diff --git a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/classes/WTVIRC.js b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/classes/WTVIRC.js
index bb633ee1..20e6ac1f 100644
--- a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/classes/WTVIRC.js
+++ b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/classes/WTVIRC.js
@@ -1913,6 +1913,19 @@ class WTVIRC {
                         var channelObj = this.channelData.get(ch);
                         channelObj.users.add(socket.nickname);
                         await this.broadcastChannelJoin(ch, socket);
+                        if (
+                            this.irc_config &&
+                            Array.isArray(this.irc_config.channels)
+                        ) {
+                            const channel_data = this.irc_config.channels.find(cfg => cfg.name === ch);
+                            if (channel_data && channel_data.intro) {
+                                // Send intro messages (array of lines) to the joining user only
+                                for (const line of channel_data.intro) {
+                                    await this.safeWriteToSocket(socket, `:${ch}!system@${this.servername} PRIVMSG ${ch} :${line}\r\n`);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         let modes = channelObj.modes;         
                         let prefix = '';
                         if (channelObj.ops.has(socket.nickname)) {
diff --git a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/config.json b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/config.json
index 5c36f47a..7056b9a2 100644
--- a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/config.json
+++ b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/includes/config.json
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
           "name": "#general",
           "modes": ["n","t"],
           "topic": "General Chat Channel",
+          "intro": [
+            "Welcome to the general chat channel!"
+          ],
           "ops": [
             "*!*@127.0.0.1"
           ]
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@
           "name": "#WebTV",
           "modes": ["n", "t", "c", "C", "T"],
           "topic": "Welcome to the WebTV channel",
+          "intro": [
+            "Welcome to the WebTV channel!"
+          ],
           "ops": [
             "*!*@127.0.0.1"
           ]
@@ -94,6 +100,10 @@
           "name": "#secure",
           "modes": ["n", "t", "S", "Z"],
           "topic": "SSL only chat",
+          "intro": [
+            "Welcome to zefie's secure hangout",
+            "Here, all traffic is SSL encrypted."
+          ],
           "ops": [
             "*!*@127.0.0.1"
           ]