diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp
index 9399012d7..a49ed2433 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "RetroShareLink.h"
 #include "settings/rsharesettings.h"
 #include "util/misc.h"
+#include "chat/CreateLobbyDialog.h"
 
 #include "FriendsDialog.h"
 
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ FriendsDialog::FriendsDialog(QWidget *parent)
     connect( ui.actionSet_your_Avatar, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(getAvatar()));
     connect( ui.actionSet_your_Personal_Message, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(statusmessage()));
     connect( ui.addfileButton, SIGNAL(clicked() ), this , SLOT(addExtraFile()));
-    connect(ui.actionAdd_Friend, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addFriend()));
+    connect( ui.actionAdd_Friend, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addFriend()));
+    connect( ui.actionCreate_new_Chat_lobby, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(createChatLobby()));
 
     ui.avatar->setFrameType(AvatarWidget::STATUS_FRAME);
     ui.avatar->setOwnId();
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ FriendsDialog::FriendsDialog(QWidget *parent)
     QMenu *menu = new QMenu();
     menu->addAction(ui.actionAdd_Friend);
     menu->addAction(ui.actionAdd_Group);
+    menu->addAction(ui.actionCreate_new_Chat_lobby);
 
     menu->addSeparator();
     menu->addAction(ui.actionCreate_New_Forum);
@@ -834,3 +837,9 @@ void FriendsDialog::lobbyInfoChanged()
 
     ui.peertabWidget->setTabIcon(chatlobbyTabIndex, icon);
 }
+
+void FriendsDialog::createChatLobby()
+{
+	std::list<std::string> friends;
+	CreateLobbyDialog(friends).exec();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h
index 424e5321f..2aeb8709b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ private slots:
     void newsFeedChanged(int count);
 
     void lobbyInfoChanged();
+    
+    void createChatLobby();
 
 signals:
     void notifyGroupChat(const QString&,const QString&) ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
index 0b0bbb222..a7196d36e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
@@ -1427,6 +1427,18 @@ background: white;}</string>
     <string>Deletes all stored and displayed chat history</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionCreate_new_Chat_lobby">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/user/agt_forum24.png</normaloff>:/images/user/agt_forum24.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Create new Chat lobby</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Create new Chat lobby</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>