diff --git a/src/app/chat/views/communities.nim b/src/app/chat/views/communities.nim
index 6be4e10ffe..d48acd2011 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/views/communities.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/views/communities.nim
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ QtObject:
   proc pendingRequestsToJoinForCommunity*(self: CommunitiesView, communityId: string): seq[CommunityMembershipRequest] =
     result = self.status.chat.pendingRequestsToJoinForCommunity(communityId)
 
-  proc membershipRequestPushed*(self: CommunitiesView, communityName: string, pubKey: string) {.signal.}
+  proc membershipRequestPushed*(self: CommunitiesView, communityId: string, communityName: string, pubKey: string) {.signal.}
 
   proc addMembershipRequests*(self: CommunitiesView, membershipRequests: seq[CommunityMembershipRequest]) =
     var communityId: string
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ QtObject:
       let alreadyPresentRequestIdx = community.membershipRequests.findIndexById(request.id)
       if (alreadyPresentRequestIdx == -1): 
         community.membershipRequests.add(request)
-        self.membershipRequestPushed(community.name, request.publicKey)
+        self.membershipRequestPushed(community.id, community.name, request.publicKey)
       else:
         community.membershipRequests[alreadyPresentRequestIdx] = request
       self.joinedCommunityList.replaceCommunity(community)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ QtObject:
       error "Error joining the community", msg = e.msg
       result = fmt"Error joining the community: {e.msg}"
 
-  proc membershipRequestChanged*(self: CommunitiesView, communityName: string, accepted: bool) {.signal.}
+  proc membershipRequestChanged*(self: CommunitiesView, communityId: string, communityName: string, accepted: bool) {.signal.}
   
   proc communityAdded*(self: CommunitiesView, communityId: string) {.signal.}
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ QtObject:
       var i = 0
       for communityRequest in self.myCommunityRequests:
         if (communityRequest.communityId == community.id):
-          self.membershipRequestChanged(community.name, true)
+          self.membershipRequestChanged(community.id, community.name, true)
           self.myCommunityRequests.delete(i, i)
           break
         i = i + 1
diff --git a/src/app/chat/views/community_item.nim b/src/app/chat/views/community_item.nim
index 06e3c2d246..c5d15af08a 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/views/community_item.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/views/community_item.nim
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ QtObject:
   proc activeChanged*(self: CommunityItemView) {.signal.}
 
   proc setActive*(self: CommunityItemView, value: bool) {.slot.} =
+    if (self.active == value):
+      return
     self.active = value
     self.status.events.emit("communityActiveChanged", CommunityActiveChangedArgs(active: value))
     self.activeChanged()
diff --git a/src/app/profile/core.nim b/src/app/profile/core.nim
index 95919e7d39..68812e47ee 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/core.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/core.nim
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ proc init*(self: ProfileController, account: Account) =
       # TODO: view should react to model changes
       self.status.chat.updateContacts(msgData.contacts)
       self.view.contacts.updateContactList(msgData.contacts)
+      self.view.contacts.notifyOnNewContactRequests(msgData.contacts)
     if msgData.installations.len > 0:
       self.view.devices.addDevices(msgData.installations)
 
diff --git a/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim b/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim
index 69dc7355f0..b6635936a7 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type
     LocalNickname = UserRole + 9
     ThumbnailImage = UserRole + 10
     LargeImage = UserRole + 11
+    RequestReceived = UserRole + 12
 
 QtObject:
   type ContactList* = ref object of QAbstractListModel
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@ QtObject:
   method rowCount(self: ContactList, index: QModelIndex = nil): int =
     return self.contacts.len
 
+  proc countChanged*(self: ContactList) {.signal.}
+
+  proc count*(self: ContactList): int {.slot.}  =
+    self.contacts.len
+
+  QtProperty[int] count:
+    read = count
+    notify = countChanged
+
   proc userName*(self: ContactList, pubKey: string, defaultValue: string = ""): string {.slot.} =
     for contact in self.contacts:
       if(contact.id != pubKey): continue
@@ -66,6 +76,7 @@ QtObject:
       of "localNickname": result = $contact.localNickname
       of "thumbnailImage": result = $contact.identityImage.thumbnail
       of "largeImage": result = $contact.identityImage.large
+      of "requestReceived": result = $contact.requestReceived()
 
   method data(self: ContactList, index: QModelIndex, role: int): QVariant =
     if not index.isValid:
@@ -85,6 +96,7 @@ QtObject:
       of ContactRoles.LocalNickname: result = newQVariant(contact.localNickname)
       of ContactRoles.ThumbnailImage: result = newQVariant(contact.identityImage.thumbnail)
       of ContactRoles.LargeImage: result = newQVariant(contact.identityImage.large)
+      of ContactRoles.RequestReceived: result = newQVariant(contact.requestReceived())
 
   method roleNames(self: ContactList): Table[int, string] =
     {
@@ -98,13 +110,15 @@ QtObject:
       ContactRoles.LocalNickname.int:"localNickname",
       ContactRoles.EnsVerified.int:"ensVerified",
       ContactRoles.ThumbnailImage.int:"thumbnailImage",
-      ContactRoles.LargeImage.int:"largeImage"
+      ContactRoles.LargeImage.int:"largeImage",
+      ContactRoles.RequestReceived.int:"requestReceived"
     }.toTable
 
   proc addContactToList*(self: ContactList, contact: Profile) =
     self.beginInsertRows(newQModelIndex(), self.contacts.len, self.contacts.len)
     self.contacts.add(contact)
     self.endInsertRows()
+    self.countChanged()
 
   proc hasAddedContacts(self: ContactList): bool {.slot.} = 
     for c in self.contacts:
@@ -134,3 +148,4 @@ QtObject:
     self.beginResetModel()
     self.contacts = contactList
     self.endResetModel()
+    self.countChanged()
diff --git a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
index 8a2fdeea99..d02ed363db 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import NimQml, chronicles, sequtils, sugar, strutils
+import NimQml, chronicles, sequtils, sugar, strutils, json
 import ../../../status/libstatus/utils as status_utils
 import ../../../status/status
 import ../../../status/chat/chat
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ QtObject:
   type ContactsView* = ref object of QObject
     status: Status
     contactList*: ContactList
+    contactRequests*: ContactList
     addedContacts*: ContactList
     blockedContacts*: ContactList
     contactToAdd*: Profile
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ QtObject:
   proc delete*(self: ContactsView) =
     self.contactList.delete
     self.addedContacts.delete
+    self.contactRequests.delete
     self.blockedContacts.delete
     self.QObject.delete
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ QtObject:
     new(result, delete)
     result.status = status
     result.contactList = newContactList()
+    result.contactRequests = newContactList()
     result.addedContacts = newContactList()
     result.blockedContacts = newContactList()
     result.contactToAdd = Profile(
@@ -63,10 +66,12 @@ QtObject:
   proc updateContactList*(self: ContactsView, contacts: seq[Profile]) =
     for contact in contacts:
       self.contactList.updateContact(contact)
-      if contact.systemTags.contains(":contact/added"):
-          self.addedContacts.updateContact(contact)
-      if contact.systemTags.contains(":contact/blocked"):
-          self.blockedContacts.updateContact(contact)
+      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded):
+        self.addedContacts.updateContact(contact)
+      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
+        self.blockedContacts.updateContact(contact)
+      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactRequest) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
+        self.contactRequests.updateContact(contact)
 
   proc contactListChanged*(self: ContactsView) {.signal.}
 
@@ -75,10 +80,18 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc setContactList*(self: ContactsView, contactList: seq[Profile]) =
     self.contactList.setNewData(contactList)
-    self.addedContacts.setNewData(contactList.filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(":contact/added")))
-    self.blockedContacts.setNewData(contactList.filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(":contact/blocked")))
+    self.addedContacts.setNewData(contactList.filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(contactAdded)))
+    self.blockedContacts.setNewData(contactList.filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked)))
+    self.contactRequests.setNewData(contactList.filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(contactRequest) and not c.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not c.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked)))
     self.contactListChanged()
 
+  proc contactRequestAdded*(self: ContactsView, name: string, address: string) {.signal.}
+
+  proc notifyOnNewContactRequests*(self: ContactsView, contacts: seq[Profile]) =
+    for contact in contacts:
+      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactRequest) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
+        self.contactRequestAdded(status_ens.userNameOrAlias(contact), contact.address)
+
   QtProperty[QVariant] list:
     read = getContactList
     write = setContactList
@@ -104,6 +117,13 @@ QtObject:
         return true
     return false
 
+  proc getContactRequests(self: ContactsView): QVariant {.slot.} =
+    return newQVariant(self.contactRequests)
+
+  QtProperty[QVariant] contactRequests:
+    read = getContactRequests
+    notify = contactListChanged
+
   proc contactToAddChanged*(self: ContactsView) {.signal.}
 
   proc getContactToAddUsername(self: ContactsView): QVariant {.slot.} =
@@ -129,6 +149,10 @@ QtObject:
     if id == "": return false
     self.status.contacts.isAdded(id)
 
+  proc contactRequestReceived*(self: ContactsView, id: string): bool {.slot.} =
+    if id == "": return false
+    self.status.contacts.contactRequestReceived(id)
+
   proc lookupContact*(self: ContactsView, value: string) {.slot.} =
     if value == "":
       return
@@ -164,6 +188,19 @@ QtObject:
     self.status.chat.join(status_utils.getTimelineChatId(publicKey), ChatType.Profile, "", publicKey)
     self.contactChanged(publicKey, true)
 
+  proc rejectContactRequest*(self: ContactsView, publicKey: string) {.slot.} =
+    self.status.contacts.rejectContactRequest(publicKey)
+
+  proc rejectContactRequests*(self: ContactsView, publicKeysJSON: string) {.slot.} =
+    let publicKeys = publicKeysJSON.parseJson
+    for pubkey in publicKeys:
+      self.rejectContactRequest(pubkey.getStr)
+
+  proc acceptContactRequests*(self: ContactsView, publicKeysJSON: string) {.slot.} =
+    let publicKeys = publicKeysJSON.parseJson
+    for pubkey in publicKeys:
+      discard self.addContact(pubkey.getStr)
+
   proc changeContactNickname*(self: ContactsView, publicKey: string, nickname: string) {.slot.} =
     var nicknameToSet = nickname
     if (nicknameToSet == ""):
diff --git a/src/status/contacts.nim b/src/status/contacts.nim
index 698e259cd2..ac61156d02 100644
--- a/src/status/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/status/contacts.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import json, sequtils, sugar
+import json, sequtils, sugar, chronicles
 import libstatus/contacts as status_contacts
 import libstatus/accounts as status_accounts
 import libstatus/chat as status_chat
@@ -33,13 +33,17 @@ proc getContactByID*(self: ContactModel, id: string): Profile =
 
 proc blockContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
   var contact = self.getContactByID(id)
-  contact.systemTags.add(":contact/blocked")
+  contact.systemTags.add(contactBlocked)
+  let index = contact.systemTags.find(contactAdded)
+  if (index > -1):
+    contact.systemTags.delete(index)
   discard status_contacts.blockContact(contact)
   self.events.emit("contactBlocked", Args())
+  
 
 proc unblockContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
   var contact = self.getContactByID(id)
-  contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(":contact/blocked"))
+  contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(contactBlocked))
   discard status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.identityImage.thumbnail, contact.systemTags, contact.localNickname)
   self.events.emit("contactUnblocked", Args())
 
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ proc getAllContacts*(): seq[Profile] =
   result = map(status_contacts.getContacts().getElems(), proc(x: JsonNode): Profile = x.toProfileModel())
 
 proc getAddedContacts*(): seq[Profile] =
-  result = getAllContacts().filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(":contact/added"))
+  result = getAllContacts().filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(contactAdded))
 
 proc getContacts*(self: ContactModel): seq[Profile] =
   result = getAllContacts()
@@ -89,10 +93,16 @@ proc setNickName*(self: ContactModel, id: string, localNickname: string): string
 
 proc addContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
   var contact = self.getOrCreateContact(id)
-  let updating = contact.systemTags.contains(":contact/added")
+  
+  let updating = contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded)
   if not updating:
-    contact.systemTags.add(":contact/added")
+    contact.systemTags.add(contactAdded)
     discard status_chat.createProfileChat(contact.id)
+  else:
+    let index = contact.systemTags.find(contactBlocked)
+    if (index > -1):
+      contact.systemTags.delete(index)
+
   var thumbnail = ""
   if contact.identityImage != nil:
     thumbnail = contact.identityImage.thumbnail
@@ -117,7 +127,7 @@ proc addContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
 
 proc removeContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string) =
   let contact = self.getContactByID(id)
-  contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(":contact/added"))
+  contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(contactAdded))
 
   var thumbnail = ""
   if contact.identityImage != nil:
@@ -129,4 +139,20 @@ proc removeContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string) =
 proc isAdded*(self: ContactModel, id: string): bool =
   var contact = self.getContactByID(id)
   if contact.isNil: return false
-  contact.systemTags.contains(":contact/added")
+  contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded)
+
+proc contactRequestReceived*(self: ContactModel, id: string): bool =
+  var contact = self.getContactByID(id)
+  if contact.isNil: return false
+  contact.systemTags.contains(contactRequest)
+
+proc rejectContactRequest*(self: ContactModel, id: string) =
+  let contact = self.getContactByID(id)
+  contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(contactRequest))
+
+  var thumbnail = ""
+  if contact.identityImage != nil:
+    thumbnail = contact.identityImage.thumbnail
+
+  discard status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.alias, contact.identicon, thumbnail, contact.systemTags, contact.localNickname)
+  self.events.emit("contactRemoved", Args())
diff --git a/src/status/profile/profile.nim b/src/status/profile/profile.nim
index bac361df1c..81e3d73a19 100644
--- a/src/status/profile/profile.nim
+++ b/src/status/profile/profile.nim
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ type Profile* = ref object
   appearance*: int
   systemTags*: seq[string]
 
+
+const contactAdded* = ":contact/added"
+const contactBlocked* = ":contact/blocked"
+const contactRequest* = ":contact/request-received"
+
 proc isContact*(self: Profile): bool =
-  result = self.systemTags.contains(":contact/added") and not self.systemTags.contains(":contact/blocked")
+  result = self.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not self.systemTags.contains(":contact/blocked")
 
 proc isBlocked*(self: Profile): bool =
-  result = self.systemTags.contains(":contact/blocked")
+  result = self.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked)
+
+proc requestReceived*(self: Profile): bool =
+  result = self.systemTags.contains(contactRequest)
 
 proc toProfileModel*(account: Account): Profile =
   result = Profile(
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
index 8ee8079ac9..24d1175f31 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@ StackLayout {
     property var doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose: ([])
 
     property var onActivated: function () {
-        chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
+        inputArea.chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
     }
 
     property string activeChatId: chatsModel.activeChannel.id
     property bool isBlocked: profileModel.contacts.isContactBlocked(activeChatId)
+    property bool isContact: profileModel.contacts.isAdded(activeChatId)
     
-    property alias input: chatInput
+    property alias input: inputArea.chatInput
+
+    property string currentNotificationChatId
+    property string currentNotificationCommunityId
 
     property string hoveredMessage
     property string activeMessage
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ StackLayout {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
+        inputArea.chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
     }
 
     Layout.fillHeight: true
@@ -95,12 +99,12 @@ StackLayout {
                                 identicon: chatsModel.messageList.getMessageData(i, "identicon"),
                                 localNickname: chatsModel.messageList.getMessageData(i, "localName")
                             })
-        chatInput.suggestionsList.append(suggestionsObj[suggestionsObj.length - 1]);
+        inputArea.chatInput.suggestionsList.append(suggestionsObj[suggestionsObj.length - 1]);
         idMap[contactAddr] = true;
     }
 
     function populateSuggestions() {
-        chatInput.suggestionsList.clear()
+        inputArea.chatInput.suggestionsList.clear()
         const len = chatsModel.suggestionList.rowCount()
 
         idMap = {}
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ StackLayout {
                                     localNickname: chatsModel.suggestionList.rowData(i, "localNickname")
                                 })
 
-            chatInput.suggestionsList.append(suggestionsObj[suggestionsObj.length - 1]);
+            inputArea.chatInput.suggestionsList.append(suggestionsObj[suggestionsObj.length - 1]);
             idMap[contactAddr] = true;
         }
         const len2 = chatsModel.messageList.rowCount();
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ StackLayout {
         let message = chatsModel.messageList.getMessageData(replyMessageIndex, "message")
         let identicon = chatsModel.messageList.getMessageData(replyMessageIndex, "identicon")
 
-        chatInput.showReplyArea(userName, message, identicon)
+        inputArea.chatInput.showReplyArea(userName, message, identicon)
     }
 
     function requestAddressForTransaction(address, amount, tokenAddress, tokenDecimals = 18) {
@@ -165,6 +169,25 @@ StackLayout {
         }
     }
 
+    function clickOnNotification() {
+        applicationWindow.show()
+        applicationWindow.raise()
+        applicationWindow.requestActivate()
+        appMain.changeAppSection(Constants.chat)
+        if (currentNotificationChatId) {
+            chatsModel.setActiveChannel(currentNotificationChatId)
+        } else if (currentNotificationCommunityId) {
+            chatsModel.communities.setActiveCommunity(currentNotificationCommunityId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: systemTray
+        onMessageClicked: function () {
+            clickOnNotification()
+        }
+    }
+
     Timer {
         id: timer
     }
@@ -222,54 +245,9 @@ StackLayout {
             }
         }
 
-        Item {
-            visible: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType === Constants.chatTypeOneToOne &&
-                     !profileModel.contacts.isAdded(activeChatId) &&
-                     !doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose.includes(activeChatId)
+        AddToContactBanner {
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
             Layout.fillWidth: true
-            height: 36
-
-            SVGImage {
-                source: "../../img/plusSign.svg"
-                anchors.right: addToContactsTxt.left
-                anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                layer.enabled: true
-                layer.effect: ColorOverlay { color: addToContactsTxt.color }
-            }
-
-            StyledText {
-                id: addToContactsTxt
-                text: qsTr("Add to contacts")
-                color: Style.current.primary
-                anchors.centerIn: parent
-            }
-
-            Separator {
-                anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-            }
-
-            MouseArea {
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                onClicked: profileModel.contacts.addContact(activeChatId)
-            }
-
-            StatusIconButton {
-                id: closeBtn
-                icon.name: "close"
-                onClicked: {
-                    const newArray = Object.assign([], doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose)
-                    newArray.push(activeChatId)
-                    doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose = newArray
-                }
-                width: 20
-                height: 20
-                anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-            }
         }
 
         StackLayout {
@@ -306,8 +284,8 @@ StackLayout {
         Connections {
             target: chatsModel
             onActiveChannelChanged: {
-                chatInput.suggestions.hide();
-                chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
+                inputArea.chatInput.suggestions.hide();
+                inputArea.chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
                 populateSuggestions();
             }
             onMessagePushed: {
@@ -322,97 +300,17 @@ StackLayout {
             }
         }
 
-        Rectangle {
+        ChatRequestMessage {
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignBottom
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            Layout.bottomMargin: Style.current.bigPadding
+        }
+
+        InputArea {
             id: inputArea
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignBottom
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
-            height: chatInput.height
-            Layout.preferredHeight: height
-            color: "transparent"
-            
-            Connections {
-                target: chatsModel
-                onLoadingMessagesChanged:
-                    if(value){
-                        loadingMessagesIndicator.active = true
-                    } else {
-                         timer.setTimeout(function(){ 
-                            loadingMessagesIndicator.active = false;
-                        }, 5000);
-                    }
-            }
-
-            Loader {
-                id: loadingMessagesIndicator
-                active: chatsModel.loadingMessages
-                sourceComponent: loadingIndicator
-                anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.bottom: chatInput.top
-                anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.padding
-                anchors.bottomMargin: Style.current.padding
-            }
-
-            Component {
-                id: loadingIndicator
-                LoadingAnimation {}
-            }
-
-            StatusChatInput {
-                id: chatInput
-                visible: {
-                    const community = chatsModel.communities.activeCommunity
-                    if (chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType === Constants.chatTypePrivateGroupChat) {
-                        return chatsModel.activeChannel.isMember
-                    }
-                    return !community.active ||
-                            community.access === Constants.communityChatPublicAccess ||
-                            community.admin ||
-                            chatsModel.activeChannel.canPost
-                }
-                enabled: !isBlocked
-                chatInputPlaceholder: isBlocked ?
-                        //% "This user has been blocked."
-                        qsTrId("this-user-has-been-blocked-") :
-                        //% "Type a message."
-                        qsTrId("type-a-message-")
-                anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-                recentStickers: chatsModel.stickers.recent
-                stickerPackList: chatsModel.stickers.stickerPacks
-                chatType: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType
-                onSendTransactionCommandButtonClicked: {
-                    if (chatsModel.activeChannel.ensVerified) {
-                        txModalLoader.sourceComponent = cmpSendTransactionWithEns
-                    } else {
-                        txModalLoader.sourceComponent = cmpSendTransactionNoEns
-                    }
-                    txModalLoader.item.open()
-                }
-                onReceiveTransactionCommandButtonClicked: {
-                    txModalLoader.sourceComponent = cmpReceiveTransaction
-                    txModalLoader.item.open()
-                }
-                onStickerSelected: {
-                    chatsModel.stickers.send(hashId, packId)
-                }
-                onSendMessage: {
-                    if (chatInput.fileUrls.length > 0){
-                        chatsModel.sendImages(JSON.stringify(fileUrls));
-                    }
-                    let msg = chatsModel.plainText(Emoji.deparse(chatInput.textInput.text))
-                    if (msg.length > 0){
-                        msg = chatInput.interpretMessage(msg)
-                        chatsModel.sendMessage(msg, chatInput.isReply ? SelectedMessage.messageId : "", Utils.isOnlyEmoji(msg) ? Constants.emojiType : Constants.messageType, false, JSON.stringify(suggestionsObj));
-                        if(event) event.accepted = true
-                        sendMessageSound.stop();
-                        Qt.callLater(sendMessageSound.play);
-
-                        chatInput.textInput.clear();
-                        chatInput.textInput.textFormat = TextEdit.PlainText;
-                        chatInput.textInput.textFormat = TextEdit.RichText;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/AddToContactBanner.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/AddToContactBanner.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbaaaee174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/AddToContactBanner.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import QtQuick 2.13
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
+import "../../../../../imports"
+import "../../../../../shared"
+import "../../../../../shared/status"
+
+Item {
+    visible: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType === Constants.chatTypeOneToOne &&
+             !isContact &&
+             !doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose.includes(activeChatId)
+    height: 36
+
+    SVGImage {
+        source: "../../../../img/plusSign.svg"
+        anchors.right: addToContactsTxt.left
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        layer.enabled: true
+        layer.effect: ColorOverlay { color: addToContactsTxt.color }
+    }
+
+    StyledText {
+        id: addToContactsTxt
+        text: qsTr("Add to contacts")
+        color: Style.current.primary
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+    }
+
+    Separator {
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+        onClicked: profileModel.contacts.addContact(activeChatId)
+    }
+
+    StatusIconButton {
+        id: closeBtn
+        icon.name: "close"
+        onClicked: {
+            const newArray = Object.assign([], doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose)
+            newArray.push(activeChatId)
+            doNotShowAddToContactBannerToThose = newArray
+        }
+        width: 20
+        height: 20
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatRequestMessage.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatRequestMessage.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5b9219df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatRequestMessage.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import QtQuick 2.13
+import "../../../../../imports"
+import "../../../../../shared"
+import "../../../../../shared/status"
+
+Item {
+    visible: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType === Constants.chatTypeOneToOne && !isContact
+    width: parent.width
+    height: childrenRect.height
+
+    Image {
+        id: waveImg
+        source: "../../../../img/wave.png"
+        width: 80
+        height: 80
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+    }
+
+    StyledText {
+        id: contactText1
+        text: qsTr("You need to be mutual contacts with this person for them to receive your messages")
+        anchors.top: waveImg.bottom
+        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+        anchors.topMargin: Style.current.padding
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        width: parent.width / 1.3
+    }
+
+    StyledText {
+        id: contactText2
+        text: qsTr("Just click this button to add them as contact. They will receive a notification all once they accept you as contact as well, you'll be able to chat")
+        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+        anchors.top: contactText1.bottom
+        anchors.topMargin: 2
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        width: parent.width / 1.3
+    }
+
+    StatusButton {
+        text: qsTr("Add to contacts")
+        anchors.top: contactText2.bottom
+        anchors.topMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        onClicked: profileModel.contacts.addContact(activeChatId)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/InputArea.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/InputArea.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f9714487c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/InputArea.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import QtQuick 2.13
+import "../../../../../imports"
+import "../../../../../shared"
+import "../../../../../shared/status"
+import "../../components"
+
+Item {
+    property alias chatInput: chatInput
+
+    id: inputArea
+    height: chatInput.height
+
+    Connections {
+        target: chatsModel
+        onLoadingMessagesChanged:
+            if(value){
+                loadingMessagesIndicator.active = true
+            } else {
+                 timer.setTimeout(function(){
+                    loadingMessagesIndicator.active = false;
+                }, 5000);
+            }
+    }
+
+    Loader {
+        id: loadingMessagesIndicator
+        active: chatsModel.loadingMessages
+        sourceComponent: loadingIndicator
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.bottom: chatInput.top
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.padding
+        anchors.bottomMargin: Style.current.padding
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: loadingIndicator
+        LoadingAnimation {}
+    }
+
+    StatusChatInput {
+        id: chatInput
+        visible: {
+            const community = chatsModel.communities.activeCommunity
+            if (chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType === Constants.chatTypePrivateGroupChat) {
+                return chatsModel.activeChannel.isMember
+            }
+            return !community.active ||
+                    community.access === Constants.communityChatPublicAccess ||
+                    community.admin ||
+                    chatsModel.activeChannel.canPost
+        }
+        enabled: !isBlocked
+        chatInputPlaceholder: isBlocked ?
+                //% "This user has been blocked."
+                qsTrId("this-user-has-been-blocked-") :
+                //% "Type a message."
+                qsTrId("type-a-message-")
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        recentStickers: chatsModel.stickers.recent
+        stickerPackList: chatsModel.stickers.stickerPacks
+        chatType: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType
+        onSendTransactionCommandButtonClicked: {
+            if (chatsModel.activeChannel.ensVerified) {
+                txModalLoader.sourceComponent = cmpSendTransactionWithEns
+            } else {
+                txModalLoader.sourceComponent = cmpSendTransactionNoEns
+            }
+            txModalLoader.item.open()
+        }
+        onReceiveTransactionCommandButtonClicked: {
+            txModalLoader.sourceComponent = cmpReceiveTransaction
+            txModalLoader.item.open()
+        }
+        onStickerSelected: {
+            chatsModel.stickers.send(hashId, packId)
+        }
+        onSendMessage: {
+            if (chatInput.fileUrls.length > 0){
+                chatsModel.sendImages(JSON.stringify(fileUrls));
+            }
+            let msg = chatsModel.plainText(Emoji.deparse(chatInput.textInput.text))
+            if (msg.length > 0){
+                msg = chatInput.interpretMessage(msg)
+                chatsModel.sendMessage(msg, chatInput.isReply ? SelectedMessage.messageId : "", Utils.isOnlyEmoji(msg) ? Constants.emojiType : Constants.messageType, false, JSON.stringify(suggestionsObj));
+                if(event) event.accepted = true
+                sendMessageSound.stop();
+                Qt.callLater(sendMessageSound.play);
+
+                chatInput.textInput.clear();
+                chatInput.textInput.textFormat = TextEdit.PlainText;
+                chatInput.textInput.textFormat = TextEdit.RichText;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
index 7b07741bd0..a5647f67bb 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import QtQml.Models 2.13
 import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
 import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.3
 import "../../../../shared"
+import "../../../../shared/status"
 import "../../../../imports"
 import "../components"
 import "./samples/"
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@ ScrollView {
     ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: ScrollBar.AlwaysOff
 
     ListView {
-        property string currentNotificationChatId
-
         id: chatLogView
         anchors.fill: parent
         anchors.bottomMargin: Style.current.bigPadding
@@ -47,23 +46,33 @@ ScrollView {
         verticalLayoutDirection: ListView.BottomToTop
 
         // This header and Connections is to create an invisible padding so that the chat identifier is at the top
-        // The Connections is necessary, because doing the check inside teh ehader created a binding loop (the contentHeight includes the header height
+        // The Connections is necessary, because doing the check inside the header created a binding loop (the contentHeight includes the header height
         // If the content height is smaller than the full height, we "show" the padding so that the chat identifier is at the top, otherwise we disable the Connections
         header: Item {
             height: 0
             width: chatLogView.width
         }
+        function checkHeaderHeight() {
+            if (!chatLogView.headerItem) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            if (chatLogView.contentItem.height - chatLogView.headerItem.height < chatLogView.height) {
+                chatLogView.headerItem.height = chatLogView.height - (chatLogView.contentItem.height - chatLogView.headerItem.height) - 36
+            } else {
+                chatLogView.headerItem.height = 0
+            }
+        }
+
         Connections {
             id: contentHeightConnection
             enabled: true
             target: chatLogView
             onContentHeightChanged: {
-                if (chatLogView.contentItem.height - chatLogView.headerItem.height < chatLogView.height) {
-                    chatLogView.headerItem.height = chatLogView.height - (chatLogView.contentItem.height - chatLogView.headerItem.height) - 36
-                } else {
-                    chatLogView.headerItem.height = 0
-                    contentHeightConnection.enabled = false
-                }
+                chatLogView.checkHeaderHeight()
+            }
+            onHeightChanged: {
+                chatLogView.checkHeaderHeight()
             }
         }
 
@@ -148,14 +157,6 @@ ScrollView {
             return true
         }
 
-        function clickOnNotification(chatId) {
-            applicationWindow.show()
-            applicationWindow.raise()
-            applicationWindow.requestActivate()
-            chatsModel.setActiveChannel(chatId)
-            appMain.changeAppSection(Constants.chat)
-        }
-
         Connections {
             target: chatsModel
             onMessagesLoaded: {
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ ScrollView {
                         return
                     }
 
-                    chatLogView.currentNotificationChatId = chatId
+                    chatColumnLayout.currentNotificationChatId = chatId
+                    chatColumnLayout.currentNotificationCommunityId = null
 
                     let name;
                     if (appSettings.notificationMessagePreviewSetting === Constants.notificationPreviewAnonymous) {
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ ScrollView {
                                                SystemTrayIcon.NoIcon,
                                                Constants.notificationPopupTTL)
                     } else {
-                        notificationWindow.notifyUser(chatId, name, message, chatType, identicon, chatLogView.clickOnNotification)
+                        notificationWindow.notifyUser(chatId, name, message, chatType, identicon, chatColumnLayout.clickOnNotification)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -232,7 +234,9 @@ ScrollView {
         Connections {
             target: chatsModel.communities
 
-             onMembershipRequestChanged: function (communityName, accepted) {
+            onMembershipRequestChanged: function (communityId, communityName, accepted) {
+                chatColumnLayout.currentNotificationChatId = null
+                chatColumnLayout.currentNotificationCommunityId = communityId
                 systemTray.showMessage("Status",
                                        accepted ? qsTr("You have been accepted into the ‘%1’ community").arg(communityName) :
                                                   qsTr("Your request to join the ‘%1’ community was declined").arg(communityName),
@@ -240,7 +244,9 @@ ScrollView {
                                        Constants.notificationPopupTTL)
             }
 
-            onMembershipRequestPushed: function (communityName, pubKey) {
+            onMembershipRequestPushed: function (communityId, communityName, pubKey) {
+                chatColumnLayout.currentNotificationChatId = null
+                chatColumnLayout.currentNotificationCommunityId = communityId
                 systemTray.showMessage(qsTr("New membership request"),
                                        qsTr("%1 asks to join ‘%2’").arg(Utils.getDisplayName(pubKey)).arg(communityName),
                                        SystemTrayIcon.NoIcon,
@@ -248,13 +254,6 @@ ScrollView {
             }
         }
 
-        Connections {
-            target: systemTray
-            onMessageClicked: {
-                chatLogView.clickOnNotification(chatLogView.currentNotificationChatId)
-            }
-        }
-
         property var loadMsgs : Backpressure.oneInTime(chatLogView, 500, function() {
             if(loadingMessages) return;
             loadingMessages = true;
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn.qml
index 116c507879..1e0990736c 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn.qml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import QtQuick 2.13
+import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
 
 import "../../../imports"
 import "../../../shared"
+import "../../../shared/status"
 import "./components"
 import "./ContactsColumn"
 import "./CommunityComponents"
@@ -90,6 +92,15 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
+    Component {
+        id: contactRequestsPopup
+        ContactRequestsPopup {
+            onClosed: {
+                destroy()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     SearchBox {
         id: searchBox
         anchors.top: title.bottom
@@ -108,9 +119,37 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.topMargin: Style.current.padding
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: profileModel.contacts
+        onContactRequestAdded: {
+            systemTray.showMessage(qsTr("New contact request"),
+                                   qsTr("%1 requests to become contacts").arg(Utils.removeStatusEns(name)),
+                                   SystemTrayIcon.NoIcon,
+                                   Constants.notificationPopupTTL)
+        }
+    }
+
+    StatusSettingsLineButton {
+        property int nbRequests: profileModel.contacts.contactRequests.count
+
+        id: contactRequest
+        anchors.top: searchBox.bottom
+        anchors.topMargin: visible ? Style.current.padding : 0
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
+        visible: nbRequests > 0
+        height: visible ? implicitHeight : 0
+        text: qsTr("Contact requests")
+        isBadge: true
+        badgeText: nbRequests.toString()
+        onClicked: openPopup(contactRequestsPopup)
+    }
+
     ScrollView {
         id: chatGroupsContainer
-        anchors.top: searchBox.bottom
+        anchors.top: contactRequest.bottom
         anchors.topMargin: Style.current.padding
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         anchors.left: parent.left
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ContactRequestsPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ContactRequestsPopup.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2365de5c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ContactRequestsPopup.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import QtQuick 2.13
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
+import "../../../../imports"
+import "../../../../shared"
+import "../../../../shared/status"
+import "../../Profile/Sections/Contacts"
+
+ModalPopup {
+    id: popup
+
+
+    title: qsTr("Contact requests")
+
+    ListView {
+        id: contactList
+
+        property Component profilePopupComponent: ProfilePopup {
+            id: profilePopup
+            onClosed: destroy()
+        }
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.leftMargin: -Style.current.halfPadding
+        anchors.rightMargin: -Style.current.halfPadding
+
+        model: profileModel.contacts.contactRequests
+        clip: true
+
+        delegate: ContactRequest {
+            name: Utils.removeStatusEns(model.name)
+            address: model.address
+            localNickname: model.localNickname
+            identicon: model.thumbnailImage || model.identicon
+            profileClick: function (showFooter, userName, fromAuthor, identicon, textParam, nickName) {
+                var popup = profilePopupComponent.createObject(contactList);
+                popup.openPopup(showFooter, userName, fromAuthor, identicon, textParam, nickName);
+            }
+            onBlockContactActionTriggered: {
+                blockContactConfirmationDialog.contactName = name
+                blockContactConfirmationDialog.contactAddress = address
+                blockContactConfirmationDialog.open()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    footer: Item {
+        width: parent.width
+        height: children[0].height
+
+        BlockContactConfirmationDialog {
+            id: blockContactConfirmationDialog
+            onBlockButtonClicked: {
+                profileModel.contacts.blockContact(blockContactConfirmationDialog.contactAddress)
+                blockContactConfirmationDialog.close()
+            }
+        }
+
+        ConfirmationDialog {
+            id: declineAllDialog
+            title: qsTr("Decline all contacts")
+            confirmationText: qsTr("Are you sure you want to decline all these contact requests")
+            onConfirmButtonClicked: {
+                const pubkeys = []
+                for (let i = 0; i < contactList.count; i++) {
+                    pubkeys.push(contactList.itemAtIndex(i).address)
+                }
+                profileModel.contacts.rejectContactRequests(JSON.stringify(pubkeys))
+                declineAllDialog.close()
+            }
+        }
+
+        ConfirmationDialog {
+            id: acceptAllDialog
+            title: qsTr("Accept all contacts")
+            confirmationText: qsTr("Are you sure you want to accept all these contact requests")
+            onConfirmButtonClicked: {
+                const pubkeys = []
+                for (let i = 0; i < contactList.count; i++) {
+                    pubkeys.push(contactList.itemAtIndex(i).address)
+                }
+                profileModel.contacts.acceptContactRequests(JSON.stringify(pubkeys))
+                acceptAllDialog.close()
+            }
+        }
+
+        StatusButton {
+            id: blockBtn
+            anchors.right: addToContactsButton.left
+            anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.padding
+            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+            type: "warn"
+            text: qsTr("Decline all")
+            onClicked: declineAllDialog.open()
+        }
+
+        StatusButton {
+            id: addToContactsButton
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            text: qsTr("Accept all")
+            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+            onClicked: acceptAllDialog.open()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactList.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactList.qml
index 8cf6bdb0af..50a35b8365 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactList.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactList.qml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ListView {
     // TODO: Make ConfirmationDialog a dynamic component on a future refactor
     ConfirmationDialog {
         id: removeContactConfirmationDialog
-        title: qsTrId("remove-contact")
+        title: qsTr("Remove contact")
         //% "Are you sure you want to remove this contact?"
         confirmationText: qsTrId("are-you-sure-you-want-to-remove-this-contact-")
         onConfirmButtonClicked: {
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactRequest.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactRequest.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..237b26a351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactRequest.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import QtQuick 2.13
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
+import "../../../../../imports"
+import "../../../../../shared"
+import "../../../../../shared/status"
+
+Rectangle {
+    property string name
+    property string address
+    property string identicon
+    property string localNickname
+    property var profileClick: function() {}
+    signal blockContactActionTriggered(name: string, address: string)
+    property bool isHovered: false
+    id: container
+
+    height: visible ? 64 : 0
+    anchors.right: parent.right
+    anchors.left: parent.left
+    border.width: 0
+    radius: Style.current.radius
+    color: isHovered ? Style.current.backgroundHover : Style.current.transparent
+
+    StatusImageIdenticon {
+        id: accountImage
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.padding
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        source: identicon
+    }
+
+    StyledText {
+        id: usernameText
+        text: name
+        elide: Text.ElideRight
+        font.pixelSize: 17
+        anchors.top: accountImage.top
+        anchors.topMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
+        anchors.left: accountImage.right
+        anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.padding
+        anchors.right: declineBtn.left
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.padding
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        acceptedButtons: Qt.RightButton
+        onClicked: {
+            if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
+                contactContextMenu.popup()
+                return
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    HoverHandler {
+        onHoveredChanged: container.isHovered = hovered
+    }
+
+    StatusIconButton {
+        id: declineBtn
+        icon.name: "close"
+        onClicked: profileModel.contacts.rejectContactRequest(container.address)
+        width: 32
+        height: 32
+        padding: 6
+        iconColor: Style.current.danger
+        hoveredIconColor: Style.current.danger
+        highlightedBackgroundColor: Utils.setColorAlpha(Style.current.danger, 0.1)
+        anchors.right: acceptBtn.left
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+    }
+
+    StatusIconButton {
+        id: acceptBtn
+        icon.name: "check-circle"
+        onClicked: profileModel.contacts.addContact(container.address)
+        width: 32
+        height: 32
+        padding: 6
+        iconColor: Style.current.success
+        hoveredIconColor: Style.current.success
+        highlightedBackgroundColor: Utils.setColorAlpha(Style.current.success, 0.1)
+        anchors.right: menuButton.left
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+    }
+
+    StatusContextMenuButton {
+        property int iconSize: 14
+        id: menuButton
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.padding
+        MouseArea {
+            id: mouseArea
+            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            anchors.fill: parent
+
+            onClicked: {
+                contactContextMenu.popup()
+            }
+
+            PopupMenu {
+                id: contactContextMenu
+                hasArrow: false
+                Action {
+                    icon.source: "../../../../img/profileActive.svg"
+                    icon.width: menuButton.iconSize
+                    icon.height: menuButton.iconSize
+                    //% "View Profile"
+                    text: qsTrId("view-profile")
+                    onTriggered: profileClick(true, name, address, identicon, "", localNickname)
+                    enabled: true
+                }
+                Separator {}
+                Action {
+                    icon.source: "../../../../img/block-icon.svg"
+                    icon.width: menuButton.iconSize
+                    icon.height: menuButton.iconSize
+                    icon.color: Style.current.danger
+                    text: qsTr("Decline and block")
+                    onTriggered: container.blockContactActionTriggered(name, address)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/img/wave.png b/ui/app/img/wave.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f3b4b7b38
Binary files /dev/null and b/ui/app/img/wave.png differ
diff --git a/ui/nim-status-client.pro b/ui/nim-status-client.pro
index 6e428c0f4f..7d2b5e7438 100644
--- a/ui/nim-status-client.pro
+++ b/ui/nim-status-client.pro
@@ -96,10 +96,13 @@ DISTFILES += \
     app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesList.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Browser/components/BookmarkButton.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/AddToContactBanner.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatCommandButton.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatCommandModal.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatCommandsPopup.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatInputButton.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ChatRequestMessage.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/InputArea.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/RequestModal.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/SignTransactionModal.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/CompactMessage.qml \
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ DISTFILES += \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/CommunitiesPopup.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/CommunityDetailPopup.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ContactList.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ContactRequestsPopup.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/CreateCommunityPopup.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/EmojiCategoryButton.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/EmojiPopup.qml \
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@ DISTFILES += \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/LeftTab/components/MenuButton.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Chat/data/EmojiReactions.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/AppearanceContainer.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/Contacts/ContactRequest.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/NetworksModal.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/BackupSeedModal.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/BrowserContainer.qml \
diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml
index 0be7cb504e..418b979a3d 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml
@@ -119,19 +119,22 @@ Item {
             text: {
                 switch(root.realChatType){
                     //% "Public chat"
-                    case Constants.chatTypePublic: return qsTrId("public-chat")
-                    case Constants.chatTypeOneToOne: return (profileModel.contacts.isAdded(root.chatId) ?
-                    //% "Contact"
-                    qsTrId("chat-is-a-contact") :
-                    //% "Not a contact"
-                    qsTrId("chat-is-not-a-contact"))
-                    case Constants.chatTypePrivateGroupChat: 
-                        let cnt = chatsModel.activeChannel.members.rowCount();
-                        //% "%1 members"
-                        if(cnt > 1) return qsTrId("%1-members").arg(cnt);
-                        //% "1 member"
-                        return qsTrId("1-member");
-                    default: return "...";
+                case Constants.chatTypePublic: return qsTrId("public-chat")
+                case Constants.chatTypeOneToOne: return (profileModel.contacts.isAdded(root.chatId) ?
+                                                             profileModel.contacts.contactRequestReceived(root.chatId) ?
+                                                                 //% "Contact"
+                                                                 qsTrId("chat-is-a-contact") :
+                                                                 qsTr("Contact request pending") :
+
+                                                         //% "Not a contact"
+                                                         qsTrId("chat-is-not-a-contact"))
+                case Constants.chatTypePrivateGroupChat:
+                    let cnt = chatsModel.activeChannel.members.rowCount();
+                    //% "%1 members"
+                    if(cnt > 1) return qsTrId("%1-members").arg(cnt);
+                    //% "1 member"
+                    return qsTrId("1-member");
+                default: return "...";
                 }
             }
             font.pixelSize: 12