diff --git a/kopete/chatwindow/chatmessagepart.cpp b/kopete/chatwindow/chatmessagepart.cpp
--- a/kopete/chatwindow/chatmessagepart.cpp
+++ b/kopete/chatwindow/chatmessagepart.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
 {
     if (inProgress()) {
         d->scrollToEndDelayed = true;
-    } else {
+    } else if (view()) {
         view()->scrollBy(0, view()->contentsHeight());
     }
 }
diff --git a/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.h b/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.h
--- a/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.h
+++ b/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void slotSmileyActivated(const QString &);
     void setActiveView(QWidget *active);
+    void setActiveView(int);
     void updateBackground(const QPixmap &pm);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.cpp b/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.cpp
--- a/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.cpp
+++ b/kopete/chatwindow/kopetechatwindow.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@
 
         connect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(testCanDecode(const QDragMoveEvent*,bool&)), this, SLOT(testCanDecode(const QDragMoveEvent*,bool&)));
         connect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(receivedDropEvent(QWidget*,QDropEvent*)), this, SLOT(receivedDropEvent(QWidget*,QDropEvent*)));
-        connect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QWidget*)), this, SLOT(setActiveView(QWidget*)));
+        connect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(currentChanged(int)), this, SLOT(setActiveView(int)));
         connect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(contextMenu(QWidget*,QPoint)), this, SLOT(slotTabContextMenu(QWidget*,QPoint)));
 
         if (m_activeView) {
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
 void KopeteChatWindow::deleteTabBar()
 {
     if (m_tabBar) {
-        disconnect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QWidget*)), this, SLOT(setActiveView(QWidget*)));
+        disconnect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(currentChanged(int)), this, SLOT(setActiveView(int)));
         disconnect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(contextMenu(QWidget*,QPoint)), this, SLOT(slotTabContextMenu(QWidget*,QPoint)));
 
         if (!chatViewList.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1037,6 +1037,11 @@
     emit chatSessionChanged(m_activeView->msgManager());
 }
 
+void KopeteChatWindow::setActiveView(int idx)
+{
+    setActiveView(m_tabBar->widget(idx));
+}
+
 void KopeteChatWindow::slotUpdateCaptionIcons(ChatView *view)
 {
     if (!view) {