diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterimcontainer.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterimcontainer.cpp
index 4591b80ac4610705f6f2b9a57df9db7a4750a564..836a455a676df788a90e0628803e6837b5dad57b 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterimcontainer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterimcontainer.cpp
@@ -674,13 +674,18 @@ void LLFloaterIMContainer::setVisible(BOOL visible)
 void LLFloaterIMContainer::getDetachedConversationFloaters(floater_list_t& floaters)
 {
 	typedef conversations_widgets_map::value_type conv_pair;
+	LLFloaterIMNearbyChat *nearby_chat = LLFloaterReg::findTypedInstance<LLFloaterIMNearbyChat>("nearby_chat");
+
 	BOOST_FOREACH(conv_pair item, mConversationsWidgets)
 	{
 		LLConversationViewSession* widget = dynamic_cast<LLConversationViewSession*>(item.second);
 		if (widget)
 		{
 			LLFloater* session_floater = widget->getSessionFloater();
-			if (session_floater && session_floater->isDetachedAndNotMinimized())
+
+			// Exclude nearby chat from output, as it should be handled separately 
+			if (session_floater && session_floater->isDetachedAndNotMinimized() 
+				&& session_floater != nearby_chat)
 			{
 				floaters.push_back(session_floater);
 			}