diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/message-form/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/message-form/component.jsx
index ee92c28a4a..b831227d8b 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/message-form/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/message-form/component.jsx
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ class MessageForm extends PureComponent {
             value={message}
             onChange={this.handleMessageChange}
             onKeyDown={this.handleMessageKeyDown}
+            async={true}
           />
           <Button
             hideLabel