diff --git a/src/rostermanager.cpp b/src/rostermanager.cpp
index bfbe27aafc6f289a5492dd612c8d02184de8a3d0..8892d6325040c0d8b80f7719185e7598603a2af0 100644
--- a/src/rostermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/rostermanager.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void RosterManager::handleRemoteRosterResponse(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::RosterPa
 		buddyInfo.alias = item.getName();
 		buddyInfo.legacyName = legacyName;
 		buddyInfo.subscription = "both";
-		buddyInfo.flags = 0;
+		buddyInfo.flags = Buddy::buddFlagsFromJID(item.getJID());
 
 		Buddy *buddy = m_component->getFactory()->createBuddy(this, buddyInfo);
 		setBuddy(buddy);
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void RosterManager::handleSubscription(Swift::Presence::ref presence) {
 					buddyInfo.alias = "";
 					buddyInfo.legacyName = Buddy::JIDToLegacyName(presence->getTo());
 					buddyInfo.subscription = "both";
-					buddyInfo.flags = 0;
+					buddyInfo.flags = Buddy::buddFlagsFromJID(presence->getTo());
 					LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, m_user->getJID().toString() << ": Subscription received for new buddy " << buddyInfo.legacyName << " => adding to legacy network");
 
 					buddy = m_component->getFactory()->createBuddy(this, buddyInfo);
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void RosterManager::handleSubscription(Swift::Presence::ref presence) {
 					buddyInfo.alias = "";
 					buddyInfo.legacyName = Buddy::JIDToLegacyName(presence->getTo());
 					buddyInfo.subscription = "both";
-					buddyInfo.flags = 0;
+					buddyInfo.flags = Buddy::buddFlagsFromJID(presence->getTo());
 
 					buddy = m_component->getFactory()->createBuddy(this, buddyInfo);
 					setBuddy(buddy);