diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_messenger.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_messenger.php
index 821f0d970d..5c0c182f4f 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_messenger.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_messenger.php
@@ -55,6 +55,24 @@ class messenger
 		$this->vars = $this->msg = $this->replyto = $this->from = '';
 		$this->mail_priority = MAIL_NORMAL_PRIORITY;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Set addresses for to/im as available
+	* 
+	* @param array $user User row
+	*/
+	function set_addresses($user)
+	{
+		if ($user['user_email'])
+		{
+			$this->to($user['user_email'], ($user['username']) ?: '');
+		}
+
+		if ($user['user_jabber'])
+		{
+			$this->im($user['user_jabber'], ($user['username']) ?: '');
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	* Sets an email address to send to
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/notification/method/messenger_base.php b/phpBB/includes/notification/method/messenger_base.php
index 2f9073e80b..4966aa94bc 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/notification/method/messenger_base.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/notification/method/messenger_base.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ abstract class phpbb_notification_method_messenger_base extends phpbb_notificati
 
 			$messenger->template($template_dir_prefix . $notification->get_email_template(), $user['user_lang']);
 
-			$messenger->to($user['user_email'], $user['username']);
+			$messenger->set_addresses($user);
 
 			$messenger->assign_vars(array_merge(array(
 				'USERNAME'						=> $user['username'],