diff --git a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
index 30513961..bac13a4b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ const addState = connect(
             dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
         }
 
-        return { quit };
+        function setChatShow(v) {
+            dispatch(actions.setChatShow(v));
+        }
+
+        return {
+            setChatShow,
+            quit,
+        };
     }
 );
 
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ function GameCtrlBtns(args) {
         getInstanceState,
         sendGameSkillClear,
         sendReady,
+        setChatShow,
         quit,
     } = args;
 
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ function GameCtrlBtns(args) {
 
     return (
         <div class="game-ctrl-btns">
-            <button disabled={true} >Chat</button>
+            <button disabled={!account.subscribed} onClick={() => setChatShow(!chatShow)}>Chat</button>
             <button disabled={animating} onClick={sendGameSkillClear}>Clear</button>
             {finished ? quitBtn : readyBtn}
         </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
index 443bc03d..ecfded9c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const addState = connect(
             ws,
             chatShow,
             instance,
+            account,
         } = state;
 
         function sendReady() {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const addState = connect(
         return {
             instance,
             chatShow,
+            account,
 
             sendAbandon,
             sendReady,
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ function InstanceCtrlBtns(args) {
     const {
         instance,
         chatShow,
+        account,
 
         sendAbandon,
         sendReady,
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ function InstanceCtrlBtns(args) {
 
     return (
         <div class="instance-ctrl-btns">
-            <button onClick={() => setChatShow(!chatShow)}>Chat</button>
+            <button disabled={!account.subscribed} onClick={() => setChatShow(!chatShow)}>Chat</button>
             <button disabled={finished} class="ready" onClick={() => sendReady()}>Ready</button>
         </div>
     );