diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs
index 34bfc5e62..006a1ca17 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs
@@ -187,5 +187,15 @@ namespace Discord
         ///     <b>This will still require a stable clock on your system.</b>
         /// </remarks>
         public bool UseInteractionSnowflakeDate { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Gets or sets if the Rest/Socket user <see cref="object.ToString"/> override formats the string in respect to bidirectional unicode.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        ///     By default, the returned value will be "?Discord?#1234", to work with bidirectional usernames.
+        ///     <br/>
+        ///     If set to <see langword="false"/>, this value will be "Discord#1234".
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode { get; set; } = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs
index a5951aa73..dc2a06540 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs
@@ -107,13 +107,16 @@ namespace Discord
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        ///     Formats a user's username + discriminator while maintaining bidirectional unicode
+        ///     Formats a user's username + discriminator.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="doBidirectional">To format the string in bidirectional unicode or not</param>
         /// <param name="user">The user whos username and discriminator to format</param>
         /// <returns>The username + discriminator</returns>
-        public static string UsernameAndDiscriminator(IUser user)
+        public static string UsernameAndDiscriminator(IUser user, bool doBidirectional)
         {
-            return $"\u2066{user.Username}\u2069#{user.Discriminator}";
+            return doBidirectional
+                ? $"\u2066{user.Username}\u2069#{user.Discriminator}"
+                : $"{user.Username}#{user.Discriminator}";
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs
index 2bf08e3c7..75f477c7c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public TokenType TokenType => ApiClient.AuthTokenType;
         internal bool UseInteractionSnowflakeDate { get; private set; }
+        internal bool FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary> Creates a new REST-only Discord client. </summary>
         internal BaseDiscordClient(DiscordRestConfig config, API.DiscordRestApiClient client)
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             _isFirstLogin = config.DisplayInitialLog;
 
             UseInteractionSnowflakeDate = config.UseInteractionSnowflakeDate;
+            FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode = config.FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode;
 
             ApiClient.RequestQueue.RateLimitTriggered += async (id, info, endpoint) =>
             {
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs
index 70f990fe7..dfdb53815 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         /// <returns>
         ///     A string that resolves to Username#Discriminator of the user.
         /// </returns>
-        public override string ToString() => Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this);
-        private string DebuggerDisplay => $"{Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this)} ({Id}{(IsBot ? ", Bot" : "")})";
+        public override string ToString()
+            => Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this, Discord.FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode);
+
+        private string DebuggerDisplay => $"{Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this, Discord.FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode)} ({Id}{(IsBot ? ", Bot" : "")})";
         #endregion
 
         #region IUser
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs
index 35121d666..d70e61739 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         /// <returns>
         ///     The full name of the user.
         /// </returns>
-        public override string ToString() => Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this);
-        private string DebuggerDisplay => $"{Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this)} ({Id}{(IsBot ? ", Bot" : "")})";
+        public override string ToString() => Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this, Discord.FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode);
+        private string DebuggerDisplay => $"{Format.UsernameAndDiscriminator(this, Discord.FormatUsersInBidirectionalUnicode)} ({Id}{(IsBot ? ", Bot" : "")})";
         internal SocketUser Clone() => MemberwiseClone() as SocketUser;
     }
 }