diff --git a/src/axolotl/prompt_strategies/sharegpt.py b/src/axolotl/prompt_strategies/sharegpt.py
index fbb44ccfa..c02688968 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/prompt_strategies/sharegpt.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/prompt_strategies/sharegpt.py
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ def load(tokenizer, cfg, ds_cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
     return strategy
 
 
+def load_ultrachat(tokenizer, cfg, ds_cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+    conversation = (
+        ds_cfg["conversation"] if ds_cfg and "conversation" in ds_cfg else None
+    )
+    strategy = UltrachatShareGPTPromptTokenizingStrategy(
+        ShareGPTPrompterV2(
+            conversation=conversation,
+        ),
+        tokenizer,
+        cfg.train_on_inputs,
+        cfg.sequence_len,
+    )
+    if ds_cfg and "strict" in ds_cfg:
+        strategy.strict = ds_cfg["strict"]
+    return strategy
+
+
 def load_role(tokenizer, cfg):
     return SimpleRoleShareGPTPromptTokenizingStrategy(
         ShareGPTPrompterV2(),
@@ -109,3 +126,17 @@ class GuanacoShareGPTPromptTokenizingStrategy(ShareGPTPromptTokenizingStrategy):
             {"from": role_map[t["role"]], "value": t["text"]} for t in conversations
         ]
         return turns
+
+
+class UltrachatShareGPTPromptTokenizingStrategy(SimpleShareGPTPromptTokenizingStrategy):
+    """
+    sharegpt strategy that remaps ultrachat data to sharegpt format
+    """
+
+    def get_conversation_thread(self, prompt):
+        conversations = prompt["messages"]
+        role_map = {"user": "human", "assistant": "gpt"}
+        turns = [
+            {"from": role_map[t["role"]], "value": t["content"]} for t in conversations
+        ]
+        return turns