diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.cpp
index 3bb8fead5..4d244d6e9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ namespace mwmp
         return true;
     }
 
+    bool GUIChat::getEditState()
+    {
+        return editState;
+    }
+
     void GUIChat::acceptCommand(MyGUI::EditBox *_sender)
     {
         const std::string &cm =  MyGUI::TextIterator::toTagsString(mCommandLine->getCaption());
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.hpp
index e66f10b2a..01e962635 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUI/GUIChat.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         virtual bool exit();
 
+        bool getEditState();
+
         void setFont(const std::string &fntName);
 
         void onResChange(int width, int height);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp
index 87d8775d2..341487f36 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ bool mwmp::GUIController::pressedKey(int key)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool mwmp::GUIController::hasFocusedElement()
+bool mwmp::GUIController::getChatEditState()
 {
-    return false;
+    return mChat->editState;
 }
 
 void mwmp::GUIController::update(float dt)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp
index 9b1412b88..27fdf519e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         void showDialogList(const BasePlayer::GUIMessageBox &guiMessageBox);
 
-        /// Return true if any tes3mp gui element in active state
-        bool hasFocusedElement();
+        bool getChatEditState();
+
         /// Returns 0 if there was no events
         bool pressedKey(int key);