diff --git a/src/transport.cpp b/src/transport.cpp
index a98f101ac9e4e3aaf633fa0c3457321869a369df..18fc4830f0bc8a68073b7e1b66d43a28727d1c86 100644
--- a/src/transport.cpp
+++ b/src/transport.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 #include "Swiften/Parser/PayloadParsers/InvisibleParser.h"
 #include "Swiften/Serializer/PayloadSerializers/InvisibleSerializer.h"
 #include "Swiften/Parser/GenericPayloadParserFactory.h"
+#include "Swiften/Queries/IQRouter.h"
+#include "Swiften/Elements/RosterPayload.h"
+#include "Swiften/Elements/InBandRegistrationPayload.h"
 
 using namespace Swift;
 using namespace boost;
@@ -67,9 +70,11 @@ Component::Component(Swift::EventLoop *loop, Swift::NetworkFactories *factories,
 	m_server = NULL;
 	m_reconnectCount = 0;
 	m_config = config;
+	m_config->onBackendConfigUpdated.connect(boost::bind(&Component::handleBackendConfigChanged, this));
 	m_factory = factory;
 	m_loop = loop;
 	m_userRegistry = userRegistry;
+	m_rawXML = false;
 
 	m_jid = Swift::JID(CONFIG_STRING(m_config, "service.jid"));
 
@@ -177,6 +182,30 @@ Component::~Component() {
 	}
 }
 
+bool Component::handleIQ(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::IQ> iq) {
+	if (!m_rawXML) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (iq->getPayload<Swift::RosterPayload>() != NULL) { return false; }
+	if (iq->getPayload<Swift::InBandRegistrationPayload>() != NULL) { return false; }
+	if (iq->getPayload<Swift::StatsPayload>() != NULL) { return false; }
+
+	if (iq->getTo().getNode().empty()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	onRawIQReceived(iq);
+	return true;
+}
+
+void Component::handleBackendConfigChanged() {
+	if (!m_rawXML && CONFIG_BOOL_DEFAULTED(m_config, "features.rawxml", false)) {
+		m_rawXML = true;
+		m_iqRouter->addHandler(this);
+	}
+}
+
 Swift::StanzaChannel *Component::getStanzaChannel() {
 	return m_stanzaChannel;
 }