diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/__init__.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/__init__.py
index 75da0ca2..eb13b018 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/__init__.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 from slixmpp.plugins import register_plugin
 from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045 import stanza
 from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045.muc import XEP_0045
-from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045.stanza import MUCPresence
+from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045.stanza import MUCPresence, MUCMessage
 
 register_plugin(XEP_0045)
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/muc.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/muc.py
index c85779d1..364c47fd 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/muc.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0045/muc.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from slixmpp.xmlstream.matcher.xmlmask import MatchXMLMask
 from slixmpp.exceptions import IqError, IqTimeout
 
 from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045 import stanza
-from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045.stanza import MUCPresence
+from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0045.stanza import MUCPresence, MUCMessage
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class XEP_0045(BasePlugin):
         self.xep = '0045'
         # load MUC support in presence stanzas
         register_stanza_plugin(Presence, MUCPresence)
+        register_stanza_plugin(Message, MUCMessage)
         self.xmpp.register_handler(Callback('MUCPresence', MatchXMLMask("<presence xmlns='%s' />" % self.xmpp.default_ns), self.handle_groupchat_presence))
         self.xmpp.register_handler(Callback('MUCError', MatchXMLMask("<message xmlns='%s' type='error'><error/></message>" % self.xmpp.default_ns), self.handle_groupchat_error_message))
         self.xmpp.register_handler(Callback('MUCMessage', MatchXMLMask("<message xmlns='%s' type='groupchat'><body/></message>" % self.xmpp.default_ns), self.handle_groupchat_message))