diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index 835d9af53e..a4f530c44f 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -342,6 +342,12 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
         $notice->uri = $uri;
         $notice->url = $url;
 
+        // Get the groups here so we can figure out replies and such
+
+        if (!isset($groups)) {
+            $groups = self::groupsFromText($notice->content, $profile);
+        }
+
         $reply = null;
 
         // Handle repeat case
@@ -394,6 +400,20 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
 
                 $notice->reply_to     = $reply->id;
                 $notice->conversation = $reply->conversation;
+
+                // If the original is private to a group, and notice has no group specified,
+                // make it to the same group(s)
+
+                if (empty($groups) && ($reply->scope | Notice::GROUP_SCOPE)) {
+                    $groups = array();
+                    $replyGroups = $reply->getGroups();
+                    foreach ($replyGroups as $group) {
+                        if ($profile->isMember($group)) {
+                            $groups[] = $group->id;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // Scope set below
             }
         }
@@ -444,10 +464,6 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
 
         // Force the scope for private groups
 
-        if (!isset($groups)) {
-            $groups = self::groupsFromText($notice->content, $profile);
-        }
-
         foreach ($groups as $groupId) {
             $group = User_group::staticGet('id', $groupId);
             if (!empty($group)) {
diff --git a/plugins/Event/eventform.php b/plugins/Event/eventform.php
index 31fecb1278..dfdb65a30d 100644
--- a/plugins/Event/eventform.php
+++ b/plugins/Event/eventform.php
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ class EventForm extends Form
                           _m('Description of the event.'));
         $this->unli();
 
+        $this->li();
+        $toWidget = new ToSelector($this->out,
+                                   common_current_user(),
+                                   null);
+        $toWidget->show();
+        $this->unli();
+
         $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
         $this->out->elementEnd('fieldset');
     }
diff --git a/plugins/Event/newevent.php b/plugins/Event/newevent.php
index 082f12bb4b..93baa37b6b 100644
--- a/plugins/Event/newevent.php
+++ b/plugins/Event/newevent.php
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ class NeweventAction extends Action
                 throw new ClientException(_m('Event must have an end time.'));
             }
 
+            $options = array();
+
+            // Does the heavy-lifting for getting "To:" information
+
+            ToSelector::fillOptions($this, $options);
+            
             $profile = $this->user->getProfile();
 
             $saved = Happening::saveNew($profile,
@@ -198,7 +204,8 @@ class NeweventAction extends Action
                                         $this->title,
                                         $this->location,
                                         $this->description,
-                                        $this->url);
+                                        $this->url,
+                                        $options);
 
             $event = Happening::fromNotice($saved);