diff --git a/protocols/p10.py b/protocols/p10.py
index 2b1a91e..a10db95 100644
--- a/protocols/p10.py
+++ b/protocols/p10.py
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class P10Protocol(IRCS2SProtocol):
                          'WALLCHOPS': 'NOTICE', 'WALLHOPS': 'NOTICE',
                          'WALLVOICES': 'NOTICE'}
 
-        self.protocol_caps |= {'slash-in-hosts', 'underscore-in-hosts'}
+        self.protocol_caps |= {'slash-in-hosts', 'underscore-in-hosts',
+                               'has-statusmsg'}
 
         # OPMODE is like SAMODE on other IRCds, and it follows the same modesetting syntax.
         self.handle_opmode = self.handle_mode
diff --git a/protocols/ts6_common.py b/protocols/ts6_common.py
index bd1bc43..7b366af 100644
--- a/protocols/ts6_common.py
+++ b/protocols/ts6_common.py
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class TS6BaseProtocol(IRCS2SProtocol):
         # SID generator for TS6.
         self.sidgen = TS6SIDGenerator(self)
 
+        # Most TS6 variations (unreal, inspircd, charybdis) support this. For
+        # pure TS6, we also require the CHW capability which explicitly declares
+        # support.
+        self.protocol_caps |= {'has-statusmsg'}
+
     ### OUTGOING COMMANDS
 
     def kill(self, numeric, target, reason):