diff --git a/src/net/common/ircthread.cpp b/src/net/common/ircthread.cpp
index 01a790b1..a478a857 100644
--- a/src/net/common/ircthread.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/ircthread.cpp
@@ -251,11 +251,30 @@ irc_event_numeric(irc_session_t * session, unsigned irc_event, const char * /*or
 	}
 }
 
-IrcThread::IrcThread(IrcCallback &callback)
+IrcThread::IrcThread(const IrcThread &other)
+: m_terminationTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start),
+  m_lastConnectTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start)
+{
+	m_callback = other.m_callback;
+	m_context.reset(new IrcContext(*this));
+
+	IrcContext &context = GetContext();
+	const IrcContext &otherContext = other.GetContext();
+
+	context.serverAddress	= otherContext.serverAddress;
+	context.serverPort		= otherContext.serverPort;
+	context.useIPv6			= otherContext.useIPv6;
+	context.nick			= otherContext.nick;
+	context.channel			= otherContext.channel;
+	context.channelPassword	= otherContext.channelPassword;
+}
+
+IrcThread::IrcThread(IrcCallback *callback)
 : m_callback(callback),
   m_terminationTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start),
   m_lastConnectTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start)
 {
+	assert(callback);
 	m_context.reset(new IrcContext(*this));
 }
 
@@ -469,6 +488,7 @@ IrcThread::GetContext()
 IrcCallback &
 IrcThread::GetCallback()
 {
-	return m_callback;
+	assert(m_callback);
+	return *m_callback;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net/common/servermanager.cpp b/src/net/common/servermanager.cpp
index a3478acd..47146c91 100644
--- a/src/net/common/servermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/servermanager.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 
+#define SERVER_RESTART_IRC_BOT_INTERVAL_SEC			86400	// 1 day
+
 using namespace std;
 
 ServerManager::ServerManager(GuiInterface &gui, ConfigFile *config, AvatarManager &avatarManager)
@@ -172,6 +174,26 @@ ServerManager::RunAll()
 	for_each(m_acceptThreadPool.begin(), m_acceptThreadPool.end(), boost::mem_fn(&ServerAcceptThread::Run));
 }
 
+void
+ServerManager::Process()
+{
+	if (m_ircRestartTimer.elapsed().total_seconds() > SERVER_RESTART_IRC_BOT_INTERVAL_SEC)
+	{
+		if (m_ircThread)
+		{
+			m_ircThread->SignalTermination();
+			if (m_ircThread->Join(NET_ADMIN_IRC_TERMINATE_TIMEOUT_MSEC))
+			{
+				boost::shared_ptr<IrcThread> tmpIrcThread(new IrcThread(*m_ircThread));
+				tmpIrcThread->Run();
+				m_ircThread = tmpIrcThread;
+			}
+		}
+		m_ircRestartTimer.reset();
+		m_ircRestartTimer.start();
+	}
+}
+
 void
 ServerManager::SignalTerminationAll()
 {
diff --git a/src/net/ircthread.h b/src/net/ircthread.h
index b78e8d04..4951e326 100644
--- a/src/net/ircthread.h
+++ b/src/net/ircthread.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ struct IrcContext;
 class IrcThread : public Thread
 {
 public:
-	IrcThread(IrcCallback &callback);
+	IrcThread(const IrcThread &other);
+	IrcThread(IrcCallback *callback);
 	virtual ~IrcThread();
 
 	// Set the parameters.
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	boost::shared_ptr<IrcContext> m_context;
-	IrcCallback &m_callback;
+	IrcCallback *m_callback;
 
 	boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer m_terminationTimer;
 	boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer m_lastConnectTimer;
diff --git a/src/net/servermanager.h b/src/net/servermanager.h
index e791c9aa..86e16f71 100644
--- a/src/net/servermanager.h
+++ b/src/net/servermanager.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <game_defs.h>
 
 #include <gui/guiinterface.h>
+#include <third_party/boost/timers.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
 
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ public:
 	// Main start function.
 	void RunAll();
 
+	// Let the server manager perform processing.
+	void Process();
+
 	void SignalTerminationAll();
 	bool JoinAll(bool wait);
 
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ private:
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<ServerLobbyThread> m_lobbyThread;
 	boost::shared_ptr<IrcThread> m_ircThread;
+	boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer m_ircRestartTimer;
 	AcceptThreadList m_acceptThreadPool;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/session.cpp b/src/session.cpp
index 3b860380..4327c9cd 100755
--- a/src/session.cpp
+++ b/src/session.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void Session::startInternetClient()
 
 	if (myConfig->readConfigInt("UseIRCLobbyChat"))
 	{
-		myClientIrcThread = new IrcThread(*myGui);
+		myClientIrcThread = new IrcThread(myGui);
 		myClientIrcThread->Init(
 			myConfig->readConfigString("IRCServerAddress"),
 			myConfig->readConfigInt("IRCServerPort"),
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void Session::startNetworkServer()
 	boost::shared_ptr<IrcThread> tmpIrcThread;
 	if (myConfig->readConfigInt("UseAdminIRC"))
 	{
-		tmpIrcThread = boost::shared_ptr<IrcThread>(new IrcThread(*myNetServer));
+		tmpIrcThread = boost::shared_ptr<IrcThread>(new IrcThread(myNetServer));
 
 		tmpIrcThread->Init(
 			myConfig->readConfigString("AdminIRCServerAddress"),
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ bool Session::pollNetworkServerTerminated()
 		retVal = true; // already terminated
 	else
 	{
+		myNetServer->Process();
 		if (myNetServer->JoinAll(false))
 			retVal = true;
 	}