diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5d95be1..66b8cc6c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## ???
 
+### Features
+
+* Builtin Prosody: anonymous users connects automatically to the chat in a readonly mode. They must choose a nickname before they can chat.
+
 ### Minor changes and fixes
 
 * Builtin Prosody: better random avatars quality.
diff --git a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss
index 97bbac18..e55ef82a 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss
+++ b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ body[livechat-viewer-mode="on"] {
     display: initial;
   }
 
-  .livechat-viewer-mode-panel {
-    display: none;
+  converse-muc-bottom-panel {
+    >:not(.livechat-viewer-mode-nick) {
+      display: none;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/conversejs/custom/templates/muc-bottom-panel.js b/conversejs/custom/templates/muc-bottom-panel.js
index a06010d1..2854cfc6 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/templates/muc-bottom-panel.js
+++ b/conversejs/custom/templates/muc-bottom-panel.js
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ export default (o) => {
             </fieldset>
         </form>
     </div>
-    <span class="livechat-viewer-mode-panel">
-      ${tplMucBottomPanel(o)}
-    </span>`
+    ${tplMucBottomPanel(o)}`
   }
   return tplMucBottomPanel(o)
 }