *c == 27 || *c == 4 || *c == 22) /* mirc color, ansi, rgb, reverse */
 				return (CANNOT_SEND_NOCOLOR);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/modules/m_message.c b/src/modules/m_message.c
index 1d013a656..e75fa08c5 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_message.c
+++ b/src/modules/m_message.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ char *_StripColors(unsigned char *text) {
 				rgb = 1;
 				nc = 0;
 			}
-			else 
+			else if (*text != '\026') /* (strip reverse too) */
 			{
 				new_str[i] = *text;
 				i++;