diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 17390e9e6..bb67fcf4f 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var Channel = (function () {
         this.server = server;
         this.name = data.name;
         this.type = data.type;
+        this.topic = data.topic;
         this.id = data.id;
         this.messages = [];
         //this.isPrivate = isPrivate; //not sure about the implementation of this...
diff --git a/src/channel.js b/src/channel.js
index df266ba1c..a7185e17f 100644
--- a/src/channel.js
+++ b/src/channel.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class Channel {
         this.server = server;
         this.name = data.name;
         this.type = data.type;
+        this.topic = data.topic;
         this.id = data.id;
         this.messages = [];
         //this.isPrivate = isPrivate; //not sure about the implementation of this...