diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscoreConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscoreConfig.java
index 89d9632850..8ba792f5e6 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscoreConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscoreConfig.java
@@ -74,4 +74,15 @@ public interface HiscoreConfig extends Config
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	@ConfigItem(
+		position = 5,
+		keyName = "bountylookup",
+		name = "Bounty lookup",
+		description = "Automatically lookup the stats of your bounty hunter target"
+	)
+	default boolean bountylookup()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscorePlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscorePlugin.java
index f6f32b631a..fc1f68eb95 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscorePlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/hiscore/HiscorePlugin.java
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ import com.google.inject.Provides;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Provider;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import net.runelite.api.ChatMessageType;
 import net.runelite.api.Client;
 import net.runelite.api.MenuAction;
 import net.runelite.api.MenuEntry;
+import net.runelite.api.events.ChatMessage;
 import net.runelite.api.events.ConfigChanged;
 import net.runelite.api.events.MenuEntryAdded;
 import net.runelite.api.events.PlayerMenuOptionClicked;
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ public class HiscorePlugin extends Plugin
 	private static final String KICK_OPTION = "Kick";
 	private static final ImmutableList<String> BEFORE_OPTIONS = ImmutableList.of("Add friend", "Remove friend", KICK_OPTION);
 	private static final ImmutableList<String> AFTER_OPTIONS = ImmutableList.of("Message");
+	private static final Pattern BOUNTY_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("<col=ff0000>You've been assigned a target: (.*)</col>");
 
 	@Inject
 	@Nullable
@@ -201,6 +206,31 @@ public class HiscorePlugin extends Plugin
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Subscribe
+	public void onPlayerMenuOptionClicked(PlayerMenuOptionClicked event)
+	{
+		if (event.getMenuOption().equals(LOOKUP))
+		{
+			lookupPlayer(Text.removeTags(event.getMenuTarget()));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Subscribe
+	public void onChatMessage(ChatMessage event)
+	{
+		if (!config.bountylookup() || !event.getType().equals(ChatMessageType.SERVER))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		String message = event.getMessage();
+		Matcher m = BOUNTY_PATTERN.matcher(message);
+		if (m.matches())
+		{
+			lookupPlayer(m.group(1));
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void insertMenuEntry(MenuEntry newEntry, MenuEntry[] entries, boolean after)
 	{
 		MenuEntry[] newMenu = ObjectArrays.concat(entries, newEntry);
@@ -214,30 +244,26 @@ public class HiscorePlugin extends Plugin
 		client.setMenuEntries(newMenu);
 	}
 
-	@Subscribe
-	public void onLookupMenuClicked(PlayerMenuOptionClicked event)
+	private void lookupPlayer(String playerName)
 	{
-		if (event.getMenuOption().equals(LOOKUP))
+		executor.execute(() ->
 		{
-			executor.execute(() ->
+			try
 			{
-				try
+				SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() ->
 				{
-					SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() ->
+					if (!navButton.isSelected())
 					{
-						if (!navButton.isSelected())
-						{
-							navButton.getOnSelect().run();
-						}
-					});
-				}
-				catch (InterruptedException | InvocationTargetException e)
-				{
-					throw new RuntimeException(e);
-				}
+						navButton.getOnSelect().run();
+					}
+				});
+			}
+			catch (InterruptedException | InvocationTargetException e)
+			{
+				throw new RuntimeException(e);
+			}
 
-				hiscorePanel.lookup(Text.removeTags(event.getMenuTarget()));
-			});
-		}
+			hiscorePanel.lookup(playerName);
+		});
 	}
 }