diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d7610e1..c4ac29f 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ static void handle_input(char *line)
 			/* Assign channel to current window if it's a chan window */
 			chan_to_level(args);
 			irc_send_raw("JOIN %s", args);
+			irc_send_raw("MODE %s", args);
 		} else if (strcasecmp(cmd, "part") == 0) {
 			const char *chan = args ? args : current_channel();
 			if (chan[0])