diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65822cd14..80dc6b6f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
   * The `helper.aNewPad()` function (accessible to client-side tests) now
     accepts hook functions to inject when opening a pad. This can be used to
     test any new client-side hooks your plugin provides.
+  * Chat improvements:
+    * The `chatNewMessage` client-side hook context has new properties:
+      * `message`: Provides access to the raw message object so that plugins can
+        see the original unprocessed message text and any added metadata.
 
 # 1.8.14
 
diff --git a/doc/api/hooks_client-side.md b/doc/api/hooks_client-side.md
index 36c5d67ce..031d490e1 100755
--- a/doc/api/hooks_client-side.md
+++ b/doc/api/hooks_client-side.md
@@ -296,7 +296,12 @@ Context properties:
 * `authorName`: The display name of the user that wrote the message.
 * `author`: The author ID of the user that wrote the message.
 * `text`: Sanitized message HTML, with URLs wrapped like `<a
-  href="url">url</a>`.
+  href="url">url</a>`. (Note that `message.text` is not sanitized or processed
+  in any way.)
+* `message`: The raw message object as received from the server, except with
+  time correction and a default `userId` property if missing. Plugins must not
+  modify this object. Warning: Unlike `text`, `message.text` is not
+  pre-sanitized or processed in any way.
 * `sticky` (boolean): Whether the gritter notification should fade out on its
   own or just sit there until manually closed.
 * `timestamp`: When the chat message was sent (milliseconds since epoch),
diff --git a/src/static/js/chat.js b/src/static/js/chat.js
index 7ec3abdf0..c9e8046ba 100755
--- a/src/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/src/static/js/chat.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ exports.chat = (() => {
         authorName: msg.userName != null ? msg.userName : html10n.get('pad.userlist.unnamed'),
         author: msg.userId,
         text: padutils.escapeHtmlWithClickableLinks(msg.text, '_blank'),
+        message: msg,
         sticky: false,
         timestamp: msg.time,
         timeStr: (() => {
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_hooks.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_hooks.js
index 2a0307a80..314ddfc6b 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_hooks.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_hooks.js
@@ -60,5 +60,24 @@ describe('chat hooks', function () {
         ]);
       });
     }
+
+    it('message is an object', async function () {
+      await Promise.all([
+        checkHook('chatNewMessage', ({message}) => {
+          expect(message).to.be.an('object');
+        }),
+        helper.sendChatMessage(`${this.test.title}{enter}`),
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('message.text is not processed', async function () {
+      const msg = '<script>alert("foo");</script> https://etherpad.org';
+      await Promise.all([
+        checkHook('chatNewMessage', ({message: {text}}) => {
+          expect(text).to.equal(`${msg}\n`);
+        }),
+        helper.sendChatMessage(`${msg}{enter}`),
+      ]);
+    });
   });
 });