diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.java
index 7ba8621ca..de10a95e1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.java
@@ -724,6 +724,12 @@ public class ChatDirector extends BasicDirector
 
         // if there was an originating speaker, see if we want to hear it
         if (speaker != null) {
+            
+            // We pre-translate this message here because we're about to filter it.
+            //  And if we filter first, we could end up filtering keys.
+            msg.message = xlate(msg.bundle, msg.message);
+            msg.bundle = null;
+            
             if ((msg.message = filter(msg.message, speaker, false)) == null) {
                 return;
             }