diff --git a/bridge/discord/discord.go b/bridge/discord/discord.go
index d2871360..a59735ad 100644
--- a/bridge/discord/discord.go
+++ b/bridge/discord/discord.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Bdiscord struct {
 	c *discordgo.Session
 
 	nick            string
+	userID          string
 	guildID         string
 	webhookID       string
 	webhookToken    string
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ func (b *Bdiscord) Connect() error {
 	}
 	serverName := strings.Replace(b.GetString("Server"), "ID:", "", -1)
 	b.nick = userinfo.Username
+	b.userID = userinfo.ID
 	b.channelsMutex.Lock()
 	for _, guild := range guilds {
 		if guild.Name == serverName || guild.ID == serverName {
diff --git a/bridge/discord/handlers.go b/bridge/discord/handlers.go
index 2bae3664..79697266 100644
--- a/bridge/discord/handlers.go
+++ b/bridge/discord/handlers.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ func (b *Bdiscord) messageTyping(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.TypingStart)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Ignore our own typing messages
+	if m.UserID == b.userID {
+		return
+	}
+
 	rmsg := config.Message{Account: b.Account, Event: config.EventUserTyping}
 	rmsg.Channel = b.getChannelName(m.ChannelID)
 	b.Remote <- rmsg
diff --git a/bridge/slack/handlers.go b/bridge/slack/handlers.go
index 015a2e1c..88136cba 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/handlers.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/handlers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package bslack
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html"
 	"time"
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slack-go/slack"
 )
 
+// ErrEventIgnored is for events that should be ignored
+var ErrEventIgnored = errors.New("this event message should ignored")
+
 func (b *Bslack) handleSlack() {
 	messages := make(chan *config.Message)
 	if b.GetString(incomingWebhookConfig) != "" {
@@ -53,7 +57,9 @@ func (b *Bslack) handleSlackClient(messages chan *config.Message) {
 				continue
 			}
 			rmsg, err := b.handleTypingEvent(ev)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err == ErrEventIgnored {
+				continue
+			} else if err != nil {
 				b.Log.Errorf("%#v", err)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -276,6 +282,9 @@ func (b *Bslack) handleAttachments(ev *slack.MessageEvent, rmsg *config.Message)
 }
 
 func (b *Bslack) handleTypingEvent(ev *slack.UserTypingEvent) (*config.Message, error) {
+	if ev.User == b.si.User.ID {
+		return nil, ErrEventIgnored
+	}
 	channelInfo, err := b.channels.getChannelByID(ev.Channel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err