diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js b/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
index 409e71d12f..657a6cbc5f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ chatsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 			if (!uid) {
 				return callback();
 			}
-
 			privileges.global.can('chat', req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function (canChat, next) {
@@ -51,48 +50,17 @@ chatsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 					title: '[[pages:chats]]',
 				});
 			}
-			messaging.isUserInRoom(req.uid, req.params.roomid, next);
+			messaging.loadRoom(req.uid, { uid: uid, roomId: req.params.roomid }, next);
 		},
-		function (inRoom, next) {
-			if (!inRoom) {
+		function (room) {
+			if (!room) {
 				return callback();
 			}
-			async.parallel({
-				users: async.apply(messaging.getUsersInRoom, req.params.roomid, 0, -1),
-				canReply: async.apply(messaging.canReply, req.params.roomid, req.uid),
-				room: async.apply(messaging.getRoomData, req.params.roomid),
-				messages: async.apply(messaging.getMessages, {
-					callerUid: req.uid,
-					uid: uid,
-					roomId: req.params.roomid,
-					isNew: false,
-				}),
-				isAdminOrGlobalMod: function (next) {
-					user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(req.uid, next);
-				},
-			}, next);
-		},
-		function (data) {
-			var room = data.room;
-			room.messages = data.messages;
-
-			room.isOwner = parseInt(room.owner, 10) === parseInt(req.uid, 10);
-			room.users = data.users.filter(function (user) {
-				return user && parseInt(user.uid, 10) && parseInt(user.uid, 10) !== req.uid;
-			});
-
-			room.canReply = data.canReply;
-			room.groupChat = room.hasOwnProperty('groupChat') ? room.groupChat : room.users.length > 2;
 			room.rooms = recentChats.rooms;
-			room.uid = uid;
-			room.userslug = req.params.userslug;
 			room.nextStart = recentChats.nextStart;
-			room.usernames = messaging.generateUsernames(room.users, req.uid);
 			room.title = room.roomName || room.usernames || '[[pages:chats]]';
-			room.maximumUsersInChatRoom = parseInt(meta.config.maximumUsersInChatRoom, 10) || 0;
-			room.maximumChatMessageLength = parseInt(meta.config.maximumChatMessageLength, 10) || 1000;
-			room.showUserInput = !room.maximumUsersInChatRoom || room.maximumUsersInChatRoom > 2;
-			room.isAdminOrGlobalMod = data.isAdminOrGlobalMod;
+			room.uid = uid;
+			room.userslug = req.params.userslug;
 			res.render('chats', room);
 		},
 	], callback);
diff --git a/src/messaging/rooms.js b/src/messaging/rooms.js
index 721076224d..219f19513c 100644
--- a/src/messaging/rooms.js
+++ b/src/messaging/rooms.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ var validator = require('validator');
 var db = require('../database');
 var user = require('../user');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
+var privileges = require('../privileges');
+var meta = require('../meta');
 
 module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 	Messaging.getRoomData = function (roomId, callback) {
@@ -268,4 +270,55 @@ module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 			},
 		], callback);
 	};
+
+	Messaging.loadRoom = function (uid, data, callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				privileges.global.can('chat', uid, next);
+			},
+			function (canChat, next) {
+				if (!canChat) {
+					return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
+				}
+
+				Messaging.isUserInRoom(uid, data.roomId, next);
+			},
+			function (inRoom, next) {
+				if (!inRoom) {
+					return callback(null, null);
+				}
+
+				async.parallel({
+					roomData: async.apply(Messaging.getRoomData, data.roomId),
+					canReply: async.apply(Messaging.canReply, data.roomId, uid),
+					users: async.apply(Messaging.getUsersInRoom, data.roomId, 0, -1),
+					messages: async.apply(Messaging.getMessages, {
+						callerUid: uid,
+						uid: data.uid || uid,
+						roomId: data.roomId,
+						isNew: false,
+					}),
+					isAdminOrGlobalMod: function (next) {
+						user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(uid, next);
+					},
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (results, next) {
+				var room = results.roomData;
+				room.messages = results.messages;
+				room.isOwner = parseInt(room.owner, 10) === parseInt(uid, 10);
+				room.users = results.users.filter(function (user) {
+					return user && parseInt(user.uid, 10) && parseInt(user.uid, 10) !== uid;
+				});
+				room.canReply = results.canReply;
+				room.groupChat = room.hasOwnProperty('groupChat') ? room.groupChat : results.users.length > 2;
+				room.usernames = Messaging.generateUsernames(results.users, uid);
+				room.maximumUsersInChatRoom = parseInt(meta.config.maximumUsersInChatRoom, 10) || 0;
+				room.maximumChatMessageLength = parseInt(meta.config.maximumChatMessageLength, 10) || 1000;
+				room.showUserInput = !room.maximumUsersInChatRoom || room.maximumUsersInChatRoom > 2;
+				room.isAdminOrGlobalMod = results.isAdminOrGlobalMod;
+				next(null, room);
+			},
+		], callback);
+	};
 };
diff --git a/src/socket.io/modules.js b/src/socket.io/modules.js
index 70f7aa8719..30459f75eb 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/modules.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/modules.js
@@ -151,51 +151,7 @@ SocketModules.chats.loadRoom = function (socket, data, callback) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
-	async.waterfall([
-		function (next) {
-			privileges.global.can('chat', socket.uid, next);
-		},
-		function (canChat, next) {
-			if (!canChat) {
-				return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
-			}
-
-			Messaging.isUserInRoom(socket.uid, data.roomId, next);
-		},
-		function (inRoom, next) {
-			if (!inRoom) {
-				return next(new Error('[[error:not-allowed]]'));
-			}
-
-			async.parallel({
-				roomData: async.apply(Messaging.getRoomData, data.roomId),
-				canReply: async.apply(Messaging.canReply, data.roomId, socket.uid),
-				users: async.apply(Messaging.getUsersInRoom, data.roomId, 0, -1),
-				messages: async.apply(Messaging.getMessages, {
-					callerUid: socket.uid,
-					uid: data.uid || socket.uid,
-					roomId: data.roomId,
-					isNew: false,
-				}),
-				isAdminOrGlobalMod: function (next) {
-					user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(socket.uid, next);
-				},
-			}, next);
-		},
-		function (results, next) {
-			results.roomData.users = results.users;
-			results.roomData.canReply = results.canReply;
-			results.roomData.usernames = Messaging.generateUsernames(results.users, socket.uid);
-			results.roomData.messages = results.messages;
-			results.roomData.groupChat = results.roomData.hasOwnProperty('groupChat') ? results.roomData.groupChat : results.users.length > 2;
-			results.roomData.isOwner = parseInt(results.roomData.owner, 10) === socket.uid;
-			results.roomData.maximumUsersInChatRoom = parseInt(meta.config.maximumUsersInChatRoom, 10) || 0;
-			results.roomData.maximumChatMessageLength = parseInt(meta.config.maximumChatMessageLength, 10) || 1000;
-			results.roomData.showUserInput = !results.roomData.maximumUsersInChatRoom || results.roomData.maximumUsersInChatRoom > 2;
-			results.roomData.isAdminOrGlobalMod = results.isAdminOrGlobalMod;
-			next(null, results.roomData);
-		},
-	], callback);
+	Messaging.loadRoom(socket.uid, data, callback);
 };
 
 SocketModules.chats.getUsersInRoom = function (socket, data, callback) {