diff --git a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java
index 886ccdf1aa..75a2c95066 100644
--- a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java
+++ b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.parser.node.TagPart;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.parser.node.TextNode;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.Inserting;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.ParserDirective;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.Tag;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -53,8 +54,6 @@
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 public final class TokenParser {
   private static final int MAX_DEPTH = 16;
-  public static final String RESET = "reset";
-  public static final String RESET_2 = "r";
   // minimessage tags
   public static final char TAG_START = '<';
   public static final char TAG_END = '>';
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ private static ElementNode buildTree(
 
         case OPEN_TAG:
           final TagNode tagNode = new TagNode(node, token, message, tagProvider);
-          if (isReset(tagNode.name())) {
+          if (isReset(tagNode.name(), tagProvider)) {
             // <reset> tags get special treatment and don't appear in the tree
             // instead, they close all currently open tags
 
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ private static ElementNode buildTree(
           }
 
           final String closeTagName = closeValues.get(0);
-          if (isReset(closeTagName)) {
+          if (isReset(closeTagName, tagProvider)) {
             // This is a synthetic node, closing it means nothing in the context of building a tree
             continue;
           }
@@ -488,8 +487,8 @@ private static ElementNode buildTree(
     return root;
   }
 
-  private static boolean isReset(final String input) {
-    return input.equalsIgnoreCase(RESET) || input.equalsIgnoreCase(RESET_2);
+  private static boolean isReset(final String input, final TagProvider tagProvider) {
+    return tagProvider.resolve(input) == ParserDirective.RESET;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/ParserDirective.java b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/ParserDirective.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de8ca77294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/ParserDirective.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of adventure, licensed under the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2022 KyoriPowered
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Tags implementing this interface are used to provide directives, or instructions, to the parser directly.
+ *
+ * @see #RESET
+ * @since 4.10.0
+ */
+@ApiStatus.NonExtendable
+public interface ParserDirective extends Tag {
+  /**
+   * Instructs the parser to reset all style, events, insertions, etc.
+   *
+   * @since 4.10.0
+   */
+  Tag RESET = new ParserDirective() {
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "ParserDirective.RESET";
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/Tag.java b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/Tag.java
index 35f6130ee3..cde2dd5652 100644
--- a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/Tag.java
+++ b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/Tag.java
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@
 /**
  * A tag definition for the MiniMessage language.
  *
- * <p>All implementations of {@code Tag} must implement one of {@link Inserting}, {@link Modifying}, or {@link PreProcess}.</p>
+ * <p>All implementations of {@code Tag} must implement one of {@link Inserting}, {@link Modifying},
+ * {@link ParserDirective} or {@link PreProcess}.</p>
  *
  * @since 4.10.0
  */
-public /* sealed */ interface Tag /* permits Inserting, Modifying, PreProcess, /internal/ AbstractTag */ {
+public /* sealed */ interface Tag /* permits Inserting, Modifying, ParserDirective, PreProcess, /internal/ AbstractTag */ {
 
   /**
    * Create a tag that inserts the content literally into the parse string.
diff --git a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/standard/StandardTags.java b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/standard/StandardTags.java
index d03e73cfb8..ff5ccec77f 100644
--- a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/standard/StandardTags.java
+++ b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/tag/standard/StandardTags.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.ParserDirective;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.TagResolver;
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
  * @since 4.10.0
  */
 public final class StandardTags {
+  private static final String RESET_TAG = "reset";
+
   private StandardTags() {
   }
 
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ private StandardTags() {
   private static final TagResolver FONT = TagResolver.resolver(FontTag.FONT, FontTag::create);
   private static final TagResolver GRADIENT = TagResolver.resolver(GradientTag.GRADIENT, GradientTag::create);
   private static final TagResolver RAINBOW = TagResolver.resolver(RainbowTag.RAINBOW, RainbowTag::create);
+  private static final TagResolver RESET = TagResolver.resolver(RESET_TAG, ParserDirective.RESET);
   private static final TagResolver ALL = TagResolver.builder()
       .resolvers(
         HOVER_EVENT,
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@ private StandardTags() {
         FONT,
         DECORATION,
         GRADIENT,
-        RAINBOW
+        RAINBOW,
+        RESET
       )
       .build();
 
@@ -171,6 +176,16 @@ public static TagResolver rainbow() {
     return RAINBOW;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get a resolver for the {@value RESET_TAG} tag.
+   *
+   * @return a resolver for the {@value RESET_TAG} tag.
+   * @since 4.10.0
+   */
+  public static TagResolver reset() {
+    return RESET;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get a resolver that handles all default standard tags.
    *