diff --git a/protocols/irc/IrcProtocol.cpp b/protocols/irc/IrcProtocol.cpp
index c641382..49e9993 100644
--- a/protocols/irc/IrcProtocol.cpp
+++ b/protocols/irc/IrcProtocol.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ IrcProtocol::Process(BMessage* msg)
 				meta.AddInt32("im_what", IM_ROOM_METADATA);
 				meta.AddString("chat_id", chat_id);
 				meta.AddInt32("room_default_flags",
-					ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS);
+					ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS | ROOM_NOTIFY_DM);
+				if (_IsChannelName(chat_id) == false)
+					meta.AddInt32("room_disallowed_flags", ROOM_AUTOJOIN);
 				_SendMsg(&meta);
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/protocols/purple/PurpleApp.cpp b/protocols/purple/PurpleApp.cpp
index c3acc18..920215e 100644
--- a/protocols/purple/PurpleApp.cpp
+++ b/protocols/purple/PurpleApp.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ PurpleApp::ImMessage(BMessage* msg)
 			meta.AddString("chat_id", purple_conversation_get_name(conv));
 			meta.AddString("chat_name", purple_conversation_get_title(conv));
 			meta.AddInt32("room_default_flags",
-				0 | ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS);
+				0 | ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS | ROOM_NOTIFY_DM);
 			if (chat != NULL)
 				meta.AddString("subject", purple_conv_chat_get_topic(chat));
 			SendMessage(purple_conversation_get_account(conv), meta);
diff --git a/protocols/xmpp/JabberHandler.cpp b/protocols/xmpp/JabberHandler.cpp
index 8d56e7e..49cd010 100644
--- a/protocols/xmpp/JabberHandler.cpp
+++ b/protocols/xmpp/JabberHandler.cpp
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@ JabberHandler::Process(BMessage* msg)
 				BMessage metadata(IM_MESSAGE);
 				metadata.AddInt32("im_what", IM_ROOM_METADATA);
 				metadata.AddString("chat_id", chat_id);
-				metadata.AddInt32("room_default_flags", 0 | ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS);
-				metadata.AddInt32("room_disallowed_flags", 0 | ROOM_AUTOJOIN | ROOM_AUTOCREATE);
+				metadata.AddInt32("room_default_flags", 0 | ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY
+					| ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS | ROOM_NOTIFY_DM);
+				metadata.AddInt32("room_disallowed_flags", 0 | ROOM_AUTOJOIN
+					| ROOM_AUTOCREATE);
 				_SendMessage(&metadata);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1766,8 +1768,8 @@ JabberHandler::handleMUCInfo(gloox::MUCRoom *room, int features,
 	metadata.AddInt32("im_what", IM_ROOM_METADATA);
 	metadata.AddString("chat_id", chat_id);
 	metadata.AddString("chat_name", name.c_str());
-	metadata.AddInt32("room_default_flags",
-		0 | ROOM_AUTOJOIN | ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS);
+	metadata.AddInt32("room_default_flags", 0 | ROOM_AUTOJOIN
+		| ROOM_LOG_LOCALLY | ROOM_POPULATE_LOGS | ROOM_NOTIFY_DM);
 	metadata.AddInt32("room_disallowed_flags", 0 | ROOM_AUTOCREATE);
 	_SendMessage(&metadata);
 }