diff --git a/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go b/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d294f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package shoutout
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
+	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
+)
+
+const actorName = "shoutout"
+
+var (
+	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
+	ptrStringEmpty  = func(v string) *string { return &v }("")
+
+	shoutoutChatcommandRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^/shoutout +([^\s]+)$`)
+)
+
+func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
+
+	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
+
+	args.RegisterActorDocumentation(plugins.ActionDocumentation{
+		Description: "Perform a Twitch-native shoutout",
+		Name:        "Shoutout",
+		Type:        actorName,
+
+		Fields: []plugins.ActionDocumentationField{
+			{
+				Default:         "",
+				Description:     "User to give the shoutout to",
+				Key:             "user",
+				Name:            "User",
+				Optional:        false,
+				SupportTemplate: true,
+				Type:            plugins.ActionDocumentationFieldTypeString,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	args.RegisterMessageModFunc("/shoutout", handleChatCommand)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type actor struct{}
+
+func (a actor) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData *plugins.FieldCollection, attrs *plugins.FieldCollection) (preventCooldown bool, err error) {
+	user, err := formatMessage(attrs.MustString("user", ptrStringEmpty), m, r, eventData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "executing user template")
+	}
+
+	return false, errors.Wrap(
+		botTwitchClient.SendShoutout(
+			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
+			user,
+		),
+		"executing shoutout",
+	)
+}
+
+func (a actor) IsAsync() bool { return false }
+func (a actor) Name() string  { return actorName }
+
+func (a actor) Validate(tplValidator plugins.TemplateValidatorFunc, attrs *plugins.FieldCollection) (err error) {
+	if v, err := attrs.String("user"); err != nil || v == "" {
+		return errors.New("user must be non-empty string")
+	}
+
+	if err = tplValidator(attrs.MustString("user", ptrStringEmpty)); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "validating user template")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func handleChatCommand(m *irc.Message) error {
+	channel := plugins.DeriveChannel(m, nil)
+
+	matches := shoutoutChatcommandRegex.FindStringSubmatch(m.Trailing())
+	if matches == nil {
+		return errors.New("shoutout message does not match required format")
+	}
+
+	if err := botTwitchClient.SendShoutout(channel, matches[1]); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "executing shoutout")
+	}
+
+	return plugins.ErrSkipSendingMessage
+}
diff --git a/pkg/twitch/chat.go b/pkg/twitch/chat.go
index 77844ca..55930eb 100644
--- a/pkg/twitch/chat.go
+++ b/pkg/twitch/chat.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -53,3 +54,41 @@ func (c *Client) SendChatAnnouncement(channel, color, message string) error {
 		"executing request",
 	)
 }
+
+// SendShoutout creates a Twitch-native shoutout in the given channel
+// for the given user. This equals `/shoutout <user>` in the channel.
+func (c *Client) SendShoutout(channel, user string) error {
+	botID, _, err := c.GetAuthorizedUser()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting bot user-id")
+	}
+
+	channelID, err := c.GetIDForUsername(strings.TrimLeft(channel, "#@"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting channel user-id")
+	}
+
+	userID, err := c.GetIDForUsername(strings.TrimLeft(user, "#@"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting user user-id")
+	}
+
+	params := make(url.Values)
+	params.Set("from_broadcaster_id", channelID)
+	params.Set("moderator_id", botID)
+	params.Set("to_broadcaster_id", userID)
+
+	return errors.Wrap(
+		c.request(clientRequestOpts{
+			AuthType: authTypeBearerToken,
+			Context:  context.Background(),
+			Method:   http.MethodPost,
+			OKStatus: http.StatusNoContent,
+			URL: fmt.Sprintf(
+				"https://api.twitch.tv/helix/chat/shoutouts?%s",
+				params.Encode(),
+			),
+		}),
+		"executing request",
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/twitch/scopes.go b/pkg/twitch/scopes.go
index b033174..dcb25c3 100644
--- a/pkg/twitch/scopes.go
+++ b/pkg/twitch/scopes.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	ScopeModeratorManageBannedUsers  = "moderator:manage:banned_users"
 	ScopeModeratorManageChatMessages = "moderator:manage:chat_messages"
 	ScopeModeratorManageChatSettings = "moderator:manage:chat_settings"
+	ScopeModeratorManageShoutouts    = "moderator:manage:shoutouts"
 	ScopeUserManageChatColor         = "user:manage:chat_color"
 
 	// Deprecated v5 scope but used in chat
diff --git a/plugins_core.go b/plugins_core.go
index 13b4959..f53a87f 100644
--- a/plugins_core.go
+++ b/plugins_core.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/quotedb"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/raw"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/respond"
+	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/shoutout"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/timeout"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/variables"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/vip"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ var (
 		quotedb.Register,
 		raw.Register,
 		respond.Register,
+		shoutout.Register,
 		timeout.Register,
 		variables.Register,
 		vip.Register,
diff --git a/scopes.go b/scopes.go
index 1bca4d1..f757a9e 100644
--- a/scopes.go
+++ b/scopes.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var (
 		twitch.ScopeModeratorManageBannedUsers,
 		twitch.ScopeModeratorManageChatMessages,
 		twitch.ScopeModeratorManageChatSettings,
+		twitch.ScopeModeratorManageShoutouts,
 
 		// Chat Scopes
 		twitch.ScopeChatEdit,