diff --git a/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp b/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp
index f3d672532..b61491ef6 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp
@@ -249,12 +249,22 @@ void ChatView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
             break;
         }
         case HoveredUser: {
-            if (event->button() == Qt::RightButton) {
+            if (event->button() != Qt::MidButton) {
                 const int delimiterIndex = hoveredContent.indexOf("_");
-                UserLevelFlags userLevel(hoveredContent.left(delimiterIndex).toInt());
                 const QString userName = hoveredContent.mid(delimiterIndex + 1);
-                
-                userContextMenu->showContextMenu(event->globalPos(), userName, userLevel);
+                switch(event->button()) {
+                case Qt::RightButton :{
+                    UserLevelFlags userLevel(hoveredContent.left(delimiterIndex).toInt());
+                    userContextMenu->showContextMenu(event->globalPos(), userName, userLevel);
+                    break;
+                                      }
+                case Qt::LeftButton :{
+                    emit addMentionTag("@" + userName);
+                    break;
+                                     }
+                default:
+                    break;
+                }
             }
             break;
         }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/chatview.h b/cockatrice/src/chatview.h
index 678492622..4f06cb5e9 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/chatview.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/chatview.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ signals:
     void cardNameHovered(QString cardName);
     void showCardInfoPopup(QPoint pos, QString cardName);
     void deleteCardInfoPopup(QString cardName);
+    void addMentionTag(QString mentionTag);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
index 4144409c3..aefcf02e9 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ TabGame::TabGame(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, QList<AbstractClient *> &_client
     connect(messageLog, SIGNAL(cardNameHovered(QString)), cardInfo, SLOT(setCard(QString)));
     connect(messageLog, SIGNAL(showCardInfoPopup(QPoint, QString)), this, SLOT(showCardInfoPopup(QPoint, QString)));
     connect(messageLog, SIGNAL(deleteCardInfoPopup(QString)), this, SLOT(deleteCardInfoPopup(QString)));
+    connect(messageLog, SIGNAL(addMentionTag(QString)), this, SLOT(addMentionTag(QString)));
     sayLabel = new QLabel;
     sayEdit = new QLineEdit;
     sayLabel->setBuddy(sayEdit);
@@ -507,6 +508,11 @@ TabGame::TabGame(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, QList<AbstractClient *> &_client
     messageLog->logGameJoined(gameInfo.game_id());
 }
 
+void TabGame::addMentionTag(QString value) {
+    sayEdit->insert(value + " ");
+    sayEdit->setFocus();
+}
+
 TabGame::~TabGame()
 {
     delete replay;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.h b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.h
index 50f77e1a1..0725f373a 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.h
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ private slots:
     void actPhaseAction();
     void actNextPhase();
     void actNextTurn();
+
+    void addMentionTag(QString value);
 public:
     TabGame(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, QList<AbstractClient *> &_clients, const Event_GameJoined &event, const QMap<int, QString> &_roomGameTypes);
     TabGame(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, GameReplay *replay);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_room.cpp b/cockatrice/src/tab_room.cpp
index 981ee3d45..5b134b1d2 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_room.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_room.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ TabRoom::TabRoom(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, AbstractClient *_client, ServerI
     connect(chatView, SIGNAL(openMessageDialog(QString, bool)), this, SIGNAL(openMessageDialog(QString, bool)));
     connect(chatView, SIGNAL(showCardInfoPopup(QPoint, QString)), this, SLOT(showCardInfoPopup(QPoint, QString)));
     connect(chatView, SIGNAL(deleteCardInfoPopup(QString)), this, SLOT(deleteCardInfoPopup(QString)));
+    connect(chatView, SIGNAL(addMentionTag(QString)), this, SLOT(addMentionTag(QString)));
     sayLabel = new QLabel;
     sayEdit = new QLineEdit;
     sayLabel->setBuddy(sayEdit);
@@ -239,6 +240,11 @@ void TabRoom::processRoomSayEvent(const Event_RoomSay &event)
     emit userEvent(false);
 }
 
+void TabRoom::addMentionTag(QString mentionTag) {
+    sayEdit->insert(mentionTag + " ");
+    sayEdit->setFocus();
+}
+
 PendingCommand *TabRoom::prepareRoomCommand(const ::google::protobuf::Message &cmd)
 {
     return client->prepareRoomCommand(cmd, roomId);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_room.h b/cockatrice/src/tab_room.h
index b43d35595..e27384a37 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_room.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_room.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ private slots:
     void actClearChat();
     void actOpenChatSettings();
     void ignoreUnregisteredUsersChanged();
+    void addMentionTag(QString mentionTag);
     
     void processListGamesEvent(const Event_ListGames &event);
     void processJoinRoomEvent(const Event_JoinRoom &event);