diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml
index a48eedc1..d366a950 100644
--- a/default.yaml
+++ b/default.yaml
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ accounts:
     # this is useful for compatibility with old clients that don't support SASL
     login-via-pass-command: true
 
+    # advertise the SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication method. set to false in case of
+    # compatibility issues with certain clients:
+    advertise-scram: true
+
     # require-sasl controls whether clients are required to have accounts
     # (and sign into them using SASL) to connect to the server
     require-sasl:
diff --git a/irc/config.go b/irc/config.go
index 79aa7da8..c7605c93 100644
--- a/irc/config.go
+++ b/irc/config.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func (t *ThrottleConfig) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) (err e
 type AccountConfig struct {
 	Registration          AccountRegistrationConfig
 	AuthenticationEnabled bool `yaml:"authentication-enabled"`
-	AdvertiseSCRAM        bool `yaml:"advertise-scram"` // undocumented, see #1782
+	AdvertiseSCRAM        bool `yaml:"advertise-scram"`
 	RequireSasl           struct {
 		Enabled      bool
 		Exempted     []string
@@ -1390,7 +1390,6 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (config *Config, err error) {
 	}
 
 	saslCapValue := "PLAIN,EXTERNAL,SCRAM-SHA-256"
-	// TODO(#1782) clean this up:
 	if !config.Accounts.AdvertiseSCRAM {
 		saslCapValue = "PLAIN,EXTERNAL"
 	}
diff --git a/traditional.yaml b/traditional.yaml
index 7340cbe2..db1b3b39 100644
--- a/traditional.yaml
+++ b/traditional.yaml
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ accounts:
     # this is useful for compatibility with old clients that don't support SASL
     login-via-pass-command: false
 
+    # advertise the SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication method. set to false in case of
+    # compatibility issues with certain clients:
+    advertise-scram: true
+
     # require-sasl controls whether clients are required to have accounts
     # (and sign into them using SASL) to connect to the server
     require-sasl: