diff --git a/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor b/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor
index f54e18ac4b..318a1ab1e3 100644
--- a/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SYMBOL: current-irc-client
 
 UNION: to-target privmsg notice ;
 UNION: to-channel join part topic kick rpl-channel-modes
-                  rpl-notopic rpl-topic rpl-names rpl-names-end ;
+                  topic rpl-names rpl-names-end ;
 UNION: to-one-chat to-target to-channel mode ;
 UNION: to-many-chats nick quit ;
 UNION: to-all-chats irc-end irc-disconnected irc-connected ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor b/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor
index b3af41ad3d..255c46e5f3 100644
--- a/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ M: participant-mode >log-line
 
 M: nick >log-line
     [ "* " % dup sender>> % " is now known as " % nickname>> % ] "" make ;
+
+M: topic >log-line
+    [ "* " % dup sender>> % " has set the topic for " % dup channel>> %
+      ": \"" % topic>> % "\"" % ] "" make ;