diff --git a/events.go b/events.go
index 08eed98..7482017 100644
--- a/events.go
+++ b/events.go
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ var (
 	eventTypeResub   = ptrStr("resub")
 	eventTypeSub     = ptrStr("sub")
 	eventTypeSubgift = ptrStr("subgift")
+	eventTypeWhisper = ptrStr("whisper")
 )
diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index 6b5cd13..969d2f7 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ func (i ircHandler) Handle(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message) {
 		// Announces Twitch-specific events to the channel (for example, a user’s subscription notification).
 		i.handleTwitchUsernotice(m)
 
+	case "WHISPER":
+		// WHISPER (Twitch Commands)
+		// Delivers whisper-messages received
+		i.handleTwitchWhisper(m)
+
 	default:
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"command":  m.Command,
@@ -247,6 +252,10 @@ func (i ircHandler) handleTwitchUsernotice(m *irc.Message) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (i ircHandler) handleTwitchWhisper(m *irc.Message) {
+	go handleMessage(i.c, m, eventTypeWhisper)
+}
+
 func (ircHandler) ParseBadgeLevels(m *irc.Message) badgeCollection {
 	out := badgeCollection{}
 
diff --git a/wiki/Home.md b/wiki/Home.md
index 62c236c..2ea33fe 100644
--- a/wiki/Home.md
+++ b/wiki/Home.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ rules: # See below for examples
     match_users: ['mychannel'] # List of users, all names MUST be all lower-case
 
     # Execute actions when this event occurs
-    # Available events: join, host, part, permit, raid, resub, sub, subgift
+    # Available events: join, host, part, permit, raid, resub, sub, subgift, whisper
     match_event: 'permit'
 
     # Execute action when the chat message matches this regular expression