diff --git a/widget/chatareawidget.cpp b/widget/chatareawidget.cpp
index 524039d20..e1e7e3447 100644
--- a/widget/chatareawidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/chatareawidget.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ChatAreaWidget::ChatAreaWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     setOpenExternalLinks(false);
     setOpenLinks(false);
     setAcceptRichText(false);
+    setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
 
     chatTextTable = textCursor().insertTable(1,3);