diff --git a/ctf_chat/depends.txt b/ctf_chat/depends.txt
index dd0899f..8a4536f 100644
--- a/ctf_chat/depends.txt
+++ b/ctf_chat/depends.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ctf
 chatplus?
+irc?
diff --git a/ctf_chat/init.lua b/ctf_chat/init.lua
index 447ac75..5f06728 100644
--- a/ctf_chat/init.lua
+++ b/ctf_chat/init.lua
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("t", {
 				minetest.chat_send_player(username,
 						tname .. "<" .. name .. "> ** " .. param .. " **")
 			end
+			if minetest.global_exists("irc") and irc.feature_mod_channel then
+				irc:say(irc.config.channel, tname .. "<" .. name .. "> ** " .. param .. " **", true)
+			end
 		else
 			minetest.chat_send_player(name,
 					"You're not in a team, so you have no team to talk to.")