diff --git a/example-conf.yml b/example-conf.yml
index dca98a5..80e39e5 100644
--- a/example-conf.yml
+++ b/example-conf.yml
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ plugins:
     # of kills/saves per X seconds is met.
     #- servprotect
 
+    # Global plugin: Janus-style global plugin; announces messages to all channels the PyLink
+    # client is in.
+    #- global
+
 logging:
     # This configuration block defines targets that PyLink should log commands,
     # errors, etc., to.
@@ -665,3 +669,16 @@ stats:
     # Determines the time format that the Stats plugin should use for showing dates + times.
     # Defaults to "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000" (the RFC 2812 standard) if not specified.
     time_format: "%c"
+
+global:
+    # Sets the text format for the global plugin, if it is loaded. This uses a template string as
+    # documented at https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html#template-strings, with the
+    # following substitutions:
+    #     $sender: the nick of the sender
+    #     $network: the short network name of the origin network
+    #     $fullnetwork: the full network name of the origin network
+    #     $current_channel: the channel we're broadcasting on
+    #     $current_network: the network we're currently broadcasting on
+    #     $current_fullnetwork: the full name of the network we're currently broadcasting on
+    #     $text: the global text
+    #format: "[$sender@$fullnetwork] $text"
diff --git a/plugins/global.py b/plugins/global.py
index e03cc23..edebbdc 100644
--- a/plugins/global.py
+++ b/plugins/global.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # global.py: Global Noticing Plugin
 
+import string
+
 from pylinkirc import conf, utils, world
 from pylinkirc.log import log
 from pylinkirc.coremods import permissions
 
+DEFAULT_FORMAT = "[$sender@$fullnetwork] $text"
+
 def g(irc, source, args):
     """<message text>
 
@@ -11,12 +15,21 @@ def g(irc, source, args):
     """
     permissions.checkPermissions(irc, source, ["global.global"])
     message = " ".join(args)
-    message = message + " (sent by %s@%s)" % (irc.getFriendlyName(irc.called_by), irc.getFullNetworkName())
+    template = string.Template(conf.conf.get('global', {}).get("format", DEFAULT_FORMAT))
+
     for name, ircd in world.networkobjects.items():
         if ircd.connected.is_set():  # Only attempt to send to connected networks
             for channel in ircd.pseudoclient.channels:
+                subst = {'sender': irc.getFriendlyName(source),
+                         'network': irc.name,
+                         'fullnetwork': irc.getFullNetworkName(),
+                         'current_channel': channel,
+                         'current_network': ircd.name,
+                         'current_fullnetwork': ircd.getFullNetworkName(),
+                         'text': message}
+
                 # Disable relaying or other plugins handling the global message.
-                ircd.msg(channel, message, loopback=False)
+                ircd.msg(channel, template.safe_substitute(subst), loopback=False)
 
 
 utils.add_cmd(g, "global", featured=True)