diff --git a/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp b/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
index ac511d1c47..1e68f2a126 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ LLTextBase::Params::Params()
 :	cursor_color("cursor_color"),
 	text_color("text_color"),
 	text_readonly_color("text_readonly_color"),
+// [SL:KB] - Patch: Chat-NearbyChatBar | Checked: 2011-09-05 (Catznip-3.0.0a) | Added: Catznip-2.8.0b
+	text_label_color("text_label_color"),
+// [/SL:KB]
 	bg_visible("bg_visible", false),
 	border_visible("border_visible", false),
 	bg_readonly_color("bg_readonly_color"),
@@ -209,6 +212,10 @@ LLTextBase::LLTextBase(const LLTextBase::Params &p)
 	mIsSelecting( FALSE ),
 	mPlainText ( p.plain_text ),
 	mWordWrap(p.wrap),
+// [SL:KB] - Patch: Chat-NearbyChatBar | Checked: 2011-09-05 (Catznip-3.0.0a) | Added: Catznip-2.8.0b
+	mLabel(p.label),
+	mLabelColor(p.text_label_color),
+// [/SL:KB]
 	mUseEllipses( p.use_ellipses ),
 	mParseHTML(p.parse_urls),
 	mParseHighlights(p.parse_highlights),
@@ -503,6 +510,14 @@ void LLTextBase::drawText()
 	const S32 text_len = getLength();
 	if( text_len <= 0 )
 	{
+// [SL:KB] - Patch: Chat-NearbyChatBar | Checked: 2011-09-05 (Catznip-3.0.0a) | Added: Catznip-2.8.0b
+		if ( (!hasFocus()) && (mLabel.length()) )
+		{
+			mDefaultFont->render(
+				mLabel.getWString(), 0, mLineInfoList.begin()->mRect.mLeft, mDocumentView->getRect().mBottom, mLabelColor, 
+				LLFontGL::LEFT, LLFontGL::BOTTOM, 0, LLFontGL::NO_SHADOW, S32_MAX, mDocumentView->getRect().getWidth());
+		}
+// [/SL:KB]
 		return;
 	}
 	S32 selection_left = -1;
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltextbase.h b/indra/llui/lltextbase.h
index 5aa8eb6d9a..884fd678de 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltextbase.h
+++ b/indra/llui/lltextbase.h
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ public:
 		Optional<LLUIColor>		cursor_color,
 								text_color,
 								text_readonly_color,
+// [SL:KB] - Patch: Chat-NearbyChatBar | Checked: 2011-09-05 (Catznip-3.0.0a) | Added: Catznip-2.8.0b
+								text_label_color,
+// [/SL:KB]
 								bg_readonly_color,
 								bg_writeable_color,
 								bg_focus_color,
@@ -572,6 +575,11 @@ protected:
 	bool						mScrollNeeded;		// need to change scroll region because of change to cursor position
 	S32							mScrollIndex;		// index of first character to keep visible in scroll region
 
+// [SL:KB] - Patch: Chat-NearbyChatBar | Checked: 2011-09-05 (Catznip-3.0.0a) | Added: Catznip-2.8.0b
+	LLUIString					mLabel;
+	LLUIColor					mLabelColor;
+// [/SL:KB]
+
 	// Fired when a URL link is clicked
 	commit_signal_t*			mURLClickSignal;
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llnearbychatbar.cpp b/indra/newview/llnearbychatbar.cpp
index b06392658e..8f921af3d9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llnearbychatbar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llnearbychatbar.cpp
@@ -501,6 +501,14 @@ BOOL LLNearbyChatBar::handleKeyHere( KEY key, MASK mask )
 		sendChat(CHAT_TYPE_SHOUT);
 		handled = TRUE;
 	}
+// [SL:KB] - Patch: Chat-NearbyChatBar | Checked: 2011-08-20 (Catznip-3.0.0a) | Added: Catznip-2.8.0a
+	if ( (KEY_RETURN == key) && (mask == MASK_SHIFT) )
+	{
+		// Whisper
+		sendChat(CHAT_TYPE_WHISPER);
+		handled = TRUE;
+	}
+// [/SL:KB]
 
 	return handled;
 }
diff --git a/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.cpp b/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.cpp
index 94ff6ebab5..29f4bfd32a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BOOL LLNearbyChatBarMulti::postBuild()
 {
 	m_pChatEditor = findChild<LLTextEditor>("chat_editor");
 
-	m_pChatEditor->setCommitCallback(boost::bind(&LLNearbyChatBarMulti::onChatBoxCommit, this));
+	m_pChatEditor->setCommitCallback(boost::bind(&LLNearbyChatBarMulti::onChatBoxCommit, this, CHAT_TYPE_NORMAL));
 	m_pChatEditor->setKeystrokeCallback(boost::bind(&LLNearbyChatBarMulti::onChatBoxKeystroke, this, _1));
 	m_pChatEditor->setFocusLostCallback(boost::bind(&onChatBoxFocusLost, m_pChatEditor));
 	m_pChatEditor->setFocusReceivedCallback(boost::bind(&onChatBoxFocusReceived, m_pChatEditor));
@@ -30,10 +30,18 @@ BOOL LLNearbyChatBarMulti::postBuild()
 BOOL LLNearbyChatBarMulti::handleKeyHere(KEY key, MASK mask)
 {
 	BOOL handled = FALSE;
-	if ( (KEY_RETURN == key) && (MASK_CONTROL == mask) )
+	if (KEY_RETURN == key)
 	{
-		sendChat(CHAT_TYPE_SHOUT);
-		handled = TRUE;
+		if (MASK_CONTROL == mask)
+		{
+			onChatBoxCommit(CHAT_TYPE_SHOUT);
+			handled = TRUE;
+		}
+		else if (MASK_SHIFT == mask)
+		{
+			onChatBoxCommit(CHAT_TYPE_WHISPER);
+			handled = TRUE;
+		}
 	}
 	else if ( (KEY_UP == key) && (MASK_CONTROL == mask) )
 	{
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ BOOL LLNearbyChatBarMulti::handleKeyHere(KEY key, MASK mask)
 	return handled;
 }
 
-void LLNearbyChatBarMulti::onChatBoxCommit()
+void LLNearbyChatBarMulti::onChatBoxCommit(EChatType eChatType)
 {
 	if (m_pChatEditor->getLength() > 0)
 	{
@@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ void LLNearbyChatBarMulti::onChatBoxCommit()
 		mCurrentHistoryLine = mLineHistory.end() - 1;
 
 		// Send the chat
-		sendChat(CHAT_TYPE_NORMAL);
+		LLNearbyChatBarBase::sendChat(m_pChatEditor, eChatType);
 	}
 
 	gAgent.stopTyping();
diff --git a/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.h b/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.h
index b6566fcd88..21580337b2 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llnearbychatbarmulti.h
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ public:
 	virtual BOOL postBuild();
 
 protected:
-	void onChatBoxCommit();
+	void onChatBoxCommit(EChatType eChatType);
 	void onChatBoxKeystroke(LLTextEditor* pTextCtrl);
 
-	void sendChat(EChatType type) { LLNearbyChatBarBase::sendChat(m_pChatEditor, type); }
-
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL		handleKeyHere(KEY key, MASK mask);
 
 	/*virtual*/ LLWString	getChatBoxText();
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat_multi.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat_multi.xml
index b7fb783444..449928917d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat_multi.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat_multi.xml
@@ -87,14 +87,13 @@
 				 commit_on_return="true"
 				 follows="all"
 				 height="45"
+				 label="Click here to chat"
 				 layout="topleft"
 				 max_length="1024"
 				 name="chat_editor"
 				 use_ellipses="false"
 				 width="310"
-				 word_wrap="true">
-					Click here to chat
-				</text_editor>
+				 word_wrap="true" />
 			</panel>
 		</layout_panel>
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/simple_text_editor.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/simple_text_editor.xml
index a120b1aec8..cfaa64e583 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/simple_text_editor.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/simple_text_editor.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   default_color="TextDefaultColor"
   text_color="TextFgColor"
   text_readonly_color="TextFgReadOnlyColor"
+  text_label_color="TextFgTentativeColor"
   text_selected_color="White" 
   h_pad="6" 
   v_pad="4"