diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index a08ae00b..6f34131f 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	NickServNick           string // IRC
 	NickServPassword       string // IRC
 	NicksPerRow            int    // mattermost, slack
+	NoHomeServerSuffix     bool   // matrix
 	NoTLS                  bool   // mattermost
 	Password               string // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,matrix
 	PrefixMessagesWithNick bool   // mattemost, slack
diff --git a/bridge/matrix/matrix.go b/bridge/matrix/matrix.go
index add7e408..628e8d91 100644
--- a/bridge/matrix/matrix.go
+++ b/bridge/matrix/matrix.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package bmatrix
 
 import (
+	"regexp"
+	"sync"
+
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/config"
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	matrix "github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 type Bmatrix struct {
@@ -101,8 +103,13 @@ func (b *Bmatrix) handlematrix() error {
 				flog.Debugf("Unknown room %s", ev.RoomID)
 				return
 			}
+			username := ev.Sender[1:]
+			if b.Config.NoHomeServerSuffix {
+				re := regexp.MustCompile("(.*?):.*")
+				username = re.ReplaceAllString(username, `$1`)
+			}
 			flog.Debugf("Sending message from %s on %s to gateway", ev.Sender, b.Account)
-			b.Remote <- config.Message{Username: ev.Sender, Text: ev.Content["body"].(string), Channel: channel, Account: b.Account}
+			b.Remote <- config.Message{Username: username, Text: ev.Content["body"].(string), Channel: channel, Account: b.Account}
 		}
 		flog.Debugf("Received: %#v", ev)
 	})