diff --git a/src/IRCUser.ts b/src/IRCUser.ts
index 5681aec..12d8efe 100644
--- a/src/IRCUser.ts
+++ b/src/IRCUser.ts
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ export class IRCUser {
         tags.set('account', sourceUser.accountName);
         tags.set('time', new Date(event["origin_server_ts"]).toISOString())
         this.clients.forEach((client) => {
-            client.sendMessage(sourceUser.getMask(), 'DELETEMSG', [targetChannel.name, reason], tags);
+            if (client.enabledCaps.has("draft/edit-message"))
+                client.sendMessage(sourceUser.getMask(), 'DELETEMSG', [targetChannel.name, reason], tags);
         });
     }