diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af7846d..a8cc23f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.8.0
+- Support custom help message
+
 ## 1.7.2
 - Refactor gpt vision trigger method
 - !pic, !help, and gpt vision in thread chat
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 6e31742..0952f91 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
       - ./sync_db:/app/sync_db
       - ./context.db:/app/context.db
       # - ./manage_db:/app/manage_db
+      # - ./custom_help_message.txt:/app/custom_help_message.txt
       # import_keys path
       # - ./element-keys.txt:/app/element-keys.txt
     networks:
diff --git a/custom_help_message.txt b/custom_help_message.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51e96a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_help_message.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Hi there, welcome to our chat room!
+Our bot is powered by opensource project [matrix_chatgpt_bot](https://github.com/hibobmaster/matrix_chatgpt_bot).
+Here are some commands you can use to interact with the bot.
+!gpt [prompt], generate a one time response without context conversation
+!chat [prompt], chat with context conversation
+!pic [prompt], Image generation by DALL-E-3 or LocalAI or stable-diffusion-webui
+!new + chat, start a new conversation
+!lc [prompt], chat using langchain api
+quote a image and @bot with prompt, gpt vision function
+@bot with prompt, create a thread level chatting
+!help, help message
diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 1731395..d12c53b 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class Bot:
         gpt_vision_model: Optional[str] = None,
         gpt_vision_api_endpoint: Optional[str] = None,
         timeout: Union[float, None] = None,
+        custom_help_message: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         if homeserver is None or user_id is None or device_id is None:
             logger.error("homeserver && user_id && device_id is required")
@@ -227,6 +228,8 @@ class Bot:
         self.help_prog = re.compile(r"\s*!help\s*.*$")
         self.new_prog = re.compile(r"\s*!new\s+(.+)$")
 
+        self.custom_help_message = custom_help_message
+
     async def close(self, task: asyncio.Task) -> None:
         self.chatbot.cursor.close()
         self.chatbot.conn.close()
@@ -1818,16 +1821,19 @@ class Bot:
         reply_in_thread=False,
         thread_root_id=None,
     ):
-        help_info = (
-            "!gpt [prompt], generate a one time response without context conversation\n"
-            + "!chat [prompt], chat with context conversation\n"
-            + "!pic [prompt], Image generation by DALL-E-3 or LocalAI or stable-diffusion-webui\n"  # noqa: E501
-            + "!new + chat, start a new conversation \n"
-            + "!lc [prompt], chat using langchain api\n"
-            + "quote a image and @bot with prompt, gpt vision function\n"
-            + "@bot with prompt, create a thread level chatting\n"
-            + "!help, help message"
-        )  # noqa: E501
+        if self.custom_help_message:
+            help_info = self.custom_help_message
+        else:
+            help_info = (
+                "!gpt [prompt], generate a one time response without context conversation\n"
+                + "!chat [prompt], chat with context conversation\n"
+                + "!pic [prompt], Image generation by DALL-E-3 or LocalAI or stable-diffusion-webui\n"  # noqa: E501
+                + "!new + chat, start a new conversation \n"
+                + "!lc [prompt], chat using langchain api\n"
+                + "quote a image and @bot with prompt, gpt vision function\n"
+                + "@bot with prompt, create a thread level chatting\n"
+                + "!help, help message"
+            )  # noqa: E501
 
         await send_room_message(
             self.client,
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 9c78b22..1d40fed 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ logger = getlogger()
 async def main():
     need_import_keys = False
     config_path = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__)).parent / "config.json"
+    help_message_path = (
+        Path(os.path.dirname(__file__)).parent / "custom_help_message.txt"
+    )
+
+    if os.path.isfile(help_message_path):
+        try:
+            f = open(help_message_path, encoding="utf8")
+            custom_help_message = ""
+            for line in f.readlines():
+                custom_help_message += line
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(e)
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        custom_help_message = None
+
     if os.path.isfile(config_path):
         try:
             fp = open(config_path, encoding="utf8")
@@ -52,6 +68,7 @@ async def main():
             gpt_vision_model=config.get("gpt_vision_model"),
             gpt_vision_api_endpoint=config.get("gpt_vision_api_endpoint"),
             timeout=config.get("timeout"),
+            custom_help_message=custom_help_message,
         )
         if (
             config.get("import_keys_path")
@@ -90,6 +107,7 @@ async def main():
             gpt_vision_model=os.environ.get("GPT_VISION_MODEL"),
             gpt_vision_api_endpoint=os.environ.get("GPT_VISION_API_ENDPOINT"),
             timeout=float(os.environ.get("TIMEOUT", 120.0)),
+            custom_help_message=custom_help_message,
         )
         if (
             os.environ.get("IMPORT_KEYS_PATH")