diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
index 9e9e0304c..d1a236512 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
@@ -943,6 +943,17 @@ Changing this setting only affects new text.</string>
 			<key>Value</key>
 			<boolean>1</boolean>
 		</map>
+		<key>SupportChatDisplayBuild</key>
+		<map>
+			<key>Comment</key>
+			<string>Whether or not to display your current build (and its channel indicator) when you speak in identified support group chats</string>
+			<key>Persist</key>
+			<integer>1</integer>
+			<key>Type</key>
+			<string>Boolean</string>
+			<key>Value</key>
+			<boolean>1</boolean>
+		</map>
 		<key>WarnRecommendedUpdate</key>
 		<map>
 			<key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group.xml
index a9cfeeb46..66d694f1a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             <button bottom_delta="0" follows="left|top" height="20" left_delta="80" width="50" toggle="true" name="ding_btn" label="Ding">
               <button.commit_callback function="FlipDing"/>
             </button>
-            <check_box name="Support Check" label="Send Build" tool_tip="Uncheck to stop sending build number" follows="left|top" bottom_delta="0" left_delta="50" visible="false" initial_value="true"/>
+            <check_box name="Support Check" label="Send Build" tool_tip="Uncheck to stop sending build number" follows="left|top" bottom_delta="0" left_delta="50" visible="false" control_name="SupportChatDisplayBuild"/>
             <button bottom_delta="0" enabled="false" follows="left|top" halign="right" height="20" image_overlay="icn_voice-call-start.tga" image_overlay_alignment="left" label="Join Call" left_delta="50" name="start_call_btn" width="80"/>
 			<button bottom_delta="0" follows="left|top" halign="right" height="20" image_overlay="icn_voice-call-end.tga" image_overlay_alignment="left" label="End Call" left_delta="0" name="end_call_btn" pad_right="12" visible="false" width="80"/>
 			<button bottom_delta="0" follows="right|top" height="20" label="&lt; &lt;" label_selected="&gt; &gt;" toggle="true" left="462" name="toggle_active_speakers_btn" right="495" tool_tip="Click here to toggle a list of active participants in this IM session." visible="true" width="80"/>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group_concisebuttons.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group_concisebuttons.xml
index f7b2b2ab5..205ecdc37 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group_concisebuttons.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_instant_message_group_concisebuttons.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <button bottom_delta="0" follows="right|top" height="20" left_delta="100" width="50" toggle="true" name="ding_btn" label="Ding">
       <button.commit_callback function="FlipDing"/>
     </button>
-    <check_box name="Support Check" label="#" tool_tip="Uncheck to stop sending build number" follows="right|top" bottom_delta="0" left_delta="50" visible="false" initial_value="true"/>
+    <check_box name="Support Check" label="#" tool_tip="Uncheck to stop sending build number" follows="right|top" bottom_delta="0" left_delta="50" visible="false" control_name="SupportChatDisplayBuild"/>
     <button bottom_delta="0" enabled="false" follows="right|top" halign="right" height="20" image_overlay="icn_voice-call-start.tga" image_overlay_alignment="left" label="Join Call" left_delta="50" name="start_call_btn" width="80"/>
 	<button bottom_delta="0" follows="right|top" halign="right" height="20" image_overlay="icn_voice-call-end.tga" image_overlay_alignment="left" label="End Call" left_delta="0" name="end_call_btn" pad_right="12" visible="false" width="80"/>
 	<button bottom_delta="0" follows="right|top" height="20" label="&lt; &lt;" label_selected="&gt; &gt;" toggle="true" left="420" name="toggle_active_speakers_btn" right="450" tool_tip="Click here to toggle a list of active participants in this IM session." visible="true" width="80"/>