diff --git a/simplecommands/plugin.json b/simplecommands/plugin.json
index a928308..559aea3 100644
--- a/simplecommands/plugin.json
+++ b/simplecommands/plugin.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "simplecommands",
   "description": "Official Simplistic Commands API for Squeebot 3",
   "tags": ["handler", "commands", "api"],
-  "version": "1.1.3",
+  "version": "1.1.4",
   "dependencies": ["control?", "permissions?"],
   "npmDependencies": []
 }
diff --git a/simplecommands/plugin.ts b/simplecommands/plugin.ts
index 9c1df8a..7279b7b 100644
--- a/simplecommands/plugin.ts
+++ b/simplecommands/plugin.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class SqueebotCommandsAPIPlugin extends Plugin {
 
     // Start executing
     for (const spec of permitted) {
-      const argv: any[] = separate.slice(1);
+      const argv: any[] = this.splitArguments(text).slice(1);
       if (spec.plugin === this.name) {
         argv.unshift(plugins);
       }
@@ -469,6 +469,69 @@ class SqueebotCommandsAPIPlugin extends Plugin {
     );
   }
 
+  private splitArguments(str: string): string[] {
+    const strArray = str.split('');
+    const strARGS: string[] = [];
+    let strARGC = 0;
+    let strChar = '';
+    let isString = false;
+    let escape = false;
+    let escaped = false;
+
+    function addToArgs(append: string): void {
+      if (!strARGS[strARGC]) {
+        strARGS[strARGC] = '';
+      }
+      strARGS[strARGC] += append;
+    }
+
+    for (strChar in strArray) {
+      if (escaped) {
+        escaped = false;
+      }
+      if (escape) {
+        escape = false;
+        escaped = true;
+      }
+      switch (strArray[strChar]) {
+        case '\\':
+          if (!escaped) {
+            escape = true;
+          } else {
+            addToArgs('\\');
+          }
+          break;
+        case '"':
+          if (!escaped) {
+            if (!isString) {
+              isString = true;
+            } else {
+              isString = false;
+            }
+          } else {
+            addToArgs('"');
+          }
+          break;
+        case ' ':
+          if (!isString) {
+            strARGC++;
+          } else if (isString) {
+            if (escaped) {
+              addToArgs('\\');
+            }
+            addToArgs(' ');
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          if (escaped) {
+            addToArgs('\\');
+          }
+          addToArgs(strArray[strChar]);
+      }
+    }
+    return strARGS;
+  }
+
   initialize(): void {
     this.registerCommand({
       plugin: this.name,
diff --git a/squeebot.repo.json b/squeebot.repo.json
index e1d1333..443944f 100644
--- a/squeebot.repo.json
+++ b/squeebot.repo.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "simplecommands",
-      "version": "1.1.3"
+      "version": "1.1.4"
     },
     {
       "name": "xprotocol",