diff --git a/packages/status-js/src/client/activityCenter.ts b/packages/status-js/src/client/activityCenter.ts
index 5302d4a3..811d8027 100644
--- a/packages/status-js/src/client/activityCenter.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/client/activityCenter.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 // todo?: rename to notifications (center?), inbox, or keep same as other platforms
 
-import type { ChatMessage } from './chat'
+// import type { ChatMessage } from './chat'
 import type { Client } from './client'
 
 // todo?: rename to Activity
 type Notification = {
   type: 'message'
-  value: ChatMessage
+  // value: ChatMessage
+  id: string
+  // todo?: resolve in ui too
+  chatUuid: string
+  referencedMessageId?: string
   isMention?: boolean
   isReply?: boolean
 }
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ export class ActivityCenter {
 
     for (const notification of this.#notifications.values()) {
       if (notification.type === 'message') {
-        const chatUuid = notification.value.chatUuid
+        const chatUuid = notification.chatUuid
 
         const chat = unreadChats.get(chatUuid)
         let count = chat?.count ?? 0
@@ -50,17 +54,24 @@ export class ActivityCenter {
         } else {
           unreadChats.set(chatUuid, { count })
         }
-      }
 
-      notifications.push(notification)
+        notifications.push(notification)
+      }
     }
 
     notifications.sort((a, b) => {
-      if (a.value.clock > b.value.clock) {
+      const ma = this.#client.community.getChat(a.chatUuid)?.getMessage(a.id)
+      const mb = this.#client.community.getChat(b.chatUuid)?.getMessage(b.id)
+
+      if (!ma || !mb) {
+        return 0
+      }
+
+      if (ma.clock > mb.clock) {
         return -1
       }
 
-      if (a.value.clock < b.value.clock) {
+      if (ma.clock < mb.clock) {
         return 1
       }
 
@@ -73,24 +84,37 @@ export class ActivityCenter {
   }
 
   // todo: pass ids instead of values and resolve within
-  public addMessageNotification = (
-    newMessage: ChatMessage,
-    referencedMessage?: ChatMessage
-  ) => {
+  public addMessageNotification = (chatUuid: string, id: string) => {
+    const chat = this.#client.community.getChat(chatUuid)
+
+    if (!chat) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const message = chat.getMessage(id)
+
+    if (!message) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const referencedMessage = chat.getMessage(message.responseTo)
+
     let isMention: boolean | undefined
     let isReply: boolean | undefined
 
     if (this.#client.account) {
       const publicKey = `0x${this.#client.account.publicKey}`
 
-      isMention = newMessage.text.includes(publicKey)
+      isMention = message.text.includes(publicKey)
       isReply = referencedMessage?.signer === publicKey
     }
 
     // todo?: getLatest on login
     this.#notifications.add({
       type: 'message',
-      value: newMessage,
+      id,
+      chatUuid,
+      referencedMessageId: referencedMessage?.messageId,
       isMention,
       isReply,
     })
@@ -119,7 +143,7 @@ export class ActivityCenter {
         continue
       }
 
-      if (notification.value.chatUuid === chatUuid) {
+      if (notification.chatUuid === chatUuid) {
         this.#notifications.delete(notification)
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/status-js/src/client/chat.ts b/packages/status-js/src/client/chat.ts
index 88779418..4f0f0a33 100644
--- a/packages/status-js/src/client/chat.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/client/chat.ts
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ export class Chat {
 
     if (!this.#isActive) {
       this.client.activityCenter.addMessageNotification(
-        newMessage,
-        this.#messages.get(newMessage.responseTo)
+        newMessage.chatUuid,
+        newMessage.chatId
       )
     }
   }