diff --git a/plugins/FunCommands.py b/plugins/FunCommands.py
index 34c721098..c1bc16020 100644
--- a/plugins/FunCommands.py
+++ b/plugins/FunCommands.py
@@ -480,7 +480,22 @@ class FunCommands(callbacks.Privmsg):
         """
         irc.reply(msg, random.choice(self._eightballs))
 
+    _scrambleRe = re.compile(r'(?:\b|(?![a-zA-Z]))([a-zA-Z])([a-zA-Z]*)'\
+        '([a-zA-Z])(?:\b|(?![a-zA-Z]))')
+    def _subber(self, m):
+        s = list(m.group(2))
+        random.shuffle(s)
+        return '%s%s%s' % (m.group(1), ''.join(s), m.group(3))
 
+    def scramble(self, irc, msg, args):
+        """<text>
+
+        Replies a string whose inner letters are randomly shuffled.
+        """
+        text = privmsgs.getArgs(args)
+        if text is not None:
+            s = self._scrambleRe.sub(self._subber, text)
+            irc.reply(msg, s)
 
 Class = FunCommands
 
diff --git a/test/test_FunCommands.py b/test/test_FunCommands.py
index c46df7db4..644e7eaf7 100644
--- a/test/test_FunCommands.py
+++ b/test/test_FunCommands.py
@@ -77,5 +77,10 @@ class FunCommandsTest(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
             i = ord(c)
             self.assertResponse('ord %s' % utils.dqrepr(c), str(i))
 
+    def testScramble(self):
+        s = 'the recalcitrant jamessan tests his scramble function'
+        self.assertNotRegexp('scramble %s' % s, s)
+        s = 'the recalc1trant jam3ssan tests his scramble fun><tion'
+        self.assertNotRegexp('scramble %s' % s, s)
 
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