diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 464460b..dd64c9e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
  * degesch: optimize buffer memory usage
 
+ * degesch: added logging of messages sent from /quote and plugins
+
  * kike: add support for IRCv3.2 server-time
 
  * Remote addresses are now resolved asynchronously
diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 0a1cb6e..c509d96 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -3968,6 +3968,8 @@ irc_queue_reconnect (struct server *s)
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
+static void irc_process_sent_message
+	(const struct irc_message *msg, struct server *s);
 static void irc_send (struct server *s,
 	const char *format, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (2, 3);
 
@@ -3993,6 +3995,11 @@ irc_send (struct server *s, const char *format, ...)
 
 	log_server_debug (s, "#a<< \"#S\"#r", ATTR_PART, str.str);
 
+	struct irc_message msg;
+	irc_parse_message (&msg, str.str);
+	irc_process_sent_message (&msg, s);
+	irc_free_message (&msg);
+
 	str_append_str (&s->write_buffer, &str);
 	str_free (&str);
 	str_append (&s->write_buffer, "\r\n");
@@ -5431,6 +5438,131 @@ irc_handle_mode_user (struct server *s, char **params)
 	mode_processor_run (&p, params, mode_processor_apply_user);
 }
 
+// --- Output processing -------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Both user and plugins can send whatever the heck they want to,
+// we need to parse it back so that it's evident what's happening
+
+static void
+irc_handle_sent_cap (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
+{
+	if (msg->params.len < 2)
+		return;
+
+	const char *subcommand = msg->params.vector[1];
+	const char *args = (msg->params.len > 2) ? msg->params.vector[2] : "";
+	if (!strcasecmp_ascii (subcommand, "REQ"))
+		log_server_status (s, s->buffer,
+			"#s: #S", "Capabilities requested", args);
+}
+
+static void
+irc_handle_sent_notice_text (struct server *s,
+	const struct irc_message *msg, struct str *text)
+{
+	const char *target = msg->params.vector[0];
+	struct buffer *buffer = irc_get_buffer_for_message (s, msg, target);
+	if (buffer && soft_assert (s->irc_user))
+		log_outcoming_notice (s, buffer, s->irc_user->nickname, text->str);
+	else
+		log_outcoming_orphan_notice (s, target, text->str);
+}
+
+static void
+irc_handle_sent_notice (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
+{
+	if (msg->params.len < 2 || s->cap_echo_message)
+		return;
+
+	// This ignores empty messages which we should not normally send
+	struct ctcp_chunk *chunks = ctcp_parse (msg->params.vector[1]);
+	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct ctcp_chunk, iter, chunks)
+	{
+		if (iter->is_extended)
+			log_ctcp_reply (s, msg->params.vector[0],
+				xstrdup_printf ("%s %s", iter->tag.str, iter->text.str));
+		else
+			irc_handle_sent_notice_text (s, msg, &iter->text);
+	}
+	ctcp_destroy (chunks);
+}
+
+static void
+irc_handle_sent_privmsg_text (struct server *s,
+	const struct irc_message *msg, struct str *text, bool is_action)
+{
+	const char *target = msg->params.vector[0];
+	struct buffer *buffer = irc_get_buffer_for_message (s, msg, target);
+	if (buffer && soft_assert (s->irc_user))
+	{
+		char *prefixes = irc_get_privmsg_prefix (s, s->irc_user, target);
+		if (is_action)
+			log_outcoming_action (s, buffer, s->irc_user->nickname, text->str);
+		else
+			log_outcoming_privmsg (s, buffer,
+				prefixes, s->irc_user->nickname, text->str);
+		free (prefixes);
+	}
+	else
+		// TODO: also handle actions here
+		log_outcoming_orphan_privmsg (s, target, text->str);
+}
+
+static void
+irc_handle_sent_privmsg (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
+{
+	if (msg->params.len < 2 || s->cap_echo_message)
+		return;
+
+	// This ignores empty messages which we should not normally send
+	struct ctcp_chunk *chunks = ctcp_parse (msg->params.vector[1]);
+	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct ctcp_chunk, iter, chunks)
+	{
+		if (!iter->is_extended)
+			irc_handle_sent_privmsg_text (s, msg, &iter->text, false);
+		else if (!strcmp (iter->tag.str, "ACTION"))
+			irc_handle_sent_privmsg_text (s, msg, &iter->text, true);
+		else
+			log_ctcp_query (s, msg->params.vector[0], iter->tag.str);
+	}
+	ctcp_destroy (chunks);
+}
+
+static struct irc_handler
+{
+	const char *name;
+	void (*handler) (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg);
+}
+g_irc_sent_handlers[] =
+{
+	// This list needs to stay sorted
+	{ "CAP",     irc_handle_sent_cap     },
+	{ "NOTICE",  irc_handle_sent_notice  },
+	{ "PRIVMSG", irc_handle_sent_privmsg },
+};
+
+static int
+irc_handler_cmp_by_name (const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+	const struct irc_handler *first  = a;
+	const struct irc_handler *second = b;
+	return strcasecmp_ascii (first->name, second->name);
+}
+
+static void
+irc_process_sent_message (const struct irc_message *msg, struct server *s)
+{
+	// The server is free to reject even a matching prefix
+	if (msg->prefix && !irc_is_this_us (s, msg->prefix))
+		return;
+
+	struct irc_handler key = { .name = msg->command };
+	struct irc_handler *handler = bsearch (&key, g_irc_sent_handlers,
+		N_ELEMENTS (g_irc_sent_handlers), sizeof key, irc_handler_cmp_by_name);
+	if (handler)
+		handler->handler (s, msg);
+}
+
 // --- Input handling ----------------------------------------------------------
 
 static void
@@ -5496,8 +5628,6 @@ irc_handle_cap (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
 		str_vector_free (&use);
 
 		irc_send (s, "CAP REQ :%s", chosen_str);
-		log_server_status (s, s->buffer,
-			"#s: #S", "Capabilities requested", chosen_str);
 		free (chosen_str);
 	}
 
@@ -5927,10 +6057,7 @@ irc_send_ctcp_reply (struct server *s,
 	va_end (ap);
 
 	irc_send (s, "NOTICE %s :\x01%s\x01", recipient, m.str);
-	if (!s->cap_echo_message)
-		log_ctcp_reply (s, recipient, str_steal (&m));
-	else
-		str_free (&m);
+	str_free (&m);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -6125,12 +6252,7 @@ irc_handle_topic (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
-static struct irc_handler
-{
-	const char *name;
-	void (*handler) (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg);
-}
-g_irc_handlers[] =
+static struct irc_handler g_irc_handlers[] =
 {
 	// This list needs to stay sorted
 	{ "CAP",     irc_handle_cap     },
@@ -6148,14 +6270,6 @@ g_irc_handlers[] =
 	{ "TOPIC",   irc_handle_topic   },
 };
 
-static int
-irc_handler_cmp_by_name (const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-	const struct irc_handler *first  = a;
-	const struct irc_handler *second = b;
-	return strcasecmp_ascii (first->name, second->name);
-}
-
 static bool
 irc_try_parse_word_for_userhost (struct server *s, const char *word)
 {
@@ -6965,27 +7079,14 @@ irc_autosplit_message (struct server *s, const char *message,
 	return true;
 }
 
-struct send_autosplit_args;
-
-typedef void (*send_autosplit_logger_fn) (struct server *s,
-	struct send_autosplit_args *args, struct buffer *buffer, const char *line);
-
-struct send_autosplit_args
-{
-	const char *command;                ///< E.g. PRIVMSG or NOTICE
-	const char *target;                 ///< User or channel
-	const char *message;                ///< A message to be autosplit
-	send_autosplit_logger_fn logger;    ///< Logger for all resulting lines
-	const char *prefix;                 ///< E.g. "\x01ACTION"
-	const char *suffix;                 ///< E.g. "\x01"
-};
-
 static void
-send_autosplit_message (struct server *s, struct send_autosplit_args a)
+send_autosplit_message (struct server *s,
+	const char *command, const char *target, const char *message,
+	const char *prefix, const char *suffix)
 {
-	struct buffer *buffer = str_map_find (&s->irc_buffer_map, a.target);
-	int fixed_part = strlen (a.command) + 1 + strlen (a.target) + 1 + 1
-		+ strlen (a.prefix) + strlen (a.suffix);
+	struct buffer *buffer = str_map_find (&s->irc_buffer_map, target);
+	int fixed_part = strlen (command) + 1 + strlen (target) + 1 + 1
+		+ strlen (prefix) + strlen (suffix);
 
 	// We might also want to preserve attributes across splits but
 	// that would make this code a lot more complicated
@@ -6993,71 +7094,29 @@ send_autosplit_message (struct server *s, struct send_autosplit_args a)
 	struct str_vector lines;
 	str_vector_init (&lines);
 	struct error *e = NULL;
-	if (!irc_autosplit_message (s, a.message, fixed_part, &lines, &e))
+	if (!irc_autosplit_message (s, message, fixed_part, &lines, &e))
 	{
 		log_server_error (s, buffer ? buffer : s->buffer, "#s", e->message);
 		error_free (e);
-		goto end;
 	}
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.len; i++)
+	else
 	{
-		irc_send (s, "%s %s :%s%s%s", a.command, a.target,
-			a.prefix, lines.vector[i], a.suffix);
-		if (!s->cap_echo_message)
-			a.logger (s, &a, buffer, lines.vector[i]);
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.len; i++)
+			irc_send (s, "%s %s :%s%s%s", command, target,
+				prefix, lines.vector[i], suffix);
 	}
-end:
 	str_vector_free (&lines);
 }
 
-static void
-log_autosplit_action (struct server *s,
-	struct send_autosplit_args *a, struct buffer *buffer, const char *line)
-{
-	(void) a;
-
-	if (buffer && soft_assert (s->irc_user))
-		log_outcoming_action (s, buffer, s->irc_user->nickname, line);
-
-	// This can only be sent from a user or channel buffer
-}
-
 #define SEND_AUTOSPLIT_ACTION(s, target, message)                              \
-	send_autosplit_message ((s), (struct send_autosplit_args)                  \
-		{ "PRIVMSG", (target), (message), log_autosplit_action,                \
-		  "\x01" "ACTION ", "\x01" })
-
-static void
-log_autosplit_privmsg (struct server *s,
-	struct send_autosplit_args *a, struct buffer *buffer, const char *line)
-{
-	char *prefixes = irc_get_privmsg_prefix (s, s->irc_user, a->target);
-	if (buffer && soft_assert (s->irc_user))
-		log_outcoming_privmsg (s, buffer,
-			prefixes, s->irc_user->nickname, line);
-	else
-		log_outcoming_orphan_privmsg (s, a->target, line);
-	free (prefixes);
-}
+	send_autosplit_message ((s), "PRIVMSG", (target), (message),               \
+		"\x01" "ACTION ", "\x01")
 
 #define SEND_AUTOSPLIT_PRIVMSG(s, target, message)                             \
-	send_autosplit_message ((s), (struct send_autosplit_args)                  \
-		{ "PRIVMSG", (target), (message), log_autosplit_privmsg, "", "" })
-
-static void
-log_autosplit_notice (struct server *s,
-	struct send_autosplit_args *a, struct buffer *buffer, const char *line)
-{
-	if (buffer && soft_assert (s->irc_user))
-		log_outcoming_notice (s, buffer, s->irc_user->nickname, line);
-	else
-		log_outcoming_orphan_notice (s, a->target, line);
-}
+	send_autosplit_message ((s), "PRIVMSG", (target), (message), "", "")
 
 #define SEND_AUTOSPLIT_NOTICE(s, target, message)                              \
-	send_autosplit_message ((s), (struct send_autosplit_args)                  \
-		{ "NOTICE", (target), (message), log_autosplit_notice, "", "" })
+	send_autosplit_message ((s), "NOTICE", (target), (message), "", "")
 
 // --- Configuration dumper ----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -9584,9 +9643,6 @@ handle_command_ctcp (struct handler_args *a)
 		irc_send (a->s, "PRIVMSG %s :\x01%s %s\x01", target, tag, a->arguments);
 	else
 		irc_send (a->s, "PRIVMSG %s :\x01%s\x01", target, tag);
-
-	if (!a->s->cap_echo_message)
-		log_ctcp_query (a->s, target, tag);
 	return true;
 }