diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index af50c74..bcfe9ac 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -461,26 +461,84 @@ func (irc *Connection) Connect(server string) error {
 		irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("PASS %s\r\n", irc.Password)
 	}
 
-	resChan := make(chan *SASLResult)
+	err = irc.negotiateCaps()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("NICK %s\r\n", irc.nick)
+	irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("USER %s 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 :%s\r\n", irc.user, irc.user)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Negotiate IRCv3 capabilities
+func (irc *Connection) negotiateCaps() error {
+	saslResChan := make(chan *SASLResult)
+	if irc.UseSASL {
+		irc.RequestCaps = append(irc.RequestCaps, "sasl")
+		irc.setupSASLCallbacks(saslResChan)
+	}
+
+	if len(irc.RequestCaps) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	cap_chan := make(chan bool, len(irc.RequestCaps))
+	irc.AddCallback("CAP", func(e *Event) {
+		if len(e.Arguments) != 3 {
+			return
+		}
+		command := e.Arguments[1]
+
+		if command == "LS" {
+			missing_caps := len(irc.RequestCaps)
+			for _, cap_name := range strings.Split(e.Arguments[2], " ") {
+				for _, req_cap := range irc.RequestCaps {
+					if cap_name == req_cap {
+						irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("CAP REQ :%s\r\n", cap_name)
+						missing_caps--
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			for i := 0; i < missing_caps; i++ {
+				cap_chan <- true
+			}
+		} else if command == "ACK" || command == "NAK" {
+			for _, cap_name := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(e.Arguments[2]), " ") {
+				if cap_name == "" {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if command == "ACK" {
+					irc.AcknowledgedCaps = append(irc.AcknowledgedCaps, cap_name)
+				}
+				cap_chan <- true
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	irc.pwrite <- "CAP LS\r\n"
+
 	if irc.UseSASL {
-		irc.setupSASLCallbacks(resChan)
-		irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("CAP LS\r\n")
-		// request SASL
-		irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("CAP REQ :sasl\r\n")
-		// if sasl request doesn't complete in 15 seconds, close chan and timeout
 		select {
-		case res := <-resChan:
+		case res := <-saslResChan:
 			if res.Failed {
-				close(resChan)
+				close(saslResChan)
 				return res.Err
 			}
 		case <-time.After(time.Second * 15):
-			close(resChan)
+			close(saslResChan)
 			return errors.New("SASL setup timed out. This shouldn't happen.")
 		}
 	}
-	irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("NICK %s\r\n", irc.nick)
-	irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("USER %s 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 :%s\r\n", irc.user, irc.user)
+
+	// Wait for all capabilities to be ACKed or NAKed before ending negotiation
+	for i := 0; i < len(irc.RequestCaps); i++ {
+		<-cap_chan
+	}
+	irc.pwrite <- fmt.Sprintf("CAP END\r\n")
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/irc_sasl.go b/irc_sasl.go
index e5ff9e3..fd9df7b 100644
--- a/irc_sasl.go
+++ b/irc_sasl.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ func (irc *Connection) setupSASLCallbacks(result chan<- *SASLResult) {
 		result <- &SASLResult{true, errors.New(e.Arguments[1])}
 	})
 	irc.AddCallback("903", func(e *Event) {
-		irc.SendRaw("CAP END")
 		result <- &SASLResult{false, nil}
 	})
 	irc.AddCallback("904", func(e *Event) {
diff --git a/irc_sasl_test.go b/irc_sasl_test.go
index 6d22736..3c2fe47 100644
--- a/irc_sasl_test.go
+++ b/irc_sasl_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestConnectionSASL(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err := irccon.Connect(SASLServer)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("SASL failed")
+		t.Fatalf("SASL failed: %s", err)
 	}
 	irccon.Loop()
 }
diff --git a/irc_struct.go b/irc_struct.go
index e509dbb..c064cb8 100644
--- a/irc_struct.go
+++ b/irc_struct.go
@@ -15,20 +15,22 @@ import (
 type Connection struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	sync.WaitGroup
-	Debug        bool
-	Error        chan error
-	Password     string
-	UseTLS       bool
-	UseSASL      bool
-	SASLLogin    string
-	SASLPassword string
-	SASLMech     string
-	TLSConfig    *tls.Config
-	Version      string
-	Timeout      time.Duration
-	PingFreq     time.Duration
-	KeepAlive    time.Duration
-	Server       string
+	Debug            bool
+	Error            chan error
+	Password         string
+	UseTLS           bool
+	UseSASL          bool
+	RequestCaps      []string
+	AcknowledgedCaps []string
+	SASLLogin        string
+	SASLPassword     string
+	SASLMech         string
+	TLSConfig        *tls.Config
+	Version          string
+	Timeout          time.Duration
+	PingFreq         time.Duration
+	KeepAlive        time.Duration
+	Server           string
 
 	socket net.Conn
 	pwrite chan string