diff --git a/common.c b/common.c
index 90fed8a..282916c 100644
--- a/common.c
+++ b/common.c
@@ -1023,6 +1023,13 @@ ctcp_intra_decode (const char *chunk, size_t len, struct str *output)
 	}
 }
 
+// According to the original CTCP specification we should use
+// ctcp_intra_decode() on all parts, however no one seems to use that
+// and it breaks normal text with backslashes
+#ifndef SUPPORT_CTCP_X_QUOTES
+#define ctcp_intra_decode(s, len, output) str_append_data (output, s, len)
+#endif
+
 static void
 ctcp_parse_tagged (const char *chunk, size_t len, struct ctcp_chunk *output)
 {
@@ -1051,9 +1058,6 @@ ctcp_parse (const char *message)
 
 	struct ctcp_chunk *result = NULL, *result_tail = NULL;
 
-	// According to the original CTCP specification we should use
-	// ctcp_intra_decode() on all parts, however no one seems to
-	// use that and it breaks normal text with backslashes
 	size_t start = 0;
 	bool in_ctcp = false;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < m.len; i++)
@@ -1077,7 +1081,7 @@ ctcp_parse (const char *message)
 		if (my_is_ctcp)
 			ctcp_parse_tagged (m.str + my_start, i - my_start, chunk);
 		else
-			str_append_data (&chunk->text, m.str + my_start, i - my_start);
+			ctcp_intra_decode (m.str + my_start, i - my_start, &chunk->text);
 		LIST_APPEND_WITH_TAIL (result, result_tail, chunk);
 	}
 
@@ -1091,7 +1095,7 @@ ctcp_parse (const char *message)
 			chunk->is_partial = true;
 		}
 		else
-			str_append_data (&chunk->text, m.str + start, m.len - start);
+			ctcp_intra_decode (m.str + start, m.len - start, &chunk->text);
 		LIST_APPEND_WITH_TAIL (result, result_tail, chunk);
 	}