--- a/plugins/muc/mod_muc.lua	Tue May 13 22:38:34 2025 +0200
+++ b/plugins/muc/mod_muc.lua	Mon May 19 18:41:55 2025 +0200
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 local jid_split = require "prosody.util.jid".split;
 local jid_prep = require "prosody.util.jid".prep;
 local jid_bare = require "prosody.util.jid".bare;
+local jid_resource = require "prosody.util.jid".resource;
 local st = require "prosody.util.stanza";
 local cache = require "prosody.util.cache";
 
@@ -441,6 +442,13 @@
 	end
 end);
 
+local function is_join_presence(stanza)
+	return stanza.name == "presence"
+		and stanza.attr.type == nil
+		and jid_resource(stanza.attr.to) ~= nil
+		and stanza:get_child("x", "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc");
+end
+
 for event_name, method in pairs {
 	-- Normal room interactions
 	["iq-get/bare/http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info:query"] = "handle_disco_info_get_query" ;
@@ -496,7 +504,7 @@
 				origin.send(st.error_reply(stanza, "modify", "jid-malformed", nil, module.host));
 				return true;
 			end
-			if stanza.attr.type == nil and stanza.name == "presence" and stanza:get_child("x", "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc") then
+			if is_join_presence(stanza) then
 				room = muclib.new_room(room_jid);
 				return room:handle_first_presence(origin, stanza);
 			elseif stanza.attr.type ~= "error" then

--- a/spec/scansion/muc_create_destroy.scs	Tue May 13 22:38:34 2025 +0200
+++ b/spec/scansion/muc_create_destroy.scs	Mon May 19 18:41:55 2025 +0200
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 Romeo connects
 
 Romeo sends:
+	<presence to="garden@conference.localhost">
+		<x xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/muc"/>
+	</presence>
+
+Romeo receives:
+	<presence from="garden@conference.localhost" type="error"/>
+
+Romeo sends:
 	<presence to="garden@conference.localhost/romeo">
 		<x xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/muc"/>
 	</presence>