diff --git a/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp b/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp
index 4d095e0f95..cdf17b0504 100755
--- a/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp
@@ -4278,6 +4278,10 @@ void Spell::SendChannelUpdate(uint32 time)
 void Spell::SendChannelStart(uint32 duration)
 {
     uint64 channelTarget = m_targets.GetObjectTargetGUID();
+    if (!channelTarget && !m_spellInfo->NeedsExplicitUnitTarget())
+        if (m_UniqueTargetInfo.size() + m_UniqueGOTargetInfo.size() == 1)   // this is for TARGET_SELECT_CATEGORY_NEARBY
+            if (!m_UniqueTargetInfo.empty())
+                channelTarget = !m_UniqueTargetInfo.empty() ? m_UniqueTargetInfo.front().targetGUID : m_UniqueGOTargetInfo.front().targetGUID;
 
     WorldPacket data(MSG_CHANNEL_START, (8+4+4));
     data.append(m_caster->GetPackGUID());