diff --git include/dcc.h include/dcc.h
index 9cc1e7c..3e4f12d 100644
--- include/dcc.h
+++ include/dcc.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 #define DCC_OFFER      0x00040000
 #define DCC_DELETE     0x00080000
 #define DCC_TWOCLIENTS 0x00100000
+#define DCC_RESUME_REQ 0x00200000

 #ifdef NON_BLOCKING_CONNECTS
 #define DCC_CNCT_PEND  0x00200000
diff --git source/dcc.c source/dcc.c
index d0706f8..b158189 100644
--- source/dcc.c
+++ source/dcc.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,7 @@ UserList *ul = NULL;
 			if (autoresume && stat(fullname, &sb) != -1) {
 				n->transfer_orders.byteoffset = sb.st_size;
 				n->bytes_read = 0L;
+				new_d->sock.flags |= DCC_RESUME_REQ;
 				send_ctcp(CTCP_PRIVMSG, nick, CTCP_DCC, "RESUME %s %d %ld", n->filename, ntohs(n->remport), sb.st_size);
 			} else {
 				DCC_int *new = NULL;
@@ -3430,6 +3431,7 @@ void dcc_getfile_resume_start (char *nick, char *description, char *address, cha
 {
 SocketList *s;
 DCC_int *n;
+const DCC_List *pending;
 char *tmp = NULL;
 char *fullname = NULL;
 struct stat sb;
@@ -3442,6 +3444,14 @@ struct stat sb;
 		put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n warning in dcc_getfile_resume_start", NULL));
 		return;
 	}
+	
+	pending = find_dcc_pending(nick, description, NULL, DCC_FILEREAD, 0, -1);
+	if (!pending || !(pending->sock.flags & DCC_RESUME_REQ))
+	{
+		put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n Ignoring unsolicited ACCEPT from $0", "%s", nick));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!(n = dcc_create(nick, description, NULL, 0, port?atol(port):0, DCC_FILEREAD, DCC_TWOCLIENTS|DCC_OFFER, start_dcc_get)))
 		return;
 
@@ -3488,17 +3498,13 @@ int		blocksize = 0;
 	user = get_dcc_args(&args, &passwd, &port, &blocksize);
 	if (!user)
 	{
-		put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n You must supply a nickname for DCC get", NULL, NULL));
+		put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n You must supply a nickname for DCC RESUME", NULL));
 		return;
 	}
+
 	if (!blocksize || blocksize > MAX_DCC_BLOCK_SIZE)
 		blocksize = get_int_var(DCC_BLOCK_SIZE_VAR);
 
-	if (!user)
-	{
-		put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n You must supply a nickname for DCC RESUME", NULL));
-		return;
-	}
 	if (args && *args)
 		filename = args;
 
@@ -3557,6 +3563,8 @@ int		blocksize = 0;
 		n->blocksize = blocksize;
 		n->transfer_orders.byteoffset = sb.st_size;
 
+		s->flags |= DCC_RESUME_REQ;
+
 		old_dp = doing_privmsg;	old_dn = doing_notice; old_dc = in_ctcp_flag;
 		/* Just in case we have to fool the protocol enforcement. */
 		doing_privmsg = doing_notice = in_ctcp_flag = 0;
