diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b34e5659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
+import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
+import { WelcomeMessagePluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { GuildLogs } from "src/data/GuildLogs";
+import { GuildMemberAddEvt } from "./events/GuildMemberAddEvt";
+
+const defaultOptions: PluginOptions<WelcomeMessagePluginType> = {
+  config: {
+    send_dm: false,
+    send_to_channel: null,
+    message: "",
+  },
+};
+
+export const WelcomeMessagePlugin = zeppelinPlugin<WelcomeMessagePluginType>()("welcome_message", {
+  configSchema: ConfigSchema,
+  defaultOptions,
+
+  // prettier-ignore
+  events: [
+    GuildMemberAddEvt,
+  ],
+
+  onLoad(pluginData) {
+    const { state, guild } = pluginData;
+
+    state.logs = new GuildLogs(guild.id);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/GuildMemberAddEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/GuildMemberAddEvt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e33080e
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+++ b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/GuildMemberAddEvt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { welcomeEvent } from "../types";
+import { renderTemplate } from "src/templateFormatter";
+import { stripObjectToScalars, createChunkedMessage } from "src/utils";
+import { LogType } from "src/data/LogType";
+import { TextChannel } from "eris";
+
+export const GuildMemberAddEvt = welcomeEvent({
+  event: "guildMemberAdd",
+
+  async listener(meta) {
+    const pluginData = meta.pluginData;
+    const member = meta.args.member;
+
+    const config = pluginData.config.get();
+    if (!config.message) return;
+    if (!config.send_dm && !config.send_to_channel) return;
+
+    const formatted = await renderTemplate(config.message, {
+      member: stripObjectToScalars(member, ["user"]),
+    });
+
+    if (config.send_dm) {
+      const dmChannel = await member.user.getDMChannel();
+      if (!dmChannel) return;
+
+      try {
+        await createChunkedMessage(dmChannel, formatted);
+      } catch (e) {
+        pluginData.state.logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+          body: `Failed send a welcome DM to {userMention(member)}`,
+          member: stripObjectToScalars(member),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (config.send_to_channel) {
+      const channel = meta.args.guild.channels.get(config.send_to_channel);
+      if (!channel || !(channel instanceof TextChannel)) return;
+
+      try {
+        await createChunkedMessage(channel, formatted);
+      } catch (e) {
+        pluginData.state.logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+          body: `Failed send a welcome message for {userMention(member)} to {channelMention(channel)}`,
+          member: stripObjectToScalars(member),
+          channel: stripObjectToScalars(channel),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eef61be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import * as t from "io-ts";
+import { BasePluginType, eventListener } from "knub";
+import { tNullable } from "src/utils";
+import { GuildLogs } from "src/data/GuildLogs";
+
+export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
+  send_dm: t.boolean,
+  send_to_channel: tNullable(t.string),
+  message: t.string,
+});
+export type TConfigSchema = t.TypeOf<typeof ConfigSchema>;
+
+export interface WelcomeMessagePluginType extends BasePluginType {
+  config: TConfigSchema;
+  state: {
+    logs: GuildLogs;
+  };
+}
+
+export const welcomeEvent = eventListener<WelcomeMessagePluginType>();
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts b/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts
index 3e33f936..e868a15f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import { UtilityPlugin } from "./Utility/UtilityPlugin";
 import { LocateUserPlugin } from "./LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin";
 import { ZeppelinPluginBlueprint } from "./ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { UsernameSaverPlugin } from "./UsernameSaver/UsernameSaverPlugin";
+import { WelcomeMessagePlugin } from "./WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin";
 
 // prettier-ignore
 export const guildPlugins: Array<ZeppelinPluginBlueprint<any>> = [
   LocateUserPlugin,
   UsernameSaverPlugin,
   UtilityPlugin,
+  WelcomeMessagePlugin,
 ];
 
 export const globalPlugins = [];