diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatException.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatException.java
index 2e1502a3e..dbf9c277f 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatException.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatException.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.jivesoftware.smackx.muc;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException;
+import org.jxmpp.jid.DomainBareJid;
 
 public abstract class MultiUserChatException extends SmackException {
 
@@ -96,7 +97,12 @@ public abstract class MultiUserChatException extends SmackException {
          */
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-        public NotAMucServiceException(MultiUserChat multiUserChat) {
+        NotAMucServiceException(DomainBareJid service) {
+            super("Can't perform operation because " + service
+                            + " does not provide a MUC (XEP-45) service.");
+        }
+
+        NotAMucServiceException(MultiUserChat multiUserChat) {
             super("Can not join '" + multiUserChat.getRoom() + "', because '"
                             + multiUserChat.getRoom().asDomainBareJid()
                             + "' does not provide a MUC (XEP-45) service.");
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatManager.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatManager.java
index 0cdbc03b0..b09a13ba1 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatManager.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatManager.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smackx.disco.AbstractNodeInformationProvider;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.disco.ServiceDiscoveryManager;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.disco.packet.DiscoverInfo;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.disco.packet.DiscoverItems;
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.muc.MultiUserChatException.NotAMucServiceException;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.muc.packet.MUCInitialPresence;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.muc.packet.MUCUser;
 import org.jxmpp.jid.EntityBareJid;
@@ -290,9 +291,13 @@ public final class MultiUserChatManager extends Manager {
      * @throws NoResponseException
      * @throws NotConnectedException
      * @throws InterruptedException 
+     * @throws NotAMucServiceException 
      */
     public List<HostedRoom> getHostedRooms(DomainBareJid serviceName) throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException,
-                    NotConnectedException, InterruptedException {
+                    NotConnectedException, InterruptedException, NotAMucServiceException {
+        if (!providesMucService(serviceName)) {
+            throw new NotAMucServiceException(serviceName);
+        }
         ServiceDiscoveryManager discoManager = ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection());
         DiscoverItems discoverItems = discoManager.discoverItems(serviceName);
         List<DiscoverItems.Item> items = discoverItems.getItems();