diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/controller.nim
index e20e79a57b..d1a52a8e39 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/controller.nim
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ proc getChatId*(self: Controller): string =
 proc belongsToCommunity*(self: Controller): bool =
   return self.belongsToCommunity
 
-proc sendImages*(self: Controller, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string): string =
-  self.chatService.sendImages(self.chatId, imagePathsAndDataJson, msg)
+proc sendImages*(self: Controller, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string, replyTo: string): string =
+  self.chatService.sendImages(self.chatId, imagePathsAndDataJson, msg, replyTo)
 
 proc sendChatMessage*(
     self: Controller,
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/io_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/io_interface.nim
index 5664c65b42..b0bd92f1cd 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/io_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/io_interface.nim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ method getModuleAsVariant*(self: AccessInterface): QVariant {.base.} =
 method sendChatMessage*(self: AccessInterface, msg: string, replyTo: string, contentType: int) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
-method sendImages*(self: AccessInterface, imagePathsJson: string, msg: string): string {.base.} =
+method sendImages*(self: AccessInterface, imagePathsJson: string, msg: string, replyTo: string): string {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
 method requestAddressForTransaction*(self: AccessInterface, fromAddress: string, amount: string, tokenAddress: string) {.base.} =
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/module.nim
index ca484ee459..719482f413 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/module.nim
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
 method getChatId*(self: Module): string =
   return self.controller.getChatId()
 
-method sendImages*(self: Module, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string): string =
-  self.controller.sendImages(imagePathsAndDataJson, msg)
+method sendImages*(self: Module, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string, replyTo: string): string =
+  self.controller.sendImages(imagePathsAndDataJson, msg, replyTo)
 
 method sendChatMessage*(
     self: Module,
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/view.nim
index b3a3d3f66f..c2201e5e56 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/input_area/view.nim
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ QtObject:
       contentType: int) {.slot.} =
     self.delegate.sendChatMessage(msg, replyTo, contentType)
 
-  proc sendImages*(self: View, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string): string {.slot.} =
-    self.delegate.sendImages(imagePathsAndDataJson, msg)
+  proc sendImages*(self: View, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string, replyTo: string): string {.slot.} =
+    self.delegate.sendImages(imagePathsAndDataJson, msg, replyTo)
 
   proc acceptAddressRequest*(self: View, messageId: string , address: string) {.slot.} =
     self.delegate.acceptRequestAddressForTransaction(messageId, address)
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/chat/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/chat/service.nim
index 0fc2ff4857..b79ed3587e 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/chat/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/chat/service.nim
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ QtObject:
     for chat in chats:
       if (chat.active):
         self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHAT_CREATED, CreatedChatArgs(chat: chat))
-      
+
     for msg in messages:
       for chat in chats:
         if chat.id == msg.chatId:
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ QtObject:
       error "Error deleting channel", chatId, msg = e.msg
       return
 
-  proc sendImages*(self: Service, chatId: string, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string): string =
+  proc sendImages*(self: Service, chatId: string, imagePathsAndDataJson: string, msg: string, replyTo: string): string =
     result = ""
     try:
       var images = Json.decode(imagePathsAndDataJson, seq[string])
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ QtObject:
 
         imagePaths.add(imagePath)
 
-      let response = status_chat.sendImages(chatId, imagePaths, msg)
+      let response = status_chat.sendImages(chatId, imagePaths, msg, replyTo)
 
       for imagePath in imagePaths:
         removeFile(imagePath)
diff --git a/src/backend/chat.nim b/src/backend/chat.nim
index fad731def6..e2309f452a 100644
--- a/src/backend/chat.nim
+++ b/src/backend/chat.nim
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ proc sendChatMessage*(
     }
   ])
 
-proc sendImages*(chatId: string, images: var seq[string], msg: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
+proc sendImages*(chatId: string, images: var seq[string], msg: string, replyTo: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
   let imagesJson = %* images.map(image => %*
       {
         "chatId": chatId,
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ proc sendImages*(chatId: string, images: var seq[string], msg: string): RpcRespo
         "imagePath": image,
         # TODO is this still needed
         # "ensName": preferredUsername,
-        "text": msg
+        "text": msg,
+        "responseTo": replyTo,
       }
     )
   callPrivateRPC("sendChatMessages".prefix, %* [imagesJson])
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
index 44a7221d53..96c8291a96 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ QtObject {
         }
 
         if (fileUrlsAndSources.length > 0) {
-            chatContentModule.inputAreaModule.sendImages(JSON.stringify(fileUrlsAndSources), textMsg.trim())
+            chatContentModule.inputAreaModule.sendImages(JSON.stringify(fileUrlsAndSources), textMsg.trim(), replyMessageId)
             result = true
 
         } else {