diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index 4459e3b19..549b69ed1 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -1512,3 +1512,32 @@ extern "C" int Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(GetItemID giid, char* buffer,
     }
     return CopyStringToCharBuffer(getItemText, buffer, maxBufferSize);
 }
+
+extern "C" int CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(GlobalContext* globalCtx, char* buffer, const int maxBufferSize) {
+    MessageContext* msgCtx = &globalCtx->msgCtx;
+    Font* font = &msgCtx->font;
+    if (gSaveContext.n64ddFlag) {
+        if (msgCtx->textId == 0xF8) {
+            if (msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(
+                    (GetItemID)GET_PLAYER(globalCtx)->getItemId, font->msgBuf, sizeof(font->msgBuf))) {
+                font->charTexBuf[0] = 0x23;
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                switch (gSaveContext.language) {
+                    case LANGUAGE_FRA:
+                        return msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = CopyStringToCharBuffer(
+                                   "Il n'y a pas de message personnalisé pour cet élément.", buffer, maxBufferSize);
+                    case LANGUAGE_GER:
+                        return msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = CopyStringToCharBuffer(
+                                   "Für diesen Artikel gibt es keine benutzerdefinierte Nachricht.", buffer,
+                                   maxBufferSize);
+                    case LANGUAGE_ENG:
+                    default:
+                        return msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = CopyStringToCharBuffer(
+                                   "There is no custom message for this item.", buffer, maxBufferSize);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
index d999f1bda..0110d7ad1 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ s32 GetItemIDFromGetItemID(s32 getItemId);
 s32 GetRandomizedItemId(GetItemID ogId, s16 actorId, s16 actorParams, s16 sceneNum);
 s32 GetRandomizedItemIdFromKnownCheck(RandomizerCheck randomizerCheck, GetItemID ogId);
 int Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(GetItemID giid, char* buffer, const int maxBufferSize);
+int CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(GlobalContext* globalCtx, char* buffer, const int maxBufferSize);
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
index 87bc255ab..432c05cfd 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
@@ -1662,7 +1662,9 @@ void Message_OpenText(GlobalContext* globalCtx, u16 textId) {
         gSaveContext.eventInf[0] = gSaveContext.eventInf[1] = gSaveContext.eventInf[2] = gSaveContext.eventInf[3] = 0;
     }
 
-    if (sTextIsCredits) {
+    if (CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(globalCtx, font->msgBuf, sizeof(font->msgBuf))) {
+        osSyncPrintf("Found custom message");
+    } else if (sTextIsCredits) {
         Message_FindCreditsMessage(globalCtx, textId);
         msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength;
         char* src = (uintptr_t)font->msgOffset;
@@ -1735,11 +1737,11 @@ void Message_OpenText(GlobalContext* globalCtx, u16 textId) {
             } else {
                 msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = CopyGanonHintText(font->msgBuf, sizeof(font->msgBuf));
             }
-        } else if (gSaveContext.n64ddFlag && textId == 0xF8) {
+        } /*else if (gSaveContext.n64ddFlag && textId == 0xF8) {
             msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(
                 GET_PLAYER(globalCtx)->getItemId, font->msgBuf, sizeof(font->msgBuf));
             font->charTexBuf[0] = 0x23;
-        } else {
+        }*/ else {
             msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength;
             char* src = (uintptr_t)font->msgOffset;
             memcpy(font->msgBuf, src, font->msgLength);