diff --git a/config.schema.yml b/config.schema.yml
index 2e71c8d6..42ba8ba1 100644
--- a/config.schema.yml
+++ b/config.schema.yml
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ properties:
                                     type: "boolean"
                                 realnameFormat:
                                     type: "string"
-                                    enum: ["mxid","reverse-mxid"]
+                                    enum: ["mxid","reverse-mxid","localpart"]
                                 ipv6:
                                     type: "object"
                                     properties:
diff --git a/src/irc/IdentGenerator.ts b/src/irc/IdentGenerator.ts
index 7a2b5cf1..50f7815a 100644
--- a/src/irc/IdentGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/irc/IdentGenerator.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ export class IdentGenerator {
         else if (server.getRealNameFormat() === "reverse-mxid") {
             realname = IdentGenerator.sanitiseRealname(IdentGenerator.switchAroundMxid(matrixUser));
         }
+        else if (server.getRealNameFormat() == "localpart") {
+            realname = IdentGenerator.sanitiseRealname(matrixUser.localpart);
+        }
         else {
             throw Error('Invalid value for realNameFormat');
         }
diff --git a/src/irc/IrcServer.ts b/src/irc/IrcServer.ts
index 2af73ab4..895b9783 100644
--- a/src/irc/IrcServer.ts
+++ b/src/irc/IrcServer.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export interface IrcServerConfig {
         };
         lineLimit: number;
         userModes?: string;
-        realnameFormat?: "mxid"|"reverse-mxid";
+        realnameFormat?: "mxid"|"reverse-mxid"|"localpart";
         pingTimeoutMs: number;
         pingRateMs: number;
         kickOn: {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class IrcServer {
         return this.config.ircClients.userModes || "";
     }
 
-    public getRealNameFormat(): "mxid"|"reverse-mxid" {
+    public getRealNameFormat(): "mxid"|"reverse-mxid"|"localpart" {
         return this.config.ircClients.realnameFormat || "mxid";
     }