diff --git a/commands.js b/commands.js
index 5d9ef6417b..c9ea62244c 100644
--- a/commands.js
+++ b/commands.js
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ var commands = exports.commands = {
 	roomintro: function (target, room, user) {
 		if (!target) {
 			if (!this.canBroadcast()) return;
+			if (this.broadcasting && !user.can('mute', null, room)) return;
 			var re = /(https?:\/\/(([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(\/([\w/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?))/g;
 			if (!room.introMessage) return this.sendReply("This room does not have an introduction set.");
 			this.sendReplyBox(room.introMessage);