diff --git a/nmap-service-probes b/nmap-service-probes
index b1eba46b4..8a066ba31 100644
--- a/nmap-service-probes
+++ b/nmap-service-probes
@@ -1112,6 +1112,9 @@ match mupdate m|\* OK MUPDATE \"([-.\w]+)\" \"Cyrus Murder\" \"v([-.\w]+)\" \"mu
 
 softmatch napster m|^1$|
 
+# Ncat --chat mode, since 4.85BETA4
+match ncat-chat m|^<announce> [\d.]+ is connected as <\w+>\.\n<announce> already connected: (.*?)\.\n| p/Ncat chat/ i/users: $1/
+
 match netop m|^\xd6\x81\x81\0\0\xf9\0\xf9\xee\xe3\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0| p/NetOp Remote Control/
 
 match netrek m|^<>=======================================================================<>\n  Pl: Rank       Name             Login      Host name                Type\n| p/Netrek game server player information interface/