diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/TextNotificationsManager.cs b/OpenRA.Game/TextNotificationsManager.cs
index 63f320f6b8..d92096075c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/TextNotificationsManager.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/TextNotificationsManager.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public static void Clear()
 		{
+			ChatDisabledUntil = Game.RunTime;
 			NotificationsCache.Clear();
 			MutedPlayers.Clear();
 		}