diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/msg.js b/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
index a5049140..30280a1c 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
@@ -27,11 +27,27 @@ socket.on("msg", function(data) {
 });
 
 function processReceivedMessage(data) {
-	const targetId = data.chan;
-	const target = "#chan-" + targetId;
-	const channel = chat.find(target);
-	const container = channel.find(".messages");
+	let targetId = data.chan;
+	let target = "#chan-" + targetId;
+	let channel = chat.find(target);
+	let sidebarTarget = sidebar.find("[data-target='" + target + "']");
 
+	// Display received notices and errors in currently active channel.
+	// Reloading the page will put them back into the lobby window.
+	if (data.msg.showInActive) {
+		const activeOnNetwork = sidebarTarget.parent().find(".active");
+
+		// We only want to put errors/notices in active channel if they arrive on the same network
+		if (activeOnNetwork.length > 0) {
+			targetId = data.chan = activeOnNetwork.data("id");
+
+			target = "#chan-" + targetId;
+			channel = chat.find(target);
+			sidebarTarget = sidebar.find("[data-target='" + target + "']");
+		}
+	}
+
+	const container = channel.find(".messages");
 	const activeChannelId = chat.find(".chan.active").data("id");
 
 	if (data.msg.type === "channel_list" || data.msg.type === "ban_list") {
@@ -65,7 +81,7 @@ function processReceivedMessage(data) {
 
 	// Clear unread/highlight counter if self-message
 	if (data.msg.self) {
-		sidebar.find("[data-target='" + target + "'] .badge").removeClass("highlight").empty();
+		sidebarTarget.find(".badge").removeClass("highlight").empty();
 	}
 
 	let messageLimit = 0;
@@ -82,7 +98,7 @@ function processReceivedMessage(data) {
 		render.trimMessageInChannel(channel, messageLimit);
 	}
 
-	if ((data.msg.type === "message" || data.msg.type === "action" || data.msg.type === "notice") && channel.hasClass("channel")) {
+	if ((data.msg.type === "message" || data.msg.type === "action") && channel.hasClass("channel")) {
 		const nicks = channel.find(".users").data("nicks");
 		if (nicks) {
 			const find = nicks.indexOf(data.msg.from.nick);
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc-events/error.js b/src/plugins/irc-events/error.js
index 5b925a80..8baf4e2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc-events/error.js
+++ b/src/plugins/irc-events/error.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 		const msg = new Msg({
 			type: Msg.Type.ERROR,
 			text: text,
+			showInActive: true,
 		});
 		lobby.pushMessage(client, msg, true);
 	});
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 		const msg = new Msg({
 			type: Msg.Type.ERROR,
 			text: data.nick + ": " + (data.reason || "Nickname is already in use."),
+			showInActive: true,
 		});
 		lobby.pushMessage(client, msg, true);
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 		const msg = new Msg({
 			type: Msg.Type.ERROR,
 			text: data.nick + ": " + (data.reason || "Nickname is invalid."),
+			showInActive: true,
 		});
 		lobby.pushMessage(client, msg, true);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc-events/message.js b/src/plugins/irc-events/message.js
index 894adaa0..34aaa1c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc-events/message.js
+++ b/src/plugins/irc-events/message.js
@@ -38,14 +38,19 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 
 	function handleMessage(data) {
 		let chan;
-		let user;
-		let highlight = false;
-		const self = data.nick === irc.user.nick;
+		const msg = new Msg({
+			type: data.type,
+			time: data.time,
+			text: data.message,
+			self: data.nick === irc.user.nick,
+			highlight: false,
+			users: [],
+		});
 
 		// Server messages go to server window, no questions asked
 		if (data.from_server) {
 			chan = network.channels[0];
-			user = chan.getUser(data.nick);
+			msg.from = chan.getUser(data.nick);
 		} else {
 			let target = data.target;
 
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 			if (typeof chan === "undefined") {
 				// Send notices that are not targeted at us into the server window
 				if (data.type === Msg.Type.NOTICE) {
+					msg.showInActive = true;
 					chan = network.channels[0];
 				} else {
 					chan = new Chan({
@@ -73,49 +79,38 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			user = chan.getUser(data.nick);
+			msg.from = chan.getUser(data.nick);
 
 			// Query messages (unless self) always highlight
 			if (chan.type === Chan.Type.QUERY) {
-				highlight = !self;
+				msg.highlight = !msg.self;
 			} else if (chan.type === Chan.Type.CHANNEL) {
-				user.lastMessage = data.time || Date.now();
+				msg.from.lastMessage = data.time || Date.now();
 			}
 		}
 
 		// Self messages in channels are never highlighted
 		// Non-self messages are highlighted as soon as the nick is detected
-		if (!highlight && !self) {
-			highlight = network.highlightRegex.test(data.message);
+		if (!msg.highlight && !msg.self) {
+			msg.highlight = network.highlightRegex.test(data.message);
 		}
 
-		const users = [];
 		let match;
 		while ((match = nickRegExp.exec(data.message))) {
 			if (chan.findUser(match[1])) {
-				users.push(match[1]);
+				msg.users.push(match[1]);
 			}
 		}
 
-		const msg = new Msg({
-			type: data.type,
-			time: data.time,
-			from: user,
-			text: data.message,
-			self: self,
-			highlight: highlight,
-			users: users,
-		});
-
 		// No prefetch URLs unless are simple MESSAGE or ACTION types
 		if ([Msg.Type.MESSAGE, Msg.Type.ACTION].indexOf(data.type) !== -1) {
 			LinkPrefetch(client, chan, msg);
 		}
 
-		chan.pushMessage(client, msg, !self);
+		chan.pushMessage(client, msg, !msg.self);
 
 		// Do not send notifications for messages older than 15 minutes (znc buffer for example)
-		if (highlight && (!data.time || data.time > Date.now() - 900000)) {
+		if (msg.highlight && (!data.time || data.time > Date.now() - 900000)) {
 			let title = chan.name;
 			let body = cleanIrcMessage(data.message);