diff --git a/harbour-fernschreiber.pro b/harbour-fernschreiber.pro
index 7fc58bc..3b5d9ca 100644
--- a/harbour-fernschreiber.pro
+++ b/harbour-fernschreiber.pro
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONFIG += sailfishapp sailfishapp_i18n
 
 SOURCES += src/harbour-fernschreiber.cpp \
     src/chatlistmodel.cpp \
+    src/chatmodel.cpp \
     src/tdlibreceiver.cpp \
     src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ INSTALLS += telegram 86.png 108.png 128.png 172.png 256.png \
 
 HEADERS += \
     src/chatlistmodel.h \
+    src/chatmodel.h \
     src/tdlibreceiver.h \
     src/tdlibsecrets.h \
     src/tdlibwrapper.h
diff --git a/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml b/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml
index ff91940..828a286 100644
--- a/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml
+++ b/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Page {
             isChannel = chatGroupInformation.is_channel;
             updateGroupStatusText();
         }
+        tdLibWrapper.getChatHistory(chatInformation.id);
         chatPage.loading = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/chatmodel.cpp b/src/chatmodel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef9c066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chatmodel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "chatmodel.h"
+
+ChatModel::ChatModel(TDLibWrapper *tdLibWrapper)
+{
+    this->tdLibWrapper = tdLibWrapper;
+}
+
+ChatModel::~ChatModel()
+{
+
+}
+
+int ChatModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &) const
+{
+    return messages.size();
+}
+
+QVariant ChatModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    if(index.isValid() && role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
+        return QVariant(messages.value(index.row()));
+    }
+    return QVariant();
+}
+
+bool ChatModel::insertRows(int row, int count, const QModelIndex &parent)
+{
+    qDebug() << "[ChatModel] Inserting at " << row << ", row count: " << count;
+    beginInsertRows(parent, row, row + count - 1);
+    this->messages.insert(row, this->messagesToBeAdded);
+    this->messageIndexMap.clear();
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->messages.size(); i++) {
+        this->messageIndexMap.insert(this->messages.at(i).toMap().value("id").toString(), i);
+    }
+    endInsertRows();
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/chatmodel.h b/src/chatmodel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba035a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chatmodel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef CHATMODEL_H
+#define CHATMODEL_H
+
+#include <QAbstractListModel>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QMutex>
+#include "tdlibwrapper.h"
+
+class ChatModel : public QAbstractListModel
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    ChatModel(TDLibWrapper *tdLibWrapper);
+    ~ChatModel() override;
+
+    virtual int rowCount(const QModelIndex&) const override;
+    virtual QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override;
+    virtual bool insertRows(int row, int count, const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) override;
+
+private:
+
+    TDLibWrapper *tdLibWrapper;
+    QVariantList messages;
+    QVariantList messagesToBeAdded;
+    QVariantMap messageIndexMap;
+    QMutex chatListMutex;
+};
+
+#endif // CHATMODEL_H
diff --git a/src/harbour-fernschreiber.cpp b/src/harbour-fernschreiber.cpp
index 7ce5eb6..886dfa5 100644
--- a/src/harbour-fernschreiber.cpp
+++ b/src/harbour-fernschreiber.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "tdlibwrapper.h"
 #include "chatlistmodel.h"
+#include "chatmodel.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     ChatListModel chatListModel(tdLibWrapper);
     context->setContextProperty("chatListModel", &chatListModel);
 
+    ChatModel chatModel(tdLibWrapper);
+    context->setContextProperty("chatModel", &chatModel);
+
     view->setSource(SailfishApp::pathTo("qml/harbour-fernschreiber.qml"));
     view->show();
     return app->exec();
diff --git a/src/tdlibreceiver.cpp b/src/tdlibreceiver.cpp
index e5df4e6..d2f35b9 100644
--- a/src/tdlibreceiver.cpp
+++ b/src/tdlibreceiver.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void TDLibReceiver::processReceivedDocument(const QJsonDocument &receivedJsonDoc
     if (objectTypeName == "updateBasicGroup") { this->processUpdateBasicGroup(receivedInformation); }
     if (objectTypeName == "updateSupergroup") { this->processUpdateSuperGroup(receivedInformation); }
     if (objectTypeName == "updateChatOnlineMemberCount") { this->processChatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(receivedInformation); }
+    if (objectTypeName == "messages") { this->processMessages(receivedInformation); }
 }
 
 void TDLibReceiver::processUpdateOption(const QVariantMap &receivedInformation)
@@ -190,3 +191,9 @@ void TDLibReceiver::processChatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(const QVariantMap &recei
     qDebug() << "[TDLibReceiver] Online member count updated for chat " << chatId;
     emit chatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(chatId, receivedInformation.value("online_member_count").toInt());
 }
+
+void TDLibReceiver::processMessages(const QVariantMap &receivedInformation)
+{
+    qDebug() << "[TDLibReceiver] Received new messages..." << receivedInformation.value("total_count").toString();
+    emit messagesReceived(receivedInformation.value("messages").toList());
+}
diff --git a/src/tdlibreceiver.h b/src/tdlibreceiver.h
index a7e9219..d8791d3 100644
--- a/src/tdlibreceiver.h
+++ b/src/tdlibreceiver.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ signals:
     void basicGroupUpdated(const QString &groupId, const QVariantMap &groupInformation);
     void superGroupUpdated(const QString &groupId, const QVariantMap &groupInformation);
     void chatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(const QString &chatId, const int &onlineMemberCount);
+    void messagesReceived(const QVariantList &messages);
 
 private:
     void *tdLibClient;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ private:
     void processUpdateBasicGroup(const QVariantMap &receivedInformation);
     void processUpdateSuperGroup(const QVariantMap &receivedInformation);
     void processChatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(const QVariantMap &receivedInformation);
+    void processMessages(const QVariantMap &receivedInformation);
 };
 
 #endif // TDLIBRECEIVER_H
diff --git a/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp b/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
index 74eed1a..9afd2d6 100644
--- a/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ TDLibWrapper::TDLibWrapper(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
     connect(this->tdLibReceiver, SIGNAL(basicGroupUpdated(QString, QVariantMap)), this, SLOT(handleBasicGroupUpdated(QString, QVariantMap)));
     connect(this->tdLibReceiver, SIGNAL(superGroupUpdated(QString, QVariantMap)), this, SLOT(handleSuperGroupUpdated(QString, QVariantMap)));
     connect(this->tdLibReceiver, SIGNAL(chatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(QString, int)), this, SLOT(handleChatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(QString, int)));
+    connect(this->tdLibReceiver, SIGNAL(messagesReceived(QVariantList)), this, SLOT(handleMessagesReceived(QVariantList)));
 
     this->tdLibReceiver->start();
 
@@ -152,6 +153,19 @@ void TDLibWrapper::closeChat(const QString &chatId)
     this->sendRequest(requestObject);
 }
 
+void TDLibWrapper::getChatHistory(const QString &chatId, const qlonglong &fromMessageId, const int &offset, const int &limit, const bool &onlyLocal)
+{
+    qDebug() << "[TDLibWrapper] Retrieving chat history " << chatId << fromMessageId << offset << limit << onlyLocal;
+    QVariantMap requestObject;
+    requestObject.insert("@type", "getChatHistory");
+    requestObject.insert("chat_id", chatId);
+    requestObject.insert("from_message_id", fromMessageId);
+    requestObject.insert("offset", offset);
+    requestObject.insert("limit", limit);
+    requestObject.insert("only_local", onlyLocal);
+    this->sendRequest(requestObject);
+}
+
 QVariantMap TDLibWrapper::getUserInformation()
 {
     return this->userInformation;
@@ -358,6 +372,11 @@ void TDLibWrapper::handleChatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(const QString &chatId, con
     emit chatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(chatId, onlineMemberCount);
 }
 
+void TDLibWrapper::handleMessagesReceived(const QVariantList &messages)
+{
+    emit messagesReceived(messages);
+}
+
 void TDLibWrapper::setInitialParameters()
 {
     qDebug() << "[TDLibWrapper] Sending initial parameters to TD Lib";
diff --git a/src/tdlibwrapper.h b/src/tdlibwrapper.h
index e9654ca..d9515fa 100644
--- a/src/tdlibwrapper.h
+++ b/src/tdlibwrapper.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void downloadFile(const QString &fileId);
     Q_INVOKABLE void openChat(const QString &chatId);
     Q_INVOKABLE void closeChat(const QString &chatId);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void getChatHistory(const QString &chatId, const qlonglong &fromMessageId = 0, const int &offset = 0, const int &limit = 50, const bool &onlyLocal = false);
 
 signals:
     void versionDetected(const QString &version);
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ signals:
     void basicGroupUpdated(const QString &groupId, const QVariantMap &groupInformation);
     void superGroupUpdated(const QString &groupId, const QVariantMap &groupInformation);
     void chatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(const QString &chatId, const int &onlineMemberCount);
+    void messagesReceived(const QVariantList &messages);
 
 public slots:
     void handleVersionDetected(const QString &version);
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ public slots:
     void handleBasicGroupUpdated(const QString &groupId, const QVariantMap &groupInformation);
     void handleSuperGroupUpdated(const QString &groupId, const QVariantMap &groupInformation);
     void handleChatOnlineMemberCountUpdated(const QString &chatId, const int &onlineMemberCount);
+    void handleMessagesReceived(const QVariantList &messages);
 
 private:
     void *tdLibClient;