diff --git a/src/net/Client.cpp b/src/net/Client.cpp
index 9c7f373ea..b01483366 100644
--- a/src/net/Client.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Client.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ bool Client::parseJob(const rapidjson::Value &params, int *code)
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (params.HasMember("coin")) {
+        job.setCoin(params["coin"].GetString());
+    }
+
     if (m_job == job) {
         if (!m_quiet) {
             LOG_WARN("[%s:%u] duplicate job received, reconnect", m_url.host(), m_url.port());
diff --git a/src/net/Job.cpp b/src/net/Job.cpp
index 5820581f2..3faed6a18 100644
--- a/src/net/Job.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Job.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Job::Job(int poolId, bool nicehash, bool monero) :
     m_diff(0),
     m_target(0)
 {
+    memset(m_coin, 0, sizeof(m_coin));
 }
 
 
@@ -148,6 +149,18 @@ bool Job::setTarget(const char *target)
 }
 
 
+void Job::setCoin(const char *coin)
+{
+    if (!coin || strlen(coin) > 4) {
+        memset(m_coin, 0, sizeof(m_coin));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    strncpy(m_coin, coin, sizeof(m_coin));
+    m_monero = strcmp(m_coin, "XMR") == 0;
+}
+
+
 bool Job::fromHex(const char* in, unsigned int len, unsigned char* out)
 {
     bool error = false;
diff --git a/src/net/Job.h b/src/net/Job.h
index dc87eb8cd..755de9ec4 100644
--- a/src/net/Job.h
+++ b/src/net/Job.h
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ public:
 
     bool setBlob(const char *blob);
     bool setTarget(const char *target);
+    void setCoin(const char *coin);
 
     inline bool isMonero() const           { return m_monero; }
     inline bool isNicehash() const         { return m_nicehash; }
     inline bool isValid() const            { return m_size > 0 && m_diff > 0; }
     inline bool setId(const char *id)      { return m_id.setId(id); }
+    inline const char *coin() const        { return m_coin; }
     inline const uint32_t *nonce() const   { return reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_blob + 39); }
     inline const uint8_t *blob() const     { return m_blob; }
     inline const xmrig::Id &id() const     { return m_id; }
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ private:
 
     bool m_monero;
     bool m_nicehash;
+    char m_coin[5];
     int m_poolId;
     int m_threadId;
     size_t m_size;