diff --git a/indra/newview/llbottomtray.cpp b/indra/newview/llbottomtray.cpp
index 4c8cec3d30665cdf37df9c2d79073005cdf1622c..92c00efe9977286220675b9893feeb6e79457ccb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llbottomtray.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llbottomtray.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ public:
 	{
 		mNearbyChatBar = getChild<LLNearbyChatBar>("chat_bar");
 		mGesturePanel = getChild<LLPanel>("gesture_panel");
+
+		// Hide "show_nearby_chat" button 
+		LLLineEditor* chat_box = mNearbyChatBar->getChatBox();
+		LLUICtrl* show_btn = mNearbyChatBar->getChild<LLUICtrl>("show_nearby_chat");
+		S32 delta_width = show_btn->getRect().getWidth();
+		show_btn->setVisible(FALSE);
+		chat_box->reshape(chat_box->getRect().getWidth() + delta_width, chat_box->getRect().getHeight());
+
 		return TRUE;
 	}