diff --git a/irc/accounts.go b/irc/accounts.go
index d4d8e7f9..b68b0f7f 100644
--- a/irc/accounts.go
+++ b/irc/accounts.go
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ func (am *AccountManager) Login(client *Client, account ClientAccount) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	client.nickTimer.Touch()
+	client.nickTimer.Touch(nil)
 
 	am.applyVHostInfo(client, account.VHost)
 
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ func (am *AccountManager) logoutOfAccount(client *Client) {
 	}
 
 	client.SetAccountName("")
-	go client.nickTimer.Touch()
+	go client.nickTimer.Touch(nil)
 
 	// dispatch account-notify
 	// TODO: doing the I/O here is kind of a kludge, let's move this somewhere else
diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index e7ad8316..48a84183 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func (client *Client) tryResume() (success bool) {
 	// this is a bit racey
 	client.resumeDetails.ResumedAt = time.Now()
 
-	client.nickTimer.Touch()
+	client.nickTimer.Touch(nil)
 
 	// resume successful, proceed to copy client state (nickname, flags, etc.)
 	// after this, the server thinks that `newClient` owns the nickname
diff --git a/irc/idletimer.go b/irc/idletimer.go
index deae2e27..fe158e46 100644
--- a/irc/idletimer.go
+++ b/irc/idletimer.go
@@ -222,11 +222,16 @@ func (nt *NickTimer) Timeout() (timeout time.Duration) {
 }
 
 // Touch records a nick change and updates the timer as necessary
-func (nt *NickTimer) Touch() {
+func (nt *NickTimer) Touch(rb *ResponseBuffer) {
 	if !nt.Enabled() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	var session *Session
+	if rb != nil {
+		session = rb.session
+	}
+
 	cfnick, skeleton := nt.client.uniqueIdentifiers()
 	account := nt.client.Account()
 	accountForNick, method := nt.client.server.accounts.EnforcementStatus(cfnick, skeleton)
@@ -259,7 +264,16 @@ func (nt *NickTimer) Touch() {
 	}()
 
 	if shouldWarn {
-		nt.client.Send(nil, "NickServ", "NOTICE", nt.client.Nick(), fmt.Sprintf(ircfmt.Unescape(nt.client.t(nsTimeoutNotice)), nt.Timeout()))
+		tnick := nt.client.Nick()
+		message := fmt.Sprintf(ircfmt.Unescape(nt.client.t(nsTimeoutNotice)), nt.Timeout())
+		// #449
+		for _, mSession := range nt.client.Sessions() {
+			if mSession == session {
+				rb.Add(nil, "NickServ", "NOTICE", tnick, message)
+			} else {
+				mSession.Send(nil, "NickServ", "NOTICE", tnick, message)
+			}
+		}
 	} else if shouldRename {
 		nt.client.Notice(nt.client.t("Nickname is reserved by a different account"))
 		nt.client.server.RandomlyRename(nt.client)
diff --git a/irc/nickname.go b/irc/nickname.go
index a1737e2b..611d88b5 100644
--- a/irc/nickname.go
+++ b/irc/nickname.go
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ func performNickChange(server *Server, client *Client, target *Client, session *
 		return false
 	}
 
-	target.nickTimer.Touch()
-
 	client.server.logger.Debug("nick", fmt.Sprintf("%s changed nickname to %s [%s]", origNickMask, nickname, cfnick))
 	if hadNick {
 		target.server.snomasks.Send(sno.LocalNicks, fmt.Sprintf(ircfmt.Unescape("$%s$r changed nickname to %s"), whowas.nick, nickname))
@@ -71,6 +69,8 @@ func performNickChange(server *Server, client *Client, target *Client, session *
 		}
 	}
 
+	target.nickTimer.Touch(rb)
+
 	if target.Registered() {
 		client.server.monitorManager.AlertAbout(target, true)
 	}
diff --git a/irc/nickserv.go b/irc/nickserv.go
index ccb59c91..74941658 100644
--- a/irc/nickserv.go
+++ b/irc/nickserv.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 	// 1. sent with prefix `nickserv`
 	// 2. contains the string "identify"
 	// 3. contains at least one of several other magic strings ("msg" works)
-	nsTimeoutNotice = `This nickname is reserved. Please login within %v (using $b/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>$b or SASL)`
+	nsTimeoutNotice = `This nickname is reserved. Please login within %v (using $b/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>$b or SASL), or switch to a different nickname.`
 )
 
 const nickservHelp = `NickServ lets you register and login to an account.
diff --git a/irc/server.go b/irc/server.go
index 85c6e57e..396e8009 100644
--- a/irc/server.go
+++ b/irc/server.go
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ func (server *Server) applyConfig(config *Config, initial bool) (err error) {
 
 			if !oldConfig.Accounts.NickReservation.Enabled && config.Accounts.NickReservation.Enabled {
 				sClient.nickTimer.Initialize(sClient)
-				sClient.nickTimer.Touch()
+				sClient.nickTimer.Touch(nil)
 			} else if oldConfig.Accounts.NickReservation.Enabled && !config.Accounts.NickReservation.Enabled {
 				sClient.nickTimer.Stop()
 			}