diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index 229cbef7..2b678d2f 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	Nick                   string // all protocols
 	NickFormatter          string // mattermost, slack
 	NickServNick           string // IRC
+	NickServUsername       string // IRC
 	NickServPassword       string // IRC
 	NicksPerRow            int    // mattermost, slack
 	NoHomeServerSuffix     bool   // matrix
diff --git a/bridge/irc/irc.go b/bridge/irc/irc.go
index 1e0101fa..3276eab5 100644
--- a/bridge/irc/irc.go
+++ b/bridge/irc/irc.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func (b *Birc) Connect() error {
 		i.Password = b.Config.Password
 	}
 	i.AddCallback(ircm.RPL_WELCOME, b.handleNewConnection)
+	i.AddCallback(ircm.RPL_ENDOFMOTD, b.handleOtherAuth)
 	err := i.Connect(b.Config.Server)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -257,6 +258,13 @@ func (b *Birc) handleOther(event *irc.Event) {
 	flog.Debugf("%#v", event.Raw)
 }
 
+func (b *Birc) handleOtherAuth(event *irc.Event) {
+	if strings.EqualFold(b.Config.NickServNick, "Q@CServe.quakenet.org") {
+		flog.Debugf("Authenticating %s against %s", b.Config.NickServUsername, b.Config.NickServNick)
+		b.i.Privmsg(b.Config.NickServNick, "AUTH "+b.Config.NickServUsername+" "+b.Config.NickServPassword)
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *Birc) handlePrivMsg(event *irc.Event) {
 	b.Nick = b.i.GetNick()
 	// freenode doesn't send 001 as first reply
diff --git a/matterbridge.toml.sample b/matterbridge.toml.sample
index 0e612d21..81bf1cc9 100644
--- a/matterbridge.toml.sample
+++ b/matterbridge.toml.sample
@@ -55,10 +55,15 @@ Nick="matterbot"
 
 #If you registered your bot with a service like Nickserv on freenode. 
 #Also being used when UseSASL=true
+#
+#Note: if you want do to quakenet auth, set NickServNick="Q@CServe.quakenet.org"
 #OPTIONAL
 NickServNick="nickserv"
 NickServPassword="secret"
 
+#OPTIONAL only used for quakenet auth
+NickServUsername="username"
+
 #Flood control
 #Delay in milliseconds between each message send to the IRC server
 #OPTIONAL (default 1300)