diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
index e6a4765e33..e95db4120d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
                 im.RegionID = thisClient.Scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.Guid;
             }
 
+            if ((im.binaryBucket == null) || (im.binaryBucket.Length == 0) || ((im.binaryBucket.Length == 1 && im.binaryBucket[0] == 0)))
+            {
+                ExtendedGroupRecord groupInfo = m_groupData.GetGroupRecord(UUID.Zero.ToString(), groupID, null);
+                if (groupInfo != null)
+                    im.binaryBucket = Util.StringToBytes256(groupInfo.GroupName);
+            }
+
             // Send to self first of all
             im.toAgentID = im.fromAgentID;
             im.fromGroup = true;