diff --git a/src/game/Server/DBCStores.cpp b/src/game/Server/DBCStores.cpp
index 589a7304f..e4f5b9dde 100644
--- a/src/game/Server/DBCStores.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Server/DBCStores.cpp
@@ -1035,6 +1035,45 @@ ChatChannelsEntry const* GetChannelEntryFor(uint32 channel_id)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static ChatChannelsEntry worldCh = { 26, 4, "world" };
+
+ChatChannelsEntry const* GetChannelEntryFor(const std::string& name)
+{
+    // not sorted, numbering index from 0
+    for (uint32 i = 0; i < sChatChannelsStore.GetNumRows(); ++i)
+    {
+        ChatChannelsEntry const* ch = sChatChannelsStore.LookupEntry(i);
+        if (ch)
+        {
+            // need to remove %s from entryName if it exists before we match
+            std::string entryName(ch->pattern[0]);
+            std::size_t removeString = entryName.find("%s");
+
+            if (removeString != std::string::npos)
+                entryName.replace(removeString, 2, "");
+
+            if (name.find(entryName) != std::string::npos)
+                return ch;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool compare = true;        // hack for world channel, TODO smth!
+    std::string world = "world";
+    for (uint8 i = 0; i < name.length(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (tolower(name[i]) != world[i])
+        {
+            compare = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (compare)
+        return &worldCh;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 bool IsTotemCategoryCompatiableWith(uint32 itemTotemCategoryId, uint32 requiredTotemCategoryId)
 {
     if (requiredTotemCategoryId == 0)
diff --git a/src/game/Server/DBCStores.h b/src/game/Server/DBCStores.h
index 2dc34e493..4f547f0e2 100644
--- a/src/game/Server/DBCStores.h
+++ b/src/game/Server/DBCStores.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ enum ContentLevels
 ContentLevels GetContentLevelsForMapAndZone(uint32 mapId, uint32 zoneId);
 
 ChatChannelsEntry const* GetChannelEntryFor(uint32 channel_id);
+ChatChannelsEntry const* GetChannelEntryFor(const std::string& name);
 
 bool IsTotemCategoryCompatiableWith(uint32 itemTotemCategoryId, uint32 requiredTotemCategoryId);
 
diff --git a/src/game/Server/DBCStructure.h b/src/game/Server/DBCStructure.h
index e0e41629d..2237d3a2b 100644
--- a/src/game/Server/DBCStructure.h
+++ b/src/game/Server/DBCStructure.h
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ struct ChatChannelsEntry
     uint32  ChannelID;                                      // 0        m_ID
     uint32  flags;                                          // 1        m_flags
     //uint32                                                // 2        m_factionGroup
-    DBCString pattern;                                      // 3        m_name_lang
+    char*   pattern[16];                                    // 3        m_name_lang
     //char*       name;                                     // 4        m_shortcut_lang
 };