diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 53456160..ae215334 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2845,6 +2845,8 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path,
         L"file://",
         L"gemini://",
         L"gopher://",
+        L"irc://",
+        L"ircs://",
     };
     conf->url.protocols = xmalloc(
         ALEN(url_protocols) * sizeof(conf->url.protocols[0]));
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index e1922634..9bdd668a 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ in this order:
 	recognized in URL mode. Note that only auto-detected URLs are
 	affected by this option. OSC-8 URLs are always enabled, regardless
 	of protocol. Default: _http, https, ftp, ftps, file, gemini,
-	gopher_.
+	gopher, irc, ircs_.
 
 *uri-characters*
 	Set of characters allowed in auto-detected URLs. Any character not