diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ec21a4c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
+using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+using osu.Game.Users;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Chat
+{
+    [HeadlessTest]
+    public class TestSceneChannelManager : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        private ChannelManager channelManager;
+        private int currentMessageId;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup() => Schedule(() =>
+        {
+            var container = new ChannelManagerContainer();
+            Child = container;
+            channelManager = container.ChannelManager;
+        });
+
+        [SetUpSteps]
+        public void SetUpSteps()
+        {
+            AddStep("register request handling", () =>
+            {
+                currentMessageId = 0;
+
+                ((DummyAPIAccess)API).HandleRequest = req =>
+                {
+                    switch (req)
+                    {
+                        case JoinChannelRequest joinChannel:
+                            joinChannel.TriggerSuccess();
+                            return true;
+
+                        case PostMessageRequest postMessage:
+                            postMessage.TriggerSuccess(new Message(++currentMessageId)
+                            {
+                                IsAction = postMessage.Message.IsAction,
+                                ChannelId = postMessage.Message.ChannelId,
+                                Content = postMessage.Message.Content,
+                                Links = postMessage.Message.Links,
+                                Timestamp = postMessage.Message.Timestamp,
+                                Sender = postMessage.Message.Sender
+                            });
+
+                            return true;
+                    }
+
+                    return false;
+                };
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestCommandsPostedToCorrectChannelWhenNotCurrent()
+        {
+            Channel channel1 = null;
+            Channel channel2 = null;
+
+            AddStep("join 2 rooms", () =>
+            {
+                channelManager.JoinChannel(channel1 = createChannel(1, ChannelType.Public));
+                channelManager.JoinChannel(channel2 = createChannel(2, ChannelType.Public));
+            });
+
+            AddStep("select channel 1", () => channelManager.CurrentChannel.Value = channel1);
+
+            AddStep("post /me command to channel 2", () => channelManager.PostCommand("me dances", channel2));
+            AddAssert("/me command received by channel 2", () => channel2.Messages.Last().Content == "dances");
+
+            AddStep("post /np command to channel 2", () => channelManager.PostCommand("np", channel2));
+            AddAssert("/np command received by channel 2", () => channel2.Messages.Last().Content.Contains("is listening to"));
+        }
+
+        private Channel createChannel(int id, ChannelType type) => new Channel(new User())
+        {
+            Id = id,
+            Name = $"Channel {id}",
+            Topic = $"Topic of channel {id} with type {type}",
+            Type = type,
+        };
+
+        private class ChannelManagerContainer : CompositeDrawable
+        {
+            [Cached]
+            public ChannelManager ChannelManager { get; } = new ChannelManager();
+
+            public ChannelManagerContainer()
+            {
+                InternalChild = ChannelManager;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs
index 3971146ff8..a1549dfbce 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
                 {
                     switch (req)
                     {
-                        case JoinChannelRequest _:
+                        case JoinChannelRequest joinChannel:
+                            joinChannel.TriggerSuccess();
                             return true;
                     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/PostMessageRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/PostMessageRequest.cs
index 84ab873acf..5d508a4cdf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/PostMessageRequest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/PostMessageRequest.cs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
 {
     public class PostMessageRequest : APIRequest<Message>
     {
-        private readonly Message message;
+        public readonly Message Message;
 
         public PostMessageRequest(Message message)
         {
-            this.message = message;
+            Message = message;
         }
 
         protected override WebRequest CreateWebRequest()
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
             var req = base.CreateWebRequest();
 
             req.Method = HttpMethod.Post;
-            req.AddParameter(@"is_action", message.IsAction.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());
-            req.AddParameter(@"message", message.Content);
+            req.AddParameter(@"is_action", Message.IsAction.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());
+            req.AddParameter(@"message", Message.Content);
 
             return req;
         }
 
-        protected override string Target => $@"chat/channels/{message.ChannelId}/messages";
+        protected override string Target => $@"chat/channels/{Message.ChannelId}/messages";
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
index 8507887357..3136a3960d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
             switch (command)
             {
                 case "np":
-                    AddInternal(new NowPlayingCommand());
+                    AddInternal(new NowPlayingCommand(target));
                     break;
 
                 case "me":
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    PostMessage(content, true);
+                    PostMessage(content, true, target);
                     break;
 
                 case "join":
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs
index 926709694b..7756591e03 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         [Resolved]
         private Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> currentBeatmap { get; set; }
 
+        private readonly Channel target;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="NowPlayingCommand"/> to post the currently-playing beatmap to a parenting <see cref="IChannelPostTarget"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="target">The target channel to post to. If <c>null</c>, the currently-selected channel will be posted to.</param>
+        public NowPlayingCommand(Channel target = null)
+        {
+            this.target = target;
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
             var beatmapString = beatmap.OnlineBeatmapID.HasValue ? $"[{api.WebsiteRootUrl}/b/{beatmap.OnlineBeatmapID} {beatmap}]" : beatmap.ToString();
 
-            channelManager.PostMessage($"is {verb} {beatmapString}", true);
+            channelManager.PostMessage($"is {verb} {beatmapString}", true, target);
             Expire();
         }
     }