diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
index a78c6b9e..02a83d1e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
       case ActionProgressMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
       case ActionCancelMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
       case ActionCancelAcknowledgeMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
-      case SetEmpireMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
+      case SetEmpireMessage => game.SetEmpireMessage.decode
       case EmoteMsg => game.EmoteMsg.decode
       case UnuseItemMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
       case ObjectDetachMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/SetEmpireMessage.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/SetEmpireMessage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dcc7428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/SetEmpireMessage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 PSForever.net to present
+package net.psforever.packet.game
+
+import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PacketHelpers, PlanetSideGamePacket}
+import scodec.Codec
+import scodec.codecs._
+
+/**
+ * The object_guid space for SetEmpireMessage is continent specific.
+ * SetEmpireMessage is usually followed by HackMessage (indicating the hack disposition of the same object_guid)
+ */
+final case class SetEmpireMessage(object_guid : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                   empire : PlanetSideEmpire.Value)
+  extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
+  type Packet = SetEmpireMessage
+  def opcode = GamePacketOpcode.SetEmpireMessage
+  def encode = SetEmpireMessage.encode(this)
+}
+
+object SetEmpireMessage extends Marshallable[SetEmpireMessage] {
+  implicit val codec : Codec[SetEmpireMessage] = (
+      ("object_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+        ("empire" | PlanetSideEmpire.codec)
+    ).as[SetEmpireMessage]
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala b/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
index 5b5cce63..b7292d00 100644
--- a/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
+++ b/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
@@ -816,6 +816,27 @@ class GamePacketTest extends Specification {
       }
     }
 
+    "SetEmpireMessage" should {
+      val string = hex"24 02 00 80"
+
+      "decode" in {
+        PacketCoding.DecodePacket(string).require match {
+          case SetEmpireMessage(object_guid, empire) =>
+            object_guid mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(2)
+            empire mustEqual PlanetSideEmpire.VS
+          case default =>
+            ko
+        }
+      }
+
+      "encode" in {
+        val msg = SetEmpireMessage(PlanetSideGUID(2), PlanetSideEmpire.VS)
+        val pkt = PacketCoding.EncodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+
+        pkt mustEqual string
+      }
+    }
+
     "PingMsg" should  {
       val packet = hex"1a 00000000 b0360000"
 
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
index a3a531cd..48da8b0a 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
               sendRawResponse(hex"31 85 6D 61 70 31 33 85  68 6F 6D 65 33 A4 9C 19 00 00 00 AE 30 5E 70 00  ")
               sendRawResponse(objectHex)
 
+              // These object_guids are specfic to VS Sanc
+              sendResponse(PacketCoding.CreateGamePacket(0, SetEmpireMessage(PlanetSideGUID(2), PlanetSideEmpire.VS))) //HART building C
+              sendResponse(PacketCoding.CreateGamePacket(0, SetEmpireMessage(PlanetSideGUID(29), PlanetSideEmpire.NC))) //South Villa Gun Tower
+
               sendResponse(PacketCoding.CreateGamePacket(0, ContinentalLockUpdateMessage(PlanetSideGUID(13), PlanetSideEmpire.VS))) // "The VS have captured the VS Sanctuary."
               sendResponse(PacketCoding.CreateGamePacket(0, BroadcastWarpgateUpdateMessage(PlanetSideGUID(13), PlanetSideGUID(1), 32))) // VS Sanctuary: Inactive Warpgate -> Broadcast Warpgate