diff --git a/Emulator/pom.xml b/Emulator/pom.xml
index 88b0e6a3..17628061 100644
--- a/Emulator/pom.xml
+++ b/Emulator/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.eu.habbo</groupId>
     <artifactId>Habbo</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.25</version>
+    <version>4.2.26</version>
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/rooms/RoomChatMessageBubbles.java b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/rooms/RoomChatMessageBubbles.java
index d38133e4..fef00f33 100644
--- a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/rooms/RoomChatMessageBubbles.java
+++ b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/rooms/RoomChatMessageBubbles.java
@@ -134,7 +134,18 @@ public class RoomChatMessageBubbles {
     }
 
     public static RoomChatMessageBubbles getBubble(int id) {
-        return BUBBLES.getOrDefault(id, NORMAL);
+        RoomChatMessageBubbles bubble = BUBBLES.get(id);
+        if (bubble != null) return bubble;
+
+        // Custom chat bubbles (client-side only, e.g. ids 253+) are not registered
+        // above. Instead of falling back to NORMAL (which made them render as the
+        // default bubble), pass the id through so the server relays it as-is and
+        // the client renders its own .bubble-<id> style. Capped to avoid abuse.
+        if (id > 0 && id <= 1000) {
+            return new RoomChatMessageBubbles(id, "CUSTOM_" + id, "", true, false);
+        }
+
+        return NORMAL;
     }
 
     private static void registerBubble(RoomChatMessageBubbles bubble) {
diff --git a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/MachineIDEvent.java b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/MachineIDEvent.java
index 477fc3c6..64696bf7 100644
--- a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/MachineIDEvent.java
+++ b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/MachineIDEvent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.handshake;
 
+import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.NoAuthMessage;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -24,6 +25,15 @@ public class MachineIDEvent extends MessageHandler {
 
         this.client.setMachineId(storedMachineId);
 
+        // Persist the machine fingerprint onto the user so machine/super bans can
+        // target it (createOfflineUserBan copies users.machine_id). The Nitro client
+        // sends this UniqueID packet right after the SSO ticket, so the Habbo is
+        // normally already loaded by the time we get here.
+        if (!storedMachineId.isEmpty() && this.client.getHabbo() != null && this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo() != null) {
+            this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo().setMachineID(storedMachineId);
+            Emulator.getThreading().run(this.client.getHabbo());
+        }
+
         LOGGER.debug("Setting client MachineId to {}", storedMachineId);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/SecureLoginEvent.java b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/SecureLoginEvent.java
index 7c7dcf3c..cdebe27d 100644
--- a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/SecureLoginEvent.java
+++ b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/handshake/SecureLoginEvent.java
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ public class SecureLoginEvent extends MessageHandler {
                             throw new NullPointerException(habbo.getHabboInfo().getUsername() + " has a NON EXISTING RANK!");
                         }
 
+                        // If the machine fingerprint already arrived (UniqueID before login),
+                        // persist it so machine/super bans can target this user.
+                        if (this.client.getMachineId() != null && !this.client.getMachineId().isEmpty()) {
+                            this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo().setMachineID(this.client.getMachineId());
+                        }
+
                         Emulator.getThreading().run(habbo);
                         Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getHabboManager().addHabbo(habbo);
                     } catch (Exception e) {