diff --git a/API/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/api/chat/ChatManager.java b/API/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/api/chat/ChatManager.java
index da687d2..492d6f3 100644
--- a/API/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/api/chat/ChatManager.java
+++ b/API/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/api/chat/ChatManager.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public interface ChatManager {
 
     Component handleMentions(Player player, String messageContent, Component messageComponent);
 
+    Component formatConnectionMessage(Player player, String type);
+
     enum InventoryType {
         SHULKER,
         INVENTORY,
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/chat/LocalChatManager.java b/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/chat/LocalChatManager.java
index bafef2a..64a1b97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/chat/LocalChatManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/chat/LocalChatManager.java
@@ -177,6 +177,23 @@ public Component formatMessage(Player player, Component message) {
         return component;
     }
 
+    public Component formatConnectionMessage(Player player, String type) {
+        if (!plugin.getFormatConfig().getBoolean("connection.enabled", false)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        String format = plugin.getFormatConfig().getString(type);
+        if (format == null || format.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return ChatUtils.format(
+                PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, format),
+                Placeholder.unparsed("player_name", player.getName()),
+                ChatUtils.papiTag(player)
+        );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean handleMessage(Player player, String message) {
         for (ChatFilter filter : plugin.getFilters()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/listener/ConnectionListener.java b/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/listener/ConnectionListener.java
index d3e632f..e6fce33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/listener/ConnectionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/voxelarc/allaychat/listener/ConnectionListener.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.voxelarc.allaychat.listener;
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.voxelarc.allaychat.AllayChatPlugin;
 import net.voxelarc.allaychat.api.user.ChatUser;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ public class ConnectionListener implements Listener {
     @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
         Player player = event.getPlayer();
+
+        Component joinMessage = plugin.getChatManager().formatConnectionMessage(player, "connection.join");
+        if (joinMessage != null) {
+            event.joinMessage(joinMessage);
+        }
+
         // Delay the loading of user data to ensure that the player is fully connected
         plugin.getScheduler().runLaterAsync(() -> {
             plugin.getDatabase().loadPlayerAsync(player.getUniqueId()).whenComplete((user, throwable) -> {
@@ -46,6 +53,11 @@ public void onJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
     public void onQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
         Player player = event.getPlayer();
 
+        Component quitMessage = plugin.getChatManager().formatConnectionMessage(player, "connection.leave");
+        if (quitMessage != null) {
+            event.quitMessage(quitMessage);
+        }
+
         ChatUser chatUser = plugin.getUserManager().getUser(player.getUniqueId());
         if (chatUser == null) return;
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/format.yml b/src/main/resources/format.yml
index 02b756e..f5ea123 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/format.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/format.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # %your_placeholder%
 # you can also use legacy formatting codes like &c, &6, &l, etc.
 
+# Customize join/leave messages
+connection:
+  enabled: true # Set to "false" to use default messages
+  join: "<#38ff38>→ %player_name% joined"
+  leave: "<#ff3838>← %player_name% left"
+
 format:
   # If no group was found for the player, this format will be used.
   default:
@@ -17,4 +23,4 @@ format:
 
   # group name
   admin:
-    format: "<dark_red>%luckperms_prefix% %player_name%: <red><message>"
\ No newline at end of file
+    format: "<dark_red>%luckperms_prefix% %player_name%: <red><message>"