3 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/chatconsts.h b/src/gui/chatconsts.h
index b5e9d748c..daa7a3be8 100644
--- a/src/gui/chatconsts.h
+++ b/src/gui/chatconsts.h
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 const std::string GENERAL_CHANNEL = "";
-const std::string TRADE_CHANNEL = "";
+const std::string TRADE_CHANNEL = "#trade";
 
 #endif  // GUI_CHATCONSTS_H
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/tabs/chat/tradetab.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/tabs/chat/tradetab.cpp
index 8512d3f6a..414c97d9d 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/tabs/chat/tradetab.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/tabs/chat/tradetab.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 #include "gui/chatconsts.h"
 
+#include "gui/windows/chatwindow.h"
+
+#include "net/chathandler.h"
+
 #include "utils/gettext.h"
 
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -42,6 +46,5 @@ TradeTab::~TradeTab()
 
 void TradeTab::handleInput(const std::string &msg)
 {
-    std::string str("\302\202" + msg);
-    ChatTab::handleInput(str);
+    chatHandler->channelMessage(mChannelName, ChatWindow::doReplace(msg));
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/shopwindow.cpp b/src/gui/windows/shopwindow.cpp
index 4d8e4f000..2ba34e861 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/shopwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/windows/shopwindow.cpp
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void ShopWindow::announce(ShopItems *const list, const int mode)
     if (!list)
         return;
 
-    std::string data("\302\202");
+    std::string data;
     if (mode == BUY)
         data.append("Buy ");
     else
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void ShopWindow::announce(ShopItems *const list, const int mode)
         }
     }
 
-    chatHandler->talk(data, GENERAL_CHANNEL);
+    chatHandler->channelMessage(TRADE_CHANNEL, data);
 }
 
 void ShopWindow::giveList(const std::string &nick, const int mode)