diff --git a/code/chat.js b/code/chat.js
index 747e23b9..f6749a71 100644
--- a/code/chat.js
+++ b/code/chat.js
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ window.chat.genPostData = function(isFaction, storageHash, getOlderMsgs) {
     maxLngE6: Math.round(ne.lng*1E6),
     minTimestampMs: -1,
     maxTimestampMs: -1,
-    factionOnly: isFaction
+    factionOnly: isFaction,
+    chatTab: isFaction ? 'faction' : 'all'
   }
 
   if(getOlderMsgs) {
@@ -689,7 +690,8 @@ window.chat.postMsg = function() {
   var data = {message: msg,
               latE6: Math.round(latlng.lat*1E6),
               lngE6: Math.round(latlng.lng*1E6),
-              factionOnly: !publik};
+              factionOnly: !publik,
+              chatTab: publik ? 'all' : 'faction'};
 
   var errMsg = 'Your message could not be delivered. You can copy&' +
                'paste it here and try again if you want:\n\n' + msg;