diff --git a/docs/proxy.txt b/docs/proxy.txt
index e6360a82..224d24e3 100644
--- a/docs/proxy.txt
+++ b/docs/proxy.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ There we have 3 different irc networks answering in 3 ports. Note that
 you'll have to make the correct /IRCNET ADD and /SERVER ADD commands to
 make it work properly.
 
+The special network name "?" allows the client to select the network
+dynamically on connect:
+
+  /SET irssiproxy_ports ?=2777
+
+Now the client can send <network>:<password> as the server password, e.g.
+
+  /CONNECT ... 2777 efnet:secret
+
+to connect to efnet. If there is no irssiproxy_password set, you can
+omit the ":" and just send the network name as the password.
+
 By default, the proxy binds to all available interfaces. To make it
 only listen on (for example) the loopback address:
 
diff --git a/docs/startup-HOWTO.html b/docs/startup-HOWTO.html
index deff3116..1b912b96 100644
--- a/docs/startup-HOWTO.html
+++ b/docs/startup-HOWTO.html
@@ -735,6 +735,13 @@ reason, and you only use one server connection, you may simply set:</p>
 /SET irssiproxy_ports *=2777
 </pre>
 
+<p>The special network name <code>?</code> allows the client to select the
+network dynamically on connect (see below):</p>
+
+<pre>
+/SET irssiproxy_ports ?=2777
+</pre>
+
 <p>Usage in client side:</p>
 
 <p>Just connect to the irssi proxy like it is a normal server with password
@@ -745,6 +752,16 @@ specified in <code>/SET irssiproxy_password</code>. For example:</p>
 /SERVER ADD -network efnet my.irssi-proxy.org 2778 secret
 </pre>
 
+<p>Or, if you used <code>?</code> in <code>irssiproxy_ports</code>:</p>
+
+<pre>
+/SERVER ADD -network IRCnet my.irssi-proxy.org 2777 IRCnet:secret
+/SERVER ADD -network efnet my.irssi-proxy.org 2777 efnet:secret
+</pre>
+
+<p>I.e. the network to connect to is specified as part of the password,
+separated by <code>:</code> from the actual proxy password.</p>
+
 <p>Irssi proxy works fine with other IRC clients as well.</p>
 
 <p><strong>SOCKS</strong></p>
diff --git a/src/irc/proxy/listen.c b/src/irc/proxy/listen.c
index 5dc9a704..3ec83773 100644
--- a/src/irc/proxy/listen.c
+++ b/src/irc/proxy/listen.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void remove_client(CLIENT_REC *rec)
 
 	signal_emit("proxy client disconnected", 1, rec);
 	printtext(rec->server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE,
-		  "Proxy: Client %s:%d disconnected", rec->host, rec->port);
+	          "Proxy: Client %s:%d disconnected", rec->host, rec->port);
 
 	g_free(rec->proxy_address);
 	net_sendbuffer_destroy(rec->handle, TRUE);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void remove_client(CLIENT_REC *rec)
 }
 
 static void proxy_redirect_event(CLIENT_REC *client, const char *command,
-				 int count, const char *arg, int remote)
+                                 int count, const char *arg, int remote)
 {
 	char *str;
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void proxy_redirect_event(CLIENT_REC *client, const char *command,
 
 	str = g_strdup_printf("proxy %p", client);
 	server_redirect_event(client->server, command, count,
-			      arg, remote, NULL, "", str, NULL);
+	                      arg, remote, NULL, "", str, NULL);
 	g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -94,28 +94,58 @@ static void grab_who(CLIENT_REC *client, const char *channel)
 	}
 
 	proxy_redirect_event(client, "who",
-			     client->server->one_endofwho ? 1 : count,
-			     arg->str, -1);
+	                     client->server->one_endofwho ? 1 : count,
+	                     arg->str, -1);
 
 	g_strfreev(list);
 	g_string_free(arg, TRUE);
 }
 
 static void handle_client_connect_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client,
-				      const char *cmd, const char *args)
+                                      const char *cmd, const char *args)
 {
 	const char *password;
 
 	password = settings_get_str("irssiproxy_password");
 
-	if (password != NULL && g_strcmp0(cmd, "PASS") == 0) {
-		if (g_strcmp0(password, args) == 0)
-			client->pass_sent = TRUE;
-		else {
+	if (g_strcmp0(cmd, "PASS") == 0) {
+		const char *args_pass;
+
+		if (!client->multiplex) {
+			args_pass = args;
+		} else {
+			IRC_SERVER_REC *server;
+			char *tag;
+			const char *tag_end;
+
+			if ((tag_end = strchr(args, ':')) != NULL) {
+				args_pass = tag_end + 1;
+			} else {
+				tag_end = args + strlen(args);
+				args_pass = "";
+			}
+
+			tag = g_strndup(args, tag_end - args);
+			server = IRC_SERVER(server_find_chatnet(tag));
+			g_free(tag);
+
+			if (!server) {
+				/* an invalid network was specified */
+				remove_client(client);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			client->server = server;
+			g_free(client->proxy_address);
+			client->proxy_address = g_strdup_printf("%*s.proxy", (int)(tag_end - args), args);
+		}
+
+		if (g_strcmp0(password, args_pass) != 0) {
 			/* wrong password! */
 			remove_client(client);
-                        return;
+			return;
 		}
+		client->pass_sent = TRUE;
 	} else if (g_strcmp0(cmd, "NICK") == 0) {
 		g_free_not_null(client->nick);
 		client->nick = g_strdup(args);
@@ -124,14 +154,14 @@ static void handle_client_connect_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client,
 	}
 
 	if (client->nick != NULL && client->user_sent) {
-		if (*password != '\0' && !client->pass_sent) {
+		if ((*password != '\0' || client->multiplex) && !client->pass_sent) {
 			/* client didn't send us PASS, kill it */
 			remove_client(client);
 		} else {
 			signal_emit("proxy client connected", 1, client);
 			printtext(client->server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE,
-				  "Proxy: Client %s:%d connected",
-				  client->host, client->port);
+			          "Proxy: Client %s:%d connected",
+			          client->host, client->port);
 			client->connected = TRUE;
 			proxy_dump_data(client);
 		}
@@ -139,7 +169,7 @@ static void handle_client_connect_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client,
 }
 
 static void handle_client_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client, char *cmd, char *args,
-			      const char *data)
+                              const char *data)
 {
 	GSList *tmp;
 	if (!client->connected) {
@@ -162,8 +192,8 @@ static void handle_client_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client, char *cmd, char *args,
 		    g_ascii_strcasecmp(target, client->proxy_address) == 0 ||
 		    g_ascii_strcasecmp(target, client->nick) == 0) {
 			proxy_outdata(client, ":%s PONG %s :%s\r\n",
-				      client->proxy_address,
-                                      client->proxy_address, origin);
+			              client->proxy_address,
+			              client->proxy_address, origin);
 			g_free(params);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -174,25 +204,25 @@ static void handle_client_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client, char *cmd, char *args,
 		if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(args, "CTCP ON") == 0) {
                         /* client wants all ctcps */
 			client->want_ctcp = 1;
-	                for (tmp = proxy_clients; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
+			for (tmp = proxy_clients; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 				CLIENT_REC *rec = tmp->data;
-				if ((g_ascii_strcasecmp(client->listen->ircnet,rec->listen->ircnet) == 0) &&
-					/* kludgy way to check if the clients aren't the same */
-					(client->recv_tag != rec->recv_tag)) {
-						if (rec->want_ctcp == 1)
-							proxy_outdata(rec, ":%s NOTICE %s :Another client is now receiving CTCPs sent to %s\r\n",
-			                                      rec->proxy_address, rec->nick, rec->listen->ircnet);
-						rec->want_ctcp = 0;
-		                }
+				if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(client->listen->ircnet, rec->listen->ircnet) == 0 &&
+				    /* kludgy way to check if the clients aren't the same */
+				    client->recv_tag != rec->recv_tag) {
+					if (rec->want_ctcp == 1)
+						proxy_outdata(rec, ":%s NOTICE %s :Another client is now receiving CTCPs sent to %s\r\n",
+						              rec->proxy_address, rec->nick, rec->listen->ircnet);
+					rec->want_ctcp = 0;
+				}
 
 			}
 			proxy_outdata(client, ":%s NOTICE %s :You're now receiving CTCPs sent to %s\r\n",
-				      client->proxy_address, client->nick,client->listen->ircnet);
+			              client->proxy_address, client->nick, client->listen->ircnet);
 		} else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(args, "CTCP OFF") == 0) {
-                        /* client wants proxy to handle all ctcps */
+			/* client wants proxy to handle all ctcps */
 			client->want_ctcp = 0;
 			proxy_outdata(client, ":%s NOTICE %s :Proxy is now handling itself CTCPs sent to %s\r\n",
-				      client->proxy_address, client->nick, client->listen->ircnet);
+			              client->proxy_address, client->nick, client->listen->ircnet);
 		} else {
 			signal_emit("proxy client command", 3, client, args, data);
 		}
@@ -201,11 +231,11 @@ static void handle_client_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client, char *cmd, char *args,
 
 	if (client->server == NULL || !client->server->connected) {
 		proxy_outdata(client, ":%s NOTICE %s :Not connected to server\r\n",
-			      client->proxy_address, client->nick);
-                return;
+		              client->proxy_address, client->nick);
+		return;
 	}
 
-        /* check if the command could be redirected */
+	/* check if the command could be redirected */
 	if (g_strcmp0(cmd, "WHO") == 0)
 		grab_who(client, args);
 	else if (g_strcmp0(cmd, "WHOWAS") == 0)
@@ -263,29 +293,29 @@ static void handle_client_cmd(CLIENT_REC *client, char *cmd, char *args,
 		char *params, *target, *msg;
 
 		params = event_get_params(args, 2 | PARAM_FLAG_GETREST,
-					  &target, &msg);
+		                          &target, &msg);
 		proxy_outserver_all_except(client, "PRIVMSG %s", args);
 
 		ignore_next = TRUE;
 		if (*msg != '\001' || msg[strlen(msg)-1] != '\001') {
 			signal_emit(server_ischannel(SERVER(client->server), target) ?
-				    "message own_public" : "message own_private", 4,
-				    client->server, msg, target, target);
+			            "message own_public" : "message own_private", 4,
+			            client->server, msg, target, target);
 		} else if (strncmp(msg+1, "ACTION ", 7) == 0) {
 			/* action */
-                        msg[strlen(msg)-1] = '\0';
+			msg[strlen(msg)-1] = '\0';
 			signal_emit("message irc own_action", 3,
-				    client->server, msg+8, target);
+			            client->server, msg+8, target);
 		} else {
-                        /* CTCP */
+			/* CTCP */
 			char *p;
 
 			msg[strlen(msg)-1] = '\0';
 			p = strchr(msg, ' ');
-                        if (p != NULL) *p++ = '\0'; else p = "";
+			if (p != NULL) *p++ = '\0'; else p = "";
 
 			signal_emit("message irc own_ctcp", 4,
-				    client->server, msg+1, p, target);
+			            client->server, msg+1, p, target);
 		}
 		ignore_next = FALSE;
 		g_free(params);
@@ -337,7 +367,7 @@ static void sig_listen(LISTEN_REC *listen)
 	CLIENT_REC *rec;
 	IPADDR ip;
 	NET_SENDBUF_REC *sendbuf;
-        GIOChannel *handle;
+	GIOChannel *handle;
 	char host[MAX_IP_LEN];
 	int port;
 
@@ -352,9 +382,13 @@ static void sig_listen(LISTEN_REC *listen)
 	rec = g_new0(CLIENT_REC, 1);
 	rec->listen = listen;
 	rec->handle = sendbuf;
-        rec->host = g_strdup(host);
+	rec->host = g_strdup(host);
 	rec->port = port;
-	if (g_strcmp0(listen->ircnet, "*") == 0) {
+	if (g_strcmp0(listen->ircnet, "?") == 0) {
+		rec->multiplex = TRUE;
+		rec->proxy_address = g_strdup("multiplex.proxy");
+		rec->server = NULL;
+	} else if (g_strcmp0(listen->ircnet, "*") == 0) {
 		rec->proxy_address = g_strdup("irc.proxy");
 		rec->server = servers == NULL ? NULL : IRC_SERVER(servers->data);
 	} else {
@@ -363,15 +397,15 @@ static void sig_listen(LISTEN_REC *listen)
 			IRC_SERVER(server_find_chatnet(listen->ircnet));
 	}
 	rec->recv_tag = g_input_add(handle, G_INPUT_READ,
-			       (GInputFunction) sig_listen_client, rec);
+	                            (GInputFunction) sig_listen_client, rec);
 
 	proxy_clients = g_slist_prepend(proxy_clients, rec);
-	rec->listen->clients = g_slist_prepend(rec->listen->clients, rec);
+	listen->clients = g_slist_prepend(listen->clients, rec);
 
 	signal_emit("proxy client connecting", 1, rec);
 	printtext(rec->server, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE,
-		  "Proxy: New client %s:%d on port %d (%s)",
-		  rec->host, rec->port, listen->port, listen->ircnet);
+	          "Proxy: New client %s:%d on port %d (%s)",
+	          rec->host, rec->port, listen->port, listen->ircnet);
 }
 
 static void sig_incoming(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *line)
diff --git a/src/irc/proxy/proxy.h b/src/irc/proxy/proxy.h
index 158b0675..f37e9c95 100644
--- a/src/irc/proxy/proxy.h
+++ b/src/irc/proxy/proxy.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int user_sent:1;
 	unsigned int connected:1;
 	unsigned int want_ctcp:1;
+	unsigned int multiplex:1;
 } CLIENT_REC;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs b/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
index db5c5f79..4217b4eb 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
+++ b/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static void perl_client_fill_hash(HV *hv, CLIENT_REC *client)
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "user_sent", 9, newSViv(client->user_sent), 0);
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "connected", 9, newSViv(client->connected), 0);
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "want_ctcp", 9, newSViv(client->want_ctcp), 0);
+	(void) hv_store(hv, "multiplex", 9, newSViv(client->multiplex), 0);
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "ircnet", 6, new_pv(client->listen->ircnet), 0);
 }