diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_advanced.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_advanced.xml
index 1e7acb566f..141678f7eb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_advanced.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_advanced.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@
      name="background"
      tool_tip="Choose color for bubble chat"
      top_delta="1"
-     width="44" />
+     width="44">
+        <color_swatch.init_callback
+		     function="Pref.getUIColor"
+		     parameter="BackgroundChatColor" />
+		    <color_swatch.commit_callback
+		     function="Pref.applyUIColor"
+		     parameter="BackgroundChatColor" />
+    </color_swatch>
     <slider
      control_name="ChatBubbleOpacity"
      follows="left|top"