diff --git a/src/common/cfgfiles.c b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
index f0784ff5..b6305cc2 100644
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c
+++ b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ const struct prefs vars[] =
 	{"irc_conf_mode", P_OFFINT (hex_irc_conf_mode), TYPE_BOOL},
 	{"irc_extra_hilight", P_OFFSET (hex_irc_extra_hilight), TYPE_STR},
 	{"irc_hide_version", P_OFFINT (hex_irc_hide_version), TYPE_BOOL},
+	{"irc_hidehost", P_OFFINT (hex_irc_hidehost), TYPE_BOOL},
 	{"irc_id_ntext", P_OFFSET (hex_irc_id_ntext), TYPE_STR},
 	{"irc_id_ytext", P_OFFSET (hex_irc_id_ytext), TYPE_STR},
 	{"irc_invisible", P_OFFINT (hex_irc_invisible), TYPE_BOOL},
diff --git a/src/common/hexchat.h b/src/common/hexchat.h
index 5825d217..e5d8a654 100644
--- a/src/common/hexchat.h
+++ b/src/common/hexchat.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ struct hexchatprefs
 	unsigned int hex_input_tray_priv;
 	unsigned int hex_irc_auto_rejoin;
 	unsigned int hex_irc_conf_mode;
+	unsigned int hex_irc_hidehost;
 	unsigned int hex_irc_hide_version;
 	unsigned int hex_irc_invisible;
 	unsigned int hex_irc_logging;
diff --git a/src/common/inbound.c b/src/common/inbound.c
index 1dc0c978..4c1556f2 100644
--- a/src/common/inbound.c
+++ b/src/common/inbound.c
@@ -1288,6 +1288,8 @@ set_default_modes (server *serv)
 		strcat (modes, "s");
 	if (prefs.hex_irc_invisible)
 		strcat (modes, "i");
+	if (prefs.hex_irc_hidehost)
+		strcat (modes, "x");
 
 	if (modes[1] != '\0')
 	{