diff --git a/src/Entities/Entity.php b/src/Entities/Entity.php
index a59f12836..64b9247b7 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Entity.php
+++ b/src/Entities/Entity.php
@@ -266,4 +266,21 @@ protected function makePrettyObjectArray($class, $property)
 
         return $new_objects;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * stripMarkDown
+     * Gived a  string escape special charactes used in Markdown
+     *
+     * @param string $string
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function stripMarkDown($string)
+    {
+        return str_replace(
+            ['[', '`', '*', '_',],
+            ['\[', '\`', '\*', '\_',],
+            $string
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Entities/User.php b/src/Entities/User.php
index a4079d959..31304aa96 100644
--- a/src/Entities/User.php
+++ b/src/Entities/User.php
@@ -28,18 +28,37 @@
 class User extends Entity
 {
     /**
-     * Try mention
+     * tryMention
      *
-     * @return string|null
+     * Mention the user with the username otherwise print first and last name
+     * if the $markdown arguments is true special characters are escaped from the output
+     *
+     * @param bool $markdown
+     *
+     * @return string
      */
-    public function tryMention()
+    public function tryMention($markdown = false)
     {
-        if ($this->username === null) {
-            if ($this->last_name !== null) {
-                return $this->first_name . ' ' . $this->last_name;
+        $username = $this->getProperty('username');
+        if ($username !== null) {
+            if ($markdown) {
+                //Escaping md special characters
+                //Please notice that just the _ is allowed in the username ` * [ are not allowed
+                return '@' . $this->stripMarkDown($this->username);
             }
-            return $this->first_name;
+            return '@' . $this->username;
+        }
+
+        $name = $this->getProperty('first_name');
+        $last_name = $this->getProperty('last_name');
+        if ($last_name !== null) {
+            $name .= ' ' . $last_name;
+        }
+        
+        if ($markdown) {
+            //Escaping md special characters
+            return $this->stripMarkDown($name);
         }
-        return '@' . $this->username;
+        return $name;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Entities/UserTest.php b/tests/unit/Entities/UserTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8099cfcf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Entities/UserTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * This file is part of the TelegramBot package.
+ *
+ * (c) Avtandil Kikabidze aka LONGMAN <akalongman@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Longman\TelegramBot\Tests\Unit;
+
+use \Longman\TelegramBot\Entities\User;
+
+/**
+ * @package         TelegramTest
+ * @author          Avtandil Kikabidze <akalongman@gmail.com>
+ * @copyright       Avtandil Kikabidze <akalongman@gmail.com>
+ * @license         http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php  The MIT License (MIT)
+ * @link            http://www.github.com/akalongman/php-telegram-bot
+ */
+class UserTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+    * @var \Longman\TelegramBot\Entities\User
+    */
+    private $user;
+
+    public function testUsername()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John', 'last_name' => 'Taylor', 'username' => 'jtaylor']);
+        $this->assertEquals('@jtaylor', $this->user->tryMention());
+    }
+
+    public function testFirstName()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John']);
+        $this->assertEquals('John', $this->user->tryMention());
+    }
+
+    public function testLastName()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John', 'last_name' => 'Taylor']);
+        $this->assertEquals('John Taylor', $this->user->tryMention());
+    }
+
+    public function testStripMarkDown()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John', 'last_name' => 'Taylor']);
+        $this->assertEquals('\`\[\*\_', $this->user->stripMarkDown('`[*_'));
+    }
+
+    public function testUsernameMarkdown()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John', 'last_name' => 'Taylor', 'username' => 'j_taylor']);
+        $this->assertEquals('@j_taylor', $this->user->tryMention());
+        $this->assertEquals('@j\_taylor', $this->user->tryMention(true));
+    }
+
+    public function testFirstNameMarkdown()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John[']);
+        $this->assertEquals('John[', $this->user->tryMention());
+        $this->assertEquals('John\[', $this->user->tryMention(true));
+    }
+
+    public function testLastNameMarkdown()
+    {
+        $this->user = new User(['id' => 1, 'first_name' => 'John', 'last_name' => '`Taylor`']);
+        $this->assertEquals('John `Taylor`', $this->user->tryMention());
+        $this->assertEquals('John \`Taylor\`', $this->user->tryMention(true));
+    }
+}