diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 20fd04c..335f44c 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -279,16 +279,25 @@ async function createGithubIssue(repo, oldIssue, closeOriginal) {
     return
   }
 
-  chrome.storage.sync.get({ preventReferences: false }, async (item) => {
+  chrome.storage.sync.get({ preventReferences: false, preventMentions: false }, async (item) => {
     const blockQuoteOldBody = addBlockQuote(oldIssue.body)
     const createdAt = oldIssue.created_at.split('T')[0]
-    const newIssueBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${oldIssue.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${oldIssue.user.login}](${oldIssue.user.html_url})** cloned issue [${organization}/${currentRepo}#${issueNumber}](${oldIssue.html_url}) on ${createdAt}: \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+    let newIssueBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${oldIssue.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${oldIssue.user.login}](${oldIssue.user.html_url})** cloned issue [${organization}/${currentRepo}#${issueNumber}](${oldIssue.html_url}) on ${createdAt}: \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+
+    if (item.preventMentions) {
+      newIssueBody = preventMentions(newIssueBody)
+    }
+
+    if (item.preventReferences) {
+      newIssueBody = preventReferences(newIssueBody)
+    }
 
     const newIssue = {
       title: oldIssue.title,
-      body: item.preventReferences ? preventReferences(newIssueBody) : newIssueBody,
+      body: newIssueBody,
       labels: oldIssue.labels,
     }
+
     const response = await ajaxRequest('POST', newIssue, `${githubApiUrl}repos/${repo}/issues`)
     await cloneOldIssueComments(
       response.data.number,
@@ -307,6 +316,7 @@ async function cloneOldIssueComments(newIssue, repo, url) {
     {
       cloneComments: false,
       preventReferences: false,
+      preventMentions: false,
     },
     (item) => {
       if (!item.cloneComments) {
@@ -321,9 +331,18 @@ async function cloneOldIssueComments(newIssue, repo, url) {
         await previous
         const blockQuoteOldBody = addBlockQuote(current.body)
         const createdAt = current.created_at.split('T')[0]
-        const newCommentBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${current.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${current.user.login}](${current.user.html_url})** [commented](${current.html_url}) on ${createdAt}: \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+        let newCommentBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${current.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${current.user.login}](${current.user.html_url})** [commented](${current.html_url}) on ${createdAt}: \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+
+        if (item.preventMentions) {
+          newCommentBody = preventMentions(newCommentBody)
+        }
+
+        if (item.preventReferences) {
+          newCommentBody = preventReferences(newCommentBody)
+        }
+
         const comment = {
-          body: item.preventReferences ? preventReferences(newCommentBody) : newCommentBody,
+          body: newCommentBody,
         }
         return ajaxRequest('POST', comment, `${githubApiUrl}repos/${repo}/issues/${newIssue}/comments`)
       }, Promise.resolve())
diff --git a/batch.js b/batch.js
index fde3d8b..54857a8 100644
--- a/batch.js
+++ b/batch.js
@@ -290,14 +290,21 @@ async function createGithubIssue(repo, oldIssue, closeOriginal) {
     return
   }
 
-  chrome.storage.sync.get({ preventReferences: false }, async (item) => {
+  chrome.storage.sync.get({ preventReferences: false, preventMentions: false }, async (item) => {
     const blockQuoteOldBody = addBlockQuote(oldIssue.body)
     const createdAt = oldIssue.created_at.split('T')[0]
-    const newIssueBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${oldIssue.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${oldIssue.user.login}](${oldIssue.user.html_url})** cloned issue [${organization}/${currentRepo}#${issueNumber}](${oldIssue.html_url}) on ${createdAt}: \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+    let newIssueBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${oldIssue.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${oldIssue.user.login}](${oldIssue.user.html_url})** cloned issue [${organization}/${currentRepo}#${issueNumber}](${oldIssue.html_url}) on ${createdAt}: \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+
+    if (item.preventMentions) {
+      newIssueBody = preventMentions(newIssueBody)
+    }
+    if (item.preventReferences) {
+      newIssueBody = preventReferences(newIssueBody)
+    }
 
     const newIssue = {
       title: oldIssue.title,
-      body: item.preventReferences ? preventReferences(newIssueBody) : newIssueBody,
+      body: newIssueBody,
       labels: oldIssue.labels,
     }
     const response = await ajaxRequest('POST', newIssue, `${githubApiUrl}repos/${repo}/issues`)
@@ -318,6 +325,7 @@ async function cloneOldIssueComments(newIssue, repo, url) {
     {
       cloneComments: false,
       preventReferences: false,
+      preventMentions: false,
     },
     async (item) => {
       if (!item.cloneComments) {
@@ -332,9 +340,17 @@ async function cloneOldIssueComments(newIssue, repo, url) {
         await previous
         const blockQuoteOldBody = addBlockQuote(current.body)
         const createdAt = current.created_at.split('T')[0]
-        const newCommentBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${current.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${current.user.login}](${current.user.html_url})** commented [on ${createdAt}](${current.html_url}): \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+        let newCommentBody = `**[<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/${current.user.id}?s=17&v=4" width="17" height="17"> @${current.user.login}](${current.user.html_url})** commented [on ${createdAt}](${current.html_url}): \n\n${blockQuoteOldBody}`
+
+        if (item.preventMentions) {
+          newCommentBody = preventMentions(newCommentBody)
+        }
+        if (item.preventReferences) {
+          newCommentBody = preventReferences(newCommentBody)
+        }
+
         const comment = {
-          body: item.preventReferences ? preventReferences(newCommentBody) : newCommentBody,
+          body: newCommentBody,
         }
         return ajaxRequest('POST', comment, `${githubApiUrl}repos/${repo}/issues/${newIssue}/comments`)
       }, Promise.resolve())
diff --git a/lib/preventMentions.js b/lib/preventMentions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5f690d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/preventMentions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+function preventMentions(text) {
+  // replace "@githubusername" with a link to the user to avoid mention notifications
+  // regex from https://stackoverflow.com/a/30281147
+  return text.replace(
+    /\B@([a-z0-9](?:-(?=[a-z0-9])|[a-z0-9]){0,38}(?<=[a-z0-9]))/gi,
+    '[@**$1**](https://www.github.com/$1)'
+  )
+}
+
+module.exports = preventMentions
diff --git a/options.html b/options.html
index 2432b84..bf73e76 100644
--- a/options.html
+++ b/options.html
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ <h2 id="generaloptions">General Settings</h2>
               >)</label
             >
           </div>
+
+          <div class="checkbox">
+            <label>
+              <input class="me-2" type="checkbox" id="prevent-mentions" />Prevent notifications to users mentioned in
+              the cloned issues/comments (by replacing all occurences of @username with a link;
+              <strong>be warned this will do the replacement even inside of code blocks</strong>)
+            </label>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         <p class="mt-2">
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index 5b69d35..0f4b1e1 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function save_options() {
   const cloneComments = document.getElementById('clone-comments').checked
   const disableCommentsOnOriginal = document.getElementById('disable-comment-on-original').checked
   const preventReferences = document.getElementById('prevent-references').checked
+  const preventMentions = document.getElementById('prevent-mentions').checked
 
   chrome.storage.sync.set(
     {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ function save_options() {
       cloneComments,
       disableCommentsOnOriginal,
       preventReferences,
+      preventMentions,
     },
     function () {
       // Update status to let user know options were saved.
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ function restore_options() {
       cloneComments: false,
       disableCommentsOnOriginal: false,
       preventReferences: false,
+      preventMentions: false,
     },
     function (items) {
       document.getElementById('github-pat').value = items.githubToken
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ function restore_options() {
       document.getElementById('clone-comments').checked = items.cloneComments
       document.getElementById('disable-comment-on-original').checked = items.disableCommentsOnOriginal
       document.getElementById('prevent-references').checked = items.preventReferences
+      document.getElementById('prevent-mentions').checked = items.preventMentions
     }
   )
 }
diff --git a/tests/preventMentions.spec.js b/tests/preventMentions.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd33cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/preventMentions.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const preventMentions = require('../lib/preventMentions')
+
+describe('preventMentions', () => {
+  it('replaces @username with urls', () => {
+    const originalText = 'Hello, @johnmurphy01. How are you doing?'
+
+    const alteredText = preventMentions(originalText)
+    expect(alteredText).toEqual(`Hello, [@**johnmurphy01**](https://www.github.com/johnmurphy01). How are you doing?`)
+  })
+})