2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.cpp b/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.cpp
index 49ef73907..c3b78f066 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,24 @@ void ChatWindow::nextTab()
     mChatTabs->setSelectedTabByIndex(tab);
 }
 
+void ChatWindow::selectGeneralTab()
+{
+    if (!mChatTabs)
+        return;
+
+    int sz = mChatTabs->getNumberOfTabs();
+    for (int f = 0; f < sz; f ++)
+    {
+        ChatTab *const tab = dynamic_cast<ChatTab*>(
+            mChatTabs->getTabByIndex(f));
+        if (tab && tab->getType() == ChatTabType::INPUT)
+        {
+            mChatTabs->setSelectedTab(tab);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void ChatWindow::closeTab() const
 {
     if (!mChatTabs)
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.h b/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.h
index 7287410d9..d4dfa602d 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/windows/chatwindow.h
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ class ChatWindow final : public Window,
 
         bool isTabPresent(const ChatTab *const tab) const A_WARN_UNUSED;
 
+        void selectGeneralTab();
+
         void attributeChanged(const int id,
                               const int oldVal,
                               const int newVal) override final;