diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
index 975f0d66c..a875cd025 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/ChanMsgDialog.ui
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
+       <property name="floating">
+        <bool>false</bool>
+       </property>
+       <property name="features">
+        <set>QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable</set>
+       </property>
        <property name="windowTitle">
         <string>Contacts</string>
        </property>