diff --git a/src/static/css/pad.css b/src/static/css/pad.css
index cf89ed35dfc..f5483d92440 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad.css
@@ -53,6 +53,715 @@ a img {
   /* Not sure why important is required here but it is */
   border: 1px solid #666 !important;
 }
+.toolbar ul li a.grouped-left {
+  border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
+}
+.toolbar ul li a.grouped-middle {
+  border-radius: 0;
+  margin-left: -2px;
+  border-left: 0;
+}
+.toolbar ul li a.grouped-right {
+  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
+  margin-left: -2px;
+  border-left: 0;
+}
+.toolbar ul li a.selected {
+  background: #eee !important;
+  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#EEE, #F0F0F0) !important;
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(#EEE, #F0F0F0) !important;
+  background: -o-linear-gradient(#EEE, #F0F0F0) !important;
+  background: -ms-linear-gradient(#EEE, #F0F0F0) !important;
+  background: linear-gradient(#EEE, #F0F0F0) !important;
+}
+.toolbar ul li select {
+  background: #fff;
+  padding: 4px;
+  line-height: 22px; /* fix for safari (win/mac) */
+  height: 28px; /* fix for chrome (mac) */
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  outline: none;
+}
+.toolbar ul.menu_left {
+  left:0px;
+  right:250px;
+}
+
+.toolbar ul.menu_right {
+  right:0px;
+}
+
+li[data-key=showusers] > a {
+  min-width: 30px;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+li[data-key=showusers] > a #online_count {
+  color: #777;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  position: relative;
+  top: 2px;
+  padding-left: 2px;
+}
+#editbar{
+  display:none;
+}
+
+#editorcontainer {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 37px; /* + 1px border */
+  left: 0px;
+  right: 0px;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  z-index: 1;
+
+  /* Required to be able to scroll on iOS: */
+  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
+}
+#editorcontainer iframe {
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  left: 0; /* Required for safari fixes RTL */
+}
+#editorloadingbox {
+  padding-top: 100px;
+  padding-bottom: 100px;
+  font-size: 2.5em;
+  color: #aaa;
+  text-align: center;
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 30px;
+  z-index: 100;
+}
+
+#editorloadingbox .passForm{
+  padding:10px;
+}
+
+#editorloadingbox input{
+  padding:10px;
+}
+
+#editorloadingbox button{
+  padding:10px;
+}
+
+.loadingAnimation{
+  -webkit-animation: loadingAnimation 2s infinite linear;
+  animation: loadingAnimation 2s infinite linear;
+  font-family: "fontawesome-etherpad";
+  font-size:24px;
+  z-index:150;
+  width:25px;
+  height:25px;
+}
+
+.loadingAnimation:before{
+  content: "\e80e";
+}
+
+@-webkit-keyframes loadingAnimation {
+  0% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(359deg);
+    transform: rotate(359deg);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes loadingAnimation {
+  0% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(359deg);
+    transform: rotate(359deg);
+  }
+}
+
+#editorcontainerbox {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  top: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+#padpage {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0px;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+#padmain {
+  margin-top: 0px;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 63px !important;
+  left: 0px;
+  right: 0px;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  zoom: 1;
+}
+#padeditor {
+  bottom: 0px;
+  left: 0;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0px;
+  top: 0;
+  zoom: 1;
+}
+#myswatchbox {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 5px;
+  top: 5px;
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
+  border: 1px solid #000;
+  background: transparent;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+#myswatch {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  background: transparent; /*...initially*/
+}
+#mycolorpicker {
+  width: 232px;
+  height: 265px;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: -250px;
+  top: 0px;
+  z-index: 101;
+  display: none;
+  border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px;
+  background: #f7f7f7;
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  border-top: 0;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  padding-top: 10px;
+}
+#mycolorpickersave {
+  left: 10px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+#mycolorpickercancel {
+  left: 85px
+}
+#mycolorpickersave,
+#mycolorpickercancel {
+  background: #fff;
+  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#fff, #ccc);
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(#fff, #ccc);
+  background: -o-linear-gradient(#fff, #ccc);
+  background: -ms-linear-gradient(#fff, #ccc);
+  background: linear-gradient(#fff, #ccc);
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 4px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: #000;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 4px;
+  top: 240px;
+  text-align: center;
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 60px;
+}
+#mycolorpickerpreview {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 207px;
+  top: 240px;
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  padding: 4px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  color: #fff;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+}
+#myusernameform {
+  margin-left: 30px
+}
+#myusernameedit {
+  font-size: 1.3em;
+  color: #fff;
+  padding: 3px;
+  height: 18px;
+  margin: 0;
+  border: 0;
+  width: 122px;
+  background: transparent;
+}
+#myusernameform input.editable {
+  border: 1px solid #444
+}
+#myuser .myusernameedithoverable:hover {
+  background: white;
+  color: black;
+}
+#mystatusform {
+  margin-left: 35px;
+  margin-top: 5px;
+}
+#mystatusedit {
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+  color: #777;
+  font-style: italic;
+  display: none;
+  padding: 2px;
+  height: 14px;
+  margin: 0;
+  border: 1px solid #bbb;
+  width: 199px;
+  background: transparent;
+}
+#myusernameform .editactive,
+#myusernameform .editempty {
+  background: white;
+  border-left: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
+  border-top: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
+  border-right: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  color: #000;
+}
+#myusernameform .editempty {
+  color: #333
+}
+#myswatchbox, #myusernameedit, #otheruserstable .swatch {
+  border: 1px solid #ccc !important;
+  color: #333;
+}
+table#otheruserstable {
+  display: none
+}
+#nootherusers {
+  padding: 10px;
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+  color: #eee;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+#nootherusers a {
+  color: #3C88FF
+}
+#otheruserstable td {
+  height: 26px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  padding: 0 2px;
+  color: #333;
+}
+#otheruserstable .swatch {
+  border: 1px solid #000;
+  width: 13px;
+  height: 13px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  margin: 0 4px;
+  -webkit-touch-callout: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  -khtml-user-select: none;
+  -moz-user-select: none;
+  -ms-user-select: none;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+.usertdswatch {
+  width: 1%
+}
+.usertdname {
+  font-size: 1.3em;
+  color: #444;
+}
+.usertdstatus {
+  font-size: 1.1em;
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: #999;
+}
+.usertdactivity {
+  font-size: 1.1em;
+  color: #777;
+}
+.usertdname input {
+  border: 1px solid #bbb;
+  width: 80px;
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+.usertdname input.editactive,
+.usertdname input.editempty {
+  background: white;
+  border-left: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
+  border-top: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
+  border-right: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+}
+.usertdname input.editempty {
+  color: #888;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+#connectivity {
+  z-index: 600 !important;
+}
+
+#connectivity * {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+#connectivity .visible,
+#connectivity .visible * {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+/* styles for the automatic reconnection timer: */
+#connectivity .visible.with_reconnect_timer button,
+#connectivity .visible.with_reconnect_timer .reconnecttimer * {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+#connectivity .with_reconnect_timer .hidden,
+#connectivity .with_reconnect_timer #defaulttext.hidden,
+#connectivity .with_reconnect_timer button.hidden {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+#connectivity .with_reconnect_timer #cancelreconnect {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
+/* end of styles for the automatic reconnection timer */
+
+#reconnect_form button {
+  font-size: 12pt;
+  padding: 5px;
+}
+
+.toolbar #overlay {
+  z-index: 500;
+  display: none;
+  background-repeat: repeat-both;
+  width: 100%;
+  position: absolute;
+  height: inherit;
+  left: 0;
+  top: 0;
+}
+* html #overlay {
+  /* for IE 6+ */
+  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100)";
+  filter: alpha(opacity=100);
+  opacity: 1; /* in case this is looked at */
+  background-image: none;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat; /* scale the image */
+}
+
+#chatbox {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  right: 20px;
+  width: 180px;
+  height: 200px;
+  z-index: 400;
+  background-color: #f7f7f7;
+  border-left: 1px solid #999;
+  border-right: 1px solid #999;
+  border-top: 1px solid #999;
+  padding: 3px;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+  border-top-left-radius: 5px;
+  border-top-right-radius: 5px;
+  display: none;
+}
+#chattext {
+  background-color: white;
+  border: 1px solid white;
+  -ms-overflow-y: scroll;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0px;
+  left: 0px;
+  top: 25px;
+  bottom: 25px;
+  z-index: 1002;
+}
+#chattext p {
+  padding: 3px;
+  -ms-overflow-x: hidden;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+.chatloadmessages
+{
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+  margin-top: 5px;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-right: auto;
+  display: block;
+}
+#chatloadmessagesbutton
+{
+  line-height: 1.8em;
+}
+#chatloadmessagesball
+{
+  display: none;
+}
+#chatinputbox {
+  padding: 3px 2px;
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  right: 0px;
+  left: 3px;
+}
+#chatlabel {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: #555;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  margin-right: 3px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+#chatinput {
+  border: 1px solid #BBBBBB;
+  width: 100%;
+  float: right;
+}
+#chaticon {
+  z-index: 400;
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  right: 20px;
+  padding: 5px;
+  border-left: 1px solid #999;
+  border-right: 1px solid #999;
+  border-top: 1px solid #999;
+  border-top-left-radius: 5px;
+  border-top-right-radius: 5px;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+#chaticon a {
+  text-decoration: none
+}
+#chatcounter {
+  color: #777;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+#titlebar {
+  line-height: 16px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: #555;
+  position: relative;
+  bottom: 2px;
+}
+#titlelabel {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  margin: 4px 0 0 4px;
+  position: absolute;
+}
+#titlesticky{
+  font-size: 10px;
+  padding-top:2px;
+  float: right;
+  text-align: right;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: #555;
+}
+#titlecross {
+  font-size: 25px;
+  float: right;
+  text-align: right;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: #555;
+}
+.time {
+  float: right;
+  color: #333;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  margin-left: 3px;
+  margin-right: 3px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+}
+#exportColumn{
+  margin-top:20px;
+}
+.exporttype {
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  padding-left: 25px;
+  color: #333;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  padding-bottom:2px;
+  display:inline;
+  padding-left:5px;
+  font-family: "Arial";
+}
+.exportlink{
+  font-family: "fontawesome-etherpad";
+  display:block;
+  margin:5px;
+  color:#666;
+}
+#exporthtmla:before {
+  content: "\e826";
+}
+#exportplaina:before {
+  content: "\e802";
+}
+#exportworda:before {
+  content: "\e804";
+}
+#exportpdfa:before {
+  content: "\e803";
+}
+#exportetherpada:before {
+  content: "\e806";
+}
+#exportopena:before {
+  content: "\e805";
+}
+
+/* hidden element */
+#importstatusball,
+#importmessagesuccess,
+#importmessageabiword {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.throbbold{
+  font-weight:bold;
+}
+
+#importmessageabiword {
+  color: #900;
+  font-size: small;
+}
+
+#importsubmitinput {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  padding:2px 4px 2px 4px;
+}
+#chatthrob {
+  display: none;
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 40px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  width: 150px;
+  height: 40px;
+  right: 20px;
+  z-index: 200;
+  background-color: #000;
+  color: white;
+  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
+  padding: 10px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)";
+  filter: alpha(opacity=80);
+  opacity: .8;
+}
+.buttonicon {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  background: none;
+  font-family: "fontawesome-etherpad";
+  font-size: 15px;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  color: #666;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.buttonicon::-moz-focus-inner {
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 0
+}
+
+.buttonicon:before  {
+  font-family: "fontawesome-etherpad";
+}
+
+.buttonicon:focus{
+  border: 1px solid #666;
+}
+.buttonicon-bold:before {
+  content: "\e81c";
+}
+.buttonicon-italic:before {
+  content: "\e81d";
+}
+.buttonicon-underline:before {
+  content: "\e817";
+}
+.buttonicon-strikethrough:before {
+  content: "\e818";
+}
+.buttonicon-insertorderedlist:before {
+  content: "\e816";
+}
+.buttonicon-insertunorderedlist:before {
+  content: "\e815";
+}
+.buttonicon-indent:before {
+  content: "\e814";
+}
+.buttonicon-outdent:before {
+  content: "\e813";
+}
+.buttonicon-undo:before {
+  content: "\e823";
+}
+.buttonicon-redo:before {
+  content: "\e824";
+}
+.buttonicon-clearauthorship:before {
+  content: "\e80d";
+}
+.buttonicon-settings:before {
+  content: "\e833";
+}
+.buttonicon-import_export:before {
+  content: "\e834";
+}
+.buttonicon-embed:before {
+  content: "\e827";
+}
+.buttonicon-history:before {
+  content: "\e837";
+}
+.buttonicon-chat:before {
+  content: "\e829";
+}
+.buttonicon-showusers:before {
+  content: "\e808";
+}
+.buttonicon-savedRevision:before {
+  content: "\e835";
+}
+#focusprotector {
+  z-index: 100;
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  top: 0px;
+  left: 0px;
+  right: 0px;
+  background-color: white;
+  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=1)";
+  filter: alpha(opacity=1);
+  opacity: 0.01;
+  display: none;
+}
 .rtl {
   direction: RTL
 }
diff --git a/src/static/js/chat.js b/src/static/js/chat.js
index a00ac9d9264..ca488fe5fd2 100755
--- a/src/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/src/static/js/chat.js
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ var chat = (function()
     },
     stickToScreen: function(fromInitialCall) // Make chat stick to right hand side of screen
     {
+      if(pad.settings.hideChat){
+        return;
+      }
       chat.show();
       isStuck = (!isStuck || fromInitialCall);
       $('#chatbox').hide();
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index aeeca15c6b5..9c1b7bc1862 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function randomString()
 var getParameters = [
   { name: "noColors",         checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { settings.noColors = true; $('#clearAuthorship').hide(); } },
   { name: "showControls",     checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { $('#editbar').css('display', 'flex') } },
-  { name: "showChat",         checkVal: "true", callback: function(val) { $('#chaticon').show(); } },
+  { name: "showChat",         checkVal: null,    callback: function(val) { if(val==="false"){settings.hideChat = true;chat.hide();$('#chaticon').hide()} } },
   { name: "showLineNumbers",  checkVal: "false", callback: function(val) { settings.LineNumbersDisabled = true; } },
   { name: "useMonospaceFont", checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { settings.useMonospaceFontGlobal = true; } },
   // If the username is set as a parameter we should set a global value that we can call once we have initiated the pad.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ var getParameters = [
   // If the userColor is set as a parameter, set a global value to use once we have initiated the pad.
   { name: "userColor",        checkVal: null,    callback: function(val) { settings.globalUserColor = decodeURIComponent(val); clientVars.userColor = decodeURIComponent(val); } },
   { name: "rtl",              checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { settings.rtlIsTrue = true } },
-  { name: "alwaysShowChat",   checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { chat.stickToScreen(); } },
+  { name: "alwaysShowChat",   checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { if(!settings.hideChat) chat.stickToScreen(); } },
   { name: "chatAndUsers",     checkVal: "true",  callback: function(val) { chat.chatAndUsers(); } },
   { name: "lang",             checkVal: null,    callback: function(val) { window.html10n.localize([val, 'en']); createCookie('language', val); } }
 ];
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function getParams()
   // Tries server enforced options first..
   for(var i = 0; i < getParameters.length; i++)
   {
-   var setting = getParameters[i];
+    var setting = getParameters[i];
     var value = clientVars.padOptions[setting.name];
     if(value.toString() === setting.checkVal)
     {
@@ -102,12 +102,10 @@ function getParams()
 
   // Then URL applied stuff
   var params = getUrlVars()
-
   for(var i = 0; i < getParameters.length; i++)
   {
     var setting = getParameters[i];
     var value = params[setting.name];
-
     if(value && (value == setting.checkVal || setting.checkVal == null))
     {
       setting.callback(value);
diff --git a/tests/frontend/helper.js b/tests/frontend/helper.js
index 449355e5d92..42712cf30a9 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/helper.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/helper.js
@@ -78,20 +78,25 @@ var helper = {};
   helper.newPad = function(cb, padName){
     //build opts object
     var opts = {clearCookies: true}
+
     if(typeof cb === 'function'){
       opts.cb = cb
     } else {
       opts = _.defaults(cb, opts);
     }
 
+    // if opts.params is set we manipulate the URL to include URL parameters IE ?foo=Bah.
+    if(opts.params){
+      var encodedParams = "?" + $.param(opts.params);
+    }
+
     //clear cookies
     if(opts.clearCookies){
       helper.clearCookies();
     }
-
     if(!padName)
       padName = "FRONTEND_TEST_" + helper.randomString(20);
-    $iframe = $("<iframe src='/p/" + padName + "'></iframe>");
+    $iframe = $("<iframe src='/p/" + padName + (encodedParams || '') + "'></iframe>");
 
     //clean up inner iframe references
     helper.padChrome$ = helper.padOuter$ = helper.padInner$ = null;
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js b/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js
index 8eaf08a9514..84b9344efba 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js
@@ -131,4 +131,41 @@ describe("Chat messages and UI", function(){
       }, 10)
     }, 10)
   });
+
+  it("Checks showChat=false URL Parameter hides chat then when removed it shows chat", function(done) {
+    this.timeout(60000);
+    var inner$ = helper.padInner$;
+    var chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
+
+    setTimeout(function(){ //give it a second to save the username on the server side
+      helper.newPad({ // get a new pad, but don't clear the cookies
+        clearCookies: false,
+        params:{
+          showChat: "false"
+        }, cb: function(){
+          var chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
+          var chaticon = chrome$("#chaticon");
+          // chat should be hidden.
+          expect(chaticon.is(":visible")).to.be(false);
+
+
+          setTimeout(function(){ //give it a second to save the username on the server side
+            helper.newPad({ // get a new pad, but don't clear the cookies
+              clearCookies: false
+              , cb: function(){
+                var chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
+                var chaticon = chrome$("#chaticon");
+                // chat should be visible.
+                expect(chaticon.is(":visible")).to.be(true);
+                done();
+              }
+            });
+          }, 1000);
+
+        }
+      });
+    }, 1000);
+
+  });
+
 });