diff --git a/packages/react-chat-example/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-chat-example/src/index.tsx
index 0f73f52f..f5d7b270 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat-example/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat-example/src/index.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function DragDiv() {
           <ReactChat
             theme={theme ? lightTheme : darkTheme}
             communityKey={
-              "0x02516353a03fc3892d268a72f4c4b2b0fad179702a996a87346407139949767ba7"
+              "0x022213984be07b1fa120ccd4dcbad161036d651e69dbaf04e45e5c5009e815d86b"
             }
             fetchMetadata={fetchMetadata}
           />
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/package.json b/packages/react-chat/package.json
index 2ae7f317..a493f968 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-chat/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "emoji-mart": "^3.0.1",
     "html-entities": "^2.3.2",
+    "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
     "react-is": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
index 9729db58..6533399e 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function ChatInput({ reply, setReply }: ChatInputProps) {
         e.preventDefault();
         (e.target as HTMLDivElement).style.height = "40px";
         setInputHeight(40);
-        sendMessage(content, imageUint);
+        sendMessage(content, imageUint, reply?.id);
         setImageUint(undefined);
         setClearComponent("");
         if (inputRef.current) {
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
index 0992a399..0c3fab7a 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type ChatUiMessageProps = {
   setImage: (img: string) => void;
   setLink: (link: string) => void;
   setReply: (val: Reply | undefined) => void;
+  quote?: ChatMessage;
 };
 
 function ChatUiMessage({
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ function ChatUiMessage({
   setImage,
   setLink,
   setReply,
+  quote,
 }: ChatUiMessageProps) {
   const { contacts } = useMessengerContext();
   const contact = useMemo(
@@ -60,14 +62,14 @@ function ChatUiMessage({
       )}
 
       <MessageWrapper className={`${mentioned && "mention"}`}>
-        {message.quote && (
+        {quote && (
           <QuoteWrapper>
             <QuoteSvg width={22} height={25} />
             <QuoteAuthor>
               {" "}
-              <UserIcon memberView={true} /> {message.quote.author}
+              <UserIcon memberView={true} /> {quote.sender}
             </QuoteAuthor>
-            <Quote>{message.quote.content} </Quote>
+            <Quote>{quote.content} </Quote>
           </QuoteWrapper>
         )}
         <UserMessageWrapper>
@@ -114,7 +116,11 @@ function ChatUiMessage({
           </ReactionBtn>
           <ReactionBtn
             onClick={() =>
-              setReply({ sender: message.sender, content: message.content })
+              setReply({
+                sender: message.sender,
+                content: message.content,
+                id: message.id,
+              })
             }
           >
             <ReplySvg width={22} height={22} />
@@ -171,13 +177,14 @@ export function ChatMessages({ setReply }: ChatMessagesProps) {
       )}
       {shownMessages.map((message, idx) => (
         <ChatUiMessage
-          key={message.date.getTime().toString() + message.content}
+          key={message.id}
           message={message}
           idx={idx}
           prevMessage={shownMessages[idx - 1]}
           setLink={setLink}
           setImage={setImage}
           setReply={setReply}
+          quote={shownMessages.find((msg) => msg.id == message?.responseTo)}
         />
       ))}
     </MessagesWrapper>
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/messenger/useMessenger.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/messenger/useMessenger.ts
index 3e6fc9b7..e7dc191d 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/messenger/useMessenger.ts
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/messenger/useMessenger.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export type MessengerType = {
   messages: ChatMessage[];
   sendMessage: (
     messageText?: string | undefined,
-    image?: Uint8Array | undefined
+    image?: Uint8Array | undefined,
+    responseTo?: string
   ) => Promise<void>;
   notifications: { [chatId: string]: number };
   clearNotifications: (id: string) => void;
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ export function useMessenger(
   }, [messenger, community]);
 
   const sendMessage = useCallback(
-    async (messageText?: string, image?: Uint8Array) => {
+    async (messageText?: string, image?: Uint8Array, responseTo?: string) => {
       let content;
       if (messageText) {
         content = {
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ export function useMessenger(
         if (activeChannel.type === "group") {
           await groupChat?.sendMessage(activeChannel.id, content);
         } else {
-          await messenger?.sendMessage(activeChannel.id, content);
+          await messenger?.sendMessage(activeChannel.id, content, responseTo);
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useReply.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useReply.ts
index 8143355d..ec35980d 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useReply.ts
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useReply.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export type Reply = {
   sender: string;
   content: string;
+  id: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
index e2238f33..591eb468 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { keccak256 } from "js-sha3";
 import { ApplicationMetadataMessage, utils } from "status-communities/dist/cjs";
 
 import { uintToImgUrl } from "../utils";
@@ -7,23 +8,22 @@ export class ChatMessage {
   date: Date;
   sender: string;
   image?: string;
-  quote?: {
-    author: string;
-    content: string;
-  };
+  responseTo?: string;
+  id: string;
 
   constructor(
     content: string,
     date: Date,
     sender: string,
     image?: string,
-    quote?: { author: string; content: string }
+    responseTo?: string
   ) {
     this.content = content;
     this.date = date;
     this.sender = sender;
     this.image = image;
-    this.quote = quote;
+    this.responseTo = responseTo;
+    this.id = keccak256(date.getTime().toString() + content);
   }
 
   public static fromMetadataMessage(
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ export class ChatMessage {
         image = uintToImgUrl(msg.chatMessage?.image.payload);
       }
       const sender = utils.bufToHex(msg.signer);
-      return new ChatMessage(content, date, sender, image);
+      return new ChatMessage(
+        content,
+        date,
+        sender,
+        image,
+        msg.chatMessage.responseTo
+      );
     } else {
       return undefined;
     }
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
index 8727fe32..6392f425 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@ export class Chat {
     return idToContentTopic(this.id);
   }
 
-  public createMessage(content: Content): ChatMessage {
+  public createMessage(content: Content, responseTo?: string): ChatMessage {
     const { timestamp, clock } = this._nextClockAndTimestamp();
 
     const message = ChatMessage.createMessage(
       clock,
       timestamp,
       this.id,
-      content
+      content,
+      responseTo
     );
 
     this._updateClockFromMessage(message);
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts
index 618d8256..f0b07830 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts
@@ -100,11 +100,15 @@ export class Messenger {
   /**
    * Sends a message on the given chat Id.
    */
-  public async sendMessage(chatId: string, content: Content): Promise<void> {
+  public async sendMessage(
+    chatId: string,
+    content: Content,
+    responseTo?: string
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const chat = this.chatsById.get(chatId);
     if (!chat) throw `Failed to send message, chat not joined: ${chatId}`;
 
-    const chatMessage = chat.createMessage(content);
+    const chatMessage = chat.createMessage(content, responseTo);
 
     const appMetadataMessage = ApplicationMetadataMessage.create(
       chatMessage.encode(),
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts
index 01c3beaf..3dda0482 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ export class ChatMessage {
     clock: number,
     timestamp: number,
     chatId: string,
-    content: Content
+    content: Content,
+    responseTo?: string
   ): ChatMessage {
     let sticker,
       image,
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export class ChatMessage {
       timestamp, //ms?
       text,
       /** Id of the message that we are replying to */
-      responseTo: "",
+      responseTo: responseTo ?? "",
       /** Ens name of the sender */
       ensName: "",
       /** Public Key of the community (TBC) **/
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 78787d3b..f81653ca 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ __metadata:
     emoji-mart: ^3.0.1
     eslint: ^7.32.0
     html-entities: ^2.3.2
+    js-sha3: ^0.8.0
     jsdom: ^16.7.0
     jsdom-global: ^3.0.2
     mocha: ^9.0.3