diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index ca6b9843fdeb200bfdcb464ed7ee0b12c1f9291c..4c305e1d6017b8823170c38b8fb788b01a9fc8e5 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -1716,17 +1716,6 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>131073</integer>
     </map>
-    <key>NearbyChatIsNotTornOff</key>
-    <map>
-      <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>saving torn-off state of the nearby chat between sessions</string>
-      <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-      <key>Type</key>
-      <string>Boolean</string>
-      <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-    </map>
     <key>CloseChatOnReturn</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_per_account.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_per_account.xml
index 363713f2f4fca8efd1569d23f2ebfa1471762364..47137c8de9674bf4cc19c3f6c7eb3f7d5c3f0ee9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_per_account.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_per_account.xml
@@ -281,6 +281,17 @@
       	<key>Value</key>
       		<integer>2</integer>
     	</map>    
+    <key>NearbyChatIsNotTornOff</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>saving torn-off state of the nearby chat between sessions</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>0</integer>
+    </map>
     <key>ShowFavoritesOnLogin</key>
         <map>
         <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp
index 148f6a0609f246fab468a6fc2d2e9ecb8866e2b5..a593fd4732ddb24306744f69b44942dd058bf7c2 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterimnearbychat.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void LLFloaterIMNearbyChat::onTearOffClicked()
 
 	// see CHUI-170: Save torn-off state of the nearby chat between sessions
 	BOOL in_the_multifloater = (BOOL)getHost();
-	gSavedSettings.setBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff", in_the_multifloater);
+	gSavedPerAccountSettings.setBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff", in_the_multifloater);
 }
 
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ bool LLFloaterIMNearbyChat::isChatVisible() const
 	if (im_box != NULL)
 	{
 		isVisible =
-				isChatMultiTab() && gSavedSettings.getBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff")?
+				isChatMultiTab() && gSavedPerAccountSettings.getBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff")?
 						im_box->getVisible() && !im_box->isMinimized() :
 						getVisible() && !isMinimized();
 	}
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterimsessiontab.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterimsessiontab.cpp
index c744350dc6d8d343ea3eb7ced1fc31106e523c06..cfd239c22f5abee9c371beac969ed887672076fe 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterimsessiontab.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterimsessiontab.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void LLFloaterIMSessionTab::addToHost(const LLUUID& session_id)
 			conversp->setHostAttached(true);
 
 			if (!conversp->isNearbyChat()
-					|| gSavedSettings.getBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff"))
+					|| gSavedPerAccountSettings.getBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff"))
 			{
 				floater_container->addFloater(conversp, false, LLTabContainer::RIGHT_OF_CURRENT);
 			}
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ BOOL LLFloaterIMSessionTab::postBuild()
 	setOpenPositioning(LLFloaterEnums::POSITIONING_RELATIVE);
 
 	mSaveRect = isNearbyChat()
-					&&  !gSavedSettings.getBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff");
+					&&  !gSavedPerAccountSettings.getBOOL("NearbyChatIsNotTornOff");
 	initRectControl();
 
 	if (isChatMultiTab())