diff --git a/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py b/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py
index da4ab9a70..e88da13ea 100644
--- a/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py
+++ b/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ class MoobotFactoids(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
     def _checkFactoids(self, irc, msg, _):
         # Strip the bot name
         key = callbacks.addressed(irc.nick, msg)
+        if key.startswith('\x01'):
+            return
         # Check the factoid db for an appropriate reply
         cursor = self.db.cursor()
         cursor.execute("""SELECT fact FROM factoids WHERE key = %s""", key)
diff --git a/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py b/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py
index 151d1efc9..919ebf06d 100644
--- a/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py
+++ b/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ if sqlite is not None:
             self.assertResponse('echo foo is bar', 'foo is bar')
             self.assertNoResponse(' ', 3)
 
+        def testNoResponseToCtcp(self):
+            self.assertNotError('foo is bar')
+            self.assertResponse('foo', 'foo is bar')
+            self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(self.irc.nick, '\x01VERSION\x01'))
+            m = self.irc.takeMsg()
+            self.failIf(m)
+                
+
     class DunnoTestCase(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
         plugins = ('Misc', 'MoobotFactoids', 'User')
         def setUp(self):