diff --git a/include/struct.h b/include/struct.h
index 5b019a6ba..8c6e0022c 100644
--- a/include/struct.h
+++ b/include/struct.h
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ struct _configitem_oper {
 	ConfigFlag 	 flag;
 	char		 *name, *swhois, *snomask;
 	anAuthStruct	 *auth;
+	char *operclass;
 	ConfigItem_class *class;
 	ConfigItem	 *from;
 	unsigned long	 modes, require_modes;
diff --git a/src/s_conf.c b/src/s_conf.c
index e61eacf3a..b3bd7d91d 100644
--- a/src/s_conf.c
+++ b/src/s_conf.c
@@ -3552,6 +3552,8 @@ int	_conf_oper(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 	
 	for (cep = ce->ce_entries; cep; cep = cep->ce_next)
 	{
+		if (!strcmp(cep->ce_varname, "operclass"))
+			oper->operclass = strdup(cep->ce_vardata);
 		if (!strcmp(cep->ce_varname, "password"))
 			oper->auth = Auth_ConvertConf2AuthStruct(cep);
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->ce_varname, "class"))