diff --git a/src/core/nicklist.c b/src/core/nicklist.c
index 24ad0d1a..66b58ffb 100644
--- a/src/core/nicklist.c
+++ b/src/core/nicklist.c
@@ -356,17 +356,39 @@ GSList *nicklist_get_same_unique(SERVER_REC *server, void *id)
 /* nick record comparision for sort functions */
 int nicklist_compare(NICK_REC *p1, NICK_REC *p2)
 {
+	int status1, status2;
+	
 	if (p1 == NULL) return -1;
 	if (p2 == NULL) return 1;
 
-	if (p1->op && !p2->op) return -1;
-	if (!p1->op && p2->op) return 1;
+	/* we assign each status (op, halfop, voice, normal) a number
+	 * and compare them. this is easier than 100,000 if's and
+	 * returns :-)
+	 * -- yath */
 
-	if (!p1->op) {
-		if (p1->voice && !p2->voice) return -1;
-		if (!p1->voice && p2->voice) return 1;
-	}
+	if (p1->op)
+		status1 = 4;
+	else if (p1->halfop)
+		status1 = 3;
+	else if (p1->voice)
+		status1 = 2;
+	else
+		status1 = 1;
 
+	if (p2->op)
+		status2 = 4;
+	else if (p2->halfop)
+		status2 = 3;
+	else if (p2->voice)
+		status2 = 2;
+	else
+		status2 = 1;
+	
+	if (status1 < status2)
+		return 1;
+	else if (status1 > status2)
+		return -1;
+	
 	return g_strcasecmp(p1->nick, p2->nick);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c
index 3813534b..0b82df64 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.c
@@ -390,8 +390,15 @@ static void display_sorted_nicks(CHANNEL_REC *channel, GSList *nicklist)
 	for (tmp = nicklist; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 		NICK_REC *rec = tmp->data;
 
-		nickmode[0] = rec->op ? '@' : rec->voice ? '+' : ' ';
-
+		if (rec->op)
+			nickmode[0] = '@';
+		else if (rec->halfop)
+			nickmode[0] = '%';
+		else if (rec->voice)
+			nickmode[0] = '+';
+		else
+			nickmode[0] = ' ';
+		
 		if (linebuf_size < columns[col]-item_extra+1) {
 			linebuf_size = (columns[col]-item_extra+1)*2;
                         linebuf = g_realloc(linebuf, linebuf_size);
@@ -439,9 +446,9 @@ void fe_channels_nicklist(CHANNEL_REC *channel, int flags)
 {
 	NICK_REC *nick;
 	GSList *tmp, *nicklist, *sorted;
-	int nicks, normal, voices, ops;
+	int nicks, normal, voices, halfops, ops;
 
-	nicks = normal = voices = ops = 0;
+	nicks = normal = voices = halfops = ops = 0;
 	nicklist = nicklist_getnicks(channel);
 	sorted = NULL;
 
@@ -455,6 +462,7 @@ void fe_channels_nicklist(CHANNEL_REC *channel, int flags)
 			if ((flags & CHANNEL_NICKLIST_FLAG_OPS) == 0)
                                 continue;
 		} else if (nick->halfop) {
+			halfops++;
 			if ((flags & CHANNEL_NICKLIST_FLAG_HALFOPS) == 0)
 				continue;
 		} else if (nick->voice) {
@@ -482,7 +490,7 @@ void fe_channels_nicklist(CHANNEL_REC *channel, int flags)
 
 	printformat(channel->server, channel->name,
 		    MSGLEVEL_CRAP, TXT_ENDOFNAMES,
-		    channel->name, nicks, ops, voices, normal);
+		    channel->name, nicks, ops, halfops, voices, normal);
 }
 
 /* SYNTAX: NAMES [-count | -ops -halfops -voices -normal] [<channels> | **] */
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c b/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c
index 2f6a1d30..79fd7bdc 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ FORMAT_REC fecommon_core_formats[] = {
         { "names_nick_halfop", "{names_nick_halfop $0 $1}", 2, { 0, 0 } },
         { "names_nick_voice", "{names_nick_voice $0 $1}", 2, { 0, 0 } },
         { "names_nick", "{names_nick $0 $1}", 2, { 0, 0 } },
-        { "endofnames", "{channel $0}: Total of {hilight $1} nicks {comment {hilight $2} ops, {hilight $3} voices, {hilight $4} normal}", 5, { 0, 1, 1, 1, 1 } },
+        { "endofnames", "{channel $0}: Total of {hilight $1} nicks {comment {hilight $2} ops, {hilight $3} halfops, {hilight $4} voices, {hilight $5} normal}", 6, { 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 } },
 	{ "chanlist_header", "You are on the following channels:", 0 },
 	{ "chanlist_line", "{channel $[-10]0} %|+$1 ($2): $3", 4, { 0, 0, 0, 0 } },
 	{ "chansetup_not_found", "Channel {channel $0} not found", 2, { 0, 0 } },
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c
index 5614c7d0..9de3febc 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 /* Add new nick to list */
 NICK_REC *irc_nicklist_insert(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel, const char *nick,
-			      int op, int voice, int send_massjoin)
+			      int op, int halfop, int voice, int send_massjoin)
 {
 	NICK_REC *rec;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ NICK_REC *irc_nicklist_insert(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel, const char *nick,
 	rec->nick = g_strdup(nick);
 
 	if (op) rec->op = TRUE;
+	if (halfop) rec->halfop = TRUE;
 	if (voice) rec->voice = TRUE;
 	rec->send_massjoin = send_massjoin;
 
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ static void event_names_list(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 		if (*names != '\0') *names++ = '\0';
 
 		irc_nicklist_insert(chanrec, ptr+isnickflag(*ptr),
-				    *ptr == '@', *ptr == '+', FALSE);
+				    *ptr == '@', *ptr == '%', *ptr == '+',
+				    FALSE);
 	}
 
 	g_free(params);
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ static void event_end_of_names(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 			nicks = g_hash_table_size(chanrec->nicks);
 			ownnick = irc_nicklist_insert(chanrec, server->nick,
 						      nicks == 0, FALSE,
-						      FALSE);
+						      FALSE, FALSE);
 		}
 		nicklist_set_own(CHANNEL(chanrec), ownnick);
                 chanrec->chanop = chanrec->ownnick->op;
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h
index 7d0ae2f4..0b392c77 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-nicklist.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 /* Add new nick to list */
 NICK_REC *irc_nicklist_insert(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel, const char *nick,
-			      int op, int voice, int send_massjoin);
+			      int op, int halfop, int voice, int send_massjoin);
 
 /* Remove all "extra" characters from `nick'. Like _nick_ -> nick */
 char *irc_nick_strip(const char *nick);
diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-session.c b/src/irc/core/irc-session.c
index 01fa6fba..c72a6165 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-session.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-session.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void sig_session_restore_nick(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel,
 				     CONFIG_NODE *node)
 {
 	const char *nick;
-        int op, voice;
+        int op, halfop, voice;
         NICK_REC *nickrec;
 
 	if (!IS_IRC_CHANNEL(channel))
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ static void sig_session_restore_nick(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel,
 
 	op = config_node_get_bool(node, "op", FALSE);
         voice = config_node_get_bool(node, "voice", FALSE);
-	nickrec = irc_nicklist_insert(channel, nick, op, voice, FALSE);
-        nickrec->halfop = config_node_get_bool(node, "halfop", FALSE);
+        halfop = config_node_get_bool(node, "halfop", FALSE);
+	nickrec = irc_nicklist_insert(channel, nick, op, halfop, voice, FALSE);
 }
 
 static void session_restore_channel(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel)
diff --git a/src/irc/core/massjoin.c b/src/irc/core/massjoin.c
index 07ea8fbd..71a46edc 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/massjoin.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/massjoin.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void event_join(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
 	if (chanrec == NULL) return;
 
 	/* add user to nicklist */
-	nickrec = irc_nicklist_insert(chanrec, nick, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+	nickrec = irc_nicklist_insert(chanrec, nick, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
         nicklist_set_host(CHANNEL(chanrec), nickrec, address);
 
 	if (chanrec->massjoins == 0) {
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/Channel.xs b/src/perl/irc/Channel.xs
index 53cbb2f6..0bf94753 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/Channel.xs
+++ b/src/perl/irc/Channel.xs
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@ PPCODE:
 	}
 
 Irssi::Irc::Nick
-irc_nick_insert(channel, nick, op, voice, send_massjoin)
+irc_nick_insert(channel, nick, op, halfop, voice, send_massjoin)
 	Irssi::Irc::Channel channel
 	char *nick
 	int op
+	int halfop
 	int voice
 	int send_massjoin
 CODE:
-	RETVAL = irc_nicklist_insert(channel, nick, op, voice, send_massjoin);
+	RETVAL = irc_nicklist_insert(channel, nick, op, halfop, voice, send_massjoin);
 OUTPUT:
 	RETVAL