diff --git a/app/models/messenger.rb b/app/models/messenger.rb
index bb5bdd8..01c9e17 100644
--- a/app/models/messenger.rb
+++ b/app/models/messenger.rb
@@ -219,9 +219,12 @@ class Messenger
     result
   end
 
-  def self.mentions(text)
-    return nil if text.nil?
-    names = extract_usernames(text)
+  def self.mentions(project, text)
+    names = []
+    Messenger.textfield_for_project(project, :default_mentions).split(',').each { |m|
+      names.push m.strip
+    }
+    names += extract_usernames(text) unless text.nil?
     names.present? ? '\nTo: ' + names.join(', ') : nil
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/messenger_setting.rb b/app/models/messenger_setting.rb
index a1a789a..6b89312 100644
--- a/app/models/messenger_setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/messenger_setting.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class MessengerSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
                   'messenger_username',
                   'messenger_verify_ssl',
                   'auto_mentions',
+                  'default_mentions',
                   'display_watchers',
                   'post_updates',
                   'new_include_description',
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class MessengerSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
                   :messenger_username,
                   :messenger_verify_ssl,
                   :auto_mentions,
+                  :default_mentions,
                   :display_watchers,
                   :post_updates,
                   :new_include_description,
diff --git a/app/views/messenger_settings/_show.html.erb b/app/views/messenger_settings/_show.html.erb
index ce529ff..de3e49b 100644
--- a/app/views/messenger_settings/_show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messenger_settings/_show.html.erb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
       <div class="info"><%= t(:messenger_issue_intro) %></div><br />
 
+      <%= render partial: 'messenger_settings/messenger_text', locals: { f: f, mf: :default_mentions, size: 30 } %>
       <%= render partial: 'messenger_settings/messenger_select', locals: { f: f, mf: :auto_mentions } %>
       <%= render partial: 'messenger_settings/messenger_select', locals: { f: f, mf: :display_watchers } %>
       <%= render partial: 'messenger_settings/messenger_select', locals: { f: f, mf: :post_updates } %>
diff --git a/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb b/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb
index 1a231af..5c84d0a 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
   <%= check_box_tag 'settings[auto_mentions]', 1, @settings[:auto_mentions].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 
+<p>
+  <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_default_mentions)) %>
+  <%= text_field_tag('settings[default_mentions]', @settings[:default_mentions], size: 30) %>
+</p>
+
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_display_watchers)) %>
   <%= check_box_tag 'settings[display_watchers]', 1, @settings[:display_watchers].to_i == 1 %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ce6455d..9d96817 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ en:
   label_messenger_wiki_updated: "[%{project_url}] Wiki %{url} updated by *%{user}*"
   label_messenger: Messenger
   label_settings_auto_mentions: Convert names to mentions?
+  label_settings_default_mentions: Default people to notify, comma separated (e.g. @all, @here)
   label_settings_display_watchers: Display watchers?
   label_settings_messenger_channel: Messenger Channel
   label_settings_messenger_icon: Messenger Icon
diff --git a/db/migrate/001_create_messenger_settings.rb b/db/migrate/001_create_messenger_settings.rb
index ab0ef1f..b4af710 100644
--- a/db/migrate/001_create_messenger_settings.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/001_create_messenger_settings.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class CreateMessengerSettings < ActiveRecord::Migration
       t.string :messenger_icon
       t.string :messenger_channel
       t.string :messenger_username
+      t.string :default_mentions
       t.integer :messenger_verify_ssl, default: 0, null: false
       t.integer :auto_mentions, default: 0, null: false
       t.integer :display_watchers, default: 0, null: false
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 9501d98..2ee2c65 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_messenger do
     messenger_username: 'robot',
     messenger_verify_ssl: '1',
     auto_mentions: '0',
+    default_mentions: '',
     display_watchers: '0',
     post_updates: '1',
     new_include_description: '1',
diff --git a/lib/redmine_messenger/patches/issue_patch.rb b/lib/redmine_messenger/patches/issue_patch.rb
index 113c4fb..ccf7c55 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_messenger/patches/issue_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_messenger/patches/issue_patch.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module RedmineMessenger
 
           Messenger.speak(l(:label_messenger_issue_created,
                             project_url: "<#{Messenger.object_url project}|#{ERB::Util.html_escape(project)}>",
-                            url: "<#{Messenger.object_url(self)}|#{ERB::Util.html_escape(self)}>#{Messenger.mentions description if RedmineMessenger.settings[:auto_mentions] == '1'}",
+                            url: "<#{Messenger.object_url(self)}|#{ERB::Util.html_escape(self)}>#{Messenger.mentions(project, description) if Messenger.setting_for_project(project, :auto_mentions) or not Messenger.textfield_for_project(project, :default_mentions).empty? }",
                             user: author),
                           channels, url, attachment: attachment, project: project)
         end
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module RedmineMessenger
 
           Messenger.speak(l(:label_messenger_issue_updated,
                             project_url: "<#{Messenger.object_url project}|#{ERB::Util.html_escape(project)}>",
-                            url: "<#{Messenger.object_url self}|#{ERB::Util.html_escape(self)}>#{Messenger.mentions(current_journal.notes) if Messenger.setting_for_project(project, :auto_mentions)}",
+                            url: "<#{Messenger.object_url self}|#{ERB::Util.html_escape(self)}>#{Messenger.mentions(project, current_journal.notes) if Messenger.setting_for_project(project, :auto_mentions) or not Messenger.textfield_for_project(project, :default_mentions).empty? }",
                             user: current_journal.user),
                           channels, url, attachment: attachment, project: project)
         end