diff --git a/src/data/threads.js b/src/data/threads.js
index d9042a8..ee72817 100644
--- a/src/data/threads.js
+++ b/src/data/threads.js
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ async function findOpenThreadByUserId(userId) {
 /**
  * Creates a new modmail thread for the specified user
  * @param {Eris.User} user
+ * @param {Boolean} quiet If true, doesn't ping mentionRole or reply with responseMessage
  * @returns {Promise<Thread>}
  * @throws {Error}
  */
-async function createNewThreadForUser(user) {
+async function createNewThreadForUser(user, quiet = false) {
   const existingThread = await findOpenThreadByUserId(user.id);
   if (existingThread) {
     throw new Error('Attempted to create a new thread for a user with an existing open thread!');
@@ -79,17 +80,19 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user) {
 
   const newThread = await findById(newThreadId);
 
-  // Ping moderators of the new thread
-  if (config.mentionRole) {
-    await newThread.postNonLogMessage({
-      content: `${utils.getInboxMention()}New modmail thread (${newThread.user_name})`,
-      disableEveryone: false
-    });
-  }
+  if (! quiet) {
+    // Ping moderators of the new thread
+    if (config.mentionRole) {
+      await newThread.postNonLogMessage({
+        content: `${utils.getInboxMention()}New modmail thread (${newThread.user_name})`,
+        disableEveryone: false
+      });
+    }
 
-  // Send auto-reply to the user
-  if (config.responseMessage) {
-    newThread.postToUser(config.responseMessage);
+    // Send auto-reply to the user
+    if (config.responseMessage) {
+      newThread.postToUser(config.responseMessage);
+    }
   }
 
   // Post some info to the beginning of the new thread
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index a8e7875..6b6cf51 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const webserver = require('./modules/webserver');
 const greeting = require('./modules/greeting');
 const typingProxy = require('./modules/typingProxy');
 const version = require('./modules/version');
+const newthread = require('./modules/newthread');
+
 const attachments = require("./data/attachments");
 const {ACCIDENTAL_THREAD_MESSAGES} = require('./data/constants');
 
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ module.exports = {
     await webserver(bot);
     await typingProxy(bot);
     await version(bot);
+    await newthread(bot);
 
     // Connect to Discord
     console.log('Connecting to Discord...');
diff --git a/src/modules/newthread.js b/src/modules/newthread.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca3431d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/newthread.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+const utils = require("../utils");
+const threadUtils = require("../threadUtils");
+const threads = require("../data/threads");
+
+module.exports = bot => {
+  const addInboxServerCommand = (...args) => threadUtils.addInboxServerCommand(bot, ...args);
+
+  addInboxServerCommand('newthread', async (msg, args, thread) => {
+    if (args.length === 0) return;
+
+    const userId = utils.getUserMention(args[0]);
+    if (! userId) return;
+
+    const user = bot.users.get(userId);
+    if (! user) {
+      utils.postSystemMessageWithFallback(msg.channel, thread, 'User not found!');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const existingThread = await threads.findOpenThreadByUserId(user.id);
+    if (existingThread) {
+      utils.postSystemMessageWithFallback(msg.channel, thread, `Cannot create a new thread; there is another open thread with this user: <#${existingThread.channel_id}>`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const createdThread = await threads.createNewThreadForUser(user, true);
+    createdThread.postSystemMessage(`Thread was opened by ${msg.author.username}#${msg.author.discriminator}`);
+
+    if (thread) {
+      msg.delete();
+    }
+  });
+};