diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index 8a170213..deef22bd 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ tags = [
 api_version = None  # This gets set automatically so don't change this value
 
 api_v1 = KoboldAPISpec(
-    version="1.2.1",
+    version="1.2.2",
     prefixes=["/api/v1", "/api/latest"],
     tags=tags,
 )
@@ -1169,6 +1169,8 @@ def processsettings(js):
         koboldai_vars.nogenmod = js["nogenmod"]
     if("fulldeterminism" in js):
         koboldai_vars.full_determinism = js["fulldeterminism"]
+    if("stop_sequence" in js):
+        koboldai_vars.stop_sequence = js["stop_sequence"]
     if("autosave" in js):
         koboldai_vars.autosave = js["autosave"]
     if("newlinemode" in js):
@@ -8282,6 +8284,7 @@ class GenerationInputSchema(SamplerSettingsSchema):
     sampler_order: Optional[List[int]] = fields.List(fields.Integer(), validate=[validate.Length(min=6), permutation_validator], metadata={"description": "Sampler order to be used. If N is the length of this array, then N must be greater than or equal to 6 and the array must be a permutation of the first N non-negative integers."})
     sampler_seed: Optional[int] = fields.Integer(validate=validate.Range(min=0, max=2**64 - 1), metadata={"description": "RNG seed to use for sampling. If not specified, the global RNG will be used."})
     sampler_full_determinism: Optional[bool] = fields.Boolean(metadata={"description": "If enabled, the generated text will always be the same as long as you use the same RNG seed, input and settings. If disabled, only the *sequence* of generated texts that you get when repeatedly generating text will be the same given the same RNG seed, input and settings."})
+    stop_sequence: Optional[List[str]] = fields.List(fields.String(),metadata={"description": "An array of string sequences where the API will stop generating further tokens. The returned text WILL contain the stop sequence."}, validate=[validate.Length(max=10)])
 
 class GenerationResultSchema(KoboldSchema):
     text: str = fields.String(required=True, metadata={"description": "Generated output as plain text."})
@@ -8423,6 +8426,7 @@ def _generate_text(body: GenerationInputSchema):
         "quiet": ("koboldai_vars", "quiet", None),
         "sampler_order": ("koboldai_vars", "sampler_order", None),
         "sampler_full_determinism": ("koboldai_vars", "full_determinism", None),
+        "stop_sequence": ("koboldai_vars", "stop_sequence", None),
     }
     saved_settings = {}
     set_aibusy(1)
diff --git a/koboldai_settings.py b/koboldai_settings.py
index 155a4cfa..5088f8b1 100644
--- a/koboldai_settings.py
+++ b/koboldai_settings.py
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ class story_settings(settings):
         self.chatmode    = False
         self.chatname    = "You"
         self.botname    = "Bot"
+        self.stop_sequence = []     #use for configuring stop sequences
         self.adventure   = False
         self.actionmode  = 0
         self.storymode   = 0
diff --git a/modeling/inference_models/hf_torch.py b/modeling/inference_models/hf_torch.py
index 049d5577..78f9bdd3 100644
--- a/modeling/inference_models/hf_torch.py
+++ b/modeling/inference_models/hf_torch.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class HFTorchInferenceModel(HFInferenceModel):
             Stoppers.dynamic_wi_scanner,
             Stoppers.singleline_stopper,
             Stoppers.chat_mode_stopper,
+            Stoppers.stop_sequence_stopper,
         ]
 
         self.capabilties = ModelCapabilities(
diff --git a/modeling/inference_models/rwkv.py b/modeling/inference_models/rwkv.py
index d6ebf357..006bb8fd 100644
--- a/modeling/inference_models/rwkv.py
+++ b/modeling/inference_models/rwkv.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class RWKVInferenceModel(InferenceModel):
             Stoppers.dynamic_wi_scanner,
             Stoppers.singleline_stopper,
             Stoppers.chat_mode_stopper,
+            Stoppers.stop_sequence_stopper,
         ]
 
         self.capabilties = ModelCapabilities(
diff --git a/modeling/stoppers.py b/modeling/stoppers.py
index f4c4ff20..94c09e85 100644
--- a/modeling/stoppers.py
+++ b/modeling/stoppers.py
@@ -116,6 +116,33 @@ class Stoppers:
             return True
         return False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def stop_sequence_stopper(
+        model: InferenceModel,
+        input_ids: torch.LongTensor,
+    ) -> bool:
+                
+        data = [model.tokenizer.decode(x) for x in input_ids]
+        # null_character = model.tokenizer.encode(chr(0))[0]
+        if "completed" not in model.gen_state:
+            model.gen_state["completed"] = [False] * len(input_ids)
+        
+        #one issue is that the stop sequence may not actual align with the end of token 
+        #if its a subsection of a longer token
+        for stopper in utils.koboldai_vars.stop_sequence:
+            for i in range(len(input_ids)):
+                if (
+                    data[i][-1 * (len(stopper)) :]
+                    == stopper
+                ):
+                    model.gen_state["completed"][i] = True
+
+        if all(model.gen_state["completed"]):
+            utils.koboldai_vars.generated_tkns = utils.koboldai_vars.genamt
+            del model.gen_state["completed"]
+            return True
+        return False
+
     @staticmethod
     def singleline_stopper(
         model: InferenceModel,