diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index d07cc3e55..3b0c65ae2 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ class IrcDict(dict):
     def __reduce__(self):
         return (self.__class__, (dict(self),))
 
+    def setdefault(self, s, v):
+        return self.__parent.setdefault(IrcString(s), v)
+
+    def get(self, s, d=None):
+        return self.__parent.get(IrcString(s), d)
+
 class IrcSet(sets.Set):
     """A sets.Set using IrcStrings instead of regular strings."""
     def __init__(self, seq=()):
diff --git a/test/test_ircutils.py b/test/test_ircutils.py
index 55b4554b9..c3ce44965 100644
--- a/test/test_ircutils.py
+++ b/test/test_ircutils.py
@@ -212,6 +212,19 @@ class IrcDictTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(d['jemfinch[]'], 'bar')
         self.assertEqual(d['JEMFINCH[]'], 'bar')
 
+    def testSetdefault(self):
+        d = ircutils.IrcDict()
+        d.setdefault('#FOO', []).append(1)
+        self.assertEqual(d['#foo'], [1])
+        self.assertEqual(d['#fOO'], [1])
+        self.assertEqual(d['#FOO'], [1])
+
+    def testGet(self):
+        d = ircutils.IrcDict()
+        self.assertEqual(d.get('#FOO'), None)
+        d['#foo'] = 1
+        self.assertEqual(d.get('#FOO'), 1)
+
     def testContains(self):
         d = ircutils.IrcDict()
         d['#FOO'] = None