diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7411d17..2d6f253 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ shared["load_modules"] = [
     "punishments",
     # a simple replacement for the buggy essentials /vanish
     "vanish",
-    # ip-tracking utility
-    "iptracker",
+    # ip-tracking utility - disabled as of instability
+    #"iptracker",
     #server signs for everyone
-    "serversigns"
+    "serversigns",
+    # tabnames module to make players names colored on their chars and sort tab after ranks
+    "tabnames"
 ]
 shared["modules"] = {}
 for module in shared["load_modules"]:
diff --git a/tabnames.py b/tabnames.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0848c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabnames.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import org.bukkit as bukkit
+from helpers import *
+from org.bukkit import *
+
+tabnames_version = "v1.0.0"
+
+##############################################################
+#                                                            #
+# This module automatically puts people in the corresponding #
+# scoreboard team so that their name is colored properly and #
+# tab will be nicely sorted.                                 #
+#                                                            #
+##############################################################
+
+ranks = ["visitor", "member", "builder", "trusted", "modintraining", "mod", "admin", "breaker"]
+prefixes = {"admin":"a", "mod":"b", "modintraining":"c", "trusted":"d", "builder":"e", "member":"f","visitor":"g"}
+
+@hook.event("player.PlayerJoinEvent", "low")
+def on_player_join(event):
+    scoreboard_team = prefix(get_Rank(event.getPlayer()))
+    bukkit.Bukkit.getServer().dispatchCommand(bukkit.Bukkit.getServer().getConsoleSender(),
+        "scoreboard teams join " + scoreboard_team + " " + event.getPlayer().getName())
+
+def get_Rank(player):
+    for i in range(0, len(ranks) - 1):
+        if not player.hasPermission("group." + ranks[i]):
+            break
+    return ranks[i-1]
+
+def prefix(rank):
+    return prefixes.get(rank) + "_" + rank