diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index d8f566d7..3f406060 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ type WhoWas struct {
 	username       string
 	hostname       string
 	realname       string
+	ip             net.IP
 	// technically not required for WHOWAS:
 	account     string
 	accountName string
@@ -598,6 +599,10 @@ func (client *Client) IP() net.IP {
 	client.stateMutex.RLock()
 	defer client.stateMutex.RUnlock()
 
+	return client.getIPNoMutex()
+}
+
+func (client *Client) getIPNoMutex() net.IP {
 	if client.proxiedIP != nil {
 		return client.proxiedIP
 	}
diff --git a/irc/getters.go b/irc/getters.go
index 3000c1e4..c2fd54d2 100644
--- a/irc/getters.go
+++ b/irc/getters.go
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ func (client *Client) detailsNoMutex() (result ClientDetails) {
 	result.username = client.username
 	result.hostname = client.hostname
 	result.realname = client.realname
+	result.ip = client.getIPNoMutex()
 	result.nickMask = client.nickMaskString
 	result.nickMaskCasefolded = client.nickMaskCasefolded
 	result.account = client.account
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 64bb7574..19ee445c 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -3416,11 +3416,8 @@ func whowasHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *Respo
 			count = 0
 		}
 	}
-	//var target string
-	//if len(msg.Params) > 2 {
-	//	target = msg.Params[2]
-	//}
 	cnick := client.Nick()
+	canSeeIP := client.Oper().HasRoleCapab("ban")
 	for _, nickname := range nicknames {
 		results := server.whoWas.Find(nickname, count)
 		if len(results) == 0 {
@@ -3428,6 +3425,9 @@ func whowasHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *Respo
 		} else {
 			for _, whoWas := range results {
 				rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_WHOWASUSER, cnick, whoWas.nick, whoWas.username, whoWas.hostname, "*", whoWas.realname)
+				if canSeeIP {
+					rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_WHOWASIP, cnick, whoWas.nick, fmt.Sprintf(client.t("was connecting from %s"), utils.IPStringToHostname(whoWas.ip.String())))
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_ENDOFWHOWAS, cnick, utils.SafeErrorParam(nickname), client.t("End of WHOWAS"))
diff --git a/irc/numerics.go b/irc/numerics.go
index 6e4cffd3..79afff9f 100644
--- a/irc/numerics.go
+++ b/irc/numerics.go
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ const (
 	ERR_USERSDONTMATCH            = "502"
 	ERR_HELPNOTFOUND              = "524"
 	ERR_CANNOTSENDRP              = "573"
+	RPL_WHOWASIP                  = "652"
 	RPL_WHOISSECURE               = "671"
 	RPL_YOURLANGUAGESARE          = "687"
 	ERR_INVALIDMODEPARAM          = "696"