diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index c0c5fb6332..a808c34ee1 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -254,16 +254,17 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 			if (chat.modalExists(roomId)) {
 				loadAndCenter(chat.getModal(roomId));
 			} else {
-				socket.emit('modules.chats.getUsersInRoom', {roomId: roomId}, function(err, users) {
+				socket.emit('modules.chats.loadRoom', {roomId: roomId}, function(err, roomData) {
 					if (err) {
 						return app.alertError(err.message);
 					}
-					users = users.filter(function(user) {
+					roomData.users = roomData.users.filter(function(user) {
 						return user && parseInt(user.uid, 10) !== parseInt(app.user.uid, 10);
 					});
 					chat.createModal({
 						roomId: roomId,
-						users: users
+						users: roomData.users,
+						owner: roomData.owner
 					}, loadAndCenter);
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/public/src/client/chats.js b/public/src/client/chats.js
index be9b76a050..8be8c4203a 100644
--- a/public/src/client/chats.js
+++ b/public/src/client/chats.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 		}
 
 		Chats.addEventListeners();
-		Chats.createTagsInput(ajaxify.data.roomId, ajaxify.data.users);
+		Chats.createTagsInput($('[component="chat/messages"] .users-tag-input'), ajaxify.data);
 
 		if (env === 'md' || env === 'lg') {
 			Chats.resizeMainWindow();
@@ -185,16 +185,14 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 		});
 	};
 
-	Chats.createTagsInput = function(roomId, users) {
-		var tagEl = $('.users-tag-input');
-
+	Chats.createTagsInput = function(tagEl, data) {
 		tagEl.tagsinput({
 			confirmKeys: [13, 44],
 			trimValue: true
 		});
 
-		if (users && users.length) {
-			users.forEach(function(user) {
+		if (data.users && data.users.length) {
+			data.users.forEach(function(user) {
 				tagEl.tagsinput('add', user.username);
 			});
 		}
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 			if (event.item === app.user.username) {
 				return;
 			}
-			socket.emit('modules.chats.addUserToRoom', {roomId: roomId, username: event.item}, function(err) {
+			socket.emit('modules.chats.addUserToRoom', {roomId: data.roomId, username: event.item}, function(err) {
 				if (err && err.message === '[[error:no-user]]') {
 					tagEl.tagsinput('remove', event.item);
 				}
@@ -211,11 +209,11 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 		});
 
 		tagEl.on('beforeItemRemove', function(event) {
-			event.cancel = !ajaxify.data.owner;
+			event.cancel = !data.owner;
 		});
 
 		tagEl.on('itemRemoved', function(event) {
-			socket.emit('modules.chats.removeUserFromRoom', {roomId: roomId, username: event.item});
+			socket.emit('modules.chats.removeUserFromRoom', {roomId: data.roomId, username: event.item});
 		});
 
 		var input = $('.users-tag-container').find('.bootstrap-tagsinput input');
diff --git a/public/src/modules/chat.js b/public/src/modules/chat.js
index dba83387c7..08c84f3ca5 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/chat.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/chat.js
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ define('chat', ['components', 'taskbar', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/chats', 'tra
 
 				Chats.appendChatMessage(modal.find('.chat-content'), data.message);
 
-				if (modal.is(":visible")) {
+				if (modal.is(':visible')) {
 					taskbar.updateActive(modal.attr('UUID'));
 					Chats.scrollToBottom(modal.find('.chat-content'));
 				} else {
 					module.toggleNew(modal.attr('UUID'), true, true);
 				}
 
-				if (!isSelf && (!modal.is(":visible") || !app.isFocused)) {
+				if (!isSelf && (!modal.is(':visible') || !app.isFocused)) {
 					app.alternatingTitle('[[modules:chat.user_has_messaged_you, ' + username + ']]');
 					sounds.play('chat-incoming');
 
@@ -46,15 +46,25 @@ define('chat', ['components', 'taskbar', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/chats', 'tra
 					});
 				}
 			} else {
-				module.createModal({
-					roomId: data.roomId,
-					silent: true
-				}, function(modal) {
-					module.toggleNew(modal.attr('UUID'), true, true);
-					if (!isSelf) {
-						app.alternatingTitle('[[modules:chat.user_has_messaged_you, ' + username + ']]');
-						sounds.play('chat-incoming');
+				socket.emit('modules.chats.loadRoom', {roomId: data.roomId}, function(err, roomData) {
+					if (err) {
+						return app.alertError(err.message);
 					}
+					roomData.users = roomData.users.filter(function(user) {
+						return user && parseInt(user.uid, 10) !== parseInt(app.user.uid, 10);
+					});
+					module.createModal({
+						roomId: data.roomId,
+						users: roomData.users,
+						owner: roomData.owner,
+						silent: true
+					}, function(modal) {
+						module.toggleNew(modal.attr('UUID'), true, true);
+						if (!isSelf) {
+							app.alternatingTitle('[[modules:chat.user_has_messaged_you, ' + username + ']]');
+							sounds.play('chat-incoming');
+						}
+					});
 				});
 			}
 		});
@@ -267,7 +277,7 @@ define('chat', ['components', 'taskbar', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/chats', 'tra
 
 				Chats.addSendHandlers(chatModal.attr('roomId'), chatModal.find('#chat-message-input'), chatModal.find('#chat-message-send-btn'));
 
-				Chats.createTagsInput(data.roomId, data.users);
+				Chats.createTagsInput(chatModal.find('.users-tag-input'), data);
 
 				Chats.loadChatSince(chatModal.attr('roomId'), chatModal.find('.chat-content'), 'recent');
 
diff --git a/src/messaging/notifications.js b/src/messaging/notifications.js
index 9fca3c952b..559b3095b4 100644
--- a/src/messaging/notifications.js
+++ b/src/messaging/notifications.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports = function(Messaging) {
 			}
 
 			uids = uids.filter(function(uid, index) {
-				return isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10);
+				return !isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10);
 			});
 
 			if (!uids.length) {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/modules.js b/src/socket.io/modules.js
index 279b5d4d45..1e1dfdd8c9 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/modules.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/modules.js
@@ -101,20 +101,27 @@ SocketModules.chats.send = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
-SocketModules.chats.getUsersInRoom = function(socket, data, callback) {
+SocketModules.chats.loadRoom = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	if (!data || !data.roomId) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
-
+	var isOwner = false;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function (next) {
-			Messaging.isUserInRoom(socket.uid, data.roomId, next);
+			async.parallel({
+				inRoom: async.apply(Messaging.isUserInRoom, socket.uid, data.roomId),
+				isOwner: async.apply(Messaging.isRoomOwner, socket.uid, data.roomId)
+			}, next);
 		},
-		function (inRoom, next) {
-			if (!inRoom) {
+		function (results, next) {
+			if (!results.inRoom) {
 				return next(new Error('[[error:not-allowerd]]'));
 			}
+			isOwner = results.isOwner;
 			Messaging.getUsersInRoom(data.roomId, 0, -1, next);
+		},
+		function (users, next) {
+			next(null, {users: users, owner: isOwner});
 		}
 	], callback);
 };