1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/empathy-chat-manager.c b/src/empathy-chat-manager.c
index ff715fe37..6c92c25cb 100644
--- a/src/empathy-chat-manager.c
+++ b/src/empathy-chat-manager.c
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ handle_channels (TpSimpleHandler *handler,
       if (tp_proxy_get_invalidated (channel) != NULL)
         continue;
 
+      if (!TP_IS_TEXT_CHANNEL (channel))
+        {
+          DEBUG ("Channel %s doesn't implement Messages; can't handle it",
+              tp_proxy_get_object_path (channel));
+          continue;
+        }
+
       handling = TRUE;
 
       tp_chat = empathy_tp_chat_new (account, channel);