diff --git a/extensions/openai/completions.py b/extensions/openai/completions.py
index 646dee2d..c9e1b3d0 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/completions.py
+++ b/extensions/openai/completions.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from extensions.openai.errors import InvalidRequestError
 from extensions.openai.utils import debug_msg
 from modules import shared
 from modules.chat import (
+    get_stopping_strings,
     generate_chat_prompt,
     generate_chat_reply,
     load_character_memoized,
@@ -242,6 +243,9 @@ def chat_completions_common(body: dict, is_legacy: bool = False, stream=False, p
     # generation parameters
     generate_params = process_parameters(body, is_legacy=is_legacy)
     continue_ = body['continue_']
+    impersonate = body['impersonate']
+    if impersonate:
+        continue_ = False
 
     # Instruction template
     if body['instruction_template_str']:
@@ -294,6 +298,7 @@ def chat_completions_common(body: dict, is_legacy: bool = False, stream=False, p
 
     def chat_streaming_chunk(content):
         # begin streaming
+        role = 'user' if impersonate else 'assistant'
         chunk = {
             "id": cmpl_id,
             "object": object_type,
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ def chat_completions_common(body: dict, is_legacy: bool = False, stream=False, p
             resp_list: [{
                 "index": 0,
                 "finish_reason": None,
-                "delta": {'role': 'assistant', 'content': content},
+                "delta": {'role': role, 'content': content},
             }],
         }
 
@@ -314,9 +319,12 @@ def chat_completions_common(body: dict, is_legacy: bool = False, stream=False, p
         return chunk
 
     # generate reply #######################################
-    prompt = generate_chat_prompt(user_input, generate_params, _continue=continue_)
+    prompt = generate_chat_prompt(user_input, generate_params, _continue=continue_, impersonate=impersonate)
     if prompt_only:
-        yield {'prompt': prompt}
+        if impersonate:
+            yield {'prompt': prompt + user_input}
+        else:
+            yield {'prompt': prompt}
         return
 
     debug_msg({'prompt': prompt, 'generate_params': generate_params})
@@ -324,14 +332,19 @@ def chat_completions_common(body: dict, is_legacy: bool = False, stream=False, p
     if stream:
         yield chat_streaming_chunk('')
 
-    generator = generate_chat_reply(
-        user_input, generate_params, regenerate=False, _continue=continue_, loading_message=False)
+    if impersonate:
+        stopping_strings = get_stopping_strings(generate_params)
+        generator = generate_reply(prompt + user_input, generate_params, stopping_strings=stopping_strings, is_chat=True)
+
+    else:
+        generator = generate_chat_reply(
+            user_input, generate_params, regenerate=False, _continue=continue_, loading_message=False)
 
     answer = ''
     seen_content = ''
 
     for a in generator:
-        answer = a['internal'][-1][1]
+        answer = a if impersonate else a['internal'][-1][1]
         if stream:
             len_seen = len(seen_content)
             new_content = answer[len_seen:]
diff --git a/extensions/openai/typing.py b/extensions/openai/typing.py
index 4015f6a1..6b91e9ea 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/typing.py
+++ b/extensions/openai/typing.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class ChatCompletionRequestParams(BaseModel):
 
     continue_: bool = Field(default=False, description="Makes the last bot message in the history be continued instead of starting a new message.")
 
+    impersonate: bool = Field(default=False, description="Impersonate the user in the chat. Makes the model continue generate the last user message.")
+
 
 class ChatCompletionRequest(GenerationOptions, ChatCompletionRequestParams):
     pass