diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx
index 392c0cba..fff19514 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface ChatBodyProps {
   community: CommunityData;
   messenger: any;
   messages: ChatMessage[];
-  sendMessage: (text: string) => void;
+  sendMessage: (text: string, image?: Uint8Array) => void;
   onClick: () => void;
   showMembers: boolean;
   showCommunity: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
index 26f732ca..abe0250c 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Picker } from "emoji-mart";
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 
+import { uintToImgUrl } from "../../helpers/uintToImgUrl";
 import { lightTheme, Theme } from "../../styles/themes";
 import { EmojiIcon } from "../Icons/EmojiIcon";
 import { GifIcon } from "../Icons/GifIcon";
@@ -11,13 +12,21 @@ import "emoji-mart/css/emoji-mart.css";
 
 type ChatInputProps = {
   theme: Theme;
-  addMessage: (message: string) => void;
+  addMessage: (message: string, image?: Uint8Array) => void;
 };
 
 export function ChatInput({ theme, addMessage }: ChatInputProps) {
   const [content, setContent] = useState("");
   const [showEmoji, setShowEmoji] = useState(false);
-
+  const [inputHeight, setInputHeight] = useState(40);
+  const [imageUint, setImageUint] = useState<undefined | Uint8Array>(undefined);
+  const image = useMemo(() => {
+    if (imageUint) {
+      return uintToImgUrl(imageUint);
+    } else {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }, [imageUint]);
   const addEmoji = (e: any) => {
     const sym = e.unified.split("-");
     const codesArray: any[] = [];
@@ -55,27 +64,48 @@ export function ChatInput({ theme, addMessage }: ChatInputProps) {
           type="file"
           multiple={true}
           accept="image/png, image/jpeg"
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            const fileReader = new FileReader();
+            fileReader.onloadend = (s) => {
+              const arr = new Uint8Array(s.target?.result as ArrayBuffer);
+              setImageUint(arr);
+            };
+            if (e?.target?.files?.[0]) {
+              fileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(e.target.files[0]);
+            }
+          }}
         />
       </AddPictureBtn>
-      <Input
+      <InputImageWrapper
         theme={theme}
-        placeholder={"Message"}
-        value={content}
-        onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
-          const target = e.target;
-          target.style.height = "40px";
-          target.style.height = `${Math.min(target.scrollHeight, 160)}px`;
-          setContent(target.value);
-        }}
-        onKeyPress={(e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
-          if (e.key == "Enter" && !e.getModifierState("Shift")) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            (e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement).style.height = "40px";
-            addMessage(content);
-            setContent("");
-          }
-        }}
-      />
+        style={{ height: `${inputHeight + (image ? 73 : 0)}px` }}
+      >
+        {image && (
+          <ImagePreview src={image} onClick={() => setImageUint(undefined)} />
+        )}
+        <Input
+          theme={theme}
+          placeholder={"Message"}
+          value={content}
+          onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+            const target = e.target;
+            target.style.height = "40px";
+            target.style.height = `${Math.min(target.scrollHeight, 160)}px`;
+            setInputHeight(target.scrollHeight);
+            setContent(target.value);
+          }}
+          onKeyPress={(e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+            if (e.key == "Enter" && !e.getModifierState("Shift")) {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              (e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement).style.height = "40px";
+              setInputHeight(40);
+              addMessage(content, imageUint);
+              setImageUint(undefined);
+              setContent("");
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+      </InputImageWrapper>
       <AddEmojiBtn onClick={() => setShowEmoji(!showEmoji)}>
         <EmojiIcon theme={theme} isActive={showEmoji} />
       </AddEmojiBtn>
@@ -100,20 +130,39 @@ const InputWrapper = styled.div`
   position: relative;
 `;
 
+const ImagePreview = styled.img`
+  width: 64px;
+  height: 64px;
+  border-radius: 16px 16px 4px 16px;
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  margin-top: 9px;
+`;
+
+const InputImageWrapper = styled.div<ThemeProps>`
+  width: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  background: ${({ theme }) => theme.inputColor};
+  border-radius: 36px 16px 4px 36px;
+  height: 40px;
+  margin-right: 8px;
+  margin-left: 10px;
+`;
+
 const Input = styled.textarea<ThemeProps>`
   width: 100%;
   height: 40px;
   background: ${({ theme }) => theme.inputColor};
-  border-radius: 36px 16px 4px 36px;
   border: 1px solid ${({ theme }) => theme.inputColor};
   color: ${({ theme }) => theme.primary};
-  margin-left: 10px;
+  border-radius: 36px 16px 4px 36px;
+  outline: none;
+  resize: none;
+
   padding-top: 9px;
   padding-bottom: 9px;
   padding-left: 12px;
   padding-right: 112px;
-  outline: none;
-  resize: none;
 
   font-family: Inter;
   font-style: normal;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessageContent.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessageContent.tsx
index cc04ef89..c248139f 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessageContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessageContent.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { decode } from "html-entities";
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 
+import { ChatMessage } from "../../models/ChatMessage";
 import { Metadata } from "../../models/Metadata";
 import { Theme } from "../../styles/themes";
 
@@ -11,16 +12,17 @@ const regEx =
 /* eslint-enable no-useless-escape */
 
 type ChatMessageContentProps = {
-  content: string;
+  message: ChatMessage;
   theme: Theme;
   fetchMetadata?: (url: string) => Promise<Metadata | undefined>;
 };
 
 export function ChatMessageContent({
-  content,
+  message,
   theme,
   fetchMetadata,
 }: ChatMessageContentProps) {
+  const { content, image } = useMemo(() => message, [message]);
   const [elements, setElements] = useState<(string | React.ReactElement)[]>([
     content,
   ]);
@@ -75,10 +77,11 @@ export function ChatMessageContent({
     };
     updatePreview();
   }, [link]);
-  if (openGraph) {
-    return (
-      <ContentWrapper>
-        <div>{elements.map((el) => el)}</div>
+  return (
+    <ContentWrapper>
+      <div>{elements.map((el) => el)}</div>
+      {image && <MessageImage src={image} />}
+      {openGraph && (
         <PreviewWrapper
           onClick={() => window?.open(link, "_blank", "noopener")?.focus()}
         >
@@ -88,13 +91,18 @@ export function ChatMessageContent({
             {openGraph["og:site_name"]}
           </PreviewSiteNameWrapper>
         </PreviewWrapper>
-      </ContentWrapper>
-    );
-  } else {
-    return <>{elements.map((el) => el)}</>;
-  }
+      )}
+    </ContentWrapper>
+  );
 }
 
+const MessageImage = styled.img`
+  width: 147px;
+  height: 196px;
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+`;
+
 const PreviewSiteNameWrapper = styled.div`
   font-family: Inter;
   font-style: normal;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
index 65e95558..d65f44b6 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function ChatMessages({
                 </MessageHeaderWrapper>
                 <MessageText theme={theme}>
                   <ChatMessageContent
-                    content={message.content}
+                    message={message}
                     theme={theme}
                     fetchMetadata={fetchMetadata}
                   />
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/helpers/uintToImgUrl.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/helpers/uintToImgUrl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1774aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/helpers/uintToImgUrl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export function uintToImgUrl(img: Uint8Array) {
+  const blob = new Blob([img], { type: "image/png" });
+  return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts
index f1204add..a7716ab2 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Identity, Messenger } from "status-communities/dist/cjs";
 import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "status-communities/dist/cjs/application_metadata_message";
 
+import { uintToImgUrl } from "../helpers/uintToImgUrl";
 import { ChatMessage } from "../models/ChatMessage";
 
 function binarySetInsert<T>(
@@ -51,9 +52,15 @@ export function useMessenger(chatId: string, chatIdList: string[]) {
   }, []);
 
   const addNewMessageRaw = useCallback(
-    (signer: Uint8Array, content: string, date: Date, id: string) => {
+    (
+      signer: Uint8Array,
+      content: string,
+      date: Date,
+      id: string,
+      image?: string
+    ) => {
       const sender = signer.reduce((p, c) => p + c.toString(16), "0x");
-      const newMessage = { sender, content, date };
+      const newMessage = { sender, content, date, image };
       setMessages((prev) => {
         return {
           ...prev,
@@ -77,10 +84,18 @@ export function useMessenger(chatId: string, chatIdList: string[]) {
 
   const addNewMessage = useCallback(
     (msg: ApplicationMetadataMessage, id: string) => {
-      if (msg.signer && msg.chatMessage?.text && msg.chatMessage.clock) {
-        const content = msg.chatMessage.text;
+      if (
+        msg.signer &&
+        (msg.chatMessage?.text || msg.chatMessage?.image) &&
+        msg.chatMessage.clock
+      ) {
+        const content = msg.chatMessage.text ?? "";
+        let img: string | undefined = undefined;
+        if (msg.chatMessage?.image) {
+          img = uintToImgUrl(msg.chatMessage?.image.payload);
+        }
         const date = new Date(msg.chatMessage.clock);
-        addNewMessageRaw(msg.signer, content, date, id);
+        addNewMessageRaw(msg.signer, content, date, id, img);
       }
     },
     [addNewMessageRaw]
@@ -141,7 +156,6 @@ export function useMessenger(chatId: string, chatIdList: string[]) {
 
   const loadNextDay = useCallback(
     (id: string) => {
-      console.log(id);
       if (messenger) {
         const endTime = lastLoadTime[id];
         const startTime = new Date();
@@ -163,13 +177,23 @@ export function useMessenger(chatId: string, chatIdList: string[]) {
   );
 
   const sendMessage = useCallback(
-    async (messageText: string) => {
-      await messenger?.sendMessage(messageText, chatId);
+    async (messageText: string, image?: Uint8Array) => {
+      let mediaContent = undefined;
+      if (image) {
+        mediaContent = {
+          image,
+          imageType: 1,
+          contentType: 1,
+        };
+      }
+      await messenger?.sendMessage(messageText, chatId, mediaContent);
+
       addNewMessageRaw(
         messenger?.identity.publicKey ?? new Uint8Array(),
         messageText,
         new Date(),
-        chatId
+        chatId,
+        image ? uintToImgUrl(image) : undefined
       );
     },
     [chatId, messenger]
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
index f598e62f..327ce507 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export type ChatMessage = {
   content: string;
   date: Date;
   sender: string;
+  image?: string;
 };