diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim
index 90a6a38c0e..91bb6e8eef 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ proc getCategories*(self: Controller, communityId: string): seq[Category] =
 proc getChats*(self: Controller, communityId: string, categoryId: string): seq[ChatDto] =
   return self.communityService.getChats(communityId, categoryId)
 
+proc getAllChats*(self: Controller, communityId: string): seq[ChatDto] =
+  return self.communityService.getAllChats(communityId)
+
 proc getChatDetails*(self: Controller, chatId: string): ChatDto =
   return self.chatService.getChatById(chatId)
 
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim
index aca6fa749e..bd27c7546c 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim
@@ -316,3 +316,6 @@ method updateLastMessageTimestamp*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string, lastMe
 
 method contactsStatusUpdated*(self: AccessInterface, statusUpdates: seq[StatusUpdateDto]) =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method switchToChannel*(self: AccessInterface, channelName: string) =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index e88a1081c0..7033516f09 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -458,6 +458,18 @@ method addNewChat*(
     if setChatAsActive:
       self.setActiveItemSubItem(categoryItem.id, channelItem.id)
 
+method switchToChannel*(self: Module, channelName: string) =
+  if(not self.controller.isCommunity()):
+    return
+  let chats = self.controller.getAllChats(self.controller.getMySectionId())
+  for c in chats:
+    if c.name == channelName:
+      if c.categoryId == "":
+        self.setActiveItemSubItem(c.id, "")
+      else:
+        self.setActiveItemSubItem(c.categoryId, c.id)
+      return
+
 method doesCatOrChatExist*(self: Module, id: string): bool =
   return self.view.chatsModel().isItemWithIdAdded(id) or
     not self.view.chatsModel().getSubItemById(id).isNil
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
index e7d1408ec0..5e8b1f5142 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ QtObject:
   proc setActiveItem*(self: View, itemId: string, subItemId: string = "") {.slot.} =
     self.delegate.setActiveItemSubItem(itemId, subItemId)
 
+  proc switchToChannel*(self: View, channelName: string) {.slot.} =
+    self.delegate.switchToChannel(channelName)
+
   proc activeItem*(self: View): ActiveItem =
     result = self.activeItem
 
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/MessageView.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/MessageView.qml
index 6b7a5dfb9a..33d76df6a9 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/MessageView.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/MessageView.qml
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ Loader {
                     const pubkey = link.replace("//", "");
                     Global.openProfilePopup(pubkey)
                     return;
+                } else if (link.startsWith('#')) {
+                    rootStore.chatCommunitySectionModule.switchToChannel(link.replace("#", ""))
+                    return;
                 }
 
                 Global.openLink(link)