diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelTabControl.cs
index 6fb0bf92a4..9c07294a50 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelTabControl.cs
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
                 TabContainer.SetLayoutPosition(selectorTab, float.MaxValue);
 
             base.AddTabItem(item, addToDropdown);
-
-            if (SelectedTab == null)
-                SelectTab(item);
         }
 
         protected override TabItem<Channel> CreateTabItem(Channel value) => new ChannelTabItem(value) { OnRequestClose = tabCloseRequested };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs
index fe6945523f..fe2ec65827 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
                     ChannelTabControl.AddItem(channel);
                     break;
             }
+
+       
         }
 
         public void RemoveItem(Channel channel)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabControl.cs
index 99fc095331..5e23b4c2eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabControl.cs
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
             };
         }
 
-        protected override void AddTabItem(TabItem<Channel> item, bool addToDropdown = true)
-        {
-            base.AddTabItem(item, addToDropdown);
-
-            if (SelectedTab == null)
-                SelectTab(item);
-        }
-
         private void tabCloseRequested(TabItem<Channel> priv)
         {
             int totalTabs = TabContainer.Count -1; // account for selectorTab
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabItem.cs
index de6ff466df..aaf0a7b295 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/UserTabItem.cs
@@ -139,12 +139,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
                                 Text = value.Name,
                                 Margin = new MarginPadding(1),
                                 TextSize = 18,
+                                Alpha = 0,
                             },
                             closeButton = new ChatTabItemCloseButton
                             {
                                 Height = 1,
                                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                Alpha = 0,
                                 Margin = new MarginPadding
                                 {
                                     Right = 5