diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 52fd01ad8..ae135ab00 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ void ChatWidget::addTitleBarWidget(QWidget *w)
 	ui->pluginTitleFrame->layout()->addWidget(w) ;
 }
 
+void ChatWidget::addTopBarWidget(QWidget *w)
+{
+	ui->pluginTopFrame->layout()->addWidget(w) ;
+}
+
 void ChatWidget::hideChatText(bool hidden)
 {
 	ui->chatTextFrame->setHidden(hidden); ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
index 39dc88181..b90cceb28 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 	// small enough in size.
 	void addChatBarWidget(QWidget *w) ;
 	void addTitleBarWidget(QWidget *w);
+	void addTopBarWidget(QWidget *w);
 	void hideChatText(bool hidden);
 	RSButtonOnText* getNewButtonOnTextBrowser();
 	RSButtonOnText* getNewButtonOnTextBrowser(QString text);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
index f4d070c11..7ecbcfdc2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.ui
@@ -26,6 +26,322 @@
    <property name="verticalSpacing">
     <number>2</number>
    </property>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="titleBarMainHLayout">
+     <property name="sizeConstraint">
+      <enum>QLayout::SetMaximumSize</enum>
+     </property>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QFrame" name="titleBarFrame">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maximumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>16777215</width>
+         <height>64</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="frameShape">
+        <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="frameShadow">
+        <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="titleBarFrameHLayout">
+        <property name="leftMargin">
+         <number>2</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="topMargin">
+         <number>2</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="rightMargin">
+         <number>2</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="bottomMargin">
+         <number>2</number>
+        </property>
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="titleLayout">
+          <property name="spacing">
+           <number>3</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>2</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>3</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>3</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>3</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="nameLayout">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="StyledLabel" name="titleLabel">
+              <property name="font">
+               <font>
+                <weight>75</weight>
+                <bold>true</bold>
+               </font>
+              </property>
+              <property name="text">
+               <string notr="true">Title</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="alignment">
+               <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="StyledLabel" name="statusLabel">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>(Status)</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="alignment">
+               <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="statusMessageLabel">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string notr="true">Status message</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QFrame" name="pluginTopFrame">
+          <property name="frameShape">
+           <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="frameShadow">
+           <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+          </property>
+          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="pluginTitleFrameHLayout_2">
+           <property name="spacing">
+            <number>3</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="leftMargin">
+            <number>2</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="topMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="rightMargin">
+            <number>2</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="bottomMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+          </layout>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <spacer name="titleBarHSpacer">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="searchButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="focusPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/png/search.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/search.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>28</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checkable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoRaise">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="LineEditClear" name="leSearch"/>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="markButton">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="focusPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/png/highlight.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/highlight.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>28</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checkable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoRaise">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="searchBefore">
+          <property name="focusPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-left.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-left.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>28</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoRaise">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="searchAfter">
+          <property name="focusPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-right.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-right.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>28</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoRaise">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="notifyButton">
+          <property name="focusPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/png/chat-bubble-notify.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/chat-bubble-notify.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>28</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoRaise">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="pushtoolsButton">
+          <property name="focusPolicy">
+           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chat menu&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/png/menu.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/menu.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>28</width>
+            <height>28</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="popupMode">
+           <enum>QToolButton::InstantPopup</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoRaise">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QFrame" name="pluginTitleFrame">
+          <property name="frameShape">
+           <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="frameShadow">
+           <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+          </property>
+          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="pluginTitleFrameHLayout">
+           <property name="spacing">
+            <number>3</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="leftMargin">
+            <number>2</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="topMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="rightMargin">
+            <number>2</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="bottomMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+          </layout>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="textChatHLayout">
      <property name="spacing">
@@ -561,295 +877,6 @@ border-image: url(:/images/closepressed.png)
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="titleBarMainHLayout">
-     <property name="sizeConstraint">
-      <enum>QLayout::SetMaximumSize</enum>
-     </property>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QFrame" name="titleBarFrame">
-       <property name="minimumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>0</width>
-         <height>0</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-       <property name="maximumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>16777215</width>
-         <height>64</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-       <property name="frameShape">
-        <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="frameShadow">
-        <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="titleBarFrameHLayout">
-        <property name="leftMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="topMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="rightMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="bottomMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="titleLayout">
-          <property name="spacing">
-           <number>3</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="leftMargin">
-           <number>2</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="topMargin">
-           <number>3</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="rightMargin">
-           <number>3</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="bottomMargin">
-           <number>3</number>
-          </property>
-          <item>
-           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="nameLayout">
-            <item>
-             <widget class="StyledLabel" name="titleLabel">
-              <property name="font">
-               <font>
-                <weight>75</weight>
-                <bold>true</bold>
-               </font>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string notr="true">Title</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="alignment">
-               <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="StyledLabel" name="statusLabel">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>(Status)</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="alignment">
-               <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="statusMessageLabel">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string notr="true">Status message</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="titleBarHSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="searchButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/icons/png/search.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/search.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="iconSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>28</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checkable">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoRaise">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="LineEditClear" name="leSearch"/>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="markButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/icons/png/highlight.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/highlight.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="iconSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>28</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checkable">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoRaise">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="searchBefore">
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-left.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-left.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="iconSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>28</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoRaise">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="searchAfter">
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-right.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/arrow-right.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="iconSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>28</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoRaise">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="notifyButton">
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/icons/png/chat-bubble-notify.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/chat-bubble-notify.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="iconSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>28</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoRaise">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="pushtoolsButton">
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chat menu&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/icons/png/menu.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/menu.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="iconSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>28</width>
-            <height>28</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="popupMode">
-           <enum>QToolButton::InstantPopup</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoRaise">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QFrame" name="pluginTitleFrame">
-          <property name="frameShape">
-           <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="frameShadow">
-           <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
-          </property>
-          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="pluginTitleFrameHLayout">
-           <property name="spacing">
-            <number>3</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="leftMargin">
-            <number>2</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="topMargin">
-            <number>0</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="rightMargin">
-            <number>2</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="bottomMargin">
-            <number>0</number>
-           </property>
-          </layout>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
   </layout>
   <action name="actionBold">
    <property name="text">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
index f78b5cc30..c5ab40cbf 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PopupDistantChatDialog::PopupDistantChatDialog(const DistantChatPeerId& tunnel_i
 
 	_update_timer->start() ;
 
-	getChatWidget()->addChatBarWidget(_status_label) ;
+	getChatWidget()->addTopBarWidget(_status_label) ;
 	updateDisplay() ;
 }