diff --git a/libdino/src/service/muc_manager.vala b/libdino/src/service/muc_manager.vala
index e2e13435..119079f0 100644
--- a/libdino/src/service/muc_manager.vala
+++ b/libdino/src/service/muc_manager.vala
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class MucManager : StreamInteractionModule, Object {
             }
             return true;
         });
+        stream_interactor.get_module(MessageProcessor.IDENTITY).build_message_stanza.connect(on_build_message_stanza);
     }
 
     // already_autojoin: Without this flag we'd be retrieving bookmarks (to check for autojoin) from the sender on every join
@@ -651,6 +652,12 @@ public class MucManager : StreamInteractionModule, Object {
         conference_removed(account, jid);
     }
 
+    private void on_build_message_stanza(Entities.Message message, Xmpp.MessageStanza message_stanza, Conversation conversation) {
+        if (conversation.type_ == Conversation.Type.GROUPCHAT_PM) {
+            Xmpp.Xep.Muc.add_muc_pm_message_stanza_x_node(message_stanza);            
+        }
+    }
+
     private void self_ping(Account account) {
         XmppStream? stream = stream_interactor.get_stream(account);
         if (stream == null) return;
diff --git a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0045_muc/module.vala b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0045_muc/module.vala
index 46abe303..2d7ddd14 100644
--- a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0045_muc/module.vala
+++ b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0045_muc/module.vala
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ public enum Feature {
     UNSECURED
 }
 
+public static void add_muc_pm_message_stanza_x_node(MessageStanza message_stanza) {
+    StanzaNode x_node = new StanzaNode.build("x", "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#user").add_self_xmlns();
+    message_stanza.stanza.put_node(x_node);        
+}
+
 public class JoinResult {
     public MucEnterError? muc_error;
     public string? stanza_error;