diff --git a/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc b/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc
index 0f8a2e7e35..e7834a9339 100644
--- a/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc
@@ -777,6 +777,7 @@ blacklist ${HOME}/.i2p
 blacklist ${HOME}/.icedove
 blacklist ${HOME}/.imagej
 blacklist ${HOME}/.inkscape
+blacklist ${HOME}/.irssi
 blacklist ${HOME}/.itch
 blacklist ${HOME}/.ivy2
 blacklist ${HOME}/.jack-server
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/irssi.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/irssi.profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50a931dedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/irssi.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Firejail profile for irssi
+# Description: TUI IRC client
+# This file is overwritten after every install/update
+# Persistent local customizations
+include irssi.local
+# Persistent global definitions
+include globals.local
+
+noblacklist ${HOME}/.irssi
+
+# Add the next line to irssi.local if you use perl scripting.
+#include allow-perl.inc
+
+blacklist ${RUNUSER}/wayland-*
+
+include disable-common.inc
+include disable-devel.inc
+include disable-exec.inc
+include disable-interpreters.inc
+include disable-proc.inc
+include disable-programs.inc
+include disable-shell.inc
+include disable-X11.inc
+include disable-xdg.inc
+
+mkdir ${HOME}/.irssi
+whitelist ${HOME}/.irssi
+include whitelist-common.inc
+include whitelist-usr-share-common.inc
+include whitelist-var-common.inc
+
+caps.drop all
+netfilter
+no3d
+nodvd
+nogroups
+noinput
+nonewprivs
+noprinters
+noroot
+nosound
+notpm
+notv
+nou2f
+novideo
+protocol unix,inet,inet6
+seccomp
+seccomp.block-secondary
+
+disable-mnt
+private-cache
+private-dev
+private-tmp
+
+dbus-user none
+dbus-system none
+
+restrict-namespaces
diff --git a/src/firecfg/firecfg.config b/src/firecfg/firecfg.config
index e0c6256b59..49f750e9bc 100644
--- a/src/firecfg/firecfg.config
+++ b/src/firecfg/firecfg.config
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ ipcalc
 ipcalc-ng
 iridium
 iridium-browser
+irssi
 jami
 jd-gui
 jdownloader