diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index 6335e93b1..599d6b850 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import { commonEnumProviders, enumIcons } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandCom
 import { SlashCommandDebugController } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandDebugController.js';
 import { SlashCommandBreakController } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandBreakController.js';
 import { SlashCommandExecutionError } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandExecutionError.js';
+import { slashCommandReturnHelper } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandReturnHelper.js';
 export {
     executeSlashCommands, executeSlashCommandsWithOptions, getSlashCommandsHelp, registerSlashCommand,
 };
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
     SlashCommandParser.addCommandObject(SlashCommand.fromProps({
         name: 'sendas',
         callback: sendMessageAs,
-        returns: 'The text of the sent message',
+        returns: 'Optionally the text of the sent message, if specified in the "return" argument',
         namedArgumentList: [
             SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
                 name: 'name',
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
                 typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.NUMBER],
                 enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messages({ allowIdAfter: true }),
             }),
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'return',
+                description: 'The way how you want the return value to be provided',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING],
+                defaultValue: 'none',
+                enumList: slashCommandReturnHelper.enumList({ allowObject: true }),
+                forceEnum: true,
+            }),
         ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandArgument(
@@ -223,7 +232,7 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
         name: 'sys',
         callback: sendNarratorMessage,
         aliases: ['nar'],
-        returns: 'The text of the sent message',
+        returns: 'Optionally the text of the sent message, if specified in the "return" argument',
         namedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandNamedArgument(
                 'compact',
@@ -239,6 +248,14 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
                 typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.NUMBER],
                 enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messages({ allowIdAfter: true }),
             }),
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'return',
+                description: 'The way how you want the return value to be provided',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING],
+                defaultValue: 'none',
+                enumList: slashCommandReturnHelper.enumList({ allowObject: true }),
+                forceEnum: true,
+            }),
         ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandArgument(
@@ -278,7 +295,7 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
     SlashCommandParser.addCommandObject(SlashCommand.fromProps({
         name: 'comment',
         callback: sendCommentMessage,
-        returns: 'The text of the sent message',
+        returns: 'Optionally the text of the sent message, if specified in the "return" argument',
         namedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandNamedArgument(
                 'compact',
@@ -294,6 +311,14 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
                 typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.NUMBER],
                 enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messages({ allowIdAfter: true }),
             }),
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'return',
+                description: 'The way how you want the return value to be provided',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING],
+                defaultValue: 'none',
+                enumList: slashCommandReturnHelper.enumList({ allowObject: true }),
+                forceEnum: true,
+            }),
         ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandArgument(
@@ -3210,7 +3235,7 @@ export async function sendMessageAs(args, text) {
         await saveChatConditional();
     }
 
-    return message.mes;
+    return await slashCommandReturnHelper.doReturn(args.return ?? 'none', message, { objectToStringFunc: x => x.mes });
 }
 
 export async function sendNarratorMessage(args, text) {
@@ -3264,7 +3289,7 @@ export async function sendNarratorMessage(args, text) {
         await saveChatConditional();
     }
 
-    return message.mes;
+    return await slashCommandReturnHelper.doReturn(args.return ?? 'none', message, { objectToStringFunc: x => x.mes });
 }
 
 export async function promptQuietForLoudResponse(who, text) {
@@ -3353,7 +3378,7 @@ async function sendCommentMessage(args, text) {
         await saveChatConditional();
     }
 
-    return message.mes;
+    return await slashCommandReturnHelper.doReturn(args.return ?? 'none', message, { objectToStringFunc: x => x.mes });
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js
index 5612f47b5..bd5a7e8a3 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const enumIcons = {
     message: '💬',
     voice: '🎤',
     server: '🖥️',
+    popup: '🗔',
 
     true: '✔️',
     false: '❌',
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandReturnHelper.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandReturnHelper.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90ec0d783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandReturnHelper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { sendSystemMessage, system_message_types } from '../../script.js';
+import { callGenericPopup, POPUP_TYPE } from '../popup.js';
+import { escapeHtml } from '../utils.js';
+import { enumIcons } from './SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js';
+import { enumTypes, SlashCommandEnumValue } from './SlashCommandEnumValue.js';
+
+/** @typedef {'pipe'|'object'|'chat-html'|'chat-text'|'popup-html'|'popup-text'|'toast-html'|'toast-text'|'console'|'none'} SlashCommandReturnType */
+
+export const slashCommandReturnHelper = {
+    /**
+     * Gets/creates the enum list of types of return relevant for a slash command
+     *
+     * @param {object} [options={}] Options
+     * @param {boolean} [options.allowPipe=true] Allow option to pipe the return value
+     * @param {boolean} [options.allowObject=false] Allow option to return the value as an object
+     * @param {boolean} [options.allowChat=false] Allow option to return the value as a chat message
+     * @param {boolean} [options.allowPopup=false] Allow option to return the value as a popup
+     * @returns {SlashCommandEnumValue[]} The enum list
+     */
+    enumList: ({ allowPipe = true, allowObject = false, allowChat = false, allowPopup = false } = {}) => [
+        allowPipe && new SlashCommandEnumValue('pipe', 'Return to the pipe for the next command', enumTypes.name, '|'),
+        allowObject && new SlashCommandEnumValue('object', 'Return as an object to the pipe for the next command', enumTypes.variable, enumIcons.dictionary),
+        allowChat && new SlashCommandEnumValue('chat-html', 'Sending a chat message with the return value - Can display HTML', enumTypes.command, enumIcons.message),
+        allowChat && new SlashCommandEnumValue('chat-text', 'Sending a chat message with the return value - Will only display as text', enumTypes.qr, enumIcons.message),
+        new SlashCommandEnumValue('popup-html', 'Showing as a popup with the return value - Can display HTML', enumTypes.command, enumIcons.popup),
+        new SlashCommandEnumValue('popup-text', 'Showing as a popup with the return value - Will only display as text', enumTypes.qr, enumIcons.popup),
+        new SlashCommandEnumValue('toast-html', 'Show the return value as a toast notification - Can display HTML', enumTypes.command, 'ℹ️'),
+        new SlashCommandEnumValue('toast-text', 'Show the return value as a toast notification - Will only display as text', enumTypes.qr, 'ℹ️'),
+        new SlashCommandEnumValue('console', 'Log the return value to the console', enumTypes.enum, '>'),
+        new SlashCommandEnumValue('none', 'No return value'),
+    ].filter(x => !!x),
+
+    /**
+     * Handles the return value based on the specified type
+     *
+     * @param {SlashCommandReturnType} type The type of return
+     * @param {object|number|string} value The value to return
+     * @param {object} [options={}] Options
+     * @param {(o: object) => string} [options.objectToStringFunc=null] Function to convert the object to a string, if object was provided and 'object' was not the chosen return type
+     * @returns {Promise<*>} The processed return value
+     */
+    async doReturn(type, value, { objectToStringFunc = o => o?.toString() } = {}) {
+        const stringValue = typeof value !== 'string' ? objectToStringFunc(value) : value;
+
+        switch (type) {
+            case 'popup-html':
+            case 'popup-text':
+            case 'chat-text':
+            case 'chat-html':
+            case 'toast-text':
+            case 'toast-html': {
+                const shouldHtml = type.endsWith('html');
+                const makeHtml = (str) => (new showdown.Converter()).makeHtml(str);
+
+                if (type.startsWith('popup')) await callGenericPopup(shouldHtml ? makeHtml(stringValue) : escapeHtml(stringValue), POPUP_TYPE.TEXT);
+                if (type.startsWith('chat')) sendSystemMessage(system_message_types.GENERIC, shouldHtml ? makeHtml(stringValue) : escapeHtml(stringValue));
+                if (type.startsWith('toast')) toastr.info(stringValue, null, { escapeHtml: !shouldHtml }); // Toastr handles HTML conversion internally already
+
+                return '';
+            }
+            case 'pipe':
+                return stringValue ?? '';
+            case 'object':
+                return JSON.stringify(value);
+            case 'console':
+                console.info(value);
+                return '';
+            case 'none':
+                return '';
+            default:
+                throw new Error(`Unknown return type: ${type}`);
+        }
+    },
+};