diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/LobbyRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/LobbyRegistry.java
index d924071c7..c2b715ac6 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/LobbyRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/LobbyRegistry.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: LobbyRegistry.java,v 1.3 2001/10/09 00:48:34 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: LobbyRegistry.java,v 1.4 2001/10/09 19:24:11 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.micasa.lobby;
 
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ public class LobbyRegistry implements LobbyCodes
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the oid of the default lobby.
+     */
+    public int getDefaultLobbyOid ()
+    {
+        return _defLobbyOid;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Extracts the properties for a lobby from the server config and
      * creates and initializes the lobby manager.
@@ -180,6 +188,12 @@ public class LobbyRegistry implements LobbyCodes
         // create a lobby record
         Lobby record = new Lobby(placeOid, gameIdent, name);
 
+        // if we don't already have a default lobby, this one is the big
+        // winner
+        if (_defLobbyOid == -1) {
+            _defLobbyOid = placeOid;
+        }
+
         // and register it in all the right lobby tables
         StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer(gameIdent, ",");
         while (tok.hasMoreTokens()) {
@@ -209,6 +223,9 @@ public class LobbyRegistry implements LobbyCodes
      * form of category lists. */
     protected HashMap _lobbies = new HashMap();
 
+    /** The oid of the default lobby. */
+    protected int _defLobbyOid = -1;
+
     /** The configuration key for the lobby managers list. */
     protected static final String LOBIDS_KEY =
         MiCasaServer.CONFIG_KEY + ".lobby_ids";