diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 86f22ce..e490d6a 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -1865,17 +1865,18 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.stopMusic()
 
     def onMusicClick(self, item):
-        if "cccc_ic_support" in self.features and self.showname:
-            self.tcp.send('MC#' + item.text() + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#' + self.showname + '#%')
-        else:
-            self.tcp.send('MC#' + item.text() + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#%')
+        self.sendMC(item.text())
             
     def onAreaClick(self, item):
         area = item.text().split('\n')[0]
+        self.sendMC(area)
+
+    def sendMC(self, content):
         if "cccc_ic_support" in self.features and self.showname:
-            self.tcp.send('MC#' + area + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#' + self.showname + '#%')
+            self.tcp.send('MC#' + content + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#' + self.showname + '#%')
         else:
-            self.tcp.send('MC#' + area + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#%')
+            self.tcp.send('MC#' + content + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#%')
+
 
     def icLogChanged(self):
         if self.icLog.verticalScrollBar().value() == self.icLog.verticalScrollBar().maximum(): self.icLog.verticalScrollBar().setValue(self.icLog.verticalScrollBar().maximum())
@@ -2967,7 +2968,6 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         if "base/" in webAO_bucket:
             webAO_bucket = webAO_bucket.replace("base/", "")
         buckets[0] = webAO_bucket
-
         self.charselect.setCharList(charlist)
         autopick = get_option("General", "auto pick").decode('utf-8').lower()
         coincidence = -1
@@ -2980,6 +2980,10 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.charselect.selectChar(coincidence)
         else:
             self.charselect.show()
+
+        #putting it down here because some servers won't allow you to switch areas without picking a character first
+        autojoinarea = get_option("General", "auto join area").decode('utf-8')
+        if autojoinarea != "": self.sendMC(autojoinarea)
         
         self.oocnameinput.setText(ini.read_ini("AO2XP.ini", "General", "OOC name", "unnamed"))
         self.shownameedit.setText(ini.read_ini("AO2XP.ini", "General", "Showname"))
diff --git a/options.py b/options.py
index ae48a62..59f1dc7 100644
--- a/options.py
+++ b/options.py
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
         autopick_layout.addWidget(autopick_label)
         autopick_layout.addWidget(self.autopick)
 
+        autojoinarea_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        autojoinarea_label = QtGui.QLabel("Go to this area automatically on join")
+        self.autojoinarea = QtGui.QLineEdit()
+        autojoinarea_layout.addWidget(autojoinarea_label)
+        autojoinarea_layout.addWidget(self.autojoinarea)
+
         self.autoconnect.addItem("Always show server list")
         if exists(AOpath+'serverlist.txt'):
             with open(AOpath+'serverlist.txt') as file:
@@ -147,6 +153,7 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
         general_layout.addLayout(currtheme_layout)
         general_layout.addLayout(autoconnect_layout)
         general_layout.addLayout(autopick_layout)
+        general_layout.addLayout(autojoinarea_layout)
         general_layout.addWidget(separators[3])
         general_layout.addLayout(update_layout)
         general_layout.addWidget(savechangeswarn, 50, QtCore.Qt.AlignBottom)
@@ -228,6 +235,8 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
             self.currtheme.setCurrentIndex(self.themes.index(ini.read_ini(self.inifile, "General", "theme", "default")))
             self.autoconnect.setCurrentIndex(ini.read_ini_int(self.inifile, "General", "auto connect", -1) + 1)
             self.autopick.setEditText(ini.read_ini(self.inifile, "General", "auto pick").decode('utf-8'))
+            self.autojoinarea.setText(ini.read_ini(self.inifile, "General", "auto join area").decode('utf-8'))
+
             self.check_updates.setChecked(ini.read_ini_bool(self.inifile, "General", "install updates", False)) # Automatic updates are opt-in!
 
             self.device_list.setCurrentIndex(ini.read_ini_int(self.inifile, "Audio", "device", audio.getcurrdevice()))
@@ -279,6 +288,7 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
         self.inifile.set("General", "theme", self.currtheme.currentText())
         self.inifile.set("General", "auto connect", self.autoconnect.currentIndex() - 1)
         self.inifile.set("General", "auto pick", self.autopick.currentText().toUtf8())
+        self.inifile.set("General", "auto join area", self.autojoinarea.text().toUtf8())
         self.inifile.set("General", "install updates", self.check_updates.isChecked())
 
         self.inifile.set("Audio", "device", self.device_list.currentIndex())