diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 5628793bc..d0cc3fc06 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import {
     saveChatConditional,
     setAnimationDuration,
     ANIMATION_DURATION_DEFAULT,
+    setActiveGroup,
+    setActiveCharacter,
 } from '../script.js';
 import { isMobile, initMovingUI, favsToHotswap } from './RossAscends-mods.js';
 import {
@@ -2302,6 +2304,8 @@ async function doRandomChat() {
     resetSelectedGroup();
     const characterId = Math.floor(Math.random() * characters.length).toString();
     setCharacterId(characterId);
+    setActiveCharacter(characters[characterId]?.avatar);
+    setActiveGroup(null);
     await delay(1);
     await reloadCurrentChat();
     return characters[characterId]?.name;
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index a954404c0..76d4b11db 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
     saveChatConditional,
     sendMessageAsUser,
     sendSystemMessage,
+    setActiveCharacter,
+    setActiveGroup,
     setCharacterId,
     setCharacterName,
     setExtensionPrompt,
@@ -1248,11 +1250,15 @@ async function goToCharacterCallback(_, name) {
 
     if (characterIndex !== -1) {
         await openChat(new String(characterIndex));
+        setActiveCharacter(characters[characterIndex]?.avatar);
+        setActiveGroup(null);
         return characters[characterIndex]?.name;
     } else {
         const group = groups.find(it => it.name.toLowerCase() == name.toLowerCase());
         if (group) {
             await openGroupById(group.id);
+            setActiveCharacter(null);
+            setActiveGroup(group.id);
             return group.name;
         } else {
             console.warn(`No matches found for name "${name}"`);