diff --git a/indra/llui/llfloater.h b/indra/llui/llfloater.h
index a657538eb7c64cd6f4a630cc7b9c3031da53c805..9ad566a1a1e3051c25a498507a09babb612c67da 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfloater.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llfloater.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ class LLFloater : public LLPanel, public LLInstanceTracker<LLFloater>
 	/*virtual*/ void handleVisibilityChange ( BOOL new_visibility ); // do not override
 	
 	void			setFrontmost(BOOL take_focus = TRUE);
+    virtual void	setVisibleAndFrontmost(BOOL take_focus=TRUE);    
 	
 	// Defaults to false.
 	virtual BOOL	canSaveAs() const { return FALSE; }
@@ -373,7 +374,6 @@ class LLFloater : public LLPanel, public LLInstanceTracker<LLFloater>
 	void		 	setInstanceName(const std::string& name);
 	
 	virtual void	bringToFront(S32 x, S32 y);
-	virtual void	setVisibleAndFrontmost(BOOL take_focus=TRUE);    
 	
 	void			setExpandedRect(const LLRect& rect) { mExpandedRect = rect; } // size when not minimized
 	const LLRect&	getExpandedRect() const { return mExpandedRect; }
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychathandler.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychathandler.cpp
index 2d8a6d46fe79e24124f544821bf6666642cdefd5..d9c461e836034aa7cbbada0e5f29ab3a2877c3ff 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychathandler.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychathandler.cpp
@@ -622,13 +622,7 @@ void LLFloaterIMNearbyChatHandler::processChat(const LLChat& chat_msg,
         //Will show Conversations floater when chat preference is set
         else if(gSavedSettings.getString("NotificationNearbyChatOptions") == "openconversations")
         {
-            LLFloaterIMContainer * floaterIMContainer = LLFloaterIMContainer::getInstance();
-
-            if(floaterIMContainer)
-            {
-                floaterIMContainer->setVisible(TRUE);
-                floaterIMContainer->setFrontmost(TRUE);
-            }
+            LLFloaterReg::showInstance("im_container");
         }
 
 	}
diff --git a/indra/newview/llimview.cpp b/indra/newview/llimview.cpp
index fc6be2cd979d3a982ff66610b51e98a69c93a2b6..581043a3d0fae9aef49fe2c1da1f04818b03acd0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llimview.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llimview.cpp
@@ -191,13 +191,7 @@ void on_new_message(const LLSD& msg)
     }
     else if("openconversations" == action)
     {
-        LLFloaterIMContainer * floaterIMContainer = LLFloaterIMContainer::getInstance();
-
-        if(floaterIMContainer)
-        {
-            floaterIMContainer->setVisible(TRUE);
-            floaterIMContainer->setFrontmost(TRUE);
-        }
+        LLFloaterReg::showInstance("im_container");
     }
 }