diff --git a/lib/irc/irc.ex b/lib/irc/irc.ex
index dfc11a3..cb290e6 100644
--- a/lib/irc/irc.ex
+++ b/lib/irc/irc.ex
@@ -29,9 +29,16 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Irc do
 
   def cfg(irc), do: GenServer.call(irc, :cfg)
 
+  defp route_msg(irc, cfg, :connect) do
+    handle_msg(irc, cfg.plugins, :connect)
+  end
+
   defp route_msg(irc, cfg, msg) do
     plugins = Config.channel_plugins(cfg, Msg.channel(msg))
+    handle_msg(irc, plugins, msg)
+  end
 
+  defp handle_msg(irc, plugins, msg) do
     Task.Supervisor.async_stream_nolink(
       Omnibot.RouterSupervisor,
       plugins,
@@ -40,7 +47,6 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Irc do
       timeout: 30_000,
       on_timeout: :kill_task
     ) |> Stream.run()
-
   end
 
   ## Server callbacks
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Irc do
     send_msg(self(), "USER", [cfg.user, "0", "*", cfg.real])
     :inet.setopts(socket, active: true)
 
+    route_msg(self(), cfg, :connect)
     {:ok, {socket, cfg}}
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/plugin/base.ex b/lib/plugin/base.ex
index 4afff9f..6c625db 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/base.ex
+++ b/lib/plugin/base.ex
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Plugin.Base do
       @impl true
       def on_init(_cfg), do: nil
 
+      @impl true
+      def on_connect(_irc), do: nil
+
       @impl true
       def on_msg(irc, msg) do
         route_msg(irc, msg)
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Plugin.Base do
 
       @behaviour Plugin.Base
 
+      defp route_msg(irc, :connect), do: on_connect(irc)
+
       defp route_msg(irc, %Irc.Msg {prefix: nil}), do: nil
 
       defp route_msg(irc, msg) do
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Plugin.Base do
   @callback on_part(irc :: pid(), channel :: String.t(), nick :: String.t()) :: any
   @callback on_kick(irc :: pid(), channel :: String.t(), nick :: String.t(), target :: String.t()) :: any
   @callback on_init(cfg :: any) :: any
+  @callback on_connect(irc :: pid()) :: any
   @callback default_config() :: any
 
   defmacro command(cmd, opts) do