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 fc6a6b05a..509770164 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
@@ -1301,6 +1301,8 @@ public void invitationRejected(AdHocChatRoomInvitationRejectedEvent evt) {}
     @Override
     public void localUserRoleChanged(ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent evt)
     {
+        if(evt.isInitial())
+            return;
         ChatRoom sourceChatRoom = evt.getSourceChatRoom();
         ChatRoomWrapper chatRoomWrapper
             = GuiActivator.getMUCService().findChatRoomWrapperFromChatRoom(
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 bdef78ec6..0a9f6b9c2 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ChatRoomJabberImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/jabber/ChatRoomJabberImpl.java
@@ -989,7 +989,18 @@ public ChatRoomMemberRole getUserRole()
      */
     public void setLocalUserRole(ChatRoomMemberRole role)
     {
-        fireLocalUserRoleEvent(getUserRole(), role);
+        setLocalUserRole(role, false);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Sets the new rolefor the local user in the context of this chatroom.
+     *
+     * @param role the new role to be set for the local user
+     * @param isInitial if <tt>true</tt> this is initial role set.
+     */
+    public void setLocalUserRole(ChatRoomMemberRole role, boolean isInitial)
+    {
+        fireLocalUserRoleEvent(getUserRole(), role, isInitial);
         this.role = role;
     }
 
@@ -2201,13 +2212,15 @@ public void adminRevoked()
      *
      * @param previousRole the previous role that local user had
      * @param newRole the new role the local user gets
+     * @param isInitial if <tt>true</tt> this is initial role set.
      */
     private void fireLocalUserRoleEvent(ChatRoomMemberRole previousRole,
-                                        ChatRoomMemberRole newRole)
+                                        ChatRoomMemberRole newRole, 
+                                        boolean isInitial)
     {
         ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent evt
             = new ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent(
-                    this, previousRole, newRole);
+                    this, previousRole, newRole, isInitial);
 
         if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
             logger.trace("Will dispatch the following ChatRoom event: " + evt);
@@ -2726,10 +2739,10 @@ private void processOwnPresence(Presence presence)
                     if(affiliation.equalsIgnoreCase(ChatRoomMemberRole.OWNER
                             .getRoleName().toLowerCase()))
                     {
-                        setLocalUserRole(ChatRoomMemberRole.OWNER);
+                        setLocalUserRole(ChatRoomMemberRole.OWNER, true);
                     }
                     else
-                        setLocalUserRole(ChatRoomMemberRole.MODERATOR);
+                        setLocalUserRole(ChatRoomMemberRole.MODERATOR, true);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -2743,7 +2756,7 @@ private void processOwnPresence(Presence presence)
                         || jitsiRole == ChatRoomMemberRole.OWNER
                         || jitsiRole == ChatRoomMemberRole.ADMINISTRATOR)
                     {
-                        setLocalUserRole(jitsiRole);
+                        setLocalUserRole(jitsiRole, true);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent.java
index 3073515a4..09dc5a9c8 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public class ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent
      * The new role that local participant get.
      */
     private ChatRoomMemberRole newRole = null;
+    
+    /**
+     * If <tt>true</tt> this is initial role set.
+     */
+    private boolean isInitial = false;
 
     /**
      * Creates a <tt>ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent</tt> representing that
@@ -46,14 +51,17 @@ public class ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent
      * @param sourceRoom the <tt>ChatRoom</tt> that produced the event
      * @param previousRole the previous role that local participant had
      * @param newRole the new role that local participant get
+     * @param isInitial if <tt>true</tt> this is initial role set.
      */
     public ChatRoomLocalUserRoleChangeEvent(ChatRoom sourceRoom,
                                         ChatRoomMemberRole previousRole,
-                                        ChatRoomMemberRole newRole)
+                                        ChatRoomMemberRole newRole, 
+                                        boolean isInitial)
     {
         super(sourceRoom);
         this.previousRole = previousRole;
         this.newRole = newRole;
+        this.isInitial = isInitial;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,4 +93,13 @@ public ChatRoom getSourceChatRoom()
     {
         return (ChatRoom)getSource();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this is initial role set.
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this is initial role set.
+     */
+    public boolean isInitial()
+    {
+        return isInitial;
+    }
 }