diff --git a/src/irc/nickinfo.h b/src/irc/nickinfo.h
--- a/src/irc/nickinfo.h
+++ b/src/irc/nickinfo.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
         bool isChanged() const { return m_changed; }
         void setChanged(bool c) { m_changed = c; }
 
+        bool isTelegramRelay() { return m_isTelegramRelay; }
+
     private:
         /** After calling, emitNickInfoChanged is guaranteed to be called _within_ 1 second.
          *  Used to consolidate changed signals.
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@
         QString m_account;
 
         bool m_changed;
+        bool m_isTelegramRelay;
 };
 
 /** A NickInfoPtr is a pointer to a NickInfo object.  Since it is a QExplicitlySharedDataPointer, the NickInfo
diff --git a/src/irc/nickinfo.cpp b/src/irc/nickinfo.cpp
--- a/src/irc/nickinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/irc/nickinfo.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
     if (newMask.isEmpty() || newMask == m_hostmask) return;
     m_hostmask = newMask;
 
+    m_isTelegramRelay = newMask == QLatin1String("telegram@kde/bot/telegram-relay");
+
     startNickInfoChangedTimer();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/viewer/ircview.h b/src/viewer/ircview.h
--- a/src/viewer/ircview.h
+++ b/src/viewer/ircview.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QTextBrowser>
 #include <QUrl>
 
+#include <QFlags>
 
 class Server;
 class ChatWindow;
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@
     //// Other stuff
     public Q_SLOTS:
         //! FIXME enum { Raw, Query, Query+Action, Channel+Action, Server Message, Command Message, Backlog message } this looks more like a tuple
-        void append(const QString& nick, const QString& message, const QHash<QString, QString> &messageTags = QHash<QString, QString>(), const QString& label = QString());
+        void append(const QString& nick, QString message, const QHash<QString, QString> &messageTags = QHash<QString, QString>(), const QString& label = QString());
         void appendRaw(const QString& message, bool self = false);
         void appendLog(const QString& message);
 
@@ -290,10 +291,23 @@
         /// Returns a formated timestamp if timestamps are enabled else it returns QString::null
         QString timeStamp(QHash<QString, QString> messageTags);
 
+    public:
+        enum class NickLineOption
+        {
+            none = 0,
+            encapsulateNick = 1,
+            privMsg = 2,
+            noClickableNicks = 4,
+            noBold = 8,
+            useDefaultColor = 16
+        };
+        Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(NickLineOptions, NickLineOption);
+
+    protected:
         /// Returns a formated nick string
         //! FIXME formatted in what way?
         QString createNickLine(const QString& nick, const QString& defaultColor,
-            bool encapsulateNick = true, bool privMsg = false);
+                               NickLineOptions opts = NickLineOption::encapsulateNick);
 
         //// Search
         QTextDocument::FindFlags m_searchFlags;
@@ -338,4 +352,7 @@
         ChatWindow* m_chatWin;
         friend class IRCStyleSheet;
 };
+
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(IRCView::NickLineOptions)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/viewer/ircview.cpp b/src/viewer/ircview.cpp
--- a/src/viewer/ircview.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/ircview.cpp
@@ -538,12 +538,28 @@
 
 // Data insertion
 
-void IRCView::append(const QString& nick, const QString& message, const QHash<QString, QString> &messageTags, const QString& label)
+void IRCView::append(const QString& nick, QString message, const QHash<QString, QString> &messageTags, const QString& label)
 {
+    emit textToLog(QString("<%1>\t%2").arg(nick, message));
+
     QString channelColor = Preferences::self()->color(Preferences::ChannelMessage).name();
 
     m_tabNotification = Konversation::tnfNormal;
 
+    NickInfoPtr senderNickinfo = m_server->getNickInfo(nick);
+    bool nickIsProxy = senderNickinfo && senderNickinfo->isTelegramRelay();
+    QString proxiedNickLine;
+
+    if (nickIsProxy && message.startsWith(QChar('<', 0)))
+    {
+            auto pos = message.indexOf(QChar('>', 0));
+            auto proxiedNick = message.mid(1, pos-1);
+            auto proxiedNickColor = Preferences::self()->nickColor(Konversation::colorForNick(proxiedNick)).name();
+            proxiedNickLine = createNickLine(proxiedNick, proxiedNickColor, NickLineOption::noClickableNicks
+                | NickLineOption::useDefaultColor | NickLineOption::encapsulateNick).arg(proxiedNick);
+            message.remove(0, pos+2);
+    }
+
     QString nickLine = createNickLine(nick, channelColor);
 
     QChar::Direction dir;
@@ -556,16 +572,14 @@
     if (!label.isEmpty()) {
         line += "<font color=\"" + channelColor + "\"><b>[</b>%4<b>]</b></font>";
     }
-    line += "<font color=\"" + channelColor + "\">%1" + directionOfLine + nickLine + directionOfLine + " %3</font>";
+    line += "<font color=\"" + channelColor + "\">%1" + directionOfLine + nickLine + proxiedNickLine + directionOfLine + " %3</font>";
     line = line.arg(timeStamp(messageTags), nick, text);
 
     if (!label.isEmpty())
     {
         line = line.arg(label);
     }
 
-    emit textToLog(QString("<%1>\t%2").arg(nick, message));
-
     /* BEGIN: WIPQTQUICK */
     Application* konvApp = Application::instance();
     MessageModel* msgModel = konvApp->getMessageModel();
@@ -616,7 +630,9 @@
 
     m_tabNotification = Konversation::tnfPrivate;
 
-    QString nickLine = createNickLine(nick, queryColor, true, inChannel);
+    NickLineOptions opts{NickLineOption::encapsulateNick};
+    opts.setFlag(NickLineOption::privMsg, inChannel);
+    QString nickLine = createNickLine(nick, queryColor, opts);
 
     QString line;
     QChar::Direction dir;
@@ -667,7 +683,7 @@
 
     QString line;
 
-    QString nickLine = createNickLine(nick, actionColor, false);
+    QString nickLine = createNickLine(nick, actionColor, NickLineOption::none);
 
     if (message.isEmpty())
     {
@@ -911,12 +927,12 @@
     return QString();
 }
 
-QString IRCView::createNickLine(const QString& nick, const QString& defaultColor, bool encapsulateNick, bool privMsg)
+QString IRCView::createNickLine(const QString& nick, const QString& defaultColor, NickLineOptions opts)
 {
     QString nickLine = LRM + "%2" + LRM;
     QString nickColor;
 
-    if (Preferences::self()->useColoredNicks())
+    if (!opts.testFlag(NickLineOption::useDefaultColor) || Preferences::self()->useColoredNicks())
     {
         if (m_server)
         {
@@ -940,16 +956,16 @@
 
     nickLine = QLatin1String("<font color=\"") + nickColor + QLatin1String("\">") + nickLine + QLatin1String("</font>");
 
-    if (Preferences::self()->useClickableNicks())
+    if (!opts.testFlag(NickLineOption::noClickableNicks) && Preferences::self()->useClickableNicks())
         nickLine = "<a class=\"nick\" href=\"#" + nick + "\">" + nickLine + "</a>";
 
-    if (privMsg)
+    if (opts.testFlag(NickLineOption::privMsg))
         nickLine.prepend(QLatin1String("-&gt; "));
 
-    if(encapsulateNick)
+    if (opts.testFlag(NickLineOption::encapsulateNick))
         nickLine = QLatin1String("&lt;") + nickLine + QLatin1String("&gt;");
 
-    if(Preferences::self()->useBoldNicks())
+    if (!opts.testFlag(NickLineOption::noBold) && Preferences::self()->useBoldNicks())
         nickLine = QLatin1String("<b>") + nickLine + QLatin1String("</b>");
 
     return nickLine;