diff --git a/gateway/bridgemap/bridgemap.go b/gateway/bridgemap/bridgemap.go
index 1ad013ed..6ce7157f 100644
--- a/gateway/bridgemap/bridgemap.go
+++ b/gateway/bridgemap/bridgemap.go
@@ -3,35 +3,41 @@ package bridgemap
 import (
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/api"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/discord"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/gitter"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/irc"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/matrix"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/mattermost"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/rocketchat"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/slack"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/sshchat"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/steam"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/telegram"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/whatsapp"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/xmpp"
-	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/zulip"
+	bdiscord "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/discord"
+	bgitter "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/gitter"
+	birc "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/irc"
+	bmatrix "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/matrix"
+	bmattermost "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/mattermost"
+	brocketchat "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/rocketchat"
+	bslack "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/slack"
+	bsshchat "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/sshchat"
+	bsteam "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/steam"
+	btelegram "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/telegram"
+	bwhatsapp "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/whatsapp"
+	bxmpp "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/xmpp"
+	bzulip "github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/zulip"
 )
 
-var FullMap = map[string]bridge.Factory{
-	"api":          api.New,
-	"discord":      bdiscord.New,
-	"gitter":       bgitter.New,
-	"irc":          birc.New,
-	"mattermost":   bmattermost.New,
-	"matrix":       bmatrix.New,
-	"rocketchat":   brocketchat.New,
-	"slack-legacy": bslack.NewLegacy,
-	"slack":        bslack.New,
-	"sshchat":      bsshchat.New,
-	"steam":        bsteam.New,
-	"telegram":     btelegram.New,
-	"whatsapp":     bwhatsapp.New,
-	"xmpp":         bxmpp.New,
-	"zulip":        bzulip.New,
-}
+var (
+	FullMap = map[string]bridge.Factory{
+		"api":          api.New,
+		"discord":      bdiscord.New,
+		"gitter":       bgitter.New,
+		"irc":          birc.New,
+		"mattermost":   bmattermost.New,
+		"matrix":       bmatrix.New,
+		"rocketchat":   brocketchat.New,
+		"slack-legacy": bslack.NewLegacy,
+		"slack":        bslack.New,
+		"sshchat":      bsshchat.New,
+		"steam":        bsteam.New,
+		"telegram":     btelegram.New,
+		"whatsapp":     bwhatsapp.New,
+		"xmpp":         bxmpp.New,
+		"zulip":        bzulip.New,
+	}
+
+	UserTypingSupport = map[string]struct{}{
+		"slack": {},
+	}
+)
diff --git a/gateway/handlers.go b/gateway/handlers.go
index 74bf4334..26d3f189 100644
--- a/gateway/handlers.go
+++ b/gateway/handlers.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/config"
+	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/gateway/bridgemap"
 )
 
 // handleEventFailure handles failures and reconnects bridges.
@@ -190,6 +191,14 @@ func (gw *Gateway) ignoreEvent(event string, dest *bridge.Bridge) bool {
 func (gw *Gateway) handleMessage(rmsg *config.Message, dest *bridge.Bridge) []*BrMsgID {
 	var brMsgIDs []*BrMsgID
 
+	// Not all bridges support "user is typing" indications so skip the message
+	// if the targeted bridge does not support it.
+	if rmsg.Event == config.EventUserTyping {
+		if _, ok := bridgemap.UserTypingSupport[dest.Protocol]; !ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	// if we have an attached file, or other info
 	if rmsg.Extra != nil && len(rmsg.Extra[config.EventFileFailureSize]) != 0 && rmsg.Text == "" {
 		return brMsgIDs