diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp
index 00502341fcf8db20bb53df191f2e8bef80957997..5e23662a0bd1cdc2f8eecfbd365b8f364234e4a6 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "llimview.h"
 #include "llvoicechannel.h"
 #include "llsidetray.h"
+#include "lltrans.h"
 
 void LLPanelChatControlPanel::onCallButtonClicked()
 {
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ void LLPanelIMControlPanel::onShareButtonClicked()
 {
 	LLSD key;
 	LLSideTray::getInstance()->showPanel("sidepanel_inventory", key);
+
+	if (gIMMgr->hasSession(getSessionId()))
+	{
+		LLIMModel::getInstance()->addMessage(getSessionId(), SYSTEM_FROM, LLUUID::null, LLTrans::getString("share_alert"), false);
+	}
 }
 
 void LLPanelIMControlPanel::setSessionId(const LLUUID& session_id)
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h
index 923c5acbd217d53f2ba232d850510753d5af26a0..7bfc432ef2feee098849674baae2b3401c9ac3da 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class LLPanelChatControlPanel : public LLPanel
 	virtual void onVoiceChannelStateChanged(const LLVoiceChannel::EState& old_state, const LLVoiceChannel::EState& new_state);
 
 	virtual void setSessionId(const LLUUID& session_id);
+	const LLUUID& getSessionId() { return mSessionId; }
 
 private:
 	LLUUID mSessionId;
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
index a5272d188394e14f7b6f8f9964baedfa08ad04ea..e76763d7ebce0ad37c67e76fb8ad7727ad7d8c40 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
@@ -2868,6 +2868,9 @@ If you continue to receive this message, contact the [SUPPORT_SITE].
   <string name="inventory_item_offered-im">
     Inventory item offered
   </string>
+  <string name="share_alert">
+    Drag items from inventory here
+  </string>
 
   <string name="only_user_message">
     You are the only user in this session.