diff --git a/src/backend/html_markdown.py b/src/backend/html_markdown.py
index 8be111b9..fba588ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/html_markdown.py
+++ b/src/backend/html_markdown.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """HTML and Markdown processing tools."""
 
 import re
-from typing import DefaultDict, Dict
+from typing import DefaultDict, Dict, List, Tuple
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 import html_sanitizer.sanitizer as sanitizer
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class HTMLProcessor:
         user_id_regex, room_id_regex, room_alias_regex,
     ]]
 
+    link_is_matrix_to_regex = re.compile(
+        r"https?://matrix.to/#/.+", re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
     link_is_user_id_regex = re.compile(
         r"https?://matrix.to/#/@.+", re.IGNORECASE,
     )
@@ -184,13 +187,21 @@ class HTMLProcessor:
         ]
 
 
-    def user_id_link_in_html(self, html: str, user_id: str) -> bool:
+    def mentions_in_html(self, html: str) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
         if not html.strip():
-            return False
+            return []
 
+        return [
+            (a_tag.text, href)
+            for a_tag, _, href, _ in lxml.html.iterlinks(html)
+            if self.link_is_matrix_to_regex.match(unquote(href.strip()))
+        ]
+
+
+    def user_id_link_in_html(self, html: str, user_id: str) -> bool:
         regex = re.compile(rf"https?://matrix.to/#/{user_id}", re.IGNORECASE)
 
-        for _, _, href, _ in lxml.html.iterlinks(html):
+        for _, href in self.mentions_in_html(html):
             if regex.match(unquote(href.strip())):
                 return True
 
diff --git a/src/backend/models/items.py b/src/backend/models/items.py
index 7732b267..4157b60a 100644
--- a/src/backend/models/items.py
+++ b/src/backend/models/items.py
@@ -175,10 +175,11 @@ class Event(ModelItem):
     sender_name:   str                 = field()
     sender_avatar: str                 = field()
 
-    content:        str       = ""
-    inline_content: str       = ""
-    reason:         str       = ""
-    links:          List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    content:        str                   = ""
+    inline_content: str                   = ""
+    reason:         str                   = ""
+    links:          List[str]             = field(default_factory=list)
+    mentions:       List[Tuple[str, str]] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     type_specifier: TypeSpecifier = TypeSpecifier.Unset
 
diff --git a/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py b/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py
index c9c7007f..38fd083d 100644
--- a/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py
+++ b/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ class NioCallbacks:
             rooms = self.client.models[self.client.user_id, "rooms"]
             rooms[room.room_id].mentions += 1
 
-        await self.client.register_nio_event(room, ev, content=co)
+        mention_list = HTML_PROCESSOR.mentions_in_html(co)
+
+        await self.client.register_nio_event(
+            room, ev, content=co, mentions=mention_list,
+        )
 
 
     async def onRoomMessageNotice(self, room, ev) -> None: