diff --git a/indra/llui/llfloaterreg.cpp b/indra/llui/llfloaterreg.cpp
index d60a879410452d4e31b43250204b5f6dc04591ed..d98d8a0e90fb7d4a566097a8a19491f371384adc 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfloaterreg.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llfloaterreg.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ LLFloater* LLFloaterReg::getInstance(const std::string& name, const LLSD& key)
 				res->mKey = key;
 				res->setInstanceName(name);
 				res->applyRectControl(); // Can't apply rect control until setting instance name
+				res->applyDockState();//same...
 				if (res->mAutoTile && !res->getHost() && index > 0)
 				{
 					const LLRect& cur_rect = res->getRect();
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml
index 65dd4e74ff5038e3b514a8fb60b980bb093ffd6e..e7c5bf85857f34e08b37a4b02f176e6b0f2cc6fd 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  help_topic="nearby_chat"
  save_rect="true"
  title="Nearby Chat"
+ save_dock_state="true"
  save_visibility="true"
  single_instance="true"
  width="320">