diff --git a/docs/help/in/connect.in b/docs/help/in/connect.in
index b64da1c2..a00e383d 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/connect.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/connect.in
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
      -ircnet: Same as -network. Deprecated. Do not use.
      -host: the host
      -!: don't autojoin channels
+     -noautosendcmd: don't execute autosendcmd
      -rawlog: immediately open rawlog after connected
 
 This command makes irssi to connect to specified server.
diff --git a/docs/help/in/server.in b/docs/help/in/server.in
index 174c7eb2..18d837bc 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/server.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/server.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
      -ircnet: Same as -network. Deprecated. Do not use
      -host: Specify what host name to use, if you have multiple
      -!: don't autojoin channels
+     -noautosendcmd: don't execute autosendcmd
      -cmdspeed: Same as /SET cmd_queue_speed, see section 3.1
      -cmdmax: Same as /SET cmds_max_at_once, see section 3.1
      -port: Use this only to edit the port number of an existing server,
diff --git a/src/core/chat-commands.c b/src/core/chat-commands.c
index 0f796324..f5d0e9f8 100644
--- a/src/core/chat-commands.c
+++ b/src/core/chat-commands.c
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ static SERVER_CONNECT_REC *get_server_connect(const char *data, int *plus_addr,
 	if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "!") != NULL)
 		conn->no_autojoin_channels = TRUE;
 
+    if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "noautosendcmd") != NULL)
+        conn->no_autosendcmd = TRUE;
+
 	if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "noproxy") != NULL)
                 g_free_and_null(conn->proxy);
 
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ static SERVER_CONNECT_REC *get_server_connect(const char *data, int *plus_addr,
 
 /* SYNTAX: CONNECT [-4 | -6] [-ssl] [-ssl_cert <cert>] [-ssl_pkey <pkey>]
                    [-ssl_verify] [-ssl_cafile <cafile>] [-ssl_capath <capath>]
+                   [-!] [-noautosendcmd]
 		   [-noproxy] [-network <network>] [-host <hostname>]
 		   [-rawlog <file>]
 		   <address>|<chatnet> [<port> [<password> [<nick>]]] */
@@ -238,6 +242,7 @@ static void sig_default_command_server(const char *data, SERVER_REC *server,
 
 /* SYNTAX: SERVER [-4 | -6] [-ssl] [-ssl_cert <cert>] [-ssl_pkey <pkey>]
                   [-ssl_verify] [-ssl_cafile <cafile>] [-ssl_capath <capath>]
+                  [-!] [-noautosendcmd]
 		  [-noproxy] [-network <network>] [-host <hostname>]
 		  [-rawlog <file>]
                   [+]<address>|<chatnet> [<port> [<password> [<nick>]]] */
@@ -453,7 +458,7 @@ void chat_commands_init(void)
 	signal_add("default command server", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_default_command_server);
 	signal_add("server sendmsg", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_server_sendmsg);
 
-	command_set_options("connect", "4 6 !! -network ssl +ssl_cert +ssl_pkey ssl_verify +ssl_cafile +ssl_capath +host noproxy -rawlog");
+	command_set_options("connect", "4 6 !! -network ssl +ssl_cert +ssl_pkey ssl_verify +ssl_cafile +ssl_capath +host noproxy -rawlog noautosendcmd");
 	command_set_options("msg", "channel nick");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/chatnets.c b/src/core/chatnets.c
index c307afda..376fab58 100644
--- a/src/core/chatnets.c
+++ b/src/core/chatnets.c
@@ -118,12 +118,11 @@ static void sig_connected(SERVER_REC *server)
 
 	g_return_if_fail(IS_SERVER(server));
 
-	if (server->connrec->chatnet == NULL || server->session_reconnect ||
-	    server->connrec->no_autojoin_channels)
+	if (server->connrec->chatnet == NULL || server->session_reconnect)
 		return;
 
 	rec = chatnet_find(server->connrec->chatnet);
-	if (rec != NULL && rec->autosendcmd)
+	if (!server->connrec->no_autosendcmd && rec != NULL && rec->autosendcmd)
 		eval_special_string(rec->autosendcmd, "", server, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/server-connect-rec.h b/src/core/server-connect-rec.h
index cfbe3eba..a9588f04 100644
--- a/src/core/server-connect-rec.h
+++ b/src/core/server-connect-rec.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ GIOChannel *connect_handle; /* connect using this handle */
 unsigned int reconnection:1; /* we're trying to reconnect a connected server */
 unsigned int reconnecting:1; /* we're trying to reconnect any connection */
 unsigned int no_autojoin_channels:1; /* don't autojoin any channels */
+unsigned int no_autosendcmd:1; /* don't execute autosendcmd */
 unsigned int unix_socket:1; /* Connect using named unix socket */
 unsigned int use_ssl:1; /* this connection uses SSL */
 unsigned int ssl_verify:1;
diff --git a/src/core/servers-reconnect.c b/src/core/servers-reconnect.c
index c8a72628..15f9f354 100644
--- a/src/core/servers-reconnect.c
+++ b/src/core/servers-reconnect.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ server_connect_copy_skeleton(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *src, int connect_info)
 
 	dest->channels = g_strdup(src->channels);
 	dest->away_reason = g_strdup(src->away_reason);
-        dest->no_autojoin_channels = src->no_autojoin_channels;
+	dest->no_autojoin_channels = src->no_autojoin_channels;
+	dest->no_autosendcmd = src->no_autosendcmd;
 
 	dest->use_ssl = src->use_ssl;
 	dest->ssl_cert = g_strdup(src->ssl_cert);
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-common.c b/src/perl/perl-common.c
index daaa87f6..198da57d 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-common.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-common.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ void perl_connect_fill_hash(HV *hv, SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn)
 
 	hv_store(hv, "reconnection", 12, newSViv(conn->reconnection), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "no_autojoin_channels", 20, newSViv(conn->no_autojoin_channels), 0);
+	hv_store(hv, "no_autosendcmd", 14, newSViv(conn->no_autosendcmd), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "unix_socket", 11, newSViv(conn->unix_socket), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "use_ssl", 7, newSViv(conn->use_ssl), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "no_connect", 10, newSViv(conn->no_connect), 0);