diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h
index 4c226c3fd..d3cec07ad 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ virtual void invitePeerToLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,const std::string& pe
 virtual void unsubscribeChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id) = 0;
 virtual bool setNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,const std::string& nick) = 0;
 virtual bool getNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,std::string& nick) = 0 ;
+virtual ChatLobbyId createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends) = 0 ;
 
 /****************************************/
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.cc b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.cc
index 9db4d4519..663cbf6aa 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.cc
@@ -285,4 +285,9 @@ bool p3Msgs::getNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,std::string& ni
 	return mChatSrv->getNickNameForChatLobby(lobby_id,nick_name) ;
 }
 
+ChatLobbyId p3Msgs::createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends) 
+{
+	return mChatSrv->createChatLobby(lobby_name,invited_friends) ;
+}
+
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.h b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.h
index 3fbc4b27c..7f9a33569 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3msgs.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class p3Msgs: public RsMsgs
 		virtual void unsubscribeChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id) ;
 		virtual bool setNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,const std::string&) ;
 		virtual bool getNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId&,std::string& nick) ;
-
+		virtual ChatLobbyId createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends) ;
 
    private:
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
index 53d4735b3..d6429c2f4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ void p3ChatService::denyLobbyInvite(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id)
 	_lobby_invites_queue.erase(it) ;
 }
 
-void p3ChatService::createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends)
+ChatLobbyId p3ChatService::createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends)
 {
 	std::cerr << "Creating a new Chat lobby !!" << std::endl;
 	ChatLobbyId lobby_id ;
@@ -1376,6 +1376,8 @@ void p3ChatService::createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::lis
 
 	for(std::list<std::string>::const_iterator it(invited_friends.begin());it!=invited_friends.end();++it)
 		invitePeerToLobby(lobby_id,*it) ;
+
+	return lobby_id ;
 }
 
 void p3ChatService::unsubscribeChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& id)
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h
index a165abb9d..7df4fd905 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class p3ChatService: public p3Service, public p3Config, public pqiMonitor
 		bool setNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,const std::string& nick) ;
 		void unsubscribeChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id) ;
 		bool getNickNameForChatLobby(const ChatLobbyId& lobby_id,std::string& nick) ;
+		ChatLobbyId createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends) ;
 
 	protected:
 		/************* from p3Config *******************/
@@ -210,7 +211,6 @@ class p3ChatService: public p3Service, public p3Config, public pqiMonitor
 		void handleRecvLobbyInvite(RsChatLobbyInviteItem*) ;
 		bool acceptLobbyInvite(const ChatLobbyId&) ;
 		void denyLobbyInvite(const ChatLobbyId&) ;
-		void createChatLobby(const std::string& lobby_name,const std::list<std::string>& invited_friends) ;
 
 		RsChatAvatarItem *makeOwnAvatarItem() ;
 		RsChatStatusItem *makeOwnCustomStateStringItem() ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
index b441326e2..5ecd786f0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void FriendList::peerTreeWidgetCostumPopupMenu()
 						 mnu->addAction(inviteToLobbyAction);
 					 }
 
-					 mnu->addAction(QIcon(IMAGE_CHAT),tr("create new")) ;
+					 mnu->addAction(QIcon(IMAGE_CHAT),tr("create new"),this,SLOT(createchatlobby())) ;
 
 					 contextMnu.addAction(QIcon(IMAGE_MSG), tr("Message Friend"), this, SLOT(msgfriend()));
 
@@ -1414,6 +1414,26 @@ void FriendList::inviteToLobby()
     rsMsgs->invitePeerToLobby(ChatLobbyId(QString::fromStdString(lobby_id).toULongLong()), peer_id);
 }
 
+void FriendList::createchatlobby()
+{
+    QTreeWidgetItem *c = getCurrentPeer();
+
+    if (c == NULL) 
+        return;
+
+	 std::list<std::string> friend_list ;
+
+	 std::string peer_id = getRsId(c) ;
+	 friend_list.push_back(peer_id) ;
+
+	 std::string lobby_name = "New lobby (Plz add the code to select this name at creation time)" ;
+
+    // add to group
+    ChatLobbyId id = rsMsgs->createChatLobby(lobby_name, friend_list);
+
+	 std::cerr << "gui: Created chat lobby " << std::hex << id << std::endl ;
+}
+
 void FriendList::addToGroup()
 {
     QTreeWidgetItem *c = getCurrentPeer();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.h
index 51396b139..14e72046b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ private slots:
     void removeGroup();
 
 	 void inviteToLobby();
+	 void createchatlobby();
 };
 
 #endif // FRIENDLIST_H