diff --git a/common/rfb/ConnParams.cxx b/common/rfb/ConnParams.cxx
index 35b0054..2f0e275 100644
--- a/common/rfb/ConnParams.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/ConnParams.cxx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     supportsDesktopResize(false), supportsExtendedDesktopSize(false),
     supportsDesktopRename(false), supportsLastRect(false),
     supportsSetDesktopSize(false), supportsFence(false),
+    supportsContinuousUpdates(false),
     customCompressLevel(false), compressLevel(6),
     noJpeg(false), qualityLevel(-1), fineQualityLevel(-1),
     subsampling(SUBSAMP_UNDEFINED),
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@
       supportsLastRect = true;
     else if (encodings[i] == pseudoEncodingFence)
       supportsFence = true;
+    else if (encodings[i] == pseudoEncodingContinuousUpdates)
+      supportsContinuousUpdates = true;
     else if (encodings[i] >= pseudoEncodingCompressLevel0 &&
 	     encodings[i] <= pseudoEncodingCompressLevel9) {
       customCompressLevel = true;