diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index ad29ce8..8c77988 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ The bot's "Playing" text
 **Default:** `on`  
 If enabled, channel permissions for the thread are synchronized with the category when using `!move`. Requires `allowMove` to be enabled.
 
+#### threadOnMention
+**Default:** `off`  
+If enabled, the bot will automatically create a new thread for a user who pings it.
+
 #### threadTimestamps
 **Default:** `off`  
 If enabled, modmail threads will show accurate UTC timestamps for each message, in addition to Discord's own timestamps.
diff --git a/src/data/cfg.schema.json b/src/data/cfg.schema.json
index 94738a3..8955f84 100644
--- a/src/data/cfg.schema.json
+++ b/src/data/cfg.schema.json
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@
       "default": "\uD83D\uDCE8"
     },
 
+    "threadOnMention": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/customBoolean",
+      "default": false
+    },
+
     "port": {
       "type": "number",
       "maximum": 65535,
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 9f0ff4c..7d65fa6 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ function initBaseMessageHandlers() {
         content = `${staffMention}Bot mentioned in ${msg.channel.mention} (${msg.channel.guild.name}) by **${msg.author.username}#${msg.author.discriminator}(${msg.author.id})**: "${msg.cleanContent}"\n\n<https:\/\/discordapp.com\/channels\/${msg.channel.guild.id}\/${msg.channel.id}\/${msg.id}>`;
     }
 
-
     bot.createMessage(utils.getLogChannel().id, {
       content,
       disableEveryone: false,
@@ -234,6 +233,15 @@ function initBaseMessageHandlers() {
       const botMentionResponse = utils.readMultilineConfigValue(config.botMentionResponse);
       bot.createMessage(msg.channel.id, botMentionResponse.replace(/{userMention}/g, `<@${msg.author.id}>`));
     }
+
+    // If configured, automatically open a new thread with a user who has pinged it
+    if (config.threadOnMention) {
+      const existingThread = await threads.findOpenThreadByUserId(msg.author.id);
+      if (! existingThread) {
+        // Only open a thread if we don't already have one
+        await threads.createNewThreadForUser(msg.author, { quiet: true });
+      }
+    }
   });
 }