diff --git a/DiscordBot/Common/Configuration.cs b/DiscordBot/Common/Configuration.cs
index 51e9038..a25508c 100644
--- a/DiscordBot/Common/Configuration.cs
+++ b/DiscordBot/Common/Configuration.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class Configuration
         
         public bool UnknownCommandEnabled { get; set; } = true;
         public bool AwardingEXPEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool AwardingEXPMentionUser { get; set; } = true;
         
         public int LeaderboardAmount { get; set; } = 5;
         public int QuoteLevelRequirement { get; set; } = 10;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public string ToJson()
         public static void UpdateConfiguration(string botToken = null, ulong? developer = null, string statusText = null, string statusLink = null,
             string databaseHost = null, int? databasePort = null, string databaseUser = null, string databasePassword = null, string databaseName = null,
             bool? showAllAwards = null, string awardsIconUrl = null,
-            int? statusActivity = null, UserStatus? status = null, bool? unknownCommandEnabled = null, bool? awardingEXPEnabled = null,
+            int? statusActivity = null, UserStatus? status = null, bool? unknownCommandEnabled = null, bool? awardingEXPEnabled = null, bool? awardingEXPMentionUser = null,
             int? leaderboardAmount = null, string leaderboardTrophyUrl = null, uint? leaderboardEmbedColor = null,
             int? quoteLevelRequirement = null, int? prefixLevelRequirement = null, int? senpaiChanceRate = null, int? rgbLevelRequirement = null,
             ulong? logChannelId = null, int? respects = null, int? minLengthForEXP = null, int? maxRuleXGamble = null)
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ public static void UpdateConfiguration(string botToken = null, ulong? developer
 
                 UnknownCommandEnabled = unknownCommandEnabled ?? Load().UnknownCommandEnabled,
                 AwardingEXPEnabled = awardingEXPEnabled ?? Load().AwardingEXPEnabled,
+                AwardingEXPMentionUser = awardingEXPMentionUser ?? Load().AwardingEXPMentionUser,
                 
                 LeaderboardAmount = leaderboardAmount ?? Load().LeaderboardAmount,
                 LeaderboardTrophyUrl = leaderboardTrophyUrl ?? Load().LeaderboardTrophyUrl,
diff --git a/DiscordBot/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs b/DiscordBot/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs
index a7e7b3b..031cb53 100644
--- a/DiscordBot/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs
+++ b/DiscordBot/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs
@@ -126,9 +126,23 @@ public static async void AttemptLevelUp(this IUser user, SocketGuild guild)
                     EmbedBuilder eb = new EmbedBuilder()
                     {
                         Title = "Level Up!",
-                        Color = user.GetCustomRGB(),
-                        Description = "Well done " + user.Mention + "! You levelled up to level " + user.GetLevel() + "! Gain " + (Math.Round(EXPToLevelUp(user)) - user.GetEXP()) + " more EXP to level up again!",
+                        Color = user.GetCustomRGB()
                     }.WithCurrentTimestamp();
+
+                    if (Configuration.Load().AwardingEXPMentionUser)
+                    {
+                        eb.WithDescription("Well done " + user.Mention + "! You levelled up to level " +
+                                           user.GetLevel() + "! Gain " +
+                                           (Math.Round(EXPToLevelUp(user)) - user.GetEXP()) +
+                                           " more EXP to level up again!");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        eb.WithDescription("Well done " + user.Username + "! You levelled up to level " +
+                                           user.GetLevel() + "! Gain " +
+                                           (Math.Round(EXPToLevelUp(user)) - user.GetEXP()) +
+                                           " more EXP to level up again!");
+                    }
                     
                     var msg = await botChannel.SendMessageAsync("", false, eb.Build());
                     //msg.DeleteAfter(300); // todo: updated from 120 to don't delete, maybe make configurable?
diff --git a/DiscordBot/Modules/Owner/ConfigModule.cs b/DiscordBot/Modules/Owner/ConfigModule.cs
index a0e244c..b897bd6 100644
--- a/DiscordBot/Modules/Owner/ConfigModule.cs
+++ b/DiscordBot/Modules/Owner/ConfigModule.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ await ReplyAsync("**Syntax:** " +
                                  "[14] toggleexpawarding\n" +
                                  "[15] toggleshowallawards\n" +
                                  "[16] awardsiconurl [link]\n" +
+                                 "[17] toggleawardingexpmention\n" +
                                  "```");
             }
 
@@ -224,6 +225,13 @@ public async Task SetAwardsIconUrl(string link)
                 Configuration.UpdateConfiguration(awardsIconUrl: link);
                 await Configuration.Load().LogChannelId.GetTextChannel().SendMessageAsync(Context.User.Mention + " has updated the Awards Icon URL to: " + link + " (was: " + oldValue + ")");
             }
+
+            [Command("toggleawardingexpmention"), Summary("Toggles if users get mentioned when they level up.")]
+            public async Task ToggleAwardingEXPMention()
+            {
+                Configuration.UpdateConfiguration(awardingEXPMentionUser: !Configuration.Load().AwardingEXPMentionUser);
+                await Configuration.Load().LogChannelId.GetTextChannel().SendMessageAsync("AwardingEXPMentionUser has been toggled by " + Context.User.Mention + " (enabled: " + Configuration.Load().AwardingEXPMentionUser.ToYesNo() + ")");
+            }
         }
 
         [Group("editdatabase")]