diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 5e144530c..a14c3fda0 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1628,7 +1628,6 @@
                                 <input id="custom_chat_separator" class="text_pole textarea_compact" type="text" placeholder="&lt;START&gt;" maxlength="100" />
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                        <!--
                         <div>
                             <h4 data-i18n="Non-markdown strings">
                                 Non-markdown strings
@@ -1637,7 +1636,6 @@
                                 <input id="markdown_escape_strings" class="text_pole textarea_compact" type="text" placeholder="separate with commas w/o space between" maxlength="100" />
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                        -->
                         <div>
 
                             <h4 data-i18n="Instruct mode">Instruct mode
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 516d28b33..10cc3ad6a 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ import {
 } from "./scripts/secrets.js";
 import { EventEmitter } from './scripts/eventemitter.js';
 import { context_settings, loadContextTemplatesFromSettings } from "./scripts/context-template.js";
-import { dinkusExtension } from "./scripts/showdown-dinkus.js";
+import { markdownExclusionExt } from "./scripts/showdown-exclusion.js";
 import { setFloatingPrompt } from "./scripts/extensions/floating-prompt/index.js";
 
 //exporting functions and vars for mods
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ function reloadMarkdownProcessor(render_formulas = false) {
     // Maybe move this into power_user init?
     setTimeout(() => {
         if (power_user) {
-            converter.addExtension(dinkusExtension(), 'dinkus');
+            converter.addExtension(markdownExclusionExt(), 'exclusion');
         }
     }, 1)
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 797184aa3..d6de47d9b 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ let power_user = {
     multigen_first_chunk: 50,
     multigen_next_chunks: 30,
     custom_chat_separator: '',
-    // markdown_escape_strings: '',
+    markdown_escape_strings: '',
     fast_ui_mode: true,
     avatar_style: avatar_styles.ROUND,
     chat_display: chat_styles.DEFAULT,
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
     $("#include_newline_checkbox").prop("checked", power_user.include_newline);
     $('#render_formulas').prop("checked", power_user.render_formulas);
     $("#custom_chat_separator").val(power_user.custom_chat_separator);
-    //$("#markdown_escape_strings").val(power_user.markdown_escape_strings);
+    $("#markdown_escape_strings").val(power_user.markdown_escape_strings);
     $("#fast_ui_mode").prop("checked", power_user.fast_ui_mode);
     $("#waifuMode").prop("checked", power_user.waifuMode);
     $("#movingUImode").prop("checked", power_user.movingUI);
@@ -1009,13 +1009,13 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
         reloadMarkdownProcessor(power_user.render_formulas);
     });
-    /*
-        $("#markdown_escape_strings").on('input', function () {
-            power_user.markdown_escape_strings = $(this).val();
-            saveSettingsDebounced();
-            reloadMarkdownProcessor(power_user.render_formulas);
-        });
-     */
+
+    $("#markdown_escape_strings").on('input', function () {
+        power_user.markdown_escape_strings = $(this).val();
+        saveSettingsDebounced();
+        reloadMarkdownProcessor(power_user.render_formulas);
+    });
+
     $("#multigen").change(function () {
         power_user.multigen = $(this).prop("checked");
         saveSettingsDebounced();
diff --git a/public/scripts/showdown-dinkus.js b/public/scripts/showdown-dinkus.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a895ee9d..000000000
--- a/public/scripts/showdown-dinkus.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { power_user } from './power-user.js';
-
-// Showdown extension to make chat separators (dinkuses) ignore markdown formatting
-export const dinkusExtension = () => {
-    if (!power_user) {
-        console.log("Showdown-dinkus extension: power_user wasn't found! Returning.");
-        return []
-    }
-
-    // Create an escaped sequence so the regex can work with any character
-    const savedDinkus = power_user.custom_chat_separator
-
-    // No dinkus? No extension!
-    if (!savedDinkus || savedDinkus.trim().length === 0) {
-        return []
-    }
-
-    const escapedDinkus = savedDinkus.split('').map((e) => `\\${e}`).join('');
-    const replaceRegex = new RegExp(`^(${escapedDinkus})\n`, "gm")
-    return [{
-        type: "lang",
-        regex: replaceRegex,
-        replace: (match) => match.replace(replaceRegex, `\u0000${savedDinkus} \n`)
-    }];
-}
diff --git a/public/scripts/showdown-exclusion.js b/public/scripts/showdown-exclusion.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39637150e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/scripts/showdown-exclusion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { power_user } from './power-user.js';
+
+// Showdown extension to make chat separators (dinkuses) ignore markdown formatting
+export const markdownExclusionExt = () => {
+    if (!power_user) {
+        console.log("Showdown-dinkus extension: power_user wasn't found! Returning.");
+        return []
+    }
+
+    let combinedExcludeString = '';
+    if (power_user.custom_chat_separator) {
+        combinedExcludeString += `${power_user.custom_chat_separator},`;
+    }
+
+    if (power_user.markdown_escape_strings) {
+        combinedExcludeString += power_user.markdown_escape_strings;
+    }
+
+    const escapedExclusions = combinedExcludeString
+        .split(",")
+        .map((element) => `(${element.split('').map((char) => `\\${char}`).join('')})`);
+
+
+    // No exclusions? No extension!
+    if (!combinedExcludeString || combinedExcludeString.length === 0 || escapedExclusions.length === 0) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    const replaceRegex = new RegExp(`^(${escapedExclusions.join("|")})\n`, "gm");
+    return [{
+        type: "lang",
+        regex: replaceRegex,
+        replace: ((match) => match.replace(replaceRegex, `\u0000${match} \n`))
+    }];
+}