diff --git a/twitch/chat/chat.py b/twitch/chat/chat.py
index 5087000..0f08cd2 100644
--- a/twitch/chat/chat.py
+++ b/twitch/chat/chat.py
@@ -30,16 +30,23 @@ def _message_handler(self, data: bytes) -> None:
         # First messages are server connection messages,
         # which should be handled by joining the chat room.
         if not self.joined:
+            self.irc.activate_tags()
             self.irc.join_channel(self.channel)
             self.joined = True
 
         text = data.decode("UTF-8").strip('\n\r')
 
         if text.find('PRIVMSG') >= 0:
-            sender = text.split('!', 1)[0][1:]
+            if text[0] == '@':
+                block = text.split(' :')
+                tags = dict(t.split('=',1) for t in block[0][1:].split(';'))
+                sender = block[1].split('!', 1)[0]
+            else:
+                sender = text.split('!', 1)[0][1:]
+                tags = None
             message = text.split('PRIVMSG', 1)[1].split(':', 1)[1]
             self.on_next(
-                chat.Message(channel=self.channel, sender=sender, text=message, helix_api=self.helix, chat=self))
+                chat.Message(channel=self.channel, sender=sender, text=message, helix_api=self.helix, chat=self, tags=tags))
 
     def send(self, message: str) -> None:
         while not self.joined:
diff --git a/twitch/chat/irc.py b/twitch/chat/irc.py
index ea76d6e..e9e5b32 100644
--- a/twitch/chat/irc.py
+++ b/twitch/chat/irc.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ def authenticate(self) -> None:
         self.send_raw(f'PASS {self.password}')
         self.send_raw(f'NICK {self.nickname}')
 
+    def activate_tags(self) -> None:
+        self.send_raw(f'CAP REQ :twitch.tv/tags')
+
     def join_channel(self, channel: str) -> None:
         channel = channel.lstrip('#')
         self.channels.append(channel)
diff --git a/twitch/chat/message.py b/twitch/chat/message.py
index f45607b..d0f9299 100644
--- a/twitch/chat/message.py
+++ b/twitch/chat/message.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from twitch.helix import User, Helix
 from .chat import Chat
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ def __init__(self,
                  sender: str,
                  text: str,
                  helix_api: Optional[Helix] = None,
-                 chat: Optional[Chat] = None):
+                 chat: Optional[Chat] = None,
+                 tags: Optional[Dict] = None):
         self.channel: str = channel
         self.sender: str = sender
         self.text: str = text
         self.helix: Optional[Helix] = helix_api
         self.chat: Optional[Chat] = chat
+        self.tags: Optional[Dict] = tags
 
     @property
     def user(self) -> Optional[User]: