diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
index 613530b7aa9bd922303ba88dd83b692cd60ffc1d..d2e54731573870fe48dfb4261048a507f01aadb1 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  can_dock="false"
  can_minimize="true"
  can_close="true"
- visible="true"
+ visible="false"
  width="360"
  can_resize="true"
  min_width="250"