diff --git a/src/irc_discord.rs b/src/irc_discord.rs
index 014088f..d1c2cef 100644
--- a/src/irc_discord.rs
+++ b/src/irc_discord.rs
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ fn irc_to_discord_processing(
         .into_owned();
 
     computed = {
+        computed = computed
+            .strip_prefix("\x01ACTION ")
+            .and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix('\x01'))
+            .map(|s| format!("*{}*", s))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| computed); // if any step in the way fails, fall back to using computed
         let mut new = String::with_capacity(computed.len());
         let mut has_opened_bold = false;
         let mut has_opened_italic = false;