diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index 8a0b8d1..5dc341a 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -660,6 +660,18 @@ who() {
 # app hooks
 ##
 
+hook_pre_PRIVMSG_nolog() {
+  local words
+  read -ra words <<< "${args[@]:(-1)}"
+
+  if [[ ${words[0]} = "[nolog]" || ${words[0]} = nolog: ]]; then
+    info "this message was redacted"
+    return 1
+  else
+    return 0
+  fi
+}
+
 hook_pre_PRIVMSG_CTCP() {
   if [[ ${args[1]} != $'\x01'*$'\x01' ]]; then
     return 0