diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c
index 3836b364..4f3c19f7 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 #include "printtext.h"
 #include "fe-channels.h"
 
-static void event_received(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data);
+static void event_received(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+			   const char *nick, const char *addr);
 
 static char *last_away_nick = NULL;
 static char *last_away_msg = NULL;
@@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ static void event_whois_oper(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	g_free(params);
 }
 
-static void event_whois_registered(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_whois_registered(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+				   const char *orignick, const char *addr)
 {
 	char *params, *nick, *txt_identified;
 
@@ -410,7 +412,7 @@ static void event_whois_registered(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 			    IRCTXT_WHOIS_REGISTERED, nick);
 	} else {
 		/* or /USERIP reply in undernet.. */
-		event_received(server, data);
+		event_received(server, data, orignick, addr);
 	}
 	g_free(params);
 }
@@ -440,7 +442,8 @@ static void event_whois_modes(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	g_free(params);
 }
 
-static void event_whois_realhost(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_whois_realhost(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+				 const char *orignick, const char *addr)
 {
 	char *params, *nick, *txt_real, *txt_hostname, *hostname;
 
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ static void event_whois_realhost(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 			    IRCTXT_WHOIS_REALHOST, nick, hostname, "");
 	} else {
 		/* OPN's dancer uses for end of /MAP */
-		event_received(server, data);
+		event_received(server, data, orignick, addr);
 	}
 	g_free(params);
 }
@@ -482,7 +485,8 @@ static void event_whois_usermode326(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
         g_free(params);
 }
 
-static void event_whois_realhost327(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_whois_realhost327(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+				    const char *orignick, const char *addr)
 {
 	char *params, *nick, *hostname, *ip, *text;
 
@@ -494,12 +498,13 @@ static void event_whois_realhost327(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 		printformat(server, nick, MSGLEVEL_CRAP,
 			    IRCTXT_WHOIS_REALHOST, nick, hostname, ip);
 	} else {
-		event_received(server, data);
+		event_received(server, data, orignick, addr);
 	}
 	g_free(params);
 }
 
-static void event_whois_usermode(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_whois_usermode(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+				 const char *orignick, const char *addr)
 {
 	char *params, *txt_usermodes, *nick, *usermode;
 
@@ -515,7 +520,7 @@ static void event_whois_usermode(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	} else {
 		/* some servers use this as motd too..
 		   and OPN's dancer for /MAP */
-		event_received(server, data);
+		event_received(server, data, orignick, addr);
 	}
 	g_free(params);
 }
@@ -617,7 +622,8 @@ static void event_end_of_whowas(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	g_free(params);
 }
 
-static void event_target_unavailable(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_target_unavailable(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+				     const char *nick, const char *addr)
 {
 	IRC_CHANNEL_REC *chanrec;
 	char *params, *target;
@@ -633,7 +639,7 @@ static void event_target_unavailable(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 		chanrec = irc_channel_find(server, target);
 		if (chanrec != NULL && chanrec->joined) {
 			/* dalnet - can't change nick while being banned */
-			event_received(server, data);
+			event_received(server, data, nick, addr);
 		} else {
 			/* channel is unavailable. */
 			printformat(server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CRAP,
@@ -750,14 +756,16 @@ static void event_not_chanop(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	g_free(params);
 }
 
-static void event_numeric(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_numeric(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+			  const char *nick, const char *addr)
 {
 	data = strchr(data, ' ');
 	if (data != NULL)
-                event_received(server, data+1);
+                event_received(server, data+1, nick, addr);
 }
 
-static void event_received(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_received(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+			   const char *nick, const char *addr)
 {
 	char *args, *ptr;
 
@@ -780,11 +788,18 @@ static void event_received(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 			g_memmove(ptr+1, ptr+2, strlen(ptr+1));
 	}
 
-	printtext(server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CRAP, "%s", args);
+	if (nick == NULL || server->real_address == NULL ||
+	    strcmp(nick, server->real_address) == 0)
+		printtext(server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CRAP, args);
+	else {
+		printformat(server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CRAP,
+			    IRCTXT_DEFAULT_EVENT, nick, args);
+	}
 	g_free(args);
 }
 
-static void event_motd(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
+static void event_motd(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
+		       const char *nick, const char *addr)
 {
 	/* don't ignore motd anymore after 3 seconds of connection time -
 	   we might have called /MOTD */
@@ -792,7 +807,7 @@ static void event_motd(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	    time(NULL)-3 <= server->real_connect_time)
 		return;
 
-        event_received(server, data);
+        event_received(server, data, nick, addr);
 }
 
 static void sig_empty(void)
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.c b/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.c
index 9e6ba00d..6a650b1f 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ FORMAT_REC fecommon_irc_formats[] = {
 	{ "error", "{error ERROR} $0", 1, { 0 } },
 	{ "unknown_mode", "Unknown mode character $0", 1, { 0 } },
 	{ "not_chanop", "You're not channel operator in {channel $0}", 1, { 0 } },
+	{ "default_event", "[$0] $1", 2, { 0, 0 } },
 
 	/* ---- */
 	{ NULL, "Misc", 0 },
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.h b/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.h
index 0b6e0015..2c29a560 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/module-formats.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ enum {
 	IRCTXT_ERROR,
 	IRCTXT_UNKNOWN_MODE,
 	IRCTXT_NOT_CHANOP,
+	IRCTXT_DEFAULT_EVENT,
 
 	IRCTXT_FILL_11,