diff --git a/js/connection.js b/js/connection.js
index a876ee6..319219f 100644
--- a/js/connection.js
+++ b/js/connection.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ weechat.factory('connection',
                     $log.info("Connected to relay");
                     $rootScope.connected = true;
                 },
-                function(e) {
+                function() {
                     handleWrongPassword();
                 }
             );
@@ -306,6 +306,17 @@ weechat.factory('connection',
         });
     };
 
+    var fetchConfValue = function(name) {
+        ngWebsockets.send(
+            weeChat.Protocol.formatInfolist({
+                name: "option",
+                pointer: 0,
+                args: name
+            })
+        ).then(function(i) {
+            handlers.handleConfValue(i);
+        });
+    };
 
     var fetchMoreLines = function(numLines) {
         $log.debug('Fetching ', numLines, ' lines');
diff --git a/js/handlers.js b/js/handlers.js
index 1a75b5d..5de02d1 100644
--- a/js/handlers.js
+++ b/js/handlers.js
@@ -13,6 +13,27 @@ weechat.factory('handlers', ['$rootScope', '$log', 'models', 'plugins', 'notific
         models.version = version.split(".").map(function(c) { return parseInt(c); });
     };
 
+    var handleConfValue = function(message) {
+        var infolist = message.objects[0].content;
+        for (var i = 0; i < infolist.length ; i++) {
+            var key, val;
+            var item = infolist[i];
+            for (var j = 0; j < item.length ; j++) {
+                var confitem = item[j];
+                if (confitem.full_name) {
+                    key = confitem.full_name;
+                }
+                if (confitem.value) {
+                    val = confitem.value;
+                }
+            }
+            if (key && val) {
+                $log.debug('Setting wconfig "' + key + '" to value "' + val + '"');
+                models.wconfig[key] = val;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     var handleBufferClosing = function(message) {
         var bufferMessage = message.objects[0].content[0];
         var bufferId = bufferMessage.pointers[0];
@@ -392,6 +413,7 @@ weechat.factory('handlers', ['$rootScope', '$log', 'models', 'plugins', 'notific
 
     return {
         handleVersionInfo: handleVersionInfo,
+        handleConfValue: handleConfValue,
         handleEvent: handleEvent,
         handleLineInfo: handleLineInfo,
         handleHotlistInfo: handleHotlistInfo,
diff --git a/js/models.js b/js/models.js
index 4bb239e..f6d7f63 100644
--- a/js/models.js
+++ b/js/models.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ models.service('models', ['$rootScope', '$filter', function($rootScope, $filter)
     // WeeChat version
     this.version = null;
 
+    // WeeChat configuration values
+    this.wconfig = {};
+
     // Save outgoing queries
     this.outgoingQueries = [];