diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index b4124347..f26e60bb 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -48,52 +48,53 @@ type ChannelInfo struct {
 }
 
 type Protocol struct {
-	AuthCode               string // steam
-	BindAddress            string // mattermost, slack // DEPRECATED
-	Buffer                 int    // api
-	Charset                string // irc
-	EditSuffix             string // mattermost, slack, discord, telegram, gitter
-	EditDisable            bool   // mattermost, slack, discord, telegram, gitter
-	IconURL                string // mattermost, slack
-	IgnoreNicks            string // all protocols
-	IgnoreMessages         string // all protocols
-	Jid                    string // xmpp
-	Login                  string // mattermost, matrix
-	Muc                    string // xmpp
-	Name                   string // all protocols
-	Nick                   string // all protocols
-	NickFormatter          string // mattermost, slack
-	NickServNick           string // IRC
-	NickServUsername       string // IRC
-	NickServPassword       string // IRC
-	NicksPerRow            int    // mattermost, slack
-	NoHomeServerSuffix     bool   // matrix
-	NoTLS                  bool   // mattermost
-	Password               string // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,matrix
-	PrefixMessagesWithNick bool   // mattemost, slack
-	Protocol               string //all protocols
-	MessageQueue           int    // IRC, size of message queue for flood control
-	MessageDelay           int    // IRC, time in millisecond to wait between messages
-	MessageLength          int    // IRC, max length of a message allowed
-	MessageFormat          string // telegram
-	RemoteNickFormat       string // all protocols
-	Server                 string // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,discord
-	ShowJoinPart           bool   // all protocols
-	ShowEmbeds             bool   // discord
-	SkipTLSVerify          bool   // IRC, mattermost
-	StripNick              bool   // all protocols
-	Team                   string // mattermost
-	Token                  string // gitter, slack, discord, api
-	URL                    string // mattermost, slack // DEPRECATED
-	UseAPI                 bool   // mattermost, slack
-	UseSASL                bool   // IRC
-	UseTLS                 bool   // IRC
-	UseFirstName           bool   // telegram
-	UseUserName            bool   // discord
-	UseInsecureURL         bool   // telegram
-	WebhookBindAddress     string // mattermost, slack
-	WebhookURL             string // mattermost, slack
-	WebhookUse             string // mattermost, slack, discord
+	AuthCode               string     // steam
+	BindAddress            string     // mattermost, slack // DEPRECATED
+	Buffer                 int        // api
+	Charset                string     // irc
+	EditSuffix             string     // mattermost, slack, discord, telegram, gitter
+	EditDisable            bool       // mattermost, slack, discord, telegram, gitter
+	IconURL                string     // mattermost, slack
+	IgnoreNicks            string     // all protocols
+	IgnoreMessages         string     // all protocols
+	Jid                    string     // xmpp
+	Login                  string     // mattermost, matrix
+	Muc                    string     // xmpp
+	Name                   string     // all protocols
+	Nick                   string     // all protocols
+	NickFormatter          string     // mattermost, slack
+	NickServNick           string     // IRC
+	NickServUsername       string     // IRC
+	NickServPassword       string     // IRC
+	NicksPerRow            int        // mattermost, slack
+	NoHomeServerSuffix     bool       // matrix
+	NoTLS                  bool       // mattermost
+	Password               string     // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,matrix
+	PrefixMessagesWithNick bool       // mattemost, slack
+	Protocol               string     //all protocols
+	ReplaceMessages        [][]string // all messages
+	MessageQueue           int        // IRC, size of message queue for flood control
+	MessageDelay           int        // IRC, time in millisecond to wait between messages
+	MessageLength          int        // IRC, max length of a message allowed
+	MessageFormat          string     // telegram
+	RemoteNickFormat       string     // all protocols
+	Server                 string     // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,discord
+	ShowJoinPart           bool       // all protocols
+	ShowEmbeds             bool       // discord
+	SkipTLSVerify          bool       // IRC, mattermost
+	StripNick              bool       // all protocols
+	Team                   string     // mattermost
+	Token                  string     // gitter, slack, discord, api
+	URL                    string     // mattermost, slack // DEPRECATED
+	UseAPI                 bool       // mattermost, slack
+	UseSASL                bool       // IRC
+	UseTLS                 bool       // IRC
+	UseFirstName           bool       // telegram
+	UseUserName            bool       // discord
+	UseInsecureURL         bool       // telegram
+	WebhookBindAddress     string     // mattermost, slack
+	WebhookURL             string     // mattermost, slack
+	WebhookUse             string     // mattermost, slack, discord
 }
 
 type ChannelOptions struct {
diff --git a/gateway/gateway.go b/gateway/gateway.go
index e1a6c9cb..8a0a666f 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -287,6 +287,19 @@ func (gw *Gateway) modifyAvatar(msg config.Message, dest *bridge.Bridge) string
 func (gw *Gateway) modifyMessage(msg *config.Message) {
 	// replace :emoji: to unicode
 	msg.Text = emojilib.Replace(msg.Text)
+	br := gw.Bridges[msg.Account]
+	// loop to replace messages
+	for _, outer := range br.Config.ReplaceMessages {
+		search := outer[0]
+		replace := outer[1]
+		// TODO move compile to bridge init somewhere
+		re, err := regexp.Compile(search)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("regexp in %s failed: %s", msg.Account, err)
+			break
+		}
+		msg.Text = re.ReplaceAllString(msg.Text, replace)
+	}
 	msg.Gateway = gw.Name
 }