diff --git a/backends/libcommuni/ircnetworkplugin.cpp b/backends/libcommuni/ircnetworkplugin.cpp
index 2eea86cb78cde492e812fc0c95838f7df8b3e280..4996a874558f3bfe6f918f9e0c66e902b21930c2 100644
--- a/backends/libcommuni/ircnetworkplugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/libcommuni/ircnetworkplugin.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void IRCNetworkPlugin::readData() {
 		if (m_servers.empty()) {
 			NetworkPlugin::PluginConfig cfg;
 			cfg.setNeedRegistration(false);
+			cfg.setSupportMUC(true);
 			sendConfig(cfg);
 		}
 	}