diff --git a/src/chat.c b/src/chat.c
index a2db07a..7a223b7 100644
--- a/src/chat.c
+++ b/src/chat.c
@@ -1013,9 +1013,10 @@ static void chat_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
         char statusmsg[TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH] = {'\0'};
 
         pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
-        tox_get_status_message(m, self->num, (uint8_t *) statusmsg, TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH);
+        int s_len = tox_get_status_message(m, self->num, (uint8_t *) statusmsg, TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH);
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
 
+        filter_str(statusmsg, s_len);
         snprintf(statusbar->statusmsg, sizeof(statusbar->statusmsg), "%s", statusmsg);
         statusbar->statusmsg_len = strlen(statusbar->statusmsg);
     }
@@ -1082,8 +1083,10 @@ static void chat_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
     char statusmsg[TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH] = {'\0'};
     uint16_t s_len = tox_get_status_message(m, self->num, (uint8_t *) statusmsg, TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH);
     statusmsg[s_len] = '\0';
+
+    filter_str(statusmsg, s_len);
     snprintf(statusbar->statusmsg, sizeof(statusbar->statusmsg), "%s", statusmsg);
-    statusbar->statusmsg_len = s_len;
+    statusbar->statusmsg_len = strlen(statusbar->statusmsg);
 
     char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
     int n_len = get_nick_truncate(m, nick, self->num);
diff --git a/src/friendlist.c b/src/friendlist.c
index 0f0d047..4e6d7bd 100644
--- a/src/friendlist.c
+++ b/src/friendlist.c
@@ -935,9 +935,11 @@ static void friendlist_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
                     char statusmsg[TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH];
 
                     pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
-                    tox_get_status_message(m, Friends.list[f].num, (uint8_t *) statusmsg, TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH);
+                    int s_len = tox_get_status_message(m, Friends.list[f].num, (uint8_t *) statusmsg,
+                                                       TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH);
                     pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
 
+                    filter_str(statusmsg, s_len);
                     snprintf(Friends.list[f].statusmsg, sizeof(Friends.list[f].statusmsg), "%s", statusmsg);
                     Friends.list[f].statusmsg_len = strlen(Friends.list[f].statusmsg);
                 }
diff --git a/src/groupchat.c b/src/groupchat.c
index 1b1df53..7e32682 100644
--- a/src/groupchat.c
+++ b/src/groupchat.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ static void groupchat_onGroupMessage(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int groupnum, int
     int n_len = tox_group_peername(m, groupnum, peernum, (uint8_t *) nick);
     n_len = MIN(n_len, TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH - 1);  /* enforce client max name length */
     nick[n_len] = '\0';
+    filter_str(nick, n_len);
 
     char selfnick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
     uint16_t sn_len = tox_get_self_name(m, (uint8_t *) selfnick);
@@ -239,12 +240,12 @@ static void copy_peernames(int gnum, uint8_t peerlist[][TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH], ui
             memcpy(&groupchats[gnum].peer_names[i * N], UNKNOWN_NAME, u_len);
             groupchats[gnum].peer_names[i * N + u_len] = '\0';
             groupchats[gnum].peer_name_lengths[i] = u_len;
-
         } else {
             uint16_t n_len = MIN(lengths[i], TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH - 1);
             memcpy(&groupchats[gnum].peer_names[i * N], peerlist[i], n_len);
             groupchats[gnum].peer_names[i * N + n_len] = '\0';
             groupchats[gnum].peer_name_lengths[i] = n_len;
+            filter_str((char *) &groupchats[gnum].peer_names[i * N], n_len);
         } 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/misc_tools.c b/src/misc_tools.c
index f3552ad..45c9a1f 100644
--- a/src/misc_tools.c
+++ b/src/misc_tools.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ int valid_nick(const char *nick)
             || nick[i] == '/' 
             || nick[i] == '\n' 
             || nick[i] == '\t' 
+            || nick[i] == '\v'
             || nick[i] == '\r')
 
             return 0;
@@ -211,12 +212,12 @@ int valid_nick(const char *nick)
 }
 
 /* Converts all newline/tab chars to spaces (use for strings that should be contained to a single line) */
-void escape_newline_str(char *str, int len)
+void filter_str(char *str, int len)
 {
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
-        if (str[i] == '\n' || str[i] == '\r' || str[i] == '\t')
+        if (str[i] == '\n' || str[i] == '\r' || str[i] == '\t' || str[i] == '\v')
             str[i] = ' ';
     }
 }
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ int get_nick_truncate(Tox *m, char *buf, int friendnum)
     int len = tox_get_name(m, friendnum, (uint8_t *) buf);
     len = MIN(len, TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH - 1);
     buf[len] = '\0';
+    filter_str(buf, len);
     return len;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/misc_tools.h b/src/misc_tools.h
index ff2ce53..1d47e9b 100644
--- a/src/misc_tools.h
+++ b/src/misc_tools.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int qsort_strcasecmp_hlpr(const void *str1, const void *str2);
 int valid_nick(const char *nick);
 
 /* Converts all newline/tab chars to spaces (use for strings that should be contained to a single line) */
-void escape_newline_str(char *str, int len);
+void filter_str(char *str, int len);
 
 /* gets base file name from path or original file name if no path is supplied */
 void get_file_name(char *namebuf, int bufsize, const char *pathname);
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index 959b6b0..fa476f6 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void on_nickchange(Tox *m, int32_t friendnumber, const uint8_t *string, uint16_t
 {
     char nick[TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
     length = copy_tox_str(nick, sizeof(nick), (const char *) string, length);
-    escape_newline_str(nick, length);
+    filter_str(nick, length);
 
     int i;
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void on_statusmessagechange(Tox *m, int32_t friendnumber, const uint8_t *string,
 {
     char msg[TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH + 1];
     length = copy_tox_str(msg, sizeof(msg), (const char *) string, length);
-    escape_newline_str(msg, length);
+    filter_str(msg, length);
 
     int i;