diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/ChannelState.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/ChannelState.cs
index 213ae969c6..8f1ad00ecf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/ChannelState.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/ChannelState.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Chat
         // default values (retained for compatability).
 
         internal string Server               = null;
+        internal string Password             = null;
         internal string IrcChannel           = null;
         internal string BaseNickname         = "OSimBot";
         internal uint   Port                 = 6667;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Chat
         internal ChannelState(ChannelState model)
         {
             Server               = model.Server;
+            Password             = model.Password;
             IrcChannel           = model.IrcChannel;
             Port                 = model.Port;
             BaseNickname         = model.BaseNickname;
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Chat
 
             cs.Server               = Substitute(rs, config.GetString("server", null));
             m_log.DebugFormat("[IRC-Channel-{0}] Server : <{1}>", cs.idn, cs.Server);
+            cs.Password             = Substitute(rs, config.GetString("password", null));
+            // probably not a good idea to put a password in the log file
             cs.IrcChannel           = Substitute(rs, config.GetString("channel", null));
             m_log.DebugFormat("[IRC-Channel-{0}] IrcChannel : <{1}>", cs.idn, cs.IrcChannel);
             cs.Port                 = Convert.ToUInt32(Substitute(rs, config.GetString("port", Convert.ToString(cs.Port))));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs
index 1dec9a564b..e1c0ac48f7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Chat
             get { return m_server; }
             set { m_server = value; }
         }
+        private string m_password = null;
+        public string Password
+        {
+            get { return m_password; }
+            set { m_password = value; }
+        }
 
         private string m_user = "USER OpenSimBot 8 * :I'm an OpenSim to IRC bot";
         public string User
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Chat
             // Setup IRC session parameters
 
             m_server        = cs.Server;
+            m_password      = cs.Password;
             m_baseNick      = cs.BaseNickname;
             m_randomizeNick = cs.RandomizeNickname;
             m_ircChannel    = cs.IrcChannel;
@@ -346,7 +353,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.Avatar.Chat
                     ThreadTracker.Add(m_listener);
 
                     // This is the message order recommended by RFC 2812
-
+                    if (m_password != null)
+                        m_writer.WriteLine(String.Format("PASS {0}", m_password));
                     m_writer.WriteLine(String.Format("NICK {0}", m_nick));
                     m_writer.Flush();
                     m_writer.WriteLine(m_user);
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 05680ab398..f202e18377 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ InterregionComms = "RESTComms"
 ;[IRC]
     ;enabled = true ; you need to set this otherwise it won't connect
     ;server  = name.of.irc.server.on.the.net
+    ;; user password - only use this if the server requires one
+    ;password = mypass
     ;nick    = OpenSimBotNameProbablyMakeThisShorter
     ;channel = #the_irc_channel_you_want_to_connect_to
     ;port = 6667