diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 76033bef..d915fa78 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ Changes since 2026.06.04
 - Modmail was refactored to remove the usage of any privileged intents from the modmail bot itself
 - Adds an edit button to messages
 
+### Nickname
+- Add config option to disable nickname on message
+
 ### Report
 - The paramter name was changed from report_str to reason
 
diff --git a/configuration/config.default.json b/configuration/config.default.json
index 82af4605..b66b1361 100644
--- a/configuration/config.default.json
+++ b/configuration/config.default.json
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     "news_channel": "",
     "news_country": "US",
     "news_cron_config": "0 17 * * *",
+    "nickname_enable_on_message": true,
     "notes_note_bypass": "",
     "notes_note_readers": [],
     "notes_note_role": [],
diff --git a/configuration/config.meta.json b/configuration/config.meta.json
index 7f4fa682..27f158bf 100644
--- a/configuration/config.meta.json
+++ b/configuration/config.meta.json
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@
     "datatype": "CronTab",
     "description": "Crontab syntax for executing news events"
   },
+  "nickname_enable_on_message": {
+    "datatype": "bool",
+    "description": "Whether or not to enable nickname on message send"
+  },
   "notes_note_bypass": {
     "datatype": "list[discord.Role]",
     "description": "A list of roles that shouldn't have notes set or the note role assigned"
diff --git a/modules/moderation/nickname.py b/modules/moderation/nickname.py
index 68b2e64c..eff212d9 100644
--- a/modules/moderation/nickname.py
+++ b/modules/moderation/nickname.py
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ async def match(self: Self, ctx: commands.Context, content: str) -> bool:
         Returns:
             bool: If the nickname needs to be changed or not
         """
+        if not configuration.get_config_entry("nickname_enable_on_message"):
+            return False
         modified_name = format_username(ctx.author.display_name)
 
         # If the name didn't change for the user, do nothing