diff --git a/src/contact.c b/src/contact.c
index 2d8e89c5..aad7f630 100644
--- a/src/contact.c
+++ b/src/contact.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ struct p_contact_t {
 PContact
 p_contact_new(const char * const jid, const char * const name,
     const char * const presence, const char * const status,
-    const char * const subscription, gboolean pending_out)
+    const char * const subscription, gboolean pending_out,
+    const char * const caps_str)
 {
     PContact contact = malloc(sizeof(struct p_contact_t));
     contact->jid = strdup(jid);
@@ -66,11 +67,15 @@ p_contact_new(const char * const jid, const char * const name,
     if (subscription != NULL)
         contact->subscription = strdup(subscription);
     else
-        contact->subscription = strdup("none");;
+        contact->subscription = strdup("none");
+
+    if (caps_str != NULL)
+        contact->caps_str = strdup(caps_str);
+    else
+        contact->caps_str = NULL;
 
     contact->pending_out = pending_out;
     contact->last_activity = NULL;
-    contact->caps_str = NULL;
 
     return contact;
 }
diff --git a/src/contact.h b/src/contact.h
index a0115cfb..0e9ec42e 100644
--- a/src/contact.h
+++ b/src/contact.h
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ typedef struct p_contact_t *PContact;
 
 PContact p_contact_new(const char * const jid, const char * const name,
     const char * const presence, const char * const status,
-    const char * const subscription, gboolean pending_out);
+    const char * const subscription, gboolean pending_out,
+    const char * const caps_str);
 void p_contact_free(PContact contact);
 const char* p_contact_jid(PContact contact);
 const char* p_contact_name(PContact contact);
diff --git a/src/contact_list.c b/src/contact_list.c
index 2c96ca29..50a63475 100644
--- a/src/contact_list.c
+++ b/src/contact_list.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ contact_list_add(const char * const jid, const char * const name,
 
     if (contact == NULL) {
         contact = p_contact_new(jid, name, presence, status, subscription,
-            pending_out);
+            pending_out, NULL);
         g_hash_table_insert(contacts, strdup(jid), contact);
         p_autocomplete_add(ac, strdup(jid));
         added = TRUE;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ contact_list_update_subscription(const char * const jid,
 
     if (contact == NULL) {
         contact = p_contact_new(jid, NULL, "offline", NULL, subscription,
-            pending_out);
+            pending_out, NULL);
         g_hash_table_insert(contacts, strdup(jid), contact);
     } else {
         p_contact_set_subscription(contact, subscription);
diff --git a/src/jabber.c b/src/jabber.c
index 48b51730..ca6bce30 100644
--- a/src/jabber.c
+++ b/src/jabber.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ _iq_handler(xmpp_conn_t * const conn,
     if (g_strcmp0(id, "roster") == 0) {
         return _roster_handler(conn, stanza, userdata);
 
-    // handle the initial roster request
+    // handle diso requests
     } else if ((g_strcmp0(id, "disco") == 0) && (g_strcmp0(type, "result") == 0)) {
         return _disco_handler(conn, stanza, userdata);
 
@@ -1032,6 +1032,29 @@ _room_presence_handler(const char * const jid, xmpp_stanza_t * const stanza)
         char *type = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(stanza, STANZA_ATTR_TYPE);
         char *show_str, *status_str;
 
+        char *caps_str = NULL;
+        xmpp_stanza_t *caps = stanza_get_caps(stanza);
+        if (caps != NULL) {
+            char *node = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(caps, STANZA_ATTR_NODE);
+            char *ver = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(caps, STANZA_ATTR_VER);
+
+            if ((node != NULL) && (ver != NULL)) {
+                GString *caps_gstr = g_string_new(node);
+                g_string_append(caps_gstr, "#");
+                g_string_append(caps_gstr, ver);
+                caps_str = caps_gstr->str;
+                g_string_free(caps_gstr, FALSE);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (caps_str != NULL) {
+            if (!caps_contains(caps_str)) {
+                xmpp_stanza_t *iq = stanza_create_disco_iq(jabber_conn.ctx, jid, caps_str);
+                xmpp_send(jabber_conn.conn, iq);
+                xmpp_stanza_release(iq);
+            }
+        }
+
         xmpp_stanza_t *status = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(stanza, STANZA_NAME_STATUS);
         if (status != NULL) {
             status_str = xmpp_stanza_get_text(status);
@@ -1056,18 +1079,18 @@ _room_presence_handler(const char * const jid, xmpp_stanza_t * const stanza)
                 show_str = "online";
             }
             if (!muc_get_roster_received(room)) {
-                muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show_str, status_str);
+                muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show_str, status_str, caps_str);
             } else {
                 char *old_nick = muc_complete_roster_nick_change(room, nick);
 
                 if (old_nick != NULL) {
-                    muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show_str, status_str);
+                    muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show_str, status_str, caps_str);
                     prof_handle_room_member_nick_change(room, old_nick, nick);
                 } else {
                     if (!muc_nick_in_roster(room, nick)) {
-                        prof_handle_room_member_online(room, nick, show_str, status_str);
+                        prof_handle_room_member_online(room, nick, show_str, status_str, caps_str);
                     } else {
-                        prof_handle_room_member_presence(room, nick, show_str, status_str);
+                        prof_handle_room_member_presence(room, nick, show_str, status_str, caps_str);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/muc.c b/src/muc.c
index ece77818..efe22abd 100644
--- a/src/muc.c
+++ b/src/muc.c
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ muc_nick_in_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick)
  */
 gboolean
 muc_add_to_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick,
-    const char * const show, const char * const status)
+    const char * const show, const char * const status,
+    const char * const caps_str)
 {
     ChatRoom *chat_room = g_hash_table_lookup(rooms, room);
     gboolean updated = FALSE;
@@ -219,8 +220,7 @@ muc_add_to_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick,
                     (g_strcmp0(p_contact_status(old), status) != 0)) {
             updated = TRUE;
         }
-
-        PContact contact = p_contact_new(nick, NULL, show, status, NULL, FALSE);
+        PContact contact = p_contact_new(nick, NULL, show, status, NULL, FALSE, caps_str);
         g_hash_table_replace(chat_room->roster, strdup(nick), contact);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/muc.h b/src/muc.h
index 8411cb39..8b8ed018 100644
--- a/src/muc.h
+++ b/src/muc.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ void muc_complete_room_nick_change(const char * const room,
     const char * const nick);
 
 gboolean muc_add_to_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick,
-    const char * const show, const char * const status);
+    const char * const show, const char * const status,
+    const char * const caps_str);
 void muc_remove_from_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick);
 GList * muc_get_roster(const char * const room);
 PAutocomplete muc_get_roster_ac(const char * const room);
diff --git a/src/profanity.c b/src/profanity.c
index 0eec13a5..47707595 100644
--- a/src/profanity.c
+++ b/src/profanity.c
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ prof_handle_room_roster_complete(const char * const room)
 void
 prof_handle_room_member_presence(const char * const room,
     const char * const nick, const char * const show,
-    const char * const status)
+    const char * const status, const char * const caps_str)
 {
-    gboolean updated = muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show, status);
+    gboolean updated = muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show, status, caps_str);
 
     if (updated) {
         win_show_room_member_presence(room, nick, show, status);
@@ -324,9 +324,10 @@ prof_handle_room_member_presence(const char * const room,
 
 void
 prof_handle_room_member_online(const char * const room, const char * const nick,
-    const char * const show, const char * const status)
+    const char * const show, const char * const status,
+    const char * const caps_str)
 {
-    muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show, status);
+    muc_add_to_roster(room, nick, show, status, caps_str);
     win_show_room_member_online(room, nick, show, status);
     win_current_page_off();
 }
diff --git a/src/profanity.h b/src/profanity.h
index 1bc825e8..a28bd292 100644
--- a/src/profanity.h
+++ b/src/profanity.h
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ void prof_handle_room_subject(const char * const room_jid,
     const char * const subject);
 void prof_handle_room_roster_complete(const char * const room);
 void prof_handle_room_member_online(const char * const room,
-    const char * const nick, const char * const show, const char * const status);
+    const char * const nick, const char * const show, const char * const status,
+    const char * const caps_str);
 void prof_handle_room_member_offline(const char * const room,
     const char * const nick, const char * const show, const char * const status);
 void prof_handle_room_member_presence(const char * const room,
     const char * const nick, const char * const show,
-    const char * const status);
+    const char * const status, const char * const caps_str);
 void prof_handle_leave_room(const char * const room);
 void prof_handle_room_member_nick_change(const char * const room,
     const char * const old_nick, const char * const nick);
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index c3aa14ec..46bac6ea 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -2405,6 +2405,7 @@ _win_show_info(WINDOW *win, PContact pcontact)
             wprintw(win, "Client        : %s\n", caps->client);
         }
     }
+
 }
 
 void