diff --git a/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp b/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp
index efdfbb8d20986b438c61ea4dc2d11d4474df4e99..f5faeca1263d8c9caec3c027ef7223aee8110708 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp
@@ -646,7 +646,8 @@ void LLChatHistory::appendMessage(const LLChat& chat, const LLSD &args, const LL
 		p.left_pad = mLeftWidgetPad;
 		p.right_pad = mRightWidgetPad;
 		p.view = separator;
-		mEditor->appendWidget(p, "\n", false);
+		//mEditor->appendWidget(p, "\n", false);  // TODO: this is absolute minimal fix for EXT-3818 because it's late for 2.0
+		mEditor->appendWidget(p, "", false);      // This should be properly fixed in 2.1
 
 		mEditor->appendText("[" + chat.mTimeStr + "] ", mEditor->getText().size() != 0, style_params);