diff --git a/ChangeLog.asciidoc b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
index ba8920e0d..b39c64d33 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.asciidoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ https://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
   "irc.look.item_away_message" and "irc.color.item_away" to core (issue #692)
 * api: add support of functions in hook_process
 * api: add pointer in callbacks used in scripting API (issue #406)
+* irc: fix first message displayed in raw buffer when the message is modified
+  by a modifier (issue #719)
 * irc: add option irc.network.sasl_fail_unavailable (issue #600, issue #697)
 * irc: add multiple targets and support of "-server" in command /ctcp
   (issue #204, issue #493)
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
index 99da1d3f6..7d8ce2edd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
@@ -2196,8 +2196,7 @@ irc_server_send_one_msg (struct t_irc_server *server, int flags,
             {
                 if (first_message)
                 {
-                    irc_raw_print (server, IRC_RAW_FLAG_SEND,
-                                   (msg_encoded) ? msg_encoded : message);
+                    irc_raw_print (server, IRC_RAW_FLAG_SEND, message);
                 }
                 if (new_msg)
                 {