diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index cda7adea3..b1e0cffbb 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -4784,7 +4784,7 @@ export function removeMacros(str) {
  * @param {boolean} [compact] Send as a compact display message.
  * @param {string} [name] Name of the user sending the message. Defaults to name1.
  * @param {string} [avatar] Avatar of the user sending the message. Defaults to user_avatar.
- * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the message is inserted.
+ * @returns {Promise<any>} A promise that resolves to the message when it is inserted.
  */
 export async function sendMessageAsUser(messageText, messageBias, insertAt = null, compact = false, name = name1, avatar = user_avatar) {
     messageText = getRegexedString(messageText, regex_placement.USER_INPUT);
@@ -4831,6 +4831,8 @@ export async function sendMessageAsUser(messageText, messageBias, insertAt = nul
         await eventSource.emit(event_types.USER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, chat_id);
         await saveChatConditional();
     }
+
+    return message;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index e9d0763c5..9fe306279 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
     SlashCommandParser.addCommandObject(SlashCommand.fromProps({
         name: 'send',
         callback: sendUserMessageCallback,
+        returns: 'The text of the sent message',
         namedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandNamedArgument(
                 'compact',
@@ -2862,16 +2863,17 @@ async function sendUserMessageCallback(args, text) {
         insertAt = chat.length + insertAt;
     }
 
+    let message;
     if ('name' in args) {
         const name = args.name || '';
         const avatar = findPersonaByName(name) || user_avatar;
-        await sendMessageAsUser(text, bias, insertAt, compact, name, avatar);
+        message = await sendMessageAsUser(text, bias, insertAt, compact, name, avatar);
     }
     else {
-        await sendMessageAsUser(text, bias, insertAt, compact);
+        message = await sendMessageAsUser(text, bias, insertAt, compact);
     }
 
-    return '';
+    return message.mes;
 }
 
 async function deleteMessagesByNameCallback(_, name) {