diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14013a808..65b0e4496 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- irc: fix display of input prompt in private buffers ([#2128](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2128))
+- irc, xfer: fix display of input prompt in IRC private buffers and DCC chat buffers ([#2128](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2128))
 - irc: close /list buffer when the server buffer is closed ([#2121](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2121))
 - xfer: fix send of data on the DCC chat buffer after `/upgrade` if the buffer was opened before the upgrade ([#2092](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2092))
 - php: fix return value of function hdata_longlong
diff --git a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-chat.c b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-chat.c
index 80506a95a..1fb35cc16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-chat.c
+++ b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-chat.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ xfer_chat_open_buffer (struct t_xfer *xfer)
             weechat_buffer_set (xfer->buffer, "short_name",
                                 xfer->remote_nick);
         }
+        weechat_buffer_set (xfer->buffer, "input_prompt", xfer->local_nick);
         weechat_buffer_set (xfer->buffer, "localvar_set_type", "private");
         weechat_buffer_set (xfer->buffer, "localvar_set_nick", xfer->local_nick);
         weechat_buffer_set (xfer->buffer, "localvar_set_channel", xfer->remote_nick);