diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemlore.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemlore.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2780cccc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemlore.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
+
+import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import org.bukkit.Server;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n.tl;
+
+public class Commanditemlore extends EssentialsCommand {
+
+    public Commanditemlore() {
+        super("itemlore");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void run(Server server, User user, String commandLabel, String[] args) throws Exception {
+        ItemStack item = user.getBase().getItemInHand();
+        if (item.getType().name().contains("AIR")) {
+            throw new Exception(tl("itemloreInvalidItem"));
+        }
+
+        if (args.length == 0) {
+            throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException();
+        }
+
+        ItemMeta im = item.getItemMeta();
+        if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("add") && args.length > 1) {
+            String line = FormatUtil.formatString(user, "essentials.itemlore", getFinalArg(args, 1)).trim();
+            List<String> lore = im.hasLore() ? im.getLore() : new ArrayList<>();
+            lore.add(line);
+            im.setLore(lore);
+            item.setItemMeta(im);
+            user.sendMessage(tl("itemloreSuccess", line));
+        } else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("clear")) {
+            im.setLore(new ArrayList<>());
+            item.setItemMeta(im);
+            user.sendMessage(tl("itemloreClear"));
+        } else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("set") && args.length > 2 && NumberUtil.isInt(args[1])) {
+            if (!im.hasLore()) {
+                throw new Exception(tl("itemloreNoLore"));
+            }
+
+            int line = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
+            String newLine = FormatUtil.formatString(user, "essentials.itemlore", getFinalArg(args, 2)).trim();
+            List<String> lore = im.getLore();
+            try {
+                lore.set(line - 1, newLine);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new Exception(tl("itemloreNoLine", line), e);
+            }
+            im.setLore(lore);
+            item.setItemMeta(im);
+            user.sendMessage(tl("itemloreSuccessLore", line, newLine));
+        } else {
+            throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected List<String> getTabCompleteOptions(Server server, User user, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
+        if (args.length == 1) {
+            return Lists.newArrayList("add", "set", "clear");
+        } else {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/messages.properties b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
index 0a0336820..aa10f4d57 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/messages.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
@@ -326,6 +326,14 @@ itemCannotBeSold=\u00a74That item cannot be sold to the server.
 itemCommandDescription=Spawn an item.
 itemCommandUsage=/<command> <item|numeric> [amount [itemmeta...]]
 itemId=\u00a76ID\:\u00a7c {0}
+itemloreClear=\u00a76You have cleared this item''s lore.
+itemloreCommandDescription=Edit the lore of an item.
+itemloreCommandUsage=/<command> <add/set/clear> [text/line] [text]
+itemloreInvalidItem=\u00a74You need to hold an item to edit its lore.
+itemloreNoLine=\u00a74Your held item does not have lore text on line \u00a7c{0}\u00a74.
+itemloreNoLore=\u00a74Your held item does not have any lore text.
+itemloreSuccess=\u00a76You have added "\u00a7c{0}\u00a76" to your held item''s lore.
+itemloreSuccessLore=\u00a76You have set line \u00a7c{0}\u00a76 of your held item''s lore to "\u00a7c{1}\u00a76".
 itemMustBeStacked=\u00a74Item must be traded in stacks. A quantity of 2s would be two stacks, etc.
 itemNames=\u00a76Item short names\:\u00a7r {0}
 itemnameClear=\u00a76You have cleared this item''s name.
diff --git a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
index e7fcba4b2..3f2103cf7 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ commands:
     description: Searches for an item.
     usage: /<command> <item>
     aliases: [dura,edura,durability,edurability,eitemdb,itemno,eitemno]
+  itemlore:
+    description: Edit the lore of an item.
+    usage: /<command> <add/set/clear> [text/line] [text]
+    aliases: [lore, elore, ilore, eilore, eitemlore]
   itemname:
     description: Names an item.
     usage: /<command> [name]