Abstract. We determine the solutions f : S Ñ H of the following functional equation f pxyq`f pσpyqxq " 2f pxq, x, y P S, and the solutions f1, f2, f3 : M Ñ H of the functional equationwhere S is a semigroup, M is a monoid, H is an abelian group 2-torsion free, and σ is an involutive automorphism.