diff --git a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/message_store.nim b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/message_store.nim
index f94e4ca93..86727c01f 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/message_store.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/message_store.nim
@@ -46,4 +46,16 @@ method getMessagesByHistoryQuery*(
   ascendingOrder = true
 ): MessageStoreResult[MessageStorePage] {.base.} = discard
 
+
+# Store manipulation
+
 method getMessagesCount*(ms: MessageStore): MessageStoreResult[int64] {.base.} = discard
+
+method getOldestMessageTimestamp*(ms: MessageStore): MessageStoreResult[Timestamp] {.base.} = discard
+
+method getNewestMessageTimestamp*(ms: MessageStore): MessageStoreResult[Timestamp]  {.base.} = discard
+
+
+method deleteMessagesOlderThanTimestamp*(ms: MessageStore, ts: Timestamp): MessageStoreResult[void] {.base.} = discard
+
+method deleteOldestMessagesNotWithinLimit*(ms: MessageStore, limit: int): MessageStoreResult[void] {.base.} = discard
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diff --git a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/sqlite_store/sqlite_store.nim b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/sqlite_store/sqlite_store.nim
index 822526bc9..65b8b8ee4 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/sqlite_store/sqlite_store.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/sqlite_store/sqlite_store.nim
@@ -158,3 +158,16 @@ method getMessagesByHistoryQuery*(
 
 method getMessagesCount*(s: SqliteStore): MessageStoreResult[int64] =
   s.db.getMessageCount()
+
+method getOldestMessageTimestamp*(s: SqliteStore): MessageStoreResult[Timestamp] =
+  s.db.selectOldestReceiverTimestamp()
+
+method getNewestMessageTimestamp*(s: SqliteStore): MessageStoreResult[Timestamp] =
+  s.db.selectnewestReceiverTimestamp()
+
+
+method deleteMessagesOlderThanTimestamp*(s: SqliteStore, ts: Timestamp): MessageStoreResult[void] =
+  s.db.deleteMessagesOlderThanTimestamp(ts)
+
+method deleteOldestMessagesNotWithinLimit*(s: SqliteStore, limit: int): MessageStoreResult[void] =
+  s.db.deleteOldestMessagesNotWithinLimit(limit)
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_store_queue.nim b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_store_queue.nim
index 51567ebb3..88e79d767 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_store_queue.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_store_queue.nim
@@ -430,3 +430,17 @@ method getMessagesByHistoryQuery*(
 method getMessagesCount*(s: StoreQueueRef): MessageStoreResult[int64] =
   ok(int64(s.len()))
 
+method getOldestMessageTimestamp*(s: StoreQueueRef): MessageStoreResult[Timestamp] =
+  s.first().map(proc(msg: IndexedWakuMessage): Timestamp = msg.index.receiverTime)
+
+method getNewestMessageTimestamp*(s: StoreQueueRef): MessageStoreResult[Timestamp] =
+  s.last().map(proc(msg: IndexedWakuMessage): Timestamp = msg.index.receiverTime)
+
+
+method deleteMessagesOlderThanTimestamp*(s: StoreQueueRef, ts: Timestamp): MessageStoreResult[void] =
+  # TODO: Implement this message_store method
+  err("interface method not implemented")
+
+method deleteOldestMessagesNotWithinLimit*(s: StoreQueueRef, limit: int): MessageStoreResult[void] =
+  # TODO: Implement this message_store method
+  err("interface method not implemented")
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