diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs
index 6a0a7d889c..f5f5aebec8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	class ChatDisplayWidget : Widget
 	{
+		public readonly int RemoveTime = 0;
+		
 		const int logLength = 9;
 		public string Notification = "";
 		public bool DrawBackground = true;
+		int ticksUntilRemove = 0;
 
 		public List<ChatLine> recentLines = new List<ChatLine>();
 
@@ -52,16 +55,35 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			Game.Renderer.RgbaSpriteRenderer.Flush();
 			Game.Renderer.Device.DisableScissor();
 		}
-
+		
 		public void AddLine(Color c, string from, string text)
 		{
 			recentLines.Add(new ChatLine { Color = c, Owner = from, Text = text });
-
+			ticksUntilRemove = RemoveTime;
+			
 			if (Notification != null)
 				Sound.Play(Notification);
 
 			while (recentLines.Count > logLength) recentLines.RemoveAt(0);
 		}
+		
+		public void RemoveLine()
+		{
+			if (recentLines.Count > 0) recentLines.RemoveAt(0);	
+		}
+		
+		public void ClearChat()
+		{
+			recentLines = new List<ChatLine>();	
+		}
+		
+		public override void Tick (World world)
+		{
+			if (RemoveTime == 0) return;
+			if (--ticksUntilRemove > 0) return;
+			ticksUntilRemove = RemoveTime;
+			RemoveLine();
+		}
 
 		public override Widget Clone() { return new ChatDisplayWidget(this); }
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs
index 98bb05b703..f519ab41e7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 						break;
 					case ConnectionState.Connected:
 						r.OpenWindow("SERVER_LOBBY");
+						r.GetWidget("SERVER_LOBBY").GetWidget<ChatDisplayWidget>("CHAT_DISPLAY").ClearChat();
 						break;
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml
index 68e725f079..61e3dda39a 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Container@ROOT:
 					Height: 200
 					ClickThrough: True
 					DrawBackground: False
+					RemoveTime:250
 				ChatEntry@CHAT_ENTRY:
 					Id:CHAT_ENTRY
 					X:250
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/ingame.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/ingame.yaml
index 55595b4351..f80de4bdb7 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/ingame.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/ingame.yaml
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Container@ROOT:
 					Height: 200
 					ClickThrough: True
 					DrawBackground: False
+					RemoveTime:250
 				ChatEntry@CHAT_ENTRY:
 					Id:CHAT_ENTRY
 					X:250