diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index 5e84ccb9d..4d36143d4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ New features::
   * irc: add support of FAIL/WARN/NOTE messages (issue #1653)
   * irc: drop support of DH-BLOWFISH and DH-AES SASL mechanisms (issue #175)
 
+Bug fixes::
+
+  * irc: set notify level to "private" for received WALLOPS
+
 Documentation::
 
   * add Serbian translations (issue #1655)
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-protocol.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-protocol.c
index 1d6dca990..356fc1347 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-protocol.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-protocol.c
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ IRC_PROTOCOL_CALLBACK(wallops)
     weechat_printf_date_tags (
         irc_msgbuffer_get_target_buffer (server, nick, command, NULL, NULL),
         date,
-        irc_protocol_tags (command, NULL, nick, address),
+        irc_protocol_tags (command, "notify_private", nick, address),
         _("%sWallops from %s: %s"),
         weechat_prefix ("network"),
         (nick_address[0]) ? nick_address : "?",