diff --git a/modules/pegasus-actor.js b/modules/pegasus-actor.js
index 5b7a683..93ad7b4 100644
--- a/modules/pegasus-actor.js
+++ b/modules/pegasus-actor.js
@@ -811,9 +811,11 @@ export class PegasusActor extends Actor {
         ChatMessage.create({ content: "Effects of this type cannot be applied while Immunity is applied" })
         return
       }
+      if ( item.system.droptext &&  item.system.droptext.length > 0) {
+        ChatMessage.create( { content: `Effect ${item.name} message : ${item.system.droptext}`})
+      }
     }
 
-
     if (item.type == 'race') {
       this.applyRace(item)
     } else if (item.type == 'role') {
@@ -2304,6 +2306,9 @@ export class PegasusActor extends Actor {
       return
     }
 
+    if ( item.type == "effect" && item.system.droptext &&  item.system.droptext.length > 0) {
+      ChatMessage.create( { content: `Effect ${item.name} message : ${item.system.droptext}`})
+    }
     //console.log(">>>>> item", item.type, __isVehicleUnique[item.type])
     if (__isVehicleUnique[item.type]) {
       let toDelList = []
diff --git a/template.json b/template.json
index b454b12..9d94999 100644
--- a/template.json
+++ b/template.json
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@
       "affectstatus": false,
       "affectedstatus": "",
       "locked": false,
+      "droptext": "",
       "description": ""
     },
     "race": {
diff --git a/templates/item-effect-sheet.html b/templates/item-effect-sheet.html
index 4d2042a..5f60028 100644
--- a/templates/item-effect-sheet.html
+++ b/templates/item-effect-sheet.html
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@
             <li class="flexrow"><label class="generic-label">Locked (Only GM can change/edit) ?</label>
               <label class="attribute-value checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="system.locked" {{checked data.locked}}/></label>
             </li>
-
+            <li class="flexrow"><label class="generic-label">Display Text when added to Actor</label>
+              <input type="text" class="input-numeric-short padd-right" name="system.droptext" value="{{data.droptext}}" data-dtype="String"/>
+            </li>
+            
             <li class="flexrow"><label class="generic-label">Affect Status?</label>
               <label class="attribute-value checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="system.affectstatus" {{checked data.affectstatus}}/></label>
             </li>