diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp
index 3af3c65045182b1f13d979c74dfa0547b58b8e77..b287950c21979f856b0b14c07d0ae0c39ed03bb8 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp
@@ -739,7 +739,14 @@ void LLFloaterIMNearbyChat::startChat(const char* line)
 	LLFloaterIMNearbyChat* nearby_chat = LLFloaterReg::getTypedInstance<LLFloaterIMNearbyChat>("nearby_chat");
 	if (nearby_chat)
 	{
-		nearby_chat->show();
+		if(!nearby_chat->isTornOff())
+		{
+			nearby_chat->show();
+		}
+		if(nearby_chat->isMinimized())
+		{
+			nearby_chat->setMinimized(false);
+		}
 		nearby_chat->setVisible(TRUE);
 		nearby_chat->setFocus(TRUE);
 		nearby_chat->mInputEditor->setFocus(TRUE);