diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 6775c1c..9b53565 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -537,6 +537,98 @@ testLog(
   ['remove'],
 );
 
+testLog(
+  'should use input censor when redacting',
+  {
+    redact: 'Should be redacted',
+  },
+  {
+    redact: '[SHHH]',
+  },
+  'info',
+  {
+    redact: {
+      paths: ['redact'],
+      censor: (_value, _path) => '[SHHH]',
+    },
+  },
+);
+
+testLog(
+  'should not use input censor when removing',
+  {
+    remove: 'Should be "removed"',
+  },
+  {},
+  'info',
+  {
+    redact: {
+      paths: ['remove'],
+      remove: true,
+      censor: (_value, _path) => 'You have been erased!',
+    },
+  },
+  ['remove'],
+);
+
+testLog(
+  'should not use input censor when redacting and removing with no redact paths',
+  {
+    remove: 'Should be "removed"',
+  },
+  {},
+  'info',
+  {
+    redact: {
+      paths: [],
+      removePaths: ['remove'],
+      censor: (_value, _path) => 'You have been erased!',
+    },
+  },
+  ['remove'],
+);
+
+testLog(
+  'should use input censor function to redact when redacting and removing',
+  {
+    redact: 'Should be redacted',
+    remove: 'Should be "removed"',
+  },
+  {
+    redact: '[SHHH]',
+  },
+  'info',
+  {
+    redact: {
+      paths: ['redact'],
+      removePaths: ['remove'],
+      censor: (_value, path) =>
+        path.includes('redact') ? '[SHHH]' : 'You have been erased!',
+    },
+  },
+  ['remove'],
+);
+
+testLog(
+  'should use input censor text to redact when redacting and removing',
+  {
+    redact: 'Should be redacted',
+    remove: 'Should be "removed"',
+  },
+  {
+    redact: '[SHHH]',
+  },
+  'info',
+  {
+    redact: {
+      paths: ['redact'],
+      removePaths: ['remove'],
+      censor: '[SHHH]',
+    },
+  },
+  ['remove'],
+);
+
 testLog(
   'should remove specified paths',
   {
diff --git a/src/redact/index.ts b/src/redact/index.ts
index 344c022..44acf44 100644
--- a/src/redact/index.ts
+++ b/src/redact/index.ts
@@ -69,15 +69,20 @@ const configureRedactCensor = (redact: ExtendedRedact): ExtendedRedact => {
     return redact;
   }
 
-  const { paths: redactPaths, removePaths } = redact;
-  const redactSet = new Set(redactPaths);
+  const { paths: redactPaths, removePaths, censor } = redact;
+  const removeSet = new Set(removePaths);
+  const censorText = typeof censor === 'string' ? censor : '[Redacted]';
+  const censorPath = (value: unknown, path: string[]): unknown =>
+    typeof censor === 'function' ? censor(value, path) : censorText;
 
   return redactPaths.length === 0
-    ? { paths: removePaths, remove: true }
+    ? { paths: removePaths, remove: true, censor }
     : {
         paths: [...redactPaths, ...removePaths],
-        censor: (_value, path) =>
-          redactSet.has(keyFromPath(path)) ? '[Redacted]' : undefined,
+        censor: (value, path) =>
+          removeSet.has(keyFromPath(path))
+            ? undefined
+            : censorPath(value, path),
       };
 };