diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index 0fb3f8b6..c9adaf09 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -1070,6 +1070,25 @@ func (channel *Channel) replayHistoryItems(rb *ResponseBuffer, items []history.I
 				message := fmt.Sprintf(client.t("%[1]s changed nick to %[2]s"), nick, item.Params[0])
 				rb.AddFromClient(item.Message.Time, utils.MungeSecretToken(item.Message.Msgid), histServMask, "*", nil, "PRIVMSG", chname, message)
 			}
+		case history.Topic:
+			if eventPlayback {
+				rb.AddFromClient(item.Message.Time, item.Message.Msgid, item.Nick, item.AccountName, nil, "TOPIC", chname, item.Message.Message)
+			} else {
+				message := fmt.Sprintf(client.t("%[1]s set the channel topic to: %[2]s"), nick, item.Message.Message)
+				rb.AddFromClient(item.Message.Time, utils.MungeSecretToken(item.Message.Msgid), histServMask, "*", nil, "PRIVMSG", chname, message)
+			}
+		case history.Mode:
+			params := make([]string, len(item.Message.Split)+1)
+			params[0] = chname
+			for i, pair := range item.Message.Split {
+				params[i+1] = pair.Message
+			}
+			if eventPlayback {
+				rb.AddFromClient(item.Message.Time, item.Message.Msgid, item.Nick, item.AccountName, nil, "MODE", params...)
+			} else {
+				message := fmt.Sprintf(client.t("%[1]s set channel modes: %[2]s"), nick, strings.Join(params[1:], " "))
+				rb.AddFromClient(item.Message.Time, utils.MungeSecretToken(item.Message.Msgid), histServMask, "*", nil, "PRIVMSG", chname, message)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1119,22 +1138,30 @@ func (channel *Channel) SetTopic(client *Client, topic string, rb *ResponseBuffe
 	}
 
 	channel.stateMutex.Lock()
+	chname := channel.name
 	channel.topic = topic
 	channel.topicSetBy = client.nickMaskString
 	channel.topicSetTime = time.Now().UTC()
 	channel.stateMutex.Unlock()
 
-	prefix := client.NickMaskString()
+	details := client.Details()
+	message := utils.MakeMessage(topic)
+	rb.AddFromClient(message.Time, message.Msgid, details.nickMask, details.accountName, nil, "TOPIC", chname, topic)
 	for _, member := range channel.Members() {
 		for _, session := range member.Sessions() {
-			if session == rb.session {
-				rb.Add(nil, prefix, "TOPIC", channel.name, topic)
-			} else {
-				session.Send(nil, prefix, "TOPIC", channel.name, topic)
+			if session != rb.session {
+				session.sendFromClientInternal(false, message.Time, message.Msgid, details.nickMask, details.accountName, nil, "TOPIC", chname, topic)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	channel.AddHistoryItem(history.Item{
+		Type:        history.Topic,
+		Nick:        details.nickMask,
+		AccountName: details.accountName,
+		Message:     message,
+	})
+
 	channel.MarkDirty(IncludeTopic)
 }
 
diff --git a/irc/chanserv.go b/irc/chanserv.go
index 1aa53132..2a08d313 100644
--- a/irc/chanserv.go
+++ b/irc/chanserv.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func csAmodeHandler(server *Server, client *Client, command string, params []str
 				if member.Account() == change.Arg {
 					applied, change := channel.applyModeToMember(client, change, rb)
 					if applied {
-						announceCmodeChanges(channel, modes.ModeChanges{change}, chanservMask, rb)
+						announceCmodeChanges(channel, modes.ModeChanges{change}, chanservMask, "*", rb)
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func csOpHandler(server *Server, client *Client, command string, params []string
 		},
 		rb)
 	if applied {
-		announceCmodeChanges(channelInfo, modes.ModeChanges{change}, chanservMask, rb)
+		announceCmodeChanges(channelInfo, modes.ModeChanges{change}, chanservMask, "*", rb)
 	}
 
 	csNotice(rb, fmt.Sprintf(client.t("Successfully op'd in channel %s"), channelName))
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func csRegisterHandler(server *Server, client *Client, command string, params []
 		},
 		rb)
 	if applied {
-		announceCmodeChanges(channelInfo, modes.ModeChanges{change}, chanservMask, rb)
+		announceCmodeChanges(channelInfo, modes.ModeChanges{change}, chanservMask, "*", rb)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 3f7416ee..86af4a1e 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -1520,24 +1520,35 @@ func cmodeHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Res
 	}
 	// process mode changes, include list operations (an empty set of changes does a list)
 	applied := channel.ApplyChannelModeChanges(client, msg.Command == "SAMODE", changes, rb)
-	announceCmodeChanges(channel, applied, client.NickMaskString(), rb)
+	details := client.Details()
+	announceCmodeChanges(channel, applied, details.nickMask, details.accountName, rb)
 
 	return false
 }
 
-func announceCmodeChanges(channel *Channel, applied modes.ModeChanges, source string, rb *ResponseBuffer) {
+func announceCmodeChanges(channel *Channel, applied modes.ModeChanges, source, accountName string, rb *ResponseBuffer) {
 	// send out changes
 	if len(applied) > 0 {
-		//TODO(dan): we should change the name of String and make it return a slice here
-		args := append([]string{channel.name}, applied.Strings()...)
-		rb.Add(nil, source, "MODE", args...)
+		message := utils.MakeMessage("")
+		changeStrings := applied.Strings()
+		for _, changeString := range changeStrings {
+			message.Split = append(message.Split, utils.MessagePair{Message: changeString})
+		}
+		args := append([]string{channel.name}, changeStrings...)
+		rb.AddFromClient(message.Time, message.Msgid, source, accountName, nil, "MODE", args...)
 		for _, member := range channel.Members() {
 			for _, session := range member.Sessions() {
 				if session != rb.session {
-					session.Send(nil, source, "MODE", args...)
+					session.sendFromClientInternal(false, message.Time, message.Msgid, source, accountName, nil, "MODE", args...)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		channel.AddHistoryItem(history.Item{
+			Type:        history.Mode,
+			Nick:        source,
+			AccountName: accountName,
+			Message:     message,
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/irc/history/history.go b/irc/history/history.go
index b7317943..5a1ece64 100644
--- a/irc/history/history.go
+++ b/irc/history/history.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	Mode
 	Tagmsg
 	Nick
+	Topic
 )
 
 const (