diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
index 759e674a9..13f340a5a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <string>/resync</string>
     </map>
+    <key>AlchemyChatCommandSetChatChannel</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Command to set nearby chat channel</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>String</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <string>/setchannel</string>
+    </map>
     <key>AlchemyConnectToNeighbors</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/chatbar_as_cmdline.cpp b/indra/newview/chatbar_as_cmdline.cpp
index c70eec31b..b68240e60 100644
--- a/indra/newview/chatbar_as_cmdline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/chatbar_as_cmdline.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ bool cmd_line_chat(std::string data, EChatType type)
 		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sRegionMsgCommand(gSavedSettings,  "SinguCmdLineRegionSay");
 		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sTeleportToCam(gSavedSettings,  "AscentCmdTeleportToCam");
 		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sHoverHeight(gSavedSettings, "AlchemyChatCommandHoverHeight", "/hover");
+		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sSetNearbyChatChannelCmd(gSavedSettings, "AlchemyChatCommandSetChatChannel", "/setchannel");
 		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sResyncAnimCommand(gSavedSettings, "AlchemyChatCommandResyncAnim", "/resync");
 		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sKeyToName(gSavedSettings,  "AscentCmdLineKeyToName");
 		static LLCachedControl<std::string> sOfferTp(gSavedSettings,  "AscentCmdLineOfferTp");
@@ -447,6 +448,15 @@ bool cmd_line_chat(std::string data, EChatType type)
 			}
 			return false;
 		}
+		else if (cmd == utf8str_tolower(sSetNearbyChatChannelCmd)) // Set nearby chat channel
+		{
+			S32 chan;
+			if (input >> chan)
+			{
+				gSavedSettings.setS32("AlchemyNearbyChatChannel", chan);
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
 		else if (cmd == utf8str_tolower(sTeleportToCam))
 		{
 			gAgent.teleportViaLocation(gAgentCamera.getCameraPositionGlobal());