diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index cfa64e7860569718360a0f53f566f1492499f1b9..0815c2ba5d5a535c808f8d3d0fba3e48fc7a7eb1 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -1947,9 +1947,15 @@ static void RoomlistProgress(PurpleRoomlist *list, gboolean in_progress)
 
 		GList *rooms;
 		std::list<std::string> m_topics;
+		PurplePlugin *plugin = purple_find_prpl_wrapped(purple_account_get_protocol_id_wrapped(list->account));
+		PurplePluginProtocolInfo *prpl_info = PURPLE_PLUGIN_PROTOCOL_INFO(plugin);
 		for (rooms = list->rooms; rooms != NULL; rooms = rooms->next) {
 			PurpleRoomlistRoom *room = (PurpleRoomlistRoom *)rooms->data;
-			np->m_rooms[np->m_accounts[list->account]].push_back(room->name);
+			if (room->type == PURPLE_ROOMLIST_ROOMTYPE_CATEGORY) continue;
+			std::string roomId = prpl_info && prpl_info->roomlist_room_serialize ?
+				prpl_info->roomlist_room_serialize(room)
+				: room->name;
+			np->m_rooms[np->m_accounts[list->account]].push_back(roomId);
 
 			if (topicId == -1) {
 				m_topics.push_back(room->name);