diff --git a/lib/bot.js b/lib/bot.js
index 8417047a..fd38a650 100644
--- a/lib/bot.js
+++ b/lib/bot.js
@@ -37,24 +37,25 @@ class Bot {
     this.ircStatusNotices = options.ircStatusNotices;
     this.announceSelfJoin = options.announceSelfJoin;
 
-    this.format = options.format || {};
     // "{$keyName}" => "variableValue"
-    // nickname: discord nickname
-    // displayUsername: nickname with wrapped colors
-    // text: the (IRC-formatted) message content
+    // author/nickname: nickname of the user who sent the message
     // discordChannel: Discord channel (e.g. #general)
     // ircChannel: IRC channel (e.g. #irc)
+    // text: the (appropriately formatted) message content
+    this.format = options.format || {};
+
+    // "{$keyName}" => "variableValue"
+    // displayUsername: nickname with wrapped colors
     // attachmentURL: the URL of the attachment (only applicable in formatURLAttachment)
-    this.formatCommandPrelude = this.format.commandPrelude || 'Command sent from Discord by {$nickname}:';
     this.formatIRCText = this.format.ircText || '<{$displayUsername}> {$text}';
     this.formatURLAttachment = this.format.urlAttachment || '<{$displayUsername}> {$attachmentURL}';
 
     // "{$keyName}" => "variableValue"
-    // author: IRC nickname
-    // text: the (Discord-formatted) message content
+    // side: "Discord" or "IRC"
+    this.formatCommandPrelude = this.format.commandPrelude || 'Command sent from {$side} by {$nickname}:';
+
+    // "{$keyName}" => "variableValue"
     // withMentions: text with appropriate mentions reformatted
-    // discordChannel: Discord channel (e.g. #general)
-    // ircChannel: IRC channel (e.g. #irc)
     this.formatDiscord = this.format.discord || '**<{$author}>** {$withMentions}';
 
     // Keep track of { channel => [list, of, usernames] } for ircStatusNotices
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ class Bot {
       }
 
       const patternMap = {
+        author: nickname,
         nickname,
         displayUsername,
         text,
@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@ class Bot {
       };
 
       if (this.isCommandMessage(text)) {
+        patternMap.side = 'Discord';
         const prelude = Bot.substitutePattern(this.formatCommandPrelude, patternMap);
+        logger.debug('Sending command message to IRC', ircChannel, text);
         this.ircClient.say(ircChannel, prelude);
         this.ircClient.say(ircChannel, text);
       } else {
@@ -299,6 +303,23 @@ class Bot {
     // Convert text formatting (bold, italics, underscore)
     const withFormat = formatFromIRCToDiscord(text);
 
+    const patternMap = {
+      author,
+      nickname: author,
+      text: withFormat,
+      discordChannel: `#${discordChannel.name}`,
+      ircChannel: channel
+    };
+
+    if (this.isCommandMessage(text)) {
+      patternMap.side = 'IRC';
+      const prelude = Bot.substitutePattern(this.formatCommandPrelude, patternMap);
+      logger.debug('Sending command message to Discord', `#${discordChannel.name}`, text);
+      discordChannel.sendMessage(prelude);
+      discordChannel.sendMessage(text);
+      return;
+    }
+
     const withMentions = withFormat.replace(/@[^\s]+\b/g, (match) => {
       const search = match.substring(1);
       const guild = discordChannel.guild;
@@ -320,13 +341,7 @@ class Bot {
       return match;
     });
 
-    const patternMap = {
-      author,
-      text: withFormat,
-      withMentions,
-      discordChannel: `#${discordChannel.name}`,
-      ircChannel: channel
-    };
+    patternMap.withMentions = withMentions;
 
     // Add bold formatting:
     // Use custom formatting from config / default formatting with bold author
diff --git a/test/bot.test.js b/test/bot.test.js
index 32d7f737..aaa98e91 100644
--- a/test/bot.test.js
+++ b/test/bot.test.js
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ describe('Bot', function () {
     this.bot.parseText(message).should.equal('hi hi hi ');
   });
 
-  it('should hide usernames for commands', function () {
+  it('should hide usernames for commands to IRC', function () {
     const text = '!test command';
     const guild = createGuildStub();
     const message = {
@@ -471,6 +471,15 @@ describe('Bot', function () {
     ClientStub.prototype.say.getCall(1).args.should.deep.equal(['#irc', text]);
   });
 
+  it('should hide usernames for commands to Discord', function () {
+    const username = 'ircuser';
+    const text = '!command';
+
+    this.bot.sendToDiscord(username, '#irc', text);
+    this.sendMessageStub.getCall(0).args.should.deep.equal(['Command sent from IRC by ircuser:']);
+    this.sendMessageStub.getCall(1).args.should.deep.equal([text]);
+  });
+
   it('should use nickname instead of username when available', function () {
     const text = 'testmessage';
     const newConfig = { ...config, ircNickColor: false };
@@ -682,7 +691,7 @@ describe('Bot', function () {
     this.sendMessageStub.should.have.been.calledWith(expected);
   });
 
-  it('should respect custom formatting for Discord', function () {
+  it('should respect custom formatting for regular Discord output', function () {
     const format = { discord: '<{$author}> {$ircChannel} => {$discordChannel}: {$text}' };
     this.bot = new Bot({ ...configMsgFormatDefault, format });
     this.bot.connect();
@@ -694,6 +703,19 @@ describe('Bot', function () {
     this.sendMessageStub.should.have.been.calledWith(expected);
   });
 
+  it('should respect custom formatting for commands in Discord output', function () {
+    const format = { commandPrelude: '{$nickname} from {$ircChannel} sent command to {$discordChannel}:' };
+    this.bot = new Bot({ ...configMsgFormatDefault, format });
+    this.bot.connect();
+
+    const username = 'test';
+    const msg = '!testcmd';
+    const expected = 'test from #irc sent command to #discord:';
+    this.bot.sendToDiscord(username, '#irc', msg);
+    this.sendMessageStub.getCall(0).args.should.deep.equal([expected]);
+    this.sendMessageStub.getCall(1).args.should.deep.equal([msg]);
+  });
+
   it('should respect custom formatting for regular IRC output', function () {
     const format = { ircText: '<{$nickname}> {$discordChannel} => {$ircChannel}: {$text}' };
     this.bot = new Bot({ ...configMsgFormatDefault, format });