diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 734f07e..5e3b4db 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@ struct app_context
 	bool isolate_buffers;               ///< Isolate global/server buffers
 	bool beep_on_highlight;             ///< Beep on highlight
 	bool logging;                       ///< Logging to file enabled
+	bool show_all_prefixes;             ///< Show all prefixes before nicks
 
 	struct str_map servers;             ///< Our servers
 
@@ -1444,6 +1445,14 @@ on_config_debug_mode_change (struct config_item_ *item)
 	g_debug_mode = item->value.boolean;
 }
 
+static void
+on_config_show_all_prefixes_change (struct config_item_ *item)
+{
+	struct app_context *ctx = item->user_data;
+	ctx->show_all_prefixes = item->value.boolean;
+	refresh_prompt (ctx);
+}
+
 static void on_config_attribute_change (struct config_item_ *item);
 static void on_config_logging_change (struct config_item_ *item);
 
@@ -1621,6 +1630,11 @@ static struct config_schema g_config_behaviour[] =
 	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_BOOLEAN,
 	  .default_  = "on",
 	  .on_change = on_config_beep_on_highlight_change },
+	{ .name      = "show_all_prefixes",
+	  .comment   = "Show all prefixes in front of nicknames",
+	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_BOOLEAN,
+	  .default_  = "off",
+	  .on_change = on_config_show_all_prefixes_change },
 	{ .name      = "logging",
 	  .comment   = "Log buffer contents to file",
 	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_BOOLEAN,
@@ -3257,6 +3271,16 @@ irc_get_or_make_user_buffer (struct server *s, const char *nickname)
 	return buffer;
 }
 
+static void
+irc_get_channel_user_prefix (struct server *s,
+	struct channel_user *channel_user, struct str *output)
+{
+	if (s->ctx->show_all_prefixes)
+		str_append (output, channel_user->prefixes.str);
+	else if (channel_user->prefixes.len)
+		str_append_c (output, channel_user->prefixes.str[0]);
+}
+
 // Note that this eats the user reference
 static void
 irc_channel_link_user (struct channel *channel, struct user *user,
@@ -4571,6 +4595,23 @@ make_chanmode_postfix (struct channel *channel, struct str *modes)
 		str_append_c (modes, iter.link->key[0]);
 }
 
+static void
+make_server_postfix_registered (struct buffer *buffer, struct str *output)
+{
+	struct server *s = buffer->server;
+	if (buffer->type == BUFFER_CHANNEL)
+	{
+		struct server *s = buffer->server;
+		struct channel_user *channel_user =
+			irc_channel_get_user (buffer->channel, s->irc_user);
+		if (channel_user)
+			irc_get_channel_user_prefix (s, channel_user, output);
+	}
+	str_append (output, s->irc_user->nickname);
+	if (s->irc_user_mode.len)
+		str_append_printf (output, "(%s)", s->irc_user_mode.str);
+}
+
 static void
 make_server_postfix (struct buffer *buffer, struct str *output)
 {
@@ -4581,18 +4622,7 @@ make_server_postfix (struct buffer *buffer, struct str *output)
 	else if (s->state != IRC_REGISTERED)
 		str_append (output, "(unregistered)");
 	else
-	{
-		if (buffer->type == BUFFER_CHANNEL)
-		{
-			struct channel_user *channel_user =
-				irc_channel_get_user (buffer->channel, s->irc_user);
-			if (channel_user)
-				str_append (output, channel_user->prefixes.str);
-		}
-		str_append (output, s->irc_user->nickname);
-		if (s->irc_user_mode.len)
-			str_append_printf (output, "(%s)", s->irc_user_mode.str);
-	}
+		make_server_postfix_registered (buffer, output);
 }
 static void
 make_prompt (struct app_context *ctx, struct str *output)
@@ -4724,18 +4754,20 @@ irc_is_highlight (struct server *s, const char *message)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static const char *
+static char *
 irc_get_privmsg_prefix (struct server *s, struct user *user, const char *target)
 {
+	struct str prefix;
+	str_init (&prefix);
 	if (user && irc_is_channel (s, target))
 	{
 		struct channel *channel;
 		struct channel_user *channel_user;
 		if ((channel = str_map_find (&s->irc_channels, target))
 		 && (channel_user = irc_channel_get_user (channel, user)))
-			return channel_user->prefixes.str;
+			irc_get_channel_user_prefix (s, channel_user, &prefix);
 	}
-	return "";
+	return str_steal (&prefix);
 }
 
 // --- Mode processor ----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5770,6 +5802,24 @@ irc_sync_channel_user (struct server *s, struct channel *channel,
 	}
 }
 
+static char *
+make_channel_users_list (struct server *s, struct channel *channel)
+{
+	struct str_vector v;
+	str_vector_init (&v);
+	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct channel_user, iter, channel->users)
+	{
+		struct str item;
+		str_init (&item);
+		irc_get_channel_user_prefix (s, iter, &item);
+		str_append (&item, iter->user->nickname);
+		str_vector_add_owned (&v, str_steal (&item));
+	}
+	char *result = join_str_vector (&v, ' ');
+	str_vector_free (&v);
+	return result;
+}
+
 static void
 irc_process_names (struct server *s, struct channel *channel)
 {
@@ -5800,14 +5850,7 @@ irc_process_names (struct server *s, struct channel *channel)
 	str_map_free (&present);
 	str_vector_reset (&channel->names_buf);
 
-	struct str_vector v;
-	str_vector_init (&v);
-	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct channel_user, iter, channel->users)
-		str_vector_add_owned (&v,
-			xstrdup_printf ("%s%s", iter->prefixes.str, iter->user->nickname));
-	char *all_users = join_str_vector (&v, ' ');
-	str_vector_free (&v);
-
+	char *all_users = make_channel_users_list (s, channel);
 	struct buffer *buffer = str_map_find (&s->irc_buffer_map, channel->name);
 	if (buffer)
 	{