diff --git a/plugins/SedRegex/config.py b/plugins/SedRegex/config.py
index 42b53c978..0d06e5150 100644
--- a/plugins/SedRegex/config.py
+++ b/plugins/SedRegex/config.py
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(SedRegex, 'enable',
 conf.registerChannelValue(SedRegex, 'ignoreRegex',
     registry.Boolean(True, _("""Should Perl/sed regex replacing
                      ignore messages which look like valid regex?""")))
+conf.registerChannelValue(SedRegex, 'format',
+    registry.String(_('$nick meant to say: $replacement'), _("""Sets the format
+                                    string for a message edited by the original
+                                    author. Required fields: $nick (nick of the
+                                    author), $replacement (edited message)""")))
+conf.registerChannelValue(SedRegex.format, 'other',
+    registry.String(_('$otherNick thinks $nick meant to say: $replacement'), _("""
+                                    Sets the format string for a message edited by
+                                    another author. Required fields: $nick (nick
+                                    of the original author), $otherNick (nick of
+                                    the editor), $replacement (edited message)""")))
 conf.registerGlobalValue(SedRegex, 'processTimeout',
     registry.PositiveFloat(0.5,  _("""Sets the timeout when processing a single
                                    regexp. The default should be adequate unless
diff --git a/plugins/SedRegex/plugin.py b/plugins/SedRegex/plugin.py
index 79062f908..a34e6a413 100644
--- a/plugins/SedRegex/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/SedRegex/plugin.py
@@ -222,10 +222,6 @@ class SedRegex(callbacks.PluginRegexp):
                 if self.registryValue('ignoreRegex', msg.channel, irc.network) and m.tagged(TAG_IS_REGEX):
                     self.log.debug("Skipping message %s because it is tagged as isRegex", m.args[1])
                     continue
-                if m.nick == msg.nick:
-                    messageprefix = msg.nick
-                else:
-                    messageprefix = '%s thinks %s' % (msg.nick, m.nick)
 
                 try:
                     replace_result = pattern.search(text)
@@ -239,8 +235,15 @@ class SedRegex(callbacks.PluginRegexp):
 
                         subst = axe_spaces(subst)
 
-                        return _("%s meant to say: %s") % \
-                            (messageprefix, subst)
+                        if m.nick == msg.nick:
+                            fmt = self.registryValue('format', msg.channel, irc.network)
+                            env = {'replacement': subst}
+                        else:
+                            fmt = self.registryValue('format.other', msg.channel, irc.network)
+                            env = {'otherNick': msg.nick, 'replacement': subst}
+
+                        return ircutils.standardSubstitute(irc, m, fmt, env)
+
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.log.warning(_("SedRegex error: %s"), e, exc_info=True)
                     raise
diff --git a/plugins/SedRegex/test.py b/plugins/SedRegex/test.py
index aa5134e8d..78c6eb202 100644
--- a/plugins/SedRegex/test.py
+++ b/plugins/SedRegex/test.py
@@ -279,6 +279,23 @@ class SedRegexTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         with conf.supybot.protocols.irc.strictRfc.context(True):
             self.assertSnarfNoResponse('%s: s/123/321/' % ircutils.nickFromHostmask(frm), frm=self.__class__.other2)
 
+    def testFmtString(self):
+        fmt = "<$nick>: $replacement"
+        with conf.supybot.plugins.sedregex.format.context(fmt):
+            self.feedMsg('frog')
+            self.feedMsg('s/frog/frogged/')
+            m = self.getMsg(' ')
+            self.assertIn('<%s>: frogged' % self.nick, str(m))
+
+    def testFmtStringOtherPerson(self):
+        fmt = "(edited by $otherNick) <$nick>: $replacement"
+        with conf.supybot.plugins.sedregex.format.other.context(fmt):
+            self.feedMsg('frog', frm=self.__class__.other)
+            self.feedMsg('s/frog/frogged/', frm=self.__class__.other2)
+            m = self.getMsg(' ')
+            self.assertIn('(edited by %s) <%s>: frogged' % (ircutils.nickFromHostmask(self.__class__.other2),
+                                                            ircutils.nickFromHostmask(self.__class__.other)), str(m))
+
     # TODO: test ignores
 
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