diff --git a/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.h b/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.h
index 5d76f1c..38f7f5c 100644
--- a/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.h
+++ b/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.h
@@ -102,22 +102,17 @@
 /** Server password to provide on connect (may be left empty or nil) */
 @property (copy) NSData *password;
 
-/** Nickname of the connected client. Note that setting this after connection will
-    not result in the client renaming on IRC. You need to send a nick: message instead. 
+/** Nickname of the connected client.
  */
-@property (copy) NSString *nickname;
+@property (readonly) NSString *nickname;
 
 /** Username of the connected client. Also known as the ident.
- 
-	Setting this after connection does nothing.
  */
-@property (copy) NSString *username;
+@property (readonly) NSString *username;
 
 /** Realname of the connected client.
- 
-	Setting this after connection does nothing.
  */
-@property (copy) NSString *realname;
+@property (readonly) NSString *realname;
 
 /** The default text encoding for messages on this server.
  
@@ -138,6 +133,15 @@
 #pragma mark - Class methods
 /***************************/
 
+/** Set the nickname, username, and realname for the session.
+ 
+	Returns 1 if successfully set, 0 otherwise.
+	(0 is returned if you try to call this method after the session has
+	already connected; use the nick: method to attempt a nick change while
+	connected.)
+ */
+-(int)setNickname:(NSString *)nickname username:(NSString *)username realname:(NSString *)realname;
+
 /** Connect to the IRC server.
  
 	Note that this performs the initial DNS lookup and the TCP connection, so if
diff --git a/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.m b/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.m
index 7a195a4..c374caf 100644
--- a/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.m
+++ b/IRCClient/IRCClientSession.m
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #pragma mark Defines and includes
 
-#define IRCCLIENTVERSION "2.0a1"
+#define IRCCLIENTVERSION "2.0a2"
 
 #import "IRCClientSession.h"
 #import "IRCClientChannel.h"
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ static void onNumericEvent(irc_session_t *session, unsigned int event, const cha
 	[_thread start];
 }
 
+-(int)setNickname:(NSString *)nickname username:(NSString *)username realname:(NSString *)realname
+{
+	if(self.isConnected)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		_nickname = nickname;
+		_username = username;
+		_realname = realname;
+		
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
 /**************************/
 #pragma mark - IRC commands
 /**************************/