diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/ToFilter.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/ToFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06c2b6b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/ToFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2014 Florian Schmaus
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smack.filter;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Packet;
+
+public class ToFilter implements PacketFilter {
+
+    private final String to;
+
+    public ToFilter(String to) {
+        this.to = to.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean accept(Packet packet) {
+        String packetTo = packet.getTo();
+        if (packetTo == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        packetTo = packetTo.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+        return packetTo.equals(to);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java
index 59fcb6cef..f0a6ed0e7 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.MessageTypeFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.PacketExtensionFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.PacketFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.PacketTypeFilter;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.ToFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.IQ;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Message;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Packet;
@@ -107,9 +108,10 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
             new ArrayList<ParticipantStatusListener>();
     private final Set<MessageListener> messageListeners = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<MessageListener>();
     private final Set<PresenceListener> presenceListeners = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<PresenceListener>();
-    private final Set<PacketListener> presenceInterceptors = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<PacketListener>();
+    private final Set<PresenceListener> presenceInterceptors = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<PresenceListener>();
     private final ConnectionDetachedPacketCollector<Message> messageCollector = new ConnectionDetachedPacketCollector<Message>();
 
+    private final PacketListener presenceInterceptor;
     private final PacketFilter fromRoomFilter;
     private final PacketListener messageListener;
     private final PacketListener presenceListener;
@@ -295,6 +297,16 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
         roomListenerMultiplexor = RoomListenerMultiplexor.getRoomMultiplexor(connection);
 
         roomListenerMultiplexor.addRoom(room, packetMultiplexor);
+
+        presenceInterceptor = new PacketListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void processPacket(Packet packet) {
+                Presence presence = (Presence) packet;
+                for (PresenceListener interceptor : presenceInterceptors) {
+                    interceptor.processPresence(presence);
+                }
+            }
+        };
     }
 
     /**
@@ -451,10 +463,6 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
             mucInitialPresence.setHistory(history.getMUCHistory());
         }
         joinPresence.addExtension(mucInitialPresence);
-        // Invoke presence interceptors so that extra information can be dynamically added
-        for (PacketListener packetInterceptor : presenceInterceptors) {
-            packetInterceptor.processPacket(joinPresence);
-        }
 
         // Wait for a presence packet back from the server.
         PacketFilter responseFilter = new AndFilter(FromMatchesFilter.createFull(room + "/"
@@ -474,6 +482,8 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
                         MessageTypeFilter.GROUPCHAT));
         connection.addPacketListener(presenceListener, new AndFilter(fromRoomFilter,
                         PacketTypeFilter.PRESENCE));
+        connection.addPacketInterceptor(presenceInterceptor, new AndFilter(new ToFilter(room),
+                        PacketTypeFilter.PRESENCE));
         // Update the list of joined rooms through this connection
         List<String> rooms = joinedRooms.get(connection);
         if (rooms == null) {
@@ -658,10 +668,6 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
         // field is in the form "roomName@service/nickname"
         Presence leavePresence = new Presence(Presence.Type.unavailable);
         leavePresence.setTo(room + "/" + nickname);
-        // Invoke presence interceptors so that extra information can be dynamically added
-        for (PacketListener packetInterceptor : presenceInterceptors) {
-            packetInterceptor.processPacket(leavePresence);
-        }
         connection.sendPacket(leavePresence);
         // Reset occupant information.
         occupantsMap.clear();
@@ -973,7 +979,7 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
      *
      * @param presenceInterceptor the new packet interceptor that will intercept presence packets.
      */
-    public void addPresenceInterceptor(PacketListener presenceInterceptor) {
+    public void addPresenceInterceptor(PresenceListener presenceInterceptor) {
         presenceInterceptors.add(presenceInterceptor);
     }
 
@@ -1068,10 +1074,6 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
         // We don't have to signal the MUC support again
         Presence joinPresence = new Presence(Presence.Type.available);
         joinPresence.setTo(room + "/" + nickname);
-        // Invoke presence interceptors so that extra information can be dynamically added
-        for (PacketListener packetInterceptor : presenceInterceptors) {
-            packetInterceptor.processPacket(joinPresence);
-        }
 
         // Wait for a presence packet back from the server.
         PacketFilter responseFilter =
@@ -1113,10 +1115,6 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
         joinPresence.setStatus(status);
         joinPresence.setMode(mode);
         joinPresence.setTo(room + "/" + nickname);
-        // Invoke presence interceptors so that extra information can be dynamically added
-        for (PacketListener packetInterceptor : presenceInterceptors) {
-            packetInterceptor.processPacket(joinPresence);
-        }
 
         // Send join packet.
         connection.sendPacket(joinPresence);
@@ -1925,6 +1923,7 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
         }
         connection.removePacketListener(messageListener);
         connection.removePacketListener(presenceListener);
+        connection.removePacketInterceptor(presenceInterceptor);
         rooms.remove(room);
         cleanup();
     }