diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/conference/ConferenceChatManager.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/conference/ConferenceChatManager.java
index 744d97861..ae0f2af4f 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/conference/ConferenceChatManager.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/conference/ConferenceChatManager.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ConferenceChatManager
                 AdHocChatRoomInvitationRejectionListener,
                 LocalUserChatRoomPresenceListener,
                 LocalUserAdHocChatRoomPresenceListener,
-                ServiceListener
+                ServiceListener, ChatRoomLocalUserRoleListener
 {
     /**
      * The object used for logging.
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ else if(o instanceof ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent)
             message.getMessageUID(),
             null);
 
-        chatWindowManager.openChat(chatPanel, false);
+        if(evt.isImportantMessage())
+            chatWindowManager.openChat(chatPanel, true);
     }
-
-
+    
     /**
      * Implements the <tt>ChatRoomMessageListener.messageDeliveryFailed</tt>
      * method.
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ public void run()
                 if(chatPanel.isShown())
                     ((ConferenceChatSession) chatPanel.getChatSession())
                         .loadChatRoom(sourceChatRoom);
-                else
-                    chatWindowManager.openChat(chatPanel, true);
+//                else
+//                    chatWindowManager.openChat(chatPanel, true);
             }
 
             if (sourceChatRoom.isSystem())
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ public void run()
             }
 
             sourceChatRoom.addMessageListener(this);
+            sourceChatRoom.addLocalUserRoleListener(this);
         }
         else if (LocalUserChatRoomPresenceChangeEvent
                     .LOCAL_USER_JOIN_FAILED.equals(eventType))
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@ else if (LocalUserChatRoomPresenceChangeEvent
             }
 
             sourceChatRoom.removeMessageListener(this);
+            sourceChatRoom.removelocalUserRoleListener(this);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1259,5 +1261,19 @@ public void messageReceived(AdHocChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent evt)
     }
 
     public void invitationRejected(AdHocChatRoomInvitationRejectedEvent evt) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void localUserRoleChanged(ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent evt)
+    {
+        ChatRoom sourceChatRoom = evt.getSourceChatRoom();
+        ChatRoomWrapper chatRoomWrapper
+            = GuiActivator.getMUCService().findChatRoomWrapperFromChatRoom(
+                sourceChatRoom);
+        ChatWindowManager chatWindowManager
+            = GuiActivator.getUIService().getChatWindowManager();
+        ChatPanel chatPanel
+            = chatWindowManager.getMultiChat(chatRoomWrapper, true);
+        chatWindowManager.openChat(chatPanel, true);
+    }
     
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ChatRoomJabberImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ChatRoomJabberImpl.java
index 1152c9ede..bdef78ec6 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ChatRoomJabberImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ChatRoomJabberImpl.java
@@ -2008,6 +2008,13 @@ public void processPacket(Packet packet)
             if(delay != null)
                 msgReceivedEvt.setHistoryMessage(true);
 
+            if(messageReceivedEventType 
+                == ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent.CONVERSATION_MESSAGE_RECEIVED
+                && newMessage.getContent().contains(getUserNickname() + ":"))
+            {
+                msgReceivedEvt.setImportantMessage(true);
+            }
+                
             fireMessageEvent(msgReceivedEvt);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent.java
index 701e22d39..c448aa280 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent.java
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ public class ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent
      * Some services can fill our room with message history.
      */
     private boolean historyMessage = false;
+    
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the message is important or not.
+     */
+    private boolean isImportantMessage = false;
 
     /**
      * Creates a <tt>MessageReceivedEvent</tt> representing reception of the
@@ -167,4 +172,22 @@ public void setHistoryMessage(boolean historyMessage)
     {
         this.historyMessage = historyMessage;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the the important message flag of the event.
+     * @param isImportant the value to be set.
+     */
+    public void setImportantMessage(boolean isImportant)
+    {
+        isImportantMessage = isImportant;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if message is important and <tt>false</tt> if not.
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if message is important and <tt>false</tt> if not.
+     */
+    public boolean isImportantMessage()
+    {
+        return isImportantMessage;
+    }
 }