diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b9d4a62fe..b4e364a68 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ChangeLog - 2006-08-10
 
 Version 0.2.0 (under dev!):
+   * fixed /wallops command (now many words are correctly sent)
    * fixed command 348 (channel exception list, received by /mode #chan e)
    * added missing modes (channel & user), now all modes are allowed (bug #16606)
    * added "%m" for completion with self nick (on current server)
diff --git a/src/irc/irc-send.c b/src/irc/irc-send.c
index bd45810c7..354eb065a 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc-send.c
+++ b/src/irc/irc-send.c
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ irc_cmd_send_wallops (t_irc_server *server, t_irc_channel *channel,
     /* make gcc happy */
     (void) channel;
     
-    server_sendf (server, "WALLOPS %s\r\n", arguments);
+    server_sendf (server, "WALLOPS :%s\r\n", arguments);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/weechat/ChangeLog b/weechat/ChangeLog
index b9d4a62fe..b4e364a68 100644
--- a/weechat/ChangeLog
+++ b/weechat/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ChangeLog - 2006-08-10
 
 Version 0.2.0 (under dev!):
+   * fixed /wallops command (now many words are correctly sent)
    * fixed command 348 (channel exception list, received by /mode #chan e)
    * added missing modes (channel & user), now all modes are allowed (bug #16606)
    * added "%m" for completion with self nick (on current server)
diff --git a/weechat/src/irc/irc-send.c b/weechat/src/irc/irc-send.c
index bd45810c7..354eb065a 100644
--- a/weechat/src/irc/irc-send.c
+++ b/weechat/src/irc/irc-send.c
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ irc_cmd_send_wallops (t_irc_server *server, t_irc_channel *channel,
     /* make gcc happy */
     (void) channel;
     
-    server_sendf (server, "WALLOPS %s\r\n", arguments);
+    server_sendf (server, "WALLOPS :%s\r\n", arguments);
     return 0;
 }