diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
index 4014819f0e..cb127f528d 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 	//NPC messages
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*Your new task is to kill\\s*(\\d*) (.*)\\.");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^Excellent. You're now assigned to kill (?:the )?(.*) (\\d+) times.*Your reward point tally is (.*)\\.$");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_FIRST_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^We'll start you off hunting (.*), you'll need to kill (\\d*) of them.");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("You're still hunting (.*); you have (\\d*) to go\\..*");
 
 	//Reward UI
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 		{
 			String npcText = Text.sanitizeMultilineText(npcDialog.getText()); //remove color and linebreaks
 			final Matcher mAssign = NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); //number, name
+			final Matcher mAssignFirst = NPC_ASSIGN_FIRST_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); //name, number
 			final Matcher mAssignBoss = NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); // name, number, points
 			final Matcher mCurrent = NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); //name, number
 
@@ -277,6 +279,10 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 			{
 				setTask(mAssign.group(2), Integer.parseInt(mAssign.group(1)));
 			}
+			else if (mAssignFirst.find())
+			{
+				setTask(mAssignFirst.group(1), Integer.parseInt(mAssignFirst.group(2)));
+			}
 			else if (mAssignBoss.find())
 			{
 				setTask(mAssignBoss.group(1), Integer.parseInt(mAssignBoss.group(2)));
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java
index 2cc63fc675..fd7ad553af 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 public class SlayerPluginTest
 {
 	private static final String TASK_NEW = "Your new task is to kill 231 Suqahs.";
+	private static final String TASK_NEW_FIRST = "We'll start you off hunting goblins, you'll need to kill 17 of them.";
 	private static final String TASK_NEW_NPC_CONTACT = "Excellent, you're doing great. Your new task is to kill<br>211 Suqahs.";
 	private static final String TASK_NEW_FROM_PARTNER = "You have received a new Slayer assignment from breaklulz: Dust Devils (377)";
 	private static final String TASK_CHECKSLAYERGEM_WILDERNESS = "You're assigned to kill Suqahs in the Wilderness; only 211 more to go.";
@@ -146,6 +147,18 @@ public class SlayerPluginTest
 		assertEquals(231, slayerPlugin.getAmount());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testFirstTask()
+	{
+		Widget npcDialog = mock(Widget.class);
+		when(npcDialog.getText()).thenReturn(TASK_NEW_FIRST);
+		when(client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.DIALOG_NPC_TEXT)).thenReturn(npcDialog);
+		slayerPlugin.onGameTick(new GameTick());
+
+		assertEquals("goblins", slayerPlugin.getTaskName());
+		assertEquals(17, slayerPlugin.getAmount());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testNewNpcContactTask()
 	{