diff --git a/doc/soju.1.scd b/doc/soju.1.scd
index 411266f..5f05429 100644
--- a/doc/soju.1.scd
+++ b/doc/soju.1.scd
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ abbreviated form, for instance *network* can be abbreviated as *net* or just
 
 	_addr_ supports several connection types:
 	- _[ircs://]host[:port]_ connects with TLS over TCP
+	- _irc+insecure://host[:port]_ connects with plain-text TCP
 
 	Other options are:
 
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 6df9fa9..fabec76 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ func handleServiceCreateNetwork(dc *downstreamConn, params []string) error {
 	if addrParts := strings.SplitN(*addr, "://", 2); len(addrParts) == 2 {
 		scheme := addrParts[0]
 		switch scheme {
-		case "ircs":
+		case "ircs", "irc+insecure":
 		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unknown scheme %q (supported schemes: ircs)", scheme)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown scheme %q (supported schemes: ircs, irc+insecure)", scheme)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/upstream.go b/upstream.go
index 97c77fa..1020a99 100644
--- a/upstream.go
+++ b/upstream.go
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ func connectToUpstream(network *network) (*upstreamConn, error) {
 
 		logger.Printf("connecting to TLS server at address %q", addr)
 		netConn, err = tls.DialWithDialer(&dialer, "tcp", addr, nil)
+	case "irc+insecure":
+		if !strings.ContainsRune(addr, ':') {
+			addr = addr + ":6667"
+		}
+
+		logger.Printf("connecting to plain-text server at address %q", addr)
+		netConn, err = dialer.Dial("tcp", addr)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to dial %q: unknown scheme: %v", addr, scheme)
 	}