diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 8c9f050..7ff5dc0 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1116,6 +1116,19 @@ export default {
                 return;
             }
 
+            // DEBUGGING: manual takeback admin command.
+            match = this.message.match(/^\/takeback (\d+)$/i);
+            if (match) {
+                let msgID = parseInt(match[1]);
+                this.client.send({
+                    action: "takeback",
+                    msgID: msgID,
+                });
+                this.ChatClient(`Takeback command send for message ID ${msgID}.`);
+                this.message = "";
+                return;
+            }
+
             // DEBUGGING: fake open a broken video to see the error graphic
             if (this.message.toLowerCase().indexOf("/debug-broken-video") === 0) {
                 this.WebRTC.streams["#broken"] = null;
@@ -2134,9 +2147,9 @@ export default {
                 message: "Do you want to take this message back? Doing so will remove this message from everybody's view in the chat room."
             }).then(() => {
                 this.client.send({
-                action: "takeback",
-                msgID: msg.msgID,
-            });
+                    action: "takeback",
+                    msgID: msg.msgID,
+                });
             });
         },
         removeMessage(msg) {
diff --git a/src/components/MessageBox.vue b/src/components/MessageBox.vue
index f1ae42b..746f06d 100644
--- a/src/components/MessageBox.vue
+++ b/src/components/MessageBox.vue
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ export default {
                         <!-- Owner or admin: take back the message -->
                         <button type="button" v-if="message.username === username || isOp"
                             class="button is-small px-2 ml-1"
-                            title="Take back this message (delete it for everybody)" @click="takeback()">
+                            title="Take back this message (delete it for everybody)" @click="takeback()"
+                            :data-msgid="message.msgID">
                             <i class="fa fa-rotate-left has-text-danger"></i>
                         </button>
 
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ export default {
                             </a>
 
                             <a href="#" class="dropdown-item" v-if="message.username === username || isOp"
-                                @click.prevent="takeback()">
+                                @click.prevent="takeback()" :data-msgid="message.msgID">
                                 <i class="fa fa-rotate-left has-text-danger mr-1"></i>
                                 Take back
                             </a>