diff --git a/TODO.mkdn b/TODO.mkdn
index 08af9c1..ee00f2a 100644
--- a/TODO.mkdn
+++ b/TODO.mkdn
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Bugs
 * right clicking an offline chum and choosing remove asks you why you're reporting someone, and if you hit cancel the menus stop working
 * Closing a timeclone doesn't actually cease for everyone else
 * Kill Zalgo
-* Handle netsplits
 
 Windows Bugs
 ------------
diff --git a/dataobjs.py b/dataobjs.py
index 4b0ee60..71a0054 100644
--- a/dataobjs.py
+++ b/dataobjs.py
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ class PesterProfile(object):
             return "<c=%s><c=%s>%s</c> %s.</c>" % (syscolor.name(), self.colorhtml(), ", ".join(initials), verb)
         else:
             return "<c=%s><c=%s>%s%s%s</c> %s.</c>" % (syscolor.name(), self.colorhtml(), initials.pcf, self.initials(), initials.number, verb)
+    def memonetsplitmsg(self, syscolor, initials):
+        return "<c=%s>Netsplit quits: <c=black>%s</c></c>" % (syscolor.name(), ", ".join(initials))
     def memoopenmsg(self, syscolor, td, timeGrammar, verb, channel):
         (temporal, pcf, when) = (timeGrammar.temporal, timeGrammar.pcf, timeGrammar.when)
         timetext = timeDifference(td)
diff --git a/irc.py b/irc.py
index 9a6cfe4..72f57ca 100644
--- a/irc.py
+++ b/irc.py
@@ -396,8 +396,14 @@ class PesterHandler(DefaultCommandHandler):
         helpers.nick(self.client, newnick)
         self.parent.nickCollision.emit(nick, newnick)
     def quit(self, nick, reason):
+        print reason
         handle = nick[0:nick.find("!")]
-        self.parent.userPresentUpdate.emit(handle, "", "quit")
+        server = self.parent.mainwindow.config.server()
+        baseserver = server[server.rfind(".", 0, server.rfind(".")):]
+        if reason.count(baseserver) == 2:
+            self.parent.userPresentUpdate.emit(handle, "", "netsplit")
+        else:
+            self.parent.userPresentUpdate.emit(handle, "", "quit")
         self.parent.moodUpdated.emit(handle, Mood("offline"))
     def kick(self, opnick, channel, handle, reason):
         op = opnick[0:opnick.find("!")]
diff --git a/memos.py b/memos.py
index 8a919b0..ca5ae6c 100644
--- a/memos.py
+++ b/memos.py
@@ -876,6 +876,16 @@ class PesterMemo(PesterConvo):
         icon = QtGui.QIcon()
         c.setIcon(icon)
 
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
+    def dumpNetsplit(self):
+        self.splitTimer.stop()
+        chum = self.mainwindow.profile()
+        systemColor = QtGui.QColor(self.mainwindow.theme["memos/systemMsgColor"])
+        msg = chum.memonetsplitmsg(systemColor, self.netsplit)
+        self.textArea.append(convertTags(msg))
+        self.mainwindow.chatlog.log(self.channel, msg)
+        self.netsplit = []
+
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(QtCore.QString, QtCore.QString, QtCore.QString)
     def userPresentChange(self, handle, channel, update):
         h = unicode(handle)
@@ -903,7 +913,13 @@ class PesterMemo(PesterConvo):
         chums = self.userlist.findItems(h, QtCore.Qt.MatchFlags(0))
         systemColor = QtGui.QColor(self.mainwindow.theme["memos/systemMsgColor"])
         # print exit
-        if update == "quit" or update == "left" or update == "nick":
+        if update in ("quit", "left", "nick", "netsplit"):
+            if update == "netsplit":
+                if not hasattr(self, "netsplit"):
+                    self.netsplit = []
+                    self.splitTimer = QtCore.QTimer(self)
+                    self.connect(self.splitTimer, QtCore.SIGNAL('timeout()'),
+                                 self, QtCore.SLOT('dumpNetsplit()'))
             for c in chums:
                 chum = PesterProfile(h)
                 self.userlist.takeItem(self.userlist.row(c))
@@ -915,9 +931,15 @@ class PesterMemo(PesterConvo):
                     grammar = t.getGrammar()
                     allinitials.append("%s%s%s" % (grammar.pcf, chum.initials(), grammar.number))
                     self.times[h].removeTime(t.getTime())
-                msg = chum.memoclosemsg(systemColor, allinitials, self.mainwindow.theme["convo/text/closememo"])
-                self.textArea.append(convertTags(msg))
-                self.mainwindow.chatlog.log(self.channel, msg)
+                if update == "netsplit":
+                    self.netsplit.extend(initials)
+                    if self.splitTimer.isActive():
+                        self.splitTimer.stop()
+                    self.splitTimer.start(1000)
+                else:
+                    msg = chum.memoclosemsg(systemColor, allinitials, self.mainwindow.theme["convo/text/closememo"])
+                    self.textArea.append(convertTags(msg))
+                    self.mainwindow.chatlog.log(self.channel, msg)
                 if update == "nick":
                     self.addUser(newnick)
                     newchums = self.userlist.findItems(newnick, QtCore.Qt.MatchFlags(0))
diff --git a/pesterchum.py b/pesterchum.py
index 0bf799d..b568790 100644
--- a/pesterchum.py
+++ b/pesterchum.py
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
             l = n.split(":")
             oldnick = l[0]
             newnick = l[1]
-        if update == "quit":
+        if update in ("quit", "netsplit"):
             for c in self.namesdb.keys():
                 try:
                     i = self.namesdb[c].index(n)