diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 60e07d3..e0c52d3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
  * degesch: backlog limit was made configurable
 
+ * degesch: allow changing the list IRC capabilities to use
+
  * degesch: optimize buffer memory usage
 
  * kike: add support for IRCv3.2 server-time
diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 93d9316..0a1cb6e 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1802,6 +1802,12 @@ static struct config_schema g_config_server[] =
 	  .comment   = "Password to connect to the server, if any",
 	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_STRING,
 	  .validate  = config_validate_nonjunk_string },
+	// XXX: if we add support for new capabilities, the value stays unchanged
+	{ .name      = "capabilities",
+	  .comment   = "Capabilities to use if supported by server",
+	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_STRING_ARRAY,
+	  .validate  = config_validate_nonjunk_string,
+	  .default_  = "\"multi-prefix,invite-notify,server-time,echo-message\"" },
 
 	{ .name      = "tls",
 	  .comment   = "Whether to use TLS",
@@ -5470,22 +5476,25 @@ irc_handle_cap (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
 		log_server_status (s, s->buffer,
 			"#s: #S", "Capabilities supported", args);
 
-		struct str_vector chosen;
-		str_vector_init (&chosen);
+		struct str_vector chosen; str_vector_init (&chosen);
+		struct str_vector use;    str_vector_init (&use);
+
+		cstr_split_ignore_empty
+			(get_config_string (s->config, "capabilities"), ',', &use);
 
 		// Filter server capabilities for ones we can make use of
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < v.len; i++)
 		{
 			const char *cap = v.vector[i];
-			if (!strcasecmp_ascii (cap, "multi-prefix")
-			 || !strcasecmp_ascii (cap, "invite-notify")
-			 || !strcasecmp_ascii (cap, "server-time")
-			 || !strcasecmp_ascii (cap, "echo-message"))
-				str_vector_add (&chosen, cap);
+			for (size_t k = 0; k < use.len; k++)
+				if (!strcasecmp_ascii (use.vector[k], cap))
+					str_vector_add (&chosen, cap);
 		}
 
 		char *chosen_str = join_str_vector (&chosen, ' ');
 		str_vector_free (&chosen);
+		str_vector_free (&use);
+
 		irc_send (s, "CAP REQ :%s", chosen_str);
 		log_server_status (s, s->buffer,
 			"#s: #S", "Capabilities requested", chosen_str);
diff --git a/liberty b/liberty
index f213a76..9bff16f 160000
--- a/liberty
+++ b/liberty
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f213a76ad494efe150a786b195a744e4b87c5ca9
+Subproject commit 9bff16f5ec777d3f4a9f7e8e8140907f3b404fa2