diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/MucOptions.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/MucOptions.java
index 38e97957a29d706b5817bfaa3312c6f090697f49..0f6580005da1e6fe8e261b20b572026285c27958 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/MucOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/MucOptions.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.xmpp.forms.Field;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.xmpp.pep.Avatar;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -192,6 +193,11 @@ public class MucOptions {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean allowPmRaw() {
+        final Field field = getRoomInfoForm().getFieldByName("muc#roomconfig_allowpm");
+        return  field == null || Arrays.asList("anyone","participants").contains(field.getValue());
+    }
+
     public boolean participating() {
         return self.getRole().ranks(Role.PARTICIPANT) || !moderated();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/MucConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/MucConfiguration.java
index 1b6c4e6d6ee391e91147c013c421b65fda20e5fd..f46b9ea28119c82e23d0346888730b0553e2ca84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/MucConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/MucConfiguration.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class MucConfiguration {
                             mucOptions.nonanonymous(),
                             mucOptions.participantsCanChangeSubject(),
                             mucOptions.moderated(),
-                            mucOptions.allowPm()
+                            mucOptions.allowPmRaw()
                         };
                 options =
                         new Option[] {