diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 632c2f999..f04c12914 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Version 0.3.2 (under dev!)
 * irc: fix bug with SSL connection (fails sometimes when ssl_verify is on)
   (bug #28741)
 * irc: fix PART message received on Undernet server (bug #28825)
+* irc: fix bug with /away -all: set or unset future away for disconnected
+  servers (bug #29022)
 * irc: add option irc.network.connection_timeout (timeout between TCP connection
   to server and reception of message 001)
 * irc: add options irc.look.smart_filter_join and irc.look.smart_filter_quit
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-command.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-command.c
index 9500f7beb..653f879d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-command.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-command.c
@@ -524,10 +524,12 @@ irc_command_away (void *data, struct t_gui_buffer *buffer, int argc,
         for (ptr_server = irc_servers; ptr_server;
              ptr_server = ptr_server->next_server)
         {
-            if (ptr_server->is_connected)
+            if (ptr_server->buffer)
+            {
                 irc_command_away_server (ptr_server,
                                          (argc > 2) ? argv_eol[2] : NULL,
                                          1);
+            }
         }
         weechat_buffer_set (NULL, "hotlist", "+");
     }