diff --git a/downstream.go b/downstream.go
index d4f1bc2..a008c0d 100644
--- a/downstream.go
+++ b/downstream.go
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ func (dc *downstreamConn) handleMessageRegistered(ctx context.Context, msg *irc.
 			if dc.user.Admin {
 				flags += "*"
 			}
-			info := whoxInfo{
+			info := xirc.WHOXInfo{
 				Token:    whoxToken,
 				Username: dc.user.Username,
 				Hostname: dc.hostname,
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ func (dc *downstreamConn) handleMessageRegistered(ctx context.Context, msg *irc.
 				Account:  dc.user.Username,
 				Realname: dc.realname,
 			}
-			dc.SendMessage(generateWHOXReply(dc.srv.prefix(), dc.nick, fields, &info))
+			dc.SendMessage(xirc.GenerateWHOXReply(dc.srv.prefix(), dc.nick, fields, &info))
 			dc.SendMessage(&irc.Message{
 				Prefix:  dc.srv.prefix(),
 				Command: irc.RPL_ENDOFWHO,
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ func (dc *downstreamConn) handleMessageRegistered(ctx context.Context, msg *irc.
 					flags += *v
 				}
 			}
-			info := whoxInfo{
+			info := xirc.WHOXInfo{
 				Token:    whoxToken,
 				Username: servicePrefix.User,
 				Hostname: servicePrefix.Host,
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@ func (dc *downstreamConn) handleMessageRegistered(ctx context.Context, msg *irc.
 				Account:  serviceNick,
 				Realname: serviceRealname,
 			}
-			dc.SendMessage(generateWHOXReply(dc.srv.prefix(), dc.nick, fields, &info))
+			dc.SendMessage(xirc.GenerateWHOXReply(dc.srv.prefix(), dc.nick, fields, &info))
 			dc.SendMessage(&irc.Message{
 				Prefix:  dc.srv.prefix(),
 				Command: irc.RPL_ENDOFWHO,
diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index 70e89ca..a56fc23 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -512,86 +512,6 @@ func parseChatHistoryBound(param string) time.Time {
 	}
 }
 
-// whoxFields is the list of all WHOX field letters, by order of appearance in
-// RPL_WHOSPCRPL messages.
-var whoxFields = []byte("tcuihsnfdlaor")
-
-type whoxInfo struct {
-	Token    string
-	Username string
-	Hostname string
-	Server   string
-	Nickname string
-	Flags    string
-	Account  string
-	Realname string
-}
-
-func (info *whoxInfo) get(field byte) string {
-	switch field {
-	case 't':
-		return info.Token
-	case 'c':
-		return "*"
-	case 'u':
-		return info.Username
-	case 'i':
-		return "255.255.255.255"
-	case 'h':
-		return info.Hostname
-	case 's':
-		return info.Server
-	case 'n':
-		return info.Nickname
-	case 'f':
-		return info.Flags
-	case 'd':
-		return "0"
-	case 'l': // idle time
-		return "0"
-	case 'a':
-		account := "0" // WHOX uses "0" to mean "no account"
-		if info.Account != "" && info.Account != "*" {
-			account = info.Account
-		}
-		return account
-	case 'o':
-		return "0"
-	case 'r':
-		return info.Realname
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func generateWHOXReply(prefix *irc.Prefix, nick, fields string, info *whoxInfo) *irc.Message {
-	if fields == "" {
-		return &irc.Message{
-			Prefix:  prefix,
-			Command: irc.RPL_WHOREPLY,
-			Params:  []string{nick, "*", info.Username, info.Hostname, info.Server, info.Nickname, info.Flags, "0 " + info.Realname},
-		}
-	}
-
-	fieldSet := make(map[byte]bool)
-	for i := 0; i < len(fields); i++ {
-		fieldSet[fields[i]] = true
-	}
-
-	var values []string
-	for _, field := range whoxFields {
-		if !fieldSet[field] {
-			continue
-		}
-		values = append(values, info.get(field))
-	}
-
-	return &irc.Message{
-		Prefix:  prefix,
-		Command: xirc.RPL_WHOSPCRPL,
-		Params:  append([]string{nick}, values...),
-	}
-}
-
 func isNumeric(cmd string) bool {
 	if len(cmd) != 3 {
 		return false
diff --git a/xirc/whox.go b/xirc/whox.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb06b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xirc/whox.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package xirc
+
+import (
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v3"
+)
+
+// whoxFields is the list of all WHOX field letters, by order of appearance in
+// RPL_WHOSPCRPL messages.
+var whoxFields = []byte("tcuihsnfdlaor")
+
+type WHOXInfo struct {
+	Token    string
+	Username string
+	Hostname string
+	Server   string
+	Nickname string
+	Flags    string
+	Account  string
+	Realname string
+}
+
+func (info *WHOXInfo) get(field byte) string {
+	switch field {
+	case 't':
+		return info.Token
+	case 'c':
+		return "*"
+	case 'u':
+		return info.Username
+	case 'i':
+		return "255.255.255.255"
+	case 'h':
+		return info.Hostname
+	case 's':
+		return info.Server
+	case 'n':
+		return info.Nickname
+	case 'f':
+		return info.Flags
+	case 'd':
+		return "0"
+	case 'l': // idle time
+		return "0"
+	case 'a':
+		account := "0" // WHOX uses "0" to mean "no account"
+		if info.Account != "" && info.Account != "*" {
+			account = info.Account
+		}
+		return account
+	case 'o':
+		return "0"
+	case 'r':
+		return info.Realname
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func GenerateWHOXReply(prefix *irc.Prefix, nick, fields string, info *WHOXInfo) *irc.Message {
+	if fields == "" {
+		return &irc.Message{
+			Prefix:  prefix,
+			Command: irc.RPL_WHOREPLY,
+			Params:  []string{nick, "*", info.Username, info.Hostname, info.Server, info.Nickname, info.Flags, "0 " + info.Realname},
+		}
+	}
+
+	fieldSet := make(map[byte]bool)
+	for i := 0; i < len(fields); i++ {
+		fieldSet[fields[i]] = true
+	}
+
+	var values []string
+	for _, field := range whoxFields {
+		if !fieldSet[field] {
+			continue
+		}
+		values = append(values, info.get(field))
+	}
+
+	return &irc.Message{
+		Prefix:  prefix,
+		Command: RPL_WHOSPCRPL,
+		Params:  append([]string{nick}, values...),
+	}
+}