diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java
index 1798281..bbb4f12 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java
@@ -467,8 +467,10 @@ public final class Config {
     }
 
     public static String HELP_REPORT = "<red>/report <message></red>";
+    public static String FIRST_JOIN = "<green>* Welcome <light_purple><player></light_purple> to Altitude! They've joined for the first time.</green>";
     private static void loadMessages() {
         HELP_REPORT = getString("settings.mail.mail-sent", HELP_REPORT);
+        FIRST_JOIN = getString("settings.first-join.message", FIRST_JOIN);
     }
 
     public static String EMOTELIST_HEADER = "<bold>Available Chat Emotes</bold><newline>";
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java
index 97cd7e9..edaf13b 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ public final class ServerConfig {
     public boolean GLOBALCHAT = false;
     public boolean JOINLEAVEMSSAGES = true;
     public boolean MUTED = false;
+    public boolean FIRST_JOIN_MESSAGES = false;
     private void ServerSettings() {
         GLOBALCHAT = getBoolean("global-chat-enabled", GLOBALCHAT);
         JOINLEAVEMSSAGES = getBoolean("joinleave-messages-enabled", JOINLEAVEMSSAGES);
         MUTED = getBoolean("server-muted", MUTED);
+        FIRST_JOIN_MESSAGES = getBoolean("first-join-messages", FIRST_JOIN_MESSAGES);
     }
 }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
index eb92eef..9122a63 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ChatPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         chatHandler = new ChatHandler();
         DatabaseConnection.initialize();
         serverConfig = new ServerConfig(Bukkit.getServerName());
-        registerListener(new PlayerListener(), new ChatListener(), new BookListener());
+        registerListener(new PlayerListener(serverConfig), new ChatListener(), new BookListener());
         if(serverConfig.GLOBALCHAT) {
             registerCommand("globalchat", new GlobalChat());
             registerCommand("toggleglobalchat", new ToggleGlobalChat());
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
index 8fb749e..615167a 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.listeners;
 
+import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
+import com.alttd.chat.config.ServerConfig;
 import com.alttd.chat.database.Queries;
 import com.alttd.chat.managers.ChatUserManager;
 import com.alttd.chat.managers.RegexManager;
@@ -9,11 +11,14 @@ import com.alttd.chat.objects.Toggleable;
 import com.alttd.chat.util.GalaxyUtility;
 import com.alttd.chat.util.Utility;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.Placeholder;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainTextComponentSerializer;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.SignChangeEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
 
@@ -21,6 +26,12 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
 
+    private final ServerConfig serverConfig;
+
+    public PlayerListener(ServerConfig serverConfig) {
+        this.serverConfig = serverConfig;
+    }
+
     @EventHandler
     private void onPlayerLogin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
         Player player = event.getPlayer();
@@ -30,6 +41,10 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
         ChatUser user = ChatUserManager.getChatUser(uuid);
         if(user != null) return;
 
+        if (serverConfig.FIRST_JOIN_MESSAGES && !player.hasPlayedBefore()) {
+            player.getServer().sendMessage(MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(Config.FIRST_JOIN, Placeholder.parsed("player", player.getName())));
+        }
+
         // user failed to load - create a new one
         ChatUser chatUser = new ChatUser(uuid, -1, null);
         ChatUserManager.addUser(chatUser);