diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/AddChatTabBox.mxml b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/AddChatTabBox.mxml
index b16e81c8324bc10d47c24706b2af8c0a19bc10a1..f28eecad77a95201d274ca3bee3d2ed98a2d391f 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/AddChatTabBox.mxml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/AddChatTabBox.mxml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
                 lockSettingsChanged();
             }
             
-            public function accessibleClick(event:KeyboardEvent):void{
+            public function onUserListKeyDown(event:KeyboardEvent):void{
                 if (event.keyCode == 32){
                     openPrivateChat(event);
                 }
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
              visible="{chatOptions.privateEnabled}" includeInLayout="{chatOptions.privateEnabled}"
              itemRenderer="org.bigbluebutton.modules.chat.views.UserRenderer"
              labelField="name"
-             itemClick="openPrivateChat(event)" 
+             itemClick="openPrivateChat(event)"
+             keyDown="onUserListKeyDown(event)"
              toolTip="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.chat.usersList.toolTip')}"
              accessibilityName="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.chat.usersList.accessibilityName')}"/>
     <mx:Label styleName="chatOptionsLabel" text="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.chat.chatOptions')}" />
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/ChatView.mxml b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/ChatView.mxml
index 4309b7b12e94f721cdfb42fbabef8bb80b417538..b651a037cf41cf77917a043d8a16a742f8521c0a 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/ChatView.mxml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/views/ChatView.mxml
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 				tabBox.name = OPTION_TAB_ID;
 				tabBox.chatOptions = chatOptions;
 				tabBox.tabIndexer.startIndex = tabIndexer.startIndex + 10;
-				tabBox.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, tabBox.accessibleClick);
 				chatTabs.addChild(tabBox);
 				
 				return tabBox;