diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 711da3f..a9ebcbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Here're the vailable options:
     * send-msg (default): send the text message
     * send-message: an alias for send-msg
     * send-notice: send a notice. Very similar to send-msg but the client may display it differently. Eg Riot will not notify you for notices
+    * send-code: same as send-msg, but text will be presented like code (<pre><code>text</code></pre>)
     * send-file: send a binary file. --file must be set
     * create-room: create a new room
     * modify-room: change an existing room (add an alias, set name, topic, join_rules, invite)
diff --git a/scripts/patrix b/scripts/patrix
index 73f50c7..5ce6407 100644
--- a/scripts/patrix
+++ b/scripts/patrix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ GetOptions(
   "action=s"                           => \$opt->{action},
   "send-msg|send-message"              => \$opt->{'send-msg'},
   "send-notice"                        => \$opt->{'send-notice'},
+  "send-code"                          => \$opt->{'send-code'},
   "send-file"                          => \$opt->{'send-file'},
   "create-room"                        => \$opt->{'create-room'},
   "modify-room"                        => \$opt->{'modify-room'},
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ if ($opt->{conf} && -e $opt->{conf}){
 my @actions = qw(
   send-msg
   send-notice
+  send-code
   send-file
   create-room
   modify-room
@@ -228,6 +230,11 @@ sub send_msg {
     msgtype => ($opt->{action} eq 'send-notice') ? 'm.notice' : 'm.text',
     body => $opt->{message}
   };
+  # If we send code, we have to format it correctly
+  if ($opt->{action} eq 'send-code'){
+    $json->{formatted_body} = '<pre><code>' . $opt->{message} . '</code></pre>';
+    $json->{format} = 'org.matrix.custom.html';
+  }
   my $resp = send_request({
     uri     => $uri,
     content => to_json($json)
@@ -549,7 +556,7 @@ elsif ($opt->{action} eq 'get-room-list'){
 elsif ($opt->{action} eq 'get-room-id'){
   print $opt->{room} . "\n";
 }
-elsif ($opt->{action} =~ m/^send\-(msg|message|notice)$/){
+elsif ($opt->{action} =~ m/^send\-(msg|message|notice|code)$/){
   join_room();
   send_msg();
 }