diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h
index 25e50869b..4f017f15b 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class ftServer ;
 class ConfigPage ;
 class RsPQIService ;
 class RsAutoUpdatePage ;
+class PopupChatDialog ;
 
 // Used for the status of plugins.
 //
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@ class RsPlugin
 		virtual RsAutoUpdatePage 	*qt_transfers_tab()	const	{ return NULL ; } // Tab to add in transfers, after turtle statistics.
 		virtual std::string   		 qt_transfers_tab_name()const	{ return "Tab" ; } // Tab name
 
+		// Any derived class of PopupChatDialog to be used for chat.
+		//
+		virtual PopupChatDialog    *qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog() const { return NULL ; }	
+
 		virtual QTranslator    *qt_translator(QApplication * /* app */, const QString& /* languageCode */ ) const	{ return NULL ; }
 
 		// 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
index 4a1a63ba4..336edee0c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <retroshare/rsiface.h>
 #include <retroshare/rsnotify.h>
 #include <retroshare/rspeers.h>
+#include <retroshare/rsplugin.h>
 
 static std::map<std::string, ChatDialog*> chatDialogs;
 
@@ -110,7 +111,14 @@ void ChatDialog::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 			} else {
 				RsPeerDetails sslDetails;
 				if (rsPeers->getPeerDetails(peerId, sslDetails)) {
-					cd = new PopupChatDialog();
+
+					for(int i=0;i<rsPlugins->nbPlugins();++i)
+						if(rsPlugins->plugin(i) != NULL && (cd = rsPlugins->plugin(i)->qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog()) != NULL)
+							break ;
+
+					if(cd == NULL)
+						cd = new PopupChatDialog();
+
 					chatDialogs[peerId] = cd;
 					cd->init(peerId, PeerDefs::nameWithLocation(sslDetails));
 				}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 847e0345c..a800083bc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ ChatWidget::~ChatWidget()
 	delete ui;
 }
 
+void ChatWidget::addChatButton(QPushButton *button)
+{
+	ui->chatButtonLayout->addWidget(button) ;
+}
+
 void ChatWidget::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 {
 	this->peerId = peerId;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
index 60c878279..00266a6f4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 class QAction;
 class QTextEdit;
+class QPushButton;
 
 namespace Ui {
 class ChatWidget;
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ public:
 	bool setStyle();
 	const RSStyle *getStyle() { return &style; }
 
+	void addChatButton(QPushButton *button) ;
+
 private slots:
 	void clearChatHistory();
 	void deleteChatHistory();
@@ -85,6 +88,8 @@ protected:
 	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
 	virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event);
 	void updateTitle();
+	virtual void updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status);
+	void resetStatusBar() ;
 
 private slots:
 	void pasteLink();
@@ -95,8 +100,6 @@ private slots:
 	void smileyWidget();
 	void addSmiley();
 
-	void resetStatusBar() ;
-
 	void addExtraFile();
 	void addExtraPicture();
 	void on_closeInfoFrameButton_clicked();
@@ -108,7 +111,6 @@ private slots:
 
 	void sendChat();
 
-	void updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status);
 	void updatePeersCustomStateString(const QString& peer_id, const QString& status_string) ;
 
 	bool fileSave();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
index a9ea81a86..928c6a4b8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ void PopupChatDialog::addIncomingChatMsg(const ChatInfo& info)
 	}
 }
 
+void PopupChatDialog::addButton(QPushButton *button)
+{
+	getChatWidget()->addChatButton(button) ;
+}
+
 void PopupChatDialog::onChatChanged(int list, int type)
 {
 	if (list == NOTIFY_LIST_PRIVATE_OUTGOING_CHAT) {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h
index a68a8fef8..aac29b534 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ protected:
 
 	void processSettings(bool load);
 
+	// used by plugins 
+	void addButton(QPushButton *button) ;
+
 protected:
 	virtual void addIncomingChatMsg(const ChatInfo& info);
 	virtual void onChatChanged(int list, int type);