diff --git a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/bridge_with_slack_config.py b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/bridge_with_slack_config.py
index f1a89d82f..c3824fee6 100644
--- a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/bridge_with_slack_config.py
+++ b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/bridge_with_slack_config.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         "email": "zulip-bot@email.com",
         "api_key": "put api key here",
         "site": "https://chat.zulip.org",
+        "integration_bot_email": "slack-bot@zulip.com",
     },
     "slack": {
         "username": "slack_username",
diff --git a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge
index 57683d8c5..3d516e2ef 100755
--- a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge
+++ b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ class SlackBridge:
             slack_channel = get_slack_channel_for_zulip_message(
                 msg, self.zulip_to_slack_map, self.zulip_config["email"]
             )
-            if slack_channel is not None:
+            is_from_slack = msg["sender_email"] == self.zulip_config.get("integration_bot_email")
+            if slack_channel is not None and not is_from_slack:
                 self.wrap_slack_mention_with_bracket(msg)
                 slack_text = SLACK_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE.format(
                     username=msg["sender_full_name"], message=msg["content"]