diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp
index dc827e8df..d58ccde77 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_window.cpp
@@ -592,6 +592,21 @@ void CChatGroupWindow::displayMessage(const ucstring &msg, NLMISC::CRGBA col, CC
 				{
 					gl = gl2;
 
+					// Add dyn chan number before string
+					ucstring prefix("[" + NLMISC::toString(dynamicChatDbIndex) + "]");
+					// Find position to put the new string
+					// After timestamp?
+					size_t pos = newmsg.find(ucstring("]"));
+					size_t colonpos = newmsg.find(ucstring(": @{"));
+					// If no ] found or if found but after the colon (so part of the user chat)
+					if (pos == ucstring::npos || (colonpos < pos))
+					{
+						// No timestamp, so put it right after the color and add a space
+						pos = newmsg.find(ucstring("}"));;
+						prefix += " ";
+					}
+					newmsg = newmsg.substr(0, pos + 1) + prefix + newmsg.substr(pos + 1);
+
 					// Add dynchannel number and optionally name before text if user channel
 					CCDBNodeLeaf* node = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CHAT:SHOW_DYN_CHANNEL_NAME_IN_CHAT_CB", false);
 					if (node && node->getValueBool())
@@ -599,15 +614,10 @@ void CChatGroupWindow::displayMessage(const ucstring &msg, NLMISC::CRGBA col, CC
 						uint32 textId = ChatMngr.getDynamicChannelNameFromDbIndex(dynamicChatDbIndex);
 						ucstring title;
 						STRING_MANAGER::CStringManagerClient::instance()->getDynString(textId, title);
-						if ( ! title.empty())
-						{
-							prefix = " " + title;
-						}
+						prefix = title.empty() ? ucstring("") : ucstring(" ") + title;
+						pos = newmsg.find(ucstring("] "));
+						newmsg = newmsg.substr(0, pos) + prefix + newmsg.substr(pos);
 					}
-					
-					// Put the new prefix in the correct position
-					size_t pos = newmsg.find(ucstring("] "));
-					newmsg = newmsg.substr(0, pos) + prefix + newmsg.substr(pos);
 				}
 				break;
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
index d34507beb..608eae45b 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
@@ -765,34 +765,36 @@ void CInterfaceChatDisplayer::displayChat(TDataSetIndex compressedSenderIndex, c
 			// if found, display, else discarded
 			if(dbIndex >= 0 && dbIndex < CChatGroup::MaxDynChanPerPlayer)
 			{
-				// Add dyn chan number before string
-				ucstring prefix = "[" + NLMISC::toString(dbIndex) + "]";
-				// Find position to put the new string
-				// After timestamp?
-				size_t pos = finalString.find(ucstring("]"));
-				if (pos == ucstring::npos)
-				{
-					// No timestamp, so put it right after the color and add a space
-					pos = finalString.find(ucstring("}"));
-					prefix += " ";
-				}
-				finalString = finalString.substr(0, pos + 1) + prefix + finalString.substr(pos + 1);
 				PeopleInterraction.ChatInput.DynamicChat[dbIndex].displayMessage(finalString, col, 2, &windowVisible);
-				// Add optionally dynchannel name before text so that the chat log 
-				// will show the correct string if enabled.
+
+				// Add dynchannel info before text so that the chat log will show the correct string.
 				CCDBNodeLeaf* node = pIM->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CHAT:SHOW_DYN_CHANNEL_NAME_IN_CHAT_CB", false);
-				if (node && pIM->getLogState() && node->getValueBool())
+				if (pIM->getLogState())
 				{
-					uint32 textId = ChatMngr.getDynamicChannelNameFromDbIndex(dbIndex);
-					ucstring title;
-					STRING_MANAGER::CStringManagerClient::instance()->getDynString(textId, title);
-					if ( ! title.empty())
+					// Add dyn chan number before string
+					ucstring prefix("[" + NLMISC::toString(dbIndex) + "]");
+					// Find position to put the new string
+					// After timestamp?
+					size_t pos = finalString.find(ucstring("]"));
+					size_t colonpos = finalString.find(ucstring(": @{"));
+					// If no ] found or if found but after the colon (so part of the user chat)
+					if (pos == ucstring::npos || (colonpos < pos))
 					{
-						prefix = " " + title;
+						// No timestamp, so put it right after the color and add a space
+						pos = finalString.find(ucstring("}"));;
+						prefix += " ";
+					}
+					finalString = finalString.substr(0, pos + 1) + prefix + finalString.substr(pos + 1);
+
+					if (node && node->getValueBool())
+					{
+						uint32 textId = ChatMngr.getDynamicChannelNameFromDbIndex(dbIndex);
+						ucstring title;
+						STRING_MANAGER::CStringManagerClient::instance()->getDynString(textId, title);
+						prefix = title.empty() ? ucstring("") : ucstring(" ") + title;
+						pos = finalString.find(ucstring("] "));
+						finalString = finalString.substr(0, pos) + prefix + finalString.substr(pos);
 					}
-					// Put the new prefix in the correct position
-					size_t pos = finalString.find(ucstring("] "));
-					finalString = finalString.substr(0, pos) + prefix + finalString.substr(pos);
 				}
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/string_manager_client.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/string_manager_client.cpp
index b9429a831..e46895368 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/string_manager_client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/string_manager_client.cpp
@@ -1387,6 +1387,13 @@ const ucchar * CStringManagerClient::getSpecialWord(const std::string &label, bo
 		return emptyString.c_str();
 	}
 
+	if (label[0] == '#')
+	{
+		static ucstring	rawString;
+		rawString = label.substr(1, label.size()-1);
+		return rawString.c_str();
+	}
+
 	// avoid case problems
 	static std::string lwrLabel;
 	lwrLabel = label;