diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/Room.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/Room.cs
index 80a4be83eb..16b0c588fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/Room.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/Room.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
         [JsonProperty("playlist")]
         public BindableCollection<PlaylistItem> Playlist { get; set; } = new BindableCollection<PlaylistItem>();
 
+        [JsonProperty("channel_id")]
+        public Bindable<int> ChannelId { get; private set; } = new Bindable<int>();
+
         [JsonIgnore]
         public Bindable<TimeSpan> Duration { get; private set; } = new Bindable<TimeSpan>(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30));
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/MatchChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/MatchChatDisplay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c02439f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/MatchChatDisplay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
+using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match.Components
+{
+    public class MatchChatDisplay : StandAloneChatDisplay
+    {
+        private readonly Room room;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private ChannelManager channelManager { get; set; }
+
+        public MatchChatDisplay(Room room)
+            : base(true)
+        {
+            this.room = room;
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            Channel.Value = channelManager.JoinChannel(new Channel { Id = room.ChannelId, Type = ChannelType.Multiplayer, Name = $"#mp_{room.RoomID}" });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/MatchScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/MatchScreen.cs
index b33c871fad..b865c07e31 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/MatchScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/MatchScreen.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match
 {
     public class MatchScreen : MultiplayerScreen
     {
-        private readonly Participants participants;
-
         private readonly Bindable<string> nameBind = new Bindable<string>();
         private readonly Bindable<RoomStatus> statusBind = new Bindable<RoomStatus>();
         private readonly Bindable<RoomAvailability> availabilityBind = new Bindable<RoomAvailability>();
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match
 
         public override bool AllowBeatmapRulesetChange => false;
 
-        protected override Drawable TransitionContent => participants;
-
         public override string Title => room.Name.Value;
 
         public override string ShortTitle => "room";
@@ -90,15 +86,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match
                                 {
                                     new Drawable[]
                                     {
-                                        participants = new Participants { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
-                                        leaderboard = new MatchLeaderboard(room) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
+                                        leaderboard = new MatchLeaderboard(room) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
+                                        new MatchChatDisplay(room) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
                                     },
                                 },
-                                ColumnDimensions = new[]
-                                {
-                                    new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Distributed),
-                                    new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Relative, 0.5f),
-                                }
                             }
                         },
                     },
@@ -138,9 +129,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match
 
             header.Type.BindTo(typeBind);
 
-            participants.Users.BindTo(participantsBind);
-            participants.MaxParticipants.BindTo(maxParticipantsBind);
-
             playlistBind.ItemsAdded += _ => setFromPlaylist();
             playlistBind.ItemsRemoved += _ => setFromPlaylist();
         }