diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index 46ef9f208..cb2ffa1ce 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration
         [JsonIgnore]
         private string configPath;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delegate for the <see cref="DalamudConfiguration.OnDalamudConfigurationSaved"/> event that occurs when the dalamud configuration is saved.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dalamudConfiguration">The current dalamud configuration.</param>
+        public delegate void DalamudConfigurationSavedDelegate(DalamudConfiguration dalamudConfiguration);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Event that occurs when dalamud configuration is saved.
+        /// </summary>
+        public event DalamudConfigurationSavedDelegate OnDalamudConfigurationSaved;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a list of muted works.
         /// </summary>
@@ -156,6 +167,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration
         public void Save()
         {
             File.WriteAllText(this.configPath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(this, Formatting.Indented));
+            this.OnDalamudConfigurationSaved?.Invoke(this);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs
index e4a5b45fa..544ef9209 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using Dalamud.Game;
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState;
 using Dalamud.Game.Command;
 using Dalamud.Game.Internal;
+using Dalamud.Game.Text;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.Sanitizer;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             this.pluginName = pluginName;
             this.configs = configs;
 
+            this.GeneralChatType = this.dalamud.Configuration.GeneralChatType;
             this.Sanitizer = new Sanitizer(this.Data.Language);
             if (this.dalamud.Configuration.LanguageOverride != null)
             {
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             }
 
             dalamud.LocalizationManager.OnLocalizationChanged += this.OnLocalizationChanged;
+            dalamud.Configuration.OnDalamudConfigurationSaved += this.OnDalamudConfigurationSaved;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -152,6 +155,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public ISanitizer Sanitizer { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the chat type used by default for plugin messages.
+        /// </summary>
+        public XivChatType GeneralChatType { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the action that should be executed when any plugin sends a message.
         /// </summary>
@@ -374,6 +382,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             this.UiBuilder.Dispose();
             this.Framework.Gui.Chat.RemoveChatLinkHandler(this.pluginName);
             this.dalamud.LocalizationManager.OnLocalizationChanged -= this.OnLocalizationChanged;
+            this.dalamud.Configuration.OnDalamudConfigurationSaved -= this.OnDalamudConfigurationSaved;
         }
 
         private void OnLocalizationChanged(string langCode)
@@ -381,5 +390,10 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             this.UiLanguage = langCode;
             this.OnLanguageChanged?.Invoke(langCode);
         }
+
+        private void OnDalamudConfigurationSaved(DalamudConfiguration dalamudConfiguration)
+        {
+            this.GeneralChatType = dalamudConfiguration.GeneralChatType;
+        }
     }
 }