diff --git a/RelayNext/config.py b/RelayNext/config.py
index f781ec3..3c1680a 100644
--- a/RelayNext/config.py
+++ b/RelayNext/config.py
@@ -81,5 +81,8 @@ _events = ('quit', 'join', 'part', 'nick', 'mode', 'kick')
 for ev in _events:
     conf.registerChannelValue(RelayNext.events, 'relay%ss' % ev,
         registry.Boolean(True, """Determines whether the bot should relay %ss.""" % ev))
-
+conf.registerChannelValue(RelayNext.events, 'userIgnored',
+    registry.SpaceSeparatedListOfStrings(['PRIVMSG', 'MODE'], ("""Determines what events
+        the relay should ignore from ignored users. Ignores are added using
+        Supybot's global ignore system.""")))
 # vim:set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=4 expandtab textwidth=79:
diff --git a/RelayNext/plugin.py b/RelayNext/plugin.py
index 03a3036..5e66632 100644
--- a/RelayNext/plugin.py
+++ b/RelayNext/plugin.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import traceback
 import supybot.world as world
 import supybot.irclib as irclib
 import supybot.ircmsgs as ircmsgs
+import supybot.ircdb as ircdb
 import supybot.conf as conf
 import supybot.utils as utils
 from supybot.commands import *
@@ -216,6 +217,11 @@ class RelayNext(callbacks.Plugin):
 
     def relay(self, irc, msg, channel=None):
         channel = channel or msg.args[0]
+        ignoredevents = map(str.upper, self.registryValue('events.userIgnored'))
+        if msg.command in ignoredevents and ircdb.checkIgnored(msg.prefix):
+            self.log.debug("RelayNext (%s): ignoring message from %s",
+                           irc.network, msg.prefix)
+            return
         # Get the source channel
         source = "%s@%s" % (channel, irc.network)
         source = source.lower()