diff --git a/src/app/boot/app_controller.nim b/src/app/boot/app_controller.nim
index af8b427735..02f4d1afc7 100644
--- a/src/app/boot/app_controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/boot/app_controller.nim
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ proc load(self: AppController) =
   # load main module
   self.mainModule.load(
     self.statusFoundation.status.events,
+    self.contactsService,
     self.chatService,
     self.communityService,
     self.messageService
diff --git a/src/app/chat/signal_handling.nim b/src/app/chat/signal_handling.nim
index 888cec322c..54024ca48c 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/signal_handling.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/signal_handling.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import
 proc handleSignals(self: ChatController) =
   self.status.events.on(SignalType.Message.event) do(e:Args):
     var data = MessageSignal(e)
-    self.status.chat.update(data.chats, data.messages, data.emojiReactions, data.communities, data.membershipRequests, data.pinnedMessages, data.activityCenterNotification, data.statusUpdates, data.deletedMessages)
+    #self.status.chat.update(data.chats, data.messages, data.emojiReactions, data.communities, data.membershipRequests, data.pinnedMessages, data.activityCenterNotification, data.statusUpdates, data.deletedMessages)
 
   self.status.events.on(SignalType.DiscoverySummary.event) do(e:Args):
     ## Handle mailserver peers being added and removed
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ proc handleSignals(self: ChatController) =
         self.view.messageView.messageList[chatId].checkTimeout(messageId)
 
   self.status.events.on(SignalType.CommunityFound.event) do(e: Args):
-    var data = CommunitySignal(e)
-    self.view.communities.addCommunityToList(data.community)
+    discard
+    # var data = CommunitySignal(e)
+    # self.view.communities.addCommunityToList(data.community)
 
   self.status.events.on(SignalType.MailserverRequestCompleted.event) do(e:Args):
     # TODO: if the signal contains a cursor, request additional messages
diff --git a/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/community.nim b/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/community.nim
index ac7f4991de..625e743724 100644
--- a/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/community.nim
+++ b/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/community.nim
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import json
 
 import base
 
-import status/types/community
+import ../../../../app_service/service/community/dto/[community]
 import signal_type
 
 type CommunitySignal* = ref object of Signal
-  community*: Community
+  community*: CommunityDto
 
 proc fromEvent*(T: type CommunitySignal, event: JsonNode): CommunitySignal = 
   result = CommunitySignal()
   result.signalType = SignalType.CommunityFound
-  result.community = event["event"].toCommunity()
+  result.community = event["event"].toCommunityDto()
diff --git a/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/messages.nim b/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/messages.nim
index 63631215d1..4fbb979c81 100644
--- a/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/messages.nim
+++ b/src/app/core/signals/remote_signals/messages.nim
@@ -2,20 +2,26 @@ import json
 
 import base
 
-import status/types/[message, chat, community, profile, installation,
-  activity_center_notification, status_update, removed_message]
+# Step by step we should remove all these types from `status-lib`
+import status/types/[installation, activity_center_notification, removed_message]
+import status/types/community as old_community
+
+import ../../../../app_service/service/message/dto/[message, pinned_message, reaction]
+import ../../../../app_service/service/chat/dto/[chat]
+import ../../../../app_service/service/community/dto/[community]
+import ../../../../app_service/service/contacts/dto/[contacts, status_update]
 
 type MessageSignal* = ref object of Signal
-  messages*: seq[Message]
-  pinnedMessages*: seq[Message]
-  chats*: seq[Chat]
-  contacts*: seq[Profile]
+  messages*: seq[MessageDto]
+  pinnedMessages*: seq[PinnedMessageDto]
+  chats*: seq[ChatDto]
+  contacts*: seq[ContactsDto]
   installations*: seq[Installation]
-  emojiReactions*: seq[Reaction]
-  communities*: seq[Community]
-  membershipRequests*: seq[CommunityMembershipRequest]
+  emojiReactions*: seq[ReactionDto]
+  communities*: seq[CommunityDto]
+  membershipRequests*: seq[old_community.CommunityMembershipRequest]
   activityCenterNotification*: seq[ActivityCenterNotification]
-  statusUpdates*: seq[StatusUpdate]
+  statusUpdates*: seq[StatusUpdateDto]
   deletedMessages*: seq[RemovedMessage]
 
 proc fromEvent*(T: type MessageSignal, event: JsonNode): MessageSignal = 
@@ -25,27 +31,21 @@ proc fromEvent*(T: type MessageSignal, event: JsonNode): MessageSignal =
 
   if event["event"]{"contacts"} != nil:
     for jsonContact in event["event"]["contacts"]:
-      signal.contacts.add(jsonContact.toProfile())
-
-  var chatsWithMentions: seq[string] = @[]
+      signal.contacts.add(jsonContact.toContactsDto())
 
   if event["event"]{"messages"} != nil:
     for jsonMsg in event["event"]["messages"]:
-      var message = jsonMsg.toMessage()
-      if message.hasMention:
-        chatsWithMentions.add(message.chatId)
+      var message = jsonMsg.toMessageDto()
       signal.messages.add(message)
 
   if event["event"]{"chats"} != nil:
     for jsonChat in event["event"]["chats"]:
-      var chat = jsonChat.toChat
-      if chatsWithMentions.contains(chat.id):
-        chat.mentionsCount.inc
+      var chat = jsonChat.toChatDto()
       signal.chats.add(chat)
 
   if event["event"]{"statusUpdates"} != nil:
     for jsonStatusUpdate in event["event"]["statusUpdates"]:
-      var statusUpdate = jsonStatusUpdate.toStatusUpdate
+      var statusUpdate = jsonStatusUpdate.toStatusUpdateDto()
       signal.statusUpdates.add(statusUpdate) 
 
   if event["event"]{"installations"} != nil:
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ proc fromEvent*(T: type MessageSignal, event: JsonNode): MessageSignal =
 
   if event["event"]{"emojiReactions"} != nil:
     for jsonReaction in event["event"]["emojiReactions"]:
-      signal.emojiReactions.add(jsonReaction.toReaction)
+      signal.emojiReactions.add(jsonReaction.toReactionDto())
 
   if event["event"]{"communities"} != nil:
     for jsonCommunity in event["event"]["communities"]:
-      signal.communities.add(jsonCommunity.toCommunity)
+      signal.communities.add(jsonCommunity.toCommunityDto())
 
   if event["event"]{"requestsToJoinCommunity"} != nil:
     for jsonCommunity in event["event"]["requestsToJoinCommunity"]:
@@ -73,23 +73,25 @@ proc fromEvent*(T: type MessageSignal, event: JsonNode): MessageSignal =
       signal.activityCenterNotification.add(jsonNotification.toActivityCenterNotification())
 
   if event["event"]{"pinMessages"} != nil:
-    for jsonPinnedMessage in event["event"]["pinMessages"]:
-      var contentType: ContentType
-      try:
-        contentType = ContentType(jsonPinnedMessage{"contentType"}.getInt)
-      except:
-        contentType = ContentType.Message
-      signal.pinnedMessages.add(Message(
-        id: jsonPinnedMessage{"message_id"}.getStr,
-        chatId: jsonPinnedMessage{"chat_id"}.getStr,
-        localChatId: jsonPinnedMessage{"localChatId"}.getStr,
-        pinnedBy: jsonPinnedMessage{"from"}.getStr,
-        identicon: jsonPinnedMessage{"identicon"}.getStr,
-        alias: jsonPinnedMessage{"alias"}.getStr,
-        clock: jsonPinnedMessage{"clock"}.getInt,
-        isPinned: jsonPinnedMessage{"pinned"}.getBool,
-        contentType: contentType
-      ))
+    discard
+    # Need to refactor this
+  #   for jsonPinnedMessage in event["event"]["pinMessages"]:
+  #     var contentType: ContentType
+  #     try:
+  #       contentType = ContentType(jsonPinnedMessage{"contentType"}.getInt)
+  #     except:
+  #       contentType = ContentType.Message
+  #     signal.pinnedMessages.add(Message(
+  #       id: jsonPinnedMessage{"message_id"}.getStr,
+  #       chatId: jsonPinnedMessage{"chat_id"}.getStr,
+  #       localChatId: jsonPinnedMessage{"localChatId"}.getStr,
+  #       pinnedBy: jsonPinnedMessage{"from"}.getStr,
+  #       identicon: jsonPinnedMessage{"identicon"}.getStr,
+  #       alias: jsonPinnedMessage{"alias"}.getStr,
+  #       clock: jsonPinnedMessage{"clock"}.getInt,
+  #       isPinned: jsonPinnedMessage{"pinned"}.getBool,
+  #       contentType: contentType
+  #     ))
 
   result = signal
 
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/active_item.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/active_item.nim
index 963e5388d1..aa274ddf11 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/active_item.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/active_item.nim
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ QtObject:
     self.activeSubItemChanged()
 
   proc getId(self: ActiveItem): string {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return ""
     return self.item.id
 
   QtProperty[string] id:
@@ -48,54 +50,72 @@ QtObject:
     read = getIsSubItemActive
 
   proc getName(self: ActiveItem): string {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return ""
     return self.item.name
 
   QtProperty[string] name:
     read = getName
 
   proc getIcon(self: ActiveItem): string {.slot.} =
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return ""
     return self.item.icon
 
   QtProperty[string] icon:
     read = getIcon
 
   proc getColor(self: ActiveItem): string {.slot.} =
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return ""
     return self.item.color
 
   QtProperty[string] color:
     read = getColor
 
   proc getDescription(self: ActiveItem): string {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return ""
     return self.item.description
 
   QtProperty[string] description:
     read = getDescription
 
   proc getType(self: ActiveItem): int {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return 0
     return self.item.`type`
 
   QtProperty[int] type:
     read = getType
 
   proc getHasUnreadMessages(self: ActiveItem): bool {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return false
     return self.item.hasUnreadMessages
 
   QtProperty[bool] hasUnreadMessages:
     read = getHasUnreadMessages
 
   proc getNotificationCount(self: ActiveItem): int {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return 0
     return self.item.notificationsCount
 
   QtProperty[int] notificationCount:
     read = getNotificationCount
 
   proc getMuted(self: ActiveItem): bool {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return false
     return self.item.muted
 
   QtProperty[bool] muted:
     read = getMuted
 
   proc getPosition(self: ActiveItem): int {.slot.} = 
+    if(self.item.isNil):
+      return 0
     return self.item.position
 
   QtProperty[int] position:
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller.nim
index ef36e9a600..c18a52cdd1 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller.nim
@@ -18,18 +18,20 @@ type
     events: EventEmitter
     chatId: string
     belongsToCommunity: bool
+    isUsersListAvailable: bool #users list is not available for 1:1 chat
     chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface
     communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface
     messageService: message_service.Service
 
 proc newController*(delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, chatId: string, 
-  belongsToCommunity: bool, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  belongsToCommunity: bool, isUsersListAvailable: bool, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
   communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service): Controller =
   result = Controller()
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.events = events
   result.chatId = chatId
   result.belongsToCommunity = belongsToCommunity
+  result.isUsersListAvailable = isUsersListAvailable
   result.chatService = chatService
   result.communityService = communityService
   result.messageService = messageService
@@ -67,4 +69,7 @@ method unpinMessage*(self: Controller, messageId: string) =
 
 method getMessageDetails*(self: Controller, messageId: string): 
   tuple[message: MessageDto, reactions: seq[ReactionDto], error: string] =
-  return self.messageService.getDetailsForMessage(self.chatId, messageId)
\ No newline at end of file
+  return self.messageService.getDetailsForMessage(self.chatId, messageId)
+
+method isUsersListAvailable*(self: Controller): bool =
+  return self.isUsersListAvailable
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller_interface.nim
index c9f32099e5..229c5990d1 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/controller_interface.nim
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ method unpinMessage*(self: AccessInterface, messageId: string) {.base.} =
 
 method getMessageDetails*(self: AccessInterface, messageId: string): 
   tuple[message: MessageDto, reactions: seq[ReactionDto], error: string] {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method isUsersListAvailable*(self: AccessInterface): bool {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/module.nim
index 7f077b089a..6983467af3 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/module.nim
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import input_area/module as input_area_module
 import messages/module as messages_module
 import users/module as users_module
 
+import ../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/chat/service as chat_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/community/service as community_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ type
     usersModule: users_module.AccessInterface
     moduleLoaded: bool
 
-proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, chatId: string, belongsToCommunity: bool, 
+proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, sectionId: string, chatId: string, 
+  belongsToCommunity: bool, isUsersListAvailable: bool, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
   chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
   messageService: message_service.Service): 
   Module =
@@ -40,14 +42,15 @@ proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface, events: EventEmitt
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.view = view.newView(result)
   result.viewVariant = newQVariant(result.view)
-  result.controller = controller.newController(result, events, chatId, belongsToCommunity, chatService, communityService, 
-  messageService)
+  result.controller = controller.newController(result, events, chatId, belongsToCommunity, isUsersListAvailable,
+  chatService, communityService, messageService)
   result.moduleLoaded = false
 
   result.inputAreaModule = input_area_module.newModule(result, chatId, belongsToCommunity, chatService, communityService)
   result.messagesModule = messages_module.newModule(result, events, chatId, belongsToCommunity, chatService, 
   communityService, messageService)
-  result.usersModule = users_module.newModule(result, chatId, belongsToCommunity, chatService, communityService)
+  result.usersModule = users_module.newModule(result, events, sectionId, chatId, belongsToCommunity, isUsersListAvailable, 
+  contactService, communityService, messageService)
 
 method delete*(self: Module) =
   self.inputAreaModule.delete
@@ -147,4 +150,6 @@ method onPinMessage*(self: Module, messageId: string) =
     return
 
   self.view.model.appendItem(item)
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+  
+method isUsersListAvailable*(self: Module): bool =
+  self.controller.isUsersListAvailable()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/private_interfaces/module_view_delegate_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/private_interfaces/module_view_delegate_interface.nim
index 079d82dbf1..be43116c30 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/private_interfaces/module_view_delegate_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/private_interfaces/module_view_delegate_interface.nim
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ method getUsersModule*(self: AccessInterface): QVariant {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
 method unpinMessage*(self: AccessInterface, messageId: string) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method isUsersListAvailable*(self: AccessInterface): bool {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
index 51279d4c80..04a6f682be 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
@@ -1,33 +1,80 @@
+import sequtils, sugar
 import controller_interface
 import io_interface
 
+import ../../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
 import ../../../../../../app_service/service/community/service_interface as community_service
+import ../../../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
+
+import eventemitter
 
 export controller_interface
 
 type 
   Controller* = ref object of controller_interface.AccessInterface
     delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface
+    events: EventEmitter
+    sectionId: string
     chatId: string
     belongsToCommunity: bool
+    isUsersListAvailable: bool #users list is not available for 1:1 chat
+    contactService: contact_service.Service
     communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface
+    messageService: message_service.Service
 
-proc newController*(delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface, chatId: string, belongsToCommunity: bool, 
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface): Controller =
+proc newController*(delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, sectionId: string, chatId: string, 
+  belongsToCommunity: bool, isUsersListAvailable: bool, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
+  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service): 
+  Controller =
   result = Controller()
   result.delegate = delegate
+  result.events = events
+  result.sectionId = sectionId
   result.chatId = chatId
   result.belongsToCommunity = belongsToCommunity
+  result.isUsersListAvailable = isUsersListAvailable
+  result.contactService = contactService
   result.communityService = communityService
+  result.messageService = messageService
   
 method delete*(self: Controller) =
   discard
 
 method init*(self: Controller) = 
-  discard
+  if(self.isUsersListAvailable):
+    self.events.on(SIGNAL_MESSAGES_LOADED) do(e:Args):
+      let args = MessagesLoadedArgs(e)
+      if(self.chatId != args.chatId):
+        return
 
-method getChatId*(self: Controller): string =
-  return self.chatId
+      self.delegate.newMessagesLoaded(args.messages)
 
-method belongsToCommunity*(self: Controller): bool =
-  return self.belongsToCommunity
\ No newline at end of file
+    self.events.on(SIGNAL_CONTACT_NICKNAME_CHANGED) do(e: Args):
+      var args = ContactNicknameUpdatedArgs(e)
+      self.delegate.contactNicknameChanged(args.contactId, args.nickname)
+
+    self.events.on(SIGNAL_CONTACTS_STATUS_UPDATED) do(e: Args):
+      var args = ContactsStatusUpdatedArgs(e)
+      self.delegate.contactsStatusUpdated(args.statusUpdates)
+
+    self.events.on(SIGNAL_CONTACT_UPDATED) do(e: Args):
+      var args = ContactUpdatedArgs(e)
+      self.delegate.contactUpdated(args.contact)
+
+    self.events.on(SIGNAL_LOGGEDIN_USER_IMAGE_CHANGED) do(e: Args):
+      self.delegate.loggedInUserImageChanged()
+
+method getMembersPublicKeys*(self: Controller): seq[string] = 
+  # in case of chat section, there is no a members list
+  if(not self.belongsToCommunity):
+    return
+
+  let communityDto = self.communityService.getCommunityById(self.sectionId)
+  result = communityDto.members.map(x => x.id)
+
+method getContactNameAndImage*(self: Controller, contactId: string): 
+  tuple[name: string, image: string, isIdenticon: bool] =
+  return self.contactService.getContactNameAndImage(contactId)
+
+method getStatusForContact*(self: Controller, contactId: string): StatusUpdateDto =
+  return self.contactService.getStatusForContactWithId(contactId)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller_interface.nim
index 615d65e361..f61df0f87e 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller_interface.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ../../../../../../app_service/service/community/service_interface as community_service
+import ../../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contacts_service
 
 type 
   AccessInterface* {.pure inheritable.} = ref object of RootObj
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ method init*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
 method getChatId*(self: AccessInterface): string {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
-method belongsToCommunity*(self: AccessInterface): bool {.base.} =
+method getMembersPublicKeys*(self: AccessInterface): seq[string] {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+method getContactNameAndImage*(self: AccessInterface, contactId: string): 
+  tuple[name: string, image: string, isIdenticon: bool] {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method getStatusForContact*(self: AccessInterface, contactId: string): StatusUpdateDto {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/item.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/item.nim
index e3f4e882ea..f9d411040b 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/item.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/item.nim
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 type
   OnlineStatus* {.pure.} = enum
-    Online = 0
-    Idle
+    Offline = 0
+    Online
     DoNotDisturb
+    Idle
     Invisible
-    Offline
-
+    
 type 
   Item* = ref object
     id: string
     name: string
     onlineStatus: OnlineStatus
-    identicon: string
+    icon: string
+    isIdenticon: bool
 
-proc initItem*(id: string, name: string, onlineStatus: OnlineStatus, identicon: string): Item =
+proc initItem*(id: string, name: string, onlineStatus: OnlineStatus, icon: string, isidenticon: bool): Item =
   result = Item()
   result.id = id
   result.name = name
   result.onlineStatus = onlineStatus
-  result.identicon = identicon
+  result.icon = icon
+  result.isIdenticon = isidenticon
 
 proc id*(self: Item): string {.inline.} = 
   self.id
@@ -35,5 +37,14 @@ proc onlineStatus*(self: Item): OnlineStatus {.inline.} =
 proc `onlineStatus=`*(self: Item, value: OnlineStatus) {.inline.} = 
   self.onlineStatus = value
 
-proc identicon*(self: Item): string {.inline.} = 
-  self.identicon
\ No newline at end of file
+proc icon*(self: Item): string {.inline.} = 
+  self.icon
+
+proc `icon=`*(self: Item, value: string) {.inline.} = 
+  self.icon = value
+
+proc isIdenticon*(self: Item): bool {.inline.} = 
+  self.isIdenticon
+
+proc `isIdenticon=`*(self: Item, value: bool) {.inline.} = 
+  self.isIdenticon = value
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/model.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/model.nim
index a1cd6af126..7d3c902d98 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/model.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/model.nim
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ type
     Id = UserRole + 1
     Name
     OnlineStatus
-    Identicon
+    Icon
+    IsIdenticon
 
 QtObject:
   type
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ QtObject:
       ModelRole.Id.int:"id",
       ModelRole.Name.int:"name",
       ModelRole.OnlineStatus.int:"onlineStatus",
-      ModelRole.Identicon.int:"identicon",
+      ModelRole.Icon.int:"icon",
+      ModelRole.IsIdenticon.int:"isIdenticon",
     }.toTable
 
   method data(self: Model, index: QModelIndex, role: int): QVariant =
@@ -53,13 +55,30 @@ QtObject:
       result = newQVariant(item.name)
     of ModelRole.OnlineStatus: 
       result = newQVariant(item.onlineStatus.int)
-    of ModelRole.Identicon: 
-      result = newQVariant(item.identicon)
+    of ModelRole.Icon: 
+      result = newQVariant(item.icon)
+    of ModelRole.IsIdenticon: 
+      result = newQVariant(item.isIdenticon)
 
-  proc setItems*(self: Model, items: seq[Item]) =
-    self.beginResetModel()
-    self.items = items
-    self.endResetModel()
+  proc addItem*(self: Model, item: Item) =
+    # we need to maintain online contact on top, that means
+    # if we add an item online status we add it as the last online item (before the first offline item)
+    # if we add an item with offline status we add it as the first offline item (after the last online item)
+    var position = -1
+    for i in 0 ..< self.items.len:
+      if(self.items[i].onlineStatus == OnlineStatus.Offline):
+        position = i
+        break
+
+    if(position == -1):
+      position = self.items.len
+
+    let parentModelIndex = newQModelIndex()
+    defer: parentModelIndex.delete
+
+    self.beginInsertRows(parentModelIndex, position, position)
+    self.items.insert(item, position)
+    self.endInsertRows()
 
   proc findIndexForMessageId(self: Model, id: string): int = 
     for i in 0 ..< self.items.len:
@@ -68,6 +87,17 @@ QtObject:
 
     return -1
 
+  proc removeItemWithIndex(self: Model, index: int) =
+    let parentModelIndex = newQModelIndex()
+    defer: parentModelIndex.delete
+
+    self.beginRemoveRows(parentModelIndex, index, index)
+    self.items.delete(index)
+    self.endRemoveRows()
+
+  proc isContactWithIdAdded*(self: Model, id: string): bool = 
+    return self.findIndexForMessageId(id) != -1
+
   proc setName*(self: Model, id: string, name: string) = 
     let ind = self.findIndexForMessageId(id)
     if(ind == -1):
@@ -78,12 +108,38 @@ QtObject:
     let index = self.createIndex(ind, 0, nil)
     self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Name.int])
 
+  proc setIcon*(self: Model, id: string, icon: string, isIdenticon: bool) = 
+    let ind = self.findIndexForMessageId(id)
+    if(ind == -1):
+      return
+
+    self.items[ind].icon = icon
+    self.items[ind].isIdenticon = isIdenticon
+    
+    let index = self.createIndex(ind, 0, nil)
+    self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Icon.int, ModelRole.IsIdenticon.int])
+
+  proc updateItem*(self: Model, id: string, name: string, icon: string, isIdenticon: bool) = 
+    let ind = self.findIndexForMessageId(id)
+    if(ind == -1):
+      return
+
+    self.items[ind].name = name
+    self.items[ind].icon = icon
+    self.items[ind].isIdenticon = isIdenticon
+    
+    let index = self.createIndex(ind, 0, nil)
+    self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Name.int, ModelRole.Icon.int, ModelRole.IsIdenticon.int])
+
   proc setOnlineStatus*(self: Model, id: string, onlineStatus: OnlineStatus) = 
     let ind = self.findIndexForMessageId(id)
     if(ind == -1):
       return
 
-    self.items[ind].onlineStatus = onlineStatus
-    
-    let index = self.createIndex(ind, 0, nil)
-    self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.OnlineStatus.int])
\ No newline at end of file
+    if(self.items[ind].onlineStatus == onlineStatus):
+      return
+
+    var item = self.items[ind]
+    item.onlineStatus = onlineStatus
+    self.removeItemWithIndex(ind)
+    self.addItem(item) 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/module.nim
index 4df22a0358..fa12c188ae 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/module.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import NimQml
 import io_interface
 import ../io_interface as delegate_interface
-import view, controller
+import view, item, model, controller
 import ../../../../../global/global_singleton
 
-import ../../../../../../app_service/service/chat/service_interface as chat_service
+import ../../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
 import ../../../../../../app_service/service/community/service_interface as community_service
+import ../../../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
+
+import eventemitter
 
 export io_interface
 
@@ -17,14 +20,16 @@ type
     controller: controller.AccessInterface
     moduleLoaded: bool
 
-proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface, chatId: string, belongsToCommunity: bool, 
-  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface): 
+proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, sectionId: string, chatId: string, 
+  belongsToCommunity: bool, isUsersListAvailable: bool, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
+  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service): 
   Module =
   result = Module()
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.view = view.newView(result)
   result.viewVariant = newQVariant(result.view)
-  result.controller = controller.newController(result, chatId, belongsToCommunity, communityService)
+  result.controller = controller.newController(result, events, sectionId, chatId, belongsToCommunity, isUsersListAvailable, 
+  contactService, communityService, messageService)
   result.moduleLoaded = false
 
 method delete*(self: Module) =
@@ -33,8 +38,6 @@ method delete*(self: Module) =
   self.controller.delete
 
 method load*(self: Module) =
-  singletonInstance.engine.setRootContextProperty("usersModule", self.viewVariant)
-  
   self.controller.init()
   self.view.load()
 
@@ -42,8 +45,56 @@ method isLoaded*(self: Module): bool =
   return self.moduleLoaded
 
 method viewDidLoad*(self: Module) =
+  # add me as the first user to the list
+  let loggedInUserDisplayName = singletonInstance.userProfile.getName() & "(You)"
+  self.view.model().addItem(initItem(singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey(), loggedInUserDisplayName, 
+  OnlineStatus.Online, singletonInstance.userProfile.getIcon(), singletonInstance.userProfile.getIsIdenticon()))
+
+  # add other memebers
+  let usersKeys = self.controller.getMembersPublicKeys()
+  for k in usersKeys:
+    let (name, image, isIdenticon) = self.controller.getContactNameAndImage(k)
+    let statusUpdateDto = self.controller.getStatusForContact(k)
+    let status = statusUpdateDto.statusType.int.OnlineStatus
+    self.view.model().addItem(initItem(k, name, status, image, isidenticon))
+
   self.moduleLoaded = true
   self.delegate.usersDidLoad()
 
 method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
-  return self.viewVariant
\ No newline at end of file
+  return self.viewVariant
+
+method newMessagesLoaded*(self: Module, messages: seq[MessageDto]) = 
+  for m in messages:
+    if(self.view.model().isContactWithIdAdded(m.`from`)):
+      continue
+
+    let (name, image, isIdenticon) = self.controller.getContactNameAndImage(m.`from`)
+    let statusUpdateDto = self.controller.getStatusForContact(m.`from`)
+    let status = statusUpdateDto.statusType.int.OnlineStatus
+    self.view.model().addItem(initItem(m.`from`, name, status, image, isidenticon))
+
+method contactNicknameChanged*(self: Module, publicKey: string, nickname: string) =
+  if(nickname.len == 0):
+    let (name, _, _) = self.controller.getContactNameAndImage(publicKey)
+    self.view.model().setName(publicKey, name)
+  else:
+    self.view.model().setName(publicKey, nickname)
+
+method contactsStatusUpdated*(self: Module, statusUpdates: seq[StatusUpdateDto]) =
+  for s in statusUpdates:
+    let status = s.statusType.int.OnlineStatus
+    self.view.model().setOnlineStatus(s.publicKey, status)
+
+method contactUpdated*(self: Module, contact: ContactsDto) =
+  var icon = contact.identicon
+  var isIdenticon = contact.identicon.len > 0
+  if(contact.image.thumbnail.len > 0): 
+    icon = contact.image.thumbnail
+    isIdenticon = false
+
+  self.view.model().updateItem(contact.id, contact.userNameOrAlias(), icon, isIdenticon)
+
+method loggedInUserImageChanged*(self: Module) =
+  self.view.model().setIcon(singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey(), singletonInstance.userProfile.getThumbnailImage(),
+  singletonInstance.userProfile.getIsIdenticon())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim
index e69de29bb2..f4d5c95449 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import ../../../../../../../app_service/service/message/dto/[message]
+import ../../../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/dto/[contacts, status_update]
+
+method newMessagesLoaded*(self: AccessInterface, messages: seq[MessageDto]) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available") 
+
+method contactNicknameChanged*(self: AccessInterface, publicKey: string, nickname: string) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method contactsStatusUpdated*(self: AccessInterface, statusUpdates: seq[StatusUpdateDto]) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method contactUpdated*(self: AccessInterface, contact: ContactsDto) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method loggedInUserImageChanged*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/view.nim
index 481558237c..3d6b3e9658 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/view.nim
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ QtObject:
     View* = ref object of QObject
       delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface
       model: Model
+      modelVariant: QVariant
       
   proc delete*(self: View) =
     self.model.delete
+    self.modelVariant.delete
     self.QObject.delete
 
   proc newView*(delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface): View =
@@ -17,6 +19,19 @@ QtObject:
     result.QObject.setup
     result.delegate = delegate
     result.model = newModel()
+    result.modelVariant = newQVariant(result.model)
 
+  proc model*(self: View): Model =
+    return self.model
+  
   proc load*(self: View) =
-    self.delegate.viewDidLoad()
\ No newline at end of file
+    self.delegate.viewDidLoad()
+
+  proc modelChanged*(self: View) {.signal.}
+
+  proc getModel(self: View): QVariant {.slot.} =
+    return self.modelVariant
+
+  QtProperty[QVariant] model:
+    read = getModel
+    notify = modelChanged
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/view.nim
index 9b0d7cdd3c..d37bb6ecd9 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/view.nim
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ QtObject:
     read = getModel
 
   proc unpinMessage*(self: View, messageId: string) {.slot.} = 
-    self.delegate.unpinMessage(messageId)
\ No newline at end of file
+    self.delegate.unpinMessage(messageId)
+
+  proc isUsersListAvailable*(self: View): bool {.slot.} =
+    return self.delegate.isUsersListAvailable()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim
index 2c89ac86f0..f41d28268d 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Tables
 import controller_interface
 import io_interface
 
+import ../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/chat/service_interface as chat_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/community/service_interface as community_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
@@ -19,19 +20,20 @@ type
     activeItemId: string
     activeSubItemId: string
     events: EventEmitter
+    contactService: contact_service.Service
     chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface
     communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface
     messageService: message_service.Service
 
 proc newController*(delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface, sectionId: string, isCommunity: bool, events: EventEmitter,
-  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface,
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface,
-  messageService: message_service.Service): Controller =
+  contactService: contact_service.Service, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface,
+  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service): Controller =
   result = Controller()
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.sectionId = sectionId
   result.isCommunitySection = isCommunity
   result.events = events
+  result.contactService = contactService
   result.chatService = chatService
   result.communityService = communityService
   result.messageService = messageService
@@ -87,5 +89,5 @@ method getOneToOneChatNameAndImage*(self: Controller, chatId: string):
 method createPublicChat*(self: Controller, chatId: string) =
   let response = self.chatService.createPublicChat(chatId)
   if(response.success):
-    self.delegate.addNewPublicChat(response.chatDto, self.events, self.chatService, self.communityService, 
-    self.messageService)
\ No newline at end of file
+    self.delegate.addNewPublicChat(response.chatDto, self.events, self.contactService, self.chatService, 
+    self.communityService, self.messageService)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index 236a77f94c..1aae7ad9fc 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import view, controller, item, sub_item, model, sub_model
 
 import chat_content/module as chat_content_module
 
+import ../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/chat/service_interface as chat_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/community/service_interface as community_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ proc newModule*(
     events: EventEmitter,
     sectionId: string,
     isCommunity: bool, 
+    contactService: contact_service.Service,
     chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface,
     communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
     messageService: message_service.Service
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ proc newModule*(
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.view = view.newView(result)
   result.viewVariant = newQVariant(result.view)
-  result.controller = controller.newController(result, sectionId, isCommunity, events, chatService, communityService, 
-  messageService)
+  result.controller = controller.newController(result, sectionId, isCommunity, events, contactService, chatService, 
+  communityService, messageService)
   result.moduleLoaded = false
   
   result.chatContentModule = initOrderedTable[string, chat_content_module.AccessInterface]()
@@ -56,14 +58,15 @@ method delete*(self: Module) =
 method isCommunity*(self: Module): bool =
   return self.controller.isCommunity()
 
-proc addSubmodule(self: Module, chatId: string, belongToCommunity: bool, events: EventEmitter, 
+proc addSubmodule(self: Module, chatId: string, belongToCommunity: bool, isUsersListAvailable: bool, events: EventEmitter, 
+  contactService: contact_service.Service, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) =
+  self.chatContentModule[chatId] = chat_content_module.newModule(self, events, self.controller.getMySectionId(), chatId,
+    belongToCommunity, isUsersListAvailable, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+
+proc buildChatUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
   chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
   messageService: message_service.Service) =
-  self.chatContentModule[chatId] = chat_content_module.newModule(self, events, chatId, belongToCommunity, chatService, 
-      communityService, messageService)
-
-proc buildChatUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) =
   let types = @[ChatType.OneToOne, ChatType.Public, ChatType.PrivateGroupChat]
   let chats = self.controller.getChatDetailsForChatTypes(types)
 
@@ -74,13 +77,15 @@ proc buildChatUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.S
     var chatName = c.name
     var chatImage = c.identicon
     var isIdenticon = false
+    var isUsersListAvailable = true
     if(c.chatType == ChatType.OneToOne):
+      isUsersListAvailable = false
       (chatName, chatImage, isIdenticon) = self.controller.getOneToOneChatNameAndImage(c.id)
 
     let item = initItem(c.id, chatName, chatImage, isIdenticon, c.color, c.description, c.chatType.int, hasNotification, 
     notificationsCount, c.muted, false, 0)
     self.view.appendItem(item)
-    self.addSubmodule(c.id, false, events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+    self.addSubmodule(c.id, false, isUsersListAvailable, events, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
     
     # make the first Public chat active when load the app
     if(selectedItemId.len == 0 and c.chatType == ChatType.Public):
@@ -88,8 +93,9 @@ proc buildChatUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.S
 
   self.setActiveItemSubItem(selectedItemId, "")
 
-proc buildCommunityUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) =
+proc buildCommunityUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
+  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  messageService: message_service.Service) =
   var selectedItemId = ""
   var selectedSubItemId = ""
   let communityIds = self.controller.getCommunityIds()
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ proc buildCommunityUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_serv
       let channelItem = initItem(chatDto.id, chatDto.name, chatDto.identicon, false, chatDto.color, chatDto.description, 
       chatDto.chatType.int, hasNotification, notificationsCount, chatDto.muted, false, c.position)
       self.view.appendItem(channelItem)
-      self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, true, events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+      self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, true, false, events, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
 
       # make the first channel which doesn't belong to any category active when load the app
       if(selectedItemId.len == 0):
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ proc buildCommunityUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_serv
         let channelItem = initSubItem(chatDto.id, cat.id, chatDto.name, chatDto.identicon, false, chatDto.color, 
         chatDto.description, hasNotification, notificationsCount, chatDto.muted, false, c.position)
         categoryChannels.add(channelItem)
-        self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, true, events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+        self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, true, false, events, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
 
         # in case there is no channels beyond categories, 
         # make the first channel of the first category active when load the app
@@ -148,15 +154,16 @@ proc buildCommunityUI(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_serv
 
   self.setActiveItemSubItem(selectedItemId, selectedSubItemId)
 
-method load*(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) =
+method load*(self: Module, events: EventEmitter, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
+  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  messageService: message_service.Service) =
   self.controller.init()
   self.view.load()
   
   if(self.controller.isCommunity()):
-    self.buildCommunityUI(events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+    self.buildCommunityUI(events, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
   else:
-    self.buildChatUI(events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+    self.buildChatUI(events, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
 
   for cModule in self.chatContentModule.values:
     cModule.load()
@@ -230,14 +237,15 @@ method createPublicChat*(self: Module, chatId: string) =
 
   self.controller.createPublicChat(chatId)
 
-method addNewPublicChat*(self: Module, chatDto: ChatDto, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) =
+method addNewPublicChat*(self: Module, chatDto: ChatDto, events: EventEmitter, contactService: contact_service.Service,
+  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  messageService: message_service.Service) =
   let hasNotification = chatDto.unviewedMessagesCount > 0 or chatDto.unviewedMentionsCount > 0
   let notificationsCount = chatDto.unviewedMentionsCount
   let item = initItem(chatDto.id, chatDto.name, chatDto.identicon, true, chatDto.color, chatDto.description, 
   chatDto.chatType.int, hasNotification, notificationsCount, chatDto.muted, false, 0)
   self.view.appendItem(item)
-  self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, false, events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+  self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, false, true, events, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
 
   # make new added chat active one
   self.setActiveItemSubItem(item.id, "")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim
index a2c097486f..4109c9acd6 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import NimQml
 
+import ../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/chat/service_interface as chat_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/community/service_interface as community_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
@@ -9,8 +10,9 @@ import eventemitter
 method delete*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
-method load*(self: AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
-  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) {.base.} =
+method load*(self: AccessInterface, events: EventEmitter, contactService: contact_service.Service, 
+  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  messageService: message_service.Service) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
 method isLoaded*(self: AccessInterface): bool {.base.} =
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim
index cb62e99e67..d63bcbddb5 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_controller_delegate_interface.nim
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ method activeItemSubItemSet*(self: AccessInterface, itemId: string, subItemId: s
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
 method addNewPublicChat*(self: AccessInterface, chatDto: ChatDto, events: EventEmitter, 
-  chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, 
-  messageService: message_service.Service) {.base.} =
+  contactService: contact_service.Service, chatService: chat_service.ServiceInterface, 
+  communityService: community_service.ServiceInterface, messageService: message_service.Service) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
index b729c3985a..d67b34237d 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ proc newModule*[T](
   result.moduleLoaded = false
 
   # Submodules
-  result.chatSectionModule = chat_section_module.newModule(result, events, conf.CHAT_SECTION_ID, false, chatService, 
-  communityService, messageService)
+  result.chatSectionModule = chat_section_module.newModule(result, events, conf.CHAT_SECTION_ID, false, contactsService, 
+  chatService, communityService, messageService)
   result.communitySectionsModule = initOrderedTable[string, chat_section_module.AccessInterface]()
   result.walletSectionModule = wallet_section_module.newModule[Module[T]](result, events, tokenService, 
     transactionService, collectible_service, walletAccountService, settingsService)
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ method delete*[T](self: Module[T]) =
 method load*[T](
     self: Module[T],
     events: EventEmitter,
+    contactsService: contacts_service.Service,
     chatService: chat_service.Service,
     communityService: community_service.Service,
     messageService: message_service.Service
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ method load*[T](
       events,
       c.id,
       true,
+      contactsService,
       chatService, 
       communityService,
       messageService
@@ -209,9 +211,9 @@ method load*[T](
     activeSection = profileSettingsSectionItem
 
   # Load all sections
-  self.chatSectionModule.load(events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+  self.chatSectionModule.load(events, contactsService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
   for cModule in self.communitySectionsModule.values:
-    cModule.load(events, chatService, communityService, messageService)
+    cModule.load(events, contactsService, chatService, communityService, messageService)
   self.walletSectionModule.load()
   # self.walletV2SectionModule.load()
   self.browserSectionModule.load()
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim
index 12458a7ec5..aaa11409be 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/private_interfaces/module_access_interface.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import ../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contacts_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/chat/service as chat_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/community/service as community_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/message/service as message_service
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ method delete*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
 method load*(
   self: AccessInterface,
   events: EventEmitter,
+  contactsService: contacts_service.Service,
   chatService: chat_service.Service,
   communityService: community_service.Service,
   messageService: message_service.Service
diff --git a/src/app_service/common/json_utils.nim b/src/app_service/common/json_utils.nim
index 8fafb94a65..dc23940a29 100644
--- a/src/app_service/common/json_utils.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/common/json_utils.nim
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ template getProp(obj: JsonNode, prop: string, value: var typedesc[int64]): bool
 
   success
 
+template getProp(obj: JsonNode, prop: string, value: var typedesc[uint64]): bool =
+  var success = false
+  if (obj.kind == JObject and obj.contains(prop)):
+    value = uint64(obj[prop].getBiggestInt)
+    success = true
+
+  success
+
 template getProp(obj: JsonNode, prop: string, value: var typedesc[string]): bool =
   var success = false
   if (obj.kind == JObject and obj.contains(prop)):
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/async_tasks.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/async_tasks.nim
index a361989435..3797cb2018 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/contacts/async_tasks.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/async_tasks.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import status/ens as status_ens
 
 include ../../common/json_utils
@@ -17,3 +18,16 @@ const lookupContactTask: Task = proc(argEncoded: string) {.gcsafe, nimcall.} =
   if not id.startsWith("0x"):
     id = status_ens.pubkey(id)
   arg.finish(id)
+
+#################################################
+# Async timer
+#################################################
+
+type
+  TimerTaskArg = ref object of QObjectTaskArg
+    timeoutInMilliseconds: int
+
+const timerTask: Task = proc(argEncoded: string) {.gcsafe, nimcall.} =
+  let arg = decode[TimerTaskArg](argEncoded)
+  sleep(arg.timeoutInMilliseconds)
+  arg.finish("done")
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/contacts.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/contacts.nim
index 7413a87508..58ba0503e3 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/contacts.nim
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type ContactsDto* = object
   alias*: string
   identicon*: string
   lastUpdated*: int64
+  lastUpdatedLocally*: int64
   localNickname*: string
   image*: Images
   added*: bool
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ proc `$`*(self: ContactsDto): string =
     id: {self.id},
     name: {self.name},
     ensVerified: {self.ensVerified},
-    alias: {self.alias},
-    identicon: {self.identicon},
-    lastUpdated: {self.lastUpdated},
+    alias: {self.alias}, 
+    identicon: {self.identicon}, 
+    lastUpdated: {self.lastUpdated}, 
+    lastUpdatedLocally: {self.lastUpdatedLocally},
     localNickname: {self.localNickname},
     image:[
       {$self.image}
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ proc toContactsDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): ContactsDto =
   discard jsonObj.getProp("alias", result.alias)
   discard jsonObj.getProp("identicon", result.identicon)
   discard jsonObj.getProp("lastUpdated", result.lastUpdated)
+  discard jsonObj.getProp("lastUpdatedLocally", result.lastUpdatedLocally)
   discard jsonObj.getProp("localNickname", result.localNickname)
 
   var imageObj: JsonNode
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e0fa12f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import json
+include ../../../common/json_utils
+
+type StatusType* {.pure.}= enum
+  Offline = 0,
+  Online
+  DoNotDisturb
+  Idle
+  Invisible
+
+type StatusUpdateDto* = object
+  publicKey*: string
+  statusType*: StatusType
+  clock*: uint64
+  text*: string
+
+proc toStatusUpdateDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): StatusUpdateDto =
+  discard jsonObj.getProp("publicKey", result.publicKey)
+  discard jsonObj.getProp("clock", result.clock)
+  discard jsonObj.getProp("text", result.text)
+
+  result.statusType = StatusType.Offline
+  var statusTypeInt: int
+  if (jsonObj.getProp("statusType", statusTypeInt) and 
+    (statusTypeInt >= ord(low(StatusType)) or statusTypeInt <= ord(high(StatusType)))): 
+      result.statusType = StatusType(statusTypeInt)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
index c56e98f6d1..b690b8e648 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-import NimQml, Tables, json, sequtils, strformat, chronicles, strutils
+import NimQml, Tables, json, sequtils, strformat, chronicles, strutils, times
 
 import eventemitter
+import ../../../app/global/global_singleton
+import ../../../app/core/signals/types
 import ../../../app/core/tasks/[qt, threadpool]
 
 import ./dto/contacts as contacts_dto
+import ./dto/status_update as status_update_dto
 import status/statusgo_backend_new/contacts as status_contacts
 import status/statusgo_backend_new/accounts as status_accounts
 import status/statusgo_backend_new/chat as status_chat
 import status/statusgo_backend_new/utils as status_utils
 
-export contacts_dto
+export contacts_dto, status_update_dto
 
 include async_tasks
 
@@ -26,6 +29,17 @@ type
   ContactAddedArgs* = ref object of Args
     contact*: ContactsDto
 
+  ContactUpdatedArgs* = ref object of Args
+    contact*: ContactsDto
+
+  ContactsStatusUpdatedArgs* = ref object of Args
+    statusUpdates*: seq[StatusUpdateDto]
+
+# Local Constants:
+const CheckStatusIntervalInMilliseconds = 5000 # 5 seconds, this is timeout how often do we check for user status.
+const OnlineLimitInSeconds = int(5.5 * 60) # 5.5 minutes
+const IdleLimitInSeconds = int(7 * 60) # 7 minutes
+
 # Signals which may be emitted by this service:
 const SIGNAL_CONTACT_LOOKED_UP* = "SIGNAL_CONTACT_LOOKED_UP"
 # Remove new when old code is removed
@@ -34,23 +48,43 @@ const SIGNAL_CONTACT_BLOCKED* = "new-contactBlocked"
 const SIGNAL_CONTACT_UNBLOCKED* = "new-contactUnblocked"
 const SIGNAL_CONTACT_REMOVED* = "new-contactRemoved"
 const SIGNAL_CONTACT_NICKNAME_CHANGED* = "new-contactNicknameChanged"
+const SIGNAL_CONTACTS_STATUS_UPDATED* = "new-contactsStatusUpdated"
+const SIGNAL_CONTACT_UPDATED* = "new-contactUpdated"
+const SIGNAL_LOGGEDIN_USER_IMAGE_CHANGED* = "new-loggedInUserImageChanged"
 
 
 QtObject:
   type Service* = ref object of QObject
     threadpool: ThreadPool
     contacts: Table[string, ContactsDto] # [contact_id, ContactsDto]
+    contactsStatus: Table[string, StatusUpdateDto] # [contact_id, StatusUpdateDto]
     events: EventEmitter
+    closingApp: bool
+
+  # Forward declaration
+  proc getContactById*(self: Service, id: string): ContactsDto
+  proc saveContact(self: Service, contact: ContactsDto)
+  proc startCheckingContactStatuses(self: Service)
 
   proc delete*(self: Service) =
+    self.closingApp = true
+    self.contacts.clear
+    self.contactsStatus.clear
     self.QObject.delete
 
   proc newService*(events: EventEmitter, threadpool: ThreadPool): Service =
     new(result, delete)
     result.QObject.setup
+    result.closingApp = false
     result.events = events
     result.threadpool = threadpool
     result.contacts = initTable[string, ContactsDto]()
+    signalConnect(singletonInstance.userProfile, "imageChanged()", result, "onLoggedInUserImageChange()", 2)
+
+  proc addContact(self: Service, contact: ContactsDto) =
+    # Private proc, used for adding contacts only.
+    self.contacts[contact.id] = contact
+    self.contactsStatus[contact.id] = StatusUpdateDto(publicKey: contact.id, statusType: StatusType.Offline)
 
   proc fetchContacts*(self: Service) =
     try:
@@ -59,15 +93,45 @@ QtObject:
       let contacts = map(response.result.getElems(), proc(x: JsonNode): ContactsDto = x.toContactsDto())
 
       for contact in contacts:
-        self.contacts[contact.id] = contact
+        self.addContact(contact)
 
     except Exception as e:
       let errDesription = e.msg
       error "error: ", errDesription
       return
 
+  proc doConnect(self: Service) =
+    self.events.on(SignalType.Message.event) do(e:Args):
+      var receivedData = MessageSignal(e)
+      if(receivedData.statusUpdates.len > 0):
+        for s in receivedData.statusUpdates:
+          if(not self.contactsStatus.hasKey(s.publicKey)):
+            # we shouldn't be here ever, but the following line ensures we have added a contact before setting status for it
+            discard self.getContactById(s.publicKey)
+
+          self.contactsStatus[s.publicKey] = s
+
+        let data = ContactsStatusUpdatedArgs(statusUpdates: receivedData.statusUpdates)
+        self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CONTACTS_STATUS_UPDATED, data)
+      
+      if(receivedData.contacts.len > 0):
+        for c in receivedData.contacts:
+          let localContact = self.getContactById(c.id)
+          var receivedContact = c
+          receivedContact.localNickname = localContact.localNickname
+          self.saveContact(receivedContact)
+
+          let data = ContactUpdatedArgs(contact: receivedContact)
+          self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CONTACT_UPDATED, data)
+
   proc init*(self: Service) =
     self.fetchContacts()
+    self.doConnect()
+    self.startCheckingContactStatuses()
+
+  proc onLoggedInUserImageChange*(self: Service) {.slot.} =
+    let data = Args()
+    self.events.emit(SIGNAL_LOGGEDIN_USER_IMAGE_CHANGED, data)
 
   proc getContacts*(self: Service): seq[ContactsDto] =
     return toSeq(self.contacts.values)
@@ -77,7 +141,10 @@ QtObject:
       let response = status_contacts.getContactByID(id)
 
       result = response.result.toContactsDto()
-      self.contacts[result.id] = result
+      if result.id.len == 0:
+        return
+      
+      self.addContact(result)
 
     except Exception as e:
       let errDesription = e.msg
@@ -109,6 +176,15 @@ QtObject:
         blocked: false,
         hasAddedUs: false
       )
+      self.addContact(result)
+
+  proc getStatusForContactWithId*(self: Service, publicKey: string): StatusUpdateDto =
+    # This method will fetch current accurate status from `status-go` once we add an api point there for it.
+    if(not self.contactsStatus.hasKey(publicKey)):
+      # following line ensures that we have added a contact before setting status for it
+      discard self.getContactById(publicKey)
+
+    return self.contactsStatus[publicKey]
 
   proc getContactNameAndImage*(self: Service, publicKey: string): tuple[name: string, image: string, isIdenticon: bool] =
     ## This proc should be used accross the app in order to have for the same contact
@@ -207,6 +283,8 @@ QtObject:
     self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CONTACT_LOOKED_UP, data)
 
   proc lookupContact*(self: Service, value: string) =
+    if(self.closingApp):
+      return
     let arg = LookupContactTaskArg(
       tptr: cast[ByteAddress](lookupContactTask),
       vptr: cast[ByteAddress](self.vptr),
@@ -214,3 +292,42 @@ QtObject:
       value: value
     )
     self.threadpool.start(arg)
+
+  proc checkContactsStatus*(self: Service, response: string) {.slot.} =
+    let nowInMyLocalZone = now()
+    let timestampNow = uint64(nowInMyLocalZone.toTime().toUnix())
+    var updatedStatuses: seq[StatusUpdateDto]
+    for status in self.contactsStatus.mvalues:
+      if(timestampNow - status.clock < uint64(OnlineLimitInSeconds)):
+        if(status.statusType == StatusType.Online):
+          continue
+        else:
+          status.statusType = StatusType.Online
+          updatedStatuses.add(status)          
+      elif(timestampNow - status.clock < uint64(IdleLimitInSeconds)):
+        if(status.statusType == StatusType.Idle):
+          continue
+        else:
+          status.statusType = StatusType.Idle
+          updatedStatuses.add(status)
+      elif(status.statusType != StatusType.Offline):
+        status.statusType = StatusType.Offline
+        updatedStatuses.add(status)
+
+    if(updatedStatuses.len > 0):
+      let data = ContactsStatusUpdatedArgs(statusUpdates: updatedStatuses)
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CONTACTS_STATUS_UPDATED, data)
+
+    self.startCheckingContactStatuses()
+
+  proc startCheckingContactStatuses(self: Service) = 
+    if(self.closingApp):
+      return
+
+    let arg = TimerTaskArg(
+      tptr: cast[ByteAddress](timerTask),
+      vptr: cast[ByteAddress](self.vptr),
+      slot: "checkContactsStatus",
+      timeoutInMilliseconds: CheckStatusIntervalInMilliseconds
+    )
+    self.threadpool.start(arg)
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml
index c79e38f2f3..274cd865e8 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ StatusAppThreePanelLayout {
     // Each `ChatLayout` has its own chatCommunitySectionModule
     // (on the backend chat and community sections share the same module since they are actually the same)
     property var chatCommunitySectionModule
+    // Since qml component doesn't follow encaptulation from the backend side, we're introducing
+    // a method which will return appropriate chat content module for selected chat/channel
+    function currentChatContentModule(){
+        // When we decide to have the same struct as it's on the backend we will remove this function.
+        // So far this is a way to deal with refactord backend from the current qml structure.
+        if(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.isSubItemActive)
+            chatCommunitySectionModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.activeSubItem.id)
+        else
+            chatCommunitySectionModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.id)
+
+        return chatCommunitySectionModule.getChatContentModule()
+    }
 
     // Not Refactored
    property var messageStore
@@ -72,35 +84,37 @@ StatusAppThreePanelLayout {
         }
     }
 
-    showRightPanel: (localAccountSensitiveSettings.expandUsersList && (localAccountSensitiveSettings.showOnlineUsers || chatsModel.communities.activeCommunity.active)
-                    && (chatsModel.channelView.activeChannel.chatType !== Constants.chatTypeOneToOne))
+    showRightPanel: {
+        // Check if user list is available as an option for particular chat content module.
+        let usersListAvailable = currentChatContentModule().isUsersListAvailable()
+        return localAccountSensitiveSettings.showOnlineUsers && usersListAvailable && localAccountSensitiveSettings.expandUsersList
+    }
+
     rightPanel: localAccountSensitiveSettings.communitiesEnabled && chatCommunitySectionModule.isCommunity()? communityUserListComponent : userListComponent
 
     Component {
         id: communityUserListComponent
         CommunityUserListPanel {
-            //Not Refactored Yet
-            //currentTime: chatColumn.currentTime
             messageContextMenu: quickActionMessageOptionsMenu
-//            profilePubKey: userProfile.pubKey
-//            community: root.rootStore.chatsModelInst.communities.activeCommunity
-//            currentUserName: Utils.removeStatusEns(root.rootStore.profileModelInst.ens.preferredUsername
-//                                                  || root.rootStore.profileModelInst.profile.username)
-//            currentUserOnline: root.store.userProfileInst.userStatus
-//            contactsList: root.rootStore.allContacts
+            usersModule: {
+                if(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.isSubItemActive)
+                    chatCommunitySectionModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.activeSubItem.id)
+                else
+                    chatCommunitySectionModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.id)
+
+                return chatCommunitySectionModule.getChatContentModule().usersModule
+            }
         }
     }
 
     Component {
         id: userListComponent
         UserListPanel {
-            //Not Refactored Yet
-            //currentTime: chatColumn.currentTime
-            //userList: chatColumn.userList
             messageContextMenu: quickActionMessageOptionsMenu
-//            profilePubKey: userProfile.pubKey
-//            contactsList: root.rootStore.allContacts
-//            isOnline: root.rootStore.chatsModelInst.isOnline
+            usersModule: {
+                chatCommunitySectionModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.id)
+                return chatCommunitySectionModule.getChatContentModule().usersModule
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/controls/UserDelegate.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/controls/UserDelegate.qml
index dfeccc9a65..a1ca16031e 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/controls/UserDelegate.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/controls/UserDelegate.qml
@@ -9,95 +9,113 @@ import StatusQ.Components 0.1
 import StatusQ.Core.Theme 0.1
 import StatusQ.Core 0.1
 
-StatusListItem {
-    id: root
+Item {
+    id: wrapper
     anchors.right: parent.right
-    anchors.rightMargin: 8
     anchors.left: parent.left
-    anchors.leftMargin: 8
-    implicitHeight: 44
-    leftPadding: 8
-    rightPadding: 8
+    height: rectangle.height + 4
 
-    property var contactsList
-    property int statusType: -1
-    property string name: ""
     property string publicKey: ""
-    property string profilePubKey: ""
+    property string name: ""
     property string identicon: ""
-    property bool isCurrentUser: (publicKey === profilePubKey)
-    property string profileImage: appMain.getProfileImage(publicKey) || ""
-    property bool highlighted: false
-    property string lastSeen: ""
-    property bool isOnline: false
-    property var currentTime
+    property bool isIdenticon: true
+    property int userStatus: Constants.userStatus.offline
     property var messageContextMenu
-
-
-    title: isCurrentUser ? qsTr("You") : Emoji.parse(Utils.removeStatusEns(Utils.filterXSS(root.name)))
-    image.source: profileImage || identicon
-    image.isIdenticon: !profileImage
-    image.width: 24
-    image.height: 24
-    statusListItemIcon.anchors.topMargin: 10
-    statusListItemTitle.elide: Text.ElideRight
-    statusListItemTitle.wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
-    color: sensor.containsMouse ? 
-        Theme.palette.statusChatListItem.hoverBackgroundColor : 
-        Theme.palette.baseColor4
-
-    sensor.onClicked: {
-        if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {
-            //TODO remove dynamic scoping
-            openProfilePopup(root.name, root.publicKey, (root.profileImage || root.identicon), "", appMain.getUserNickname(root.publicKey));
-        }
-          else if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton && !!messageContextMenu) {
-            // Set parent, X & Y positions for the messageContextMenu
-            messageContextMenu.parent = root
-            messageContextMenu.setXPosition = function() { return 0}
-            messageContextMenu.setYPosition = function() { return root.height}
-            messageContextMenu.isProfile = true;
-            messageContextMenu.show(root.name, root.publicKey, (root.profileImage || root.identicon), "", appMain.getUserNickname(root.publicKey))
+    property bool enableMouseArea: true
+    property color color: {
+        if (wrapper.hovered) {
+            return Style.current.menuBackgroundHover
         }
+        return Style.current.transparent
     }
 
-    Connections {
-        enabled: !!root.contactsList
-        target: root.contactsList
-        onContactChanged: {
-            if (pubkey === root.publicKey) {
-                root.profileImage = !!appMain.getProfileImage(root.publicKey) ?
-                            appMain.getProfileImage(root.publicKey) : ""
+    Rectangle {
+        id: rectangle
+        width: parent.width
+        height: 40
+        radius: 8
+        color: wrapper.color
+
+        StatusSmartIdenticon {
+            id: contactImage
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.padding
+            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            image: StatusImageSettings {
+                width: 28
+                height: 28
+                source: wrapper.identicon
+                isIdenticon: wrapper.isIdenticon
+            }
+            icon: StatusIconSettings {
+                width: 28
+                height: 28
+                letterSize: 15
+            }
+            name: wrapper.name
+        }
+
+        StyledText {
+            id: contactInfo
+            text: wrapper.name
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
+            elide: Text.ElideRight
+            color: Style.current.textColor
+            font.weight: Font.Medium
+            font.pixelSize: 15
+            anchors.left: contactImage.right
+            anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
+            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        }
+
+        StatusBadge {
+            id: statusBadge
+            width: 15
+            height: 15
+            anchors.left: contactImage.right
+            anchors.leftMargin: -Style.current.smallPadding
+            anchors.bottom: contactImage.bottom
+            visible: wrapper.userStatus !== Constants.userStatus.offline
+            border.width: 3
+            border.color: Theme.palette.statusAppNavBar.backgroundColor
+            color: {
+                if(wrapper.userStatus === Constants.userStatus.online)
+                    return Style.current.green
+                else if(wrapper.userStatus === Constants.userStatus.idle)
+                    return Style.current.orange
+                else if(wrapper.userStatus === Constants.userStatus.doNotDisturb)
+                    return Style.current.red
+
+                return "transparent"
             }
         }
-    }
 
-    StatusBadge {
-        id: statusBadge
-        width: 15
-        height: 15
-        anchors.left: parent.left
-        anchors.leftMargin: 22
-        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-        anchors.bottomMargin: 6
-        visible: root.isOnline && !((root.statusType === -1) && (lastSeenMinutesAgo > 7))
-        border.width: 3
-        border.color: root.sensor.containsMouse ? Theme.palette.baseColor2 : Theme.palette.baseColor4
-        property real lastSeenMinutesAgo: ((currentTime/1000 - parseInt(lastSeen)) / 60);
-        color: {
-            if (visible) {
-                if (statusType === Constants.statusType_DoNotDisturb) {
-                    return Style.current.red;
-                } else if (isCurrentUser || (lastSeenMinutesAgo < 5.5)) {
-                    return Style.current.green;
-                } else if (((statusType !== -1) && (lastSeenMinutesAgo > 5.5)) ||
-                            ((statusType === -1) && (lastSeenMinutesAgo < 7))) {
-                    return Style.current.orange;
-                } else if ((statusType === -1) && (lastSeenMinutesAgo > 7)) {
-                    return "transparent";
+        MouseArea {
+            enabled: enableMouseArea
+            cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            onEntered: {
+                wrapper.hovered = true
+            }
+            onExited: {
+                wrapper.hovered = false
+            }
+            onClicked: {
+                if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {
+                    //TODO remove dynamic scoping
+                    openProfilePopup(wrapper.name, wrapper.publicKey, wrapper.identicon, "", wrapper.name);
+                }
+                 else if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton && !!messageContextMenu) {
+                    // Set parent, X & Y positions for the messageContextMenu
+                    messageContextMenu.parent = rectangle
+                    messageContextMenu.setXPosition = function() { return 0}
+                    messageContextMenu.setYPosition = function() { return rectangle.height}
+                    messageContextMenu.isProfile = true;
+                    messageContextMenu.show(wrapper.name, wrapper.publicKey, wrapper.identicon, "", wrapper.name)
                 }
-            } else {
-                return "transparent";
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/UserListPanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/UserListPanel.qml
index 9f8dc1fc8b..92ede3b98f 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/UserListPanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/UserListPanel.qml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick 2.13
-import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
-import QtQuick.Window 2.13
-import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
-import QtQml.Models 2.13
-import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
-import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.3
 import shared 1.0
 import shared.panels 1.0
 import shared.status 1.0
@@ -17,11 +11,11 @@ import utils 1.0
 Item {
     id: root
     anchors.fill: parent
-    property var userList
-    property var currentTime
-    property bool isOnline
-    property var contactsList
-    property string profilePubKey
+
+    // Important:
+    // Each chat/community has its own ChatContentModule and each ChatContentModule has a single usersModule
+    // usersModule on the backend contains everything needed for this component
+    property var usersModule
     property var messageContextMenu
 
     StyledText {
@@ -52,26 +46,14 @@ Item {
             bottomMargin: Style.current.bigPadding
         }
         boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
-        model: userListDelegate
-    }
-
-    DelegateModelGeneralized {
-        id: userListDelegate
-        lessThan: [
-            function (left, right) {
-                return (left.lastSeen > right.lastSeen);
-            }
-        ]
-        model: root.userList
+        model: usersModule.model
         delegate: UserDelegate {
-            name: model.userName
-            publicKey: model.publicKey
-            profilePubKey: root.profilePubKey
-            identicon: model.identicon
-            contactsList: root.contactsList
-            lastSeen: model.lastSeen / 1000
-            currentTime: root.currentTime
-            isOnline: root.isOnline
+            publicKey: model.id
+            name: model.name
+            identicon: model.icon
+            isIdenticon: model.isIdenticon
+            userStatus: model.onlineStatus
+            messageContextMenu: root.messageContextMenu
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityUserListPanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityUserListPanel.qml
index 9f5a7f7b2b..af398ffe64 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityUserListPanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityUserListPanel.qml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick 2.13
-import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
-import QtQuick.Window 2.13
-import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
-import QtQml.Models 2.13
-import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
-import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.3
 import shared 1.0
 import shared.panels 1.0
 import shared.status 1.0
@@ -20,14 +14,12 @@ import StatusQ.Core.Theme 0.1
 Item {
     id: root
     anchors.fill: parent
-    property var userList
-    property var currentTime
-    property var contactsList
-    property string profilePubKey
+
+    // Important:
+    // Each chat/community has its own ChatContentModule and each ChatContentModule has a single usersModule
+    // usersModule on the backend contains everything needed for this component
+    property var usersModule
     property var messageContextMenu
-    property var community
-    property string currentUserName: ""
-    property bool currentUserOnline: true
 
     StatusBaseText {
         id: titleText
@@ -59,46 +51,32 @@ Item {
             bottomMargin: Style.current.bigPadding
         }
         boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
-        model: userListDelegate
-        section.property: "online"
-        section.delegate: (root.width > 58) ? sectionDelegateComponent : null
-        Component {
-            id: sectionDelegateComponent
-            Item {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: 24
-                StatusBaseText {
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.padding
-                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
-                    font.pixelSize: Style.current.additionalTextSize
-                    color: Theme.palette.baseColor1
-                    text: section === 'true' ? qsTr("Online") : qsTr("Offline")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    DelegateModelGeneralized {
-        id: userListDelegate
-        lessThan: [
-            function(left, right) {
-                return left.sortKey.localeCompare(right.sortKey) < 0
-            }
-        ]
-        model: community.members
+        model: usersModule.model
         delegate: UserDelegate {
-            name: model.userName
-            publicKey: model.pubKey
-            profilePubKey: root.profilePubKey
-            identicon: model.identicon
-            contactsList: root.contactsList
-            lastSeen: model.lastSeen
-            statusType: model.statusType
-            currentTime: root.currentTime
-            isOnline: (model.userName === root.currentUserName) ?
-                      root.currentUserOnline : model.online
+            publicKey: model.id
+            name: model.name
+            identicon: model.icon
+            isIdenticon: model.isIdenticon
+            userStatus: model.onlineStatus
             messageContextMenu: root.messageContextMenu
         }
+        section.property: "onlineStatus"
+        section.delegate: (root.width > 58) ? sectionDelegateComponent : null
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: sectionDelegateComponent
+        Item {
+            width: parent.width
+            height: 24
+            StyledText {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.leftMargin: Style.current.padding
+                verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                font.pixelSize: Style.current.additionalTextSize
+                color: Theme.palette.baseColor1
+                text: model.onlineStatus === Constants.userStatus.online? qsTr("Online") : qsTr("Offline")
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml
index 71683c90d4..233f4f1a6c 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ Item {
     // Important: we have parent module in this context only cause qml components
     // don't follow struct from we have on the backend.
     property var parentModule
+    // Since qml component doesn't follow encaptulation from the backend side, we're introducing
+    // a method which will return appropriate chat content module for selected chat/channel
+    function currentChatContentModule(){
+        // When we decide to have the same struct as it's on the backend we will remove this function.
+        // So far this is a way to deal with refactord backend from the current qml structure.
+        if(parentModule.activeItem.isSubItemActive)
+            parentModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.activeSubItem.id)
+        else
+            parentModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatCommunitySectionModule.activeItem.id)
+
+        return parentModule.getChatContentModule()
+    }
 
     property var rootStore
     property alias pinnedMessagesPopupComponent: pinnedMessagesPopupComponent
@@ -210,8 +222,11 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
 
-                membersButton.visible: (localAccountSensitiveSettings.showOnlineUsers || root.rootStore.chatsModelInst.communities.activeCommunity.active)
-                                       && root.rootStore.chatsModelInst.channelView.activeChannel.chatType !== Constants.chatTypeOneToOne
+                membersButton.visible: {
+                    // Check if user list is available as an option for particular chat content module.
+                    let usersListAvailable = currentChatContentModule().isUsersListAvailable()
+                    return localAccountSensitiveSettings.showOnlineUsers && usersListAvailable
+                }
                 membersButton.highlighted: localAccountSensitiveSettings.expandUsersList
                 notificationButton.visible: localAccountSensitiveSettings.isActivityCenterEnabled
                 notificationButton.tooltip.offset: localAccountSensitiveSettings.expandUsersList ? 0 : 14
diff --git a/ui/app/AppMain.qml b/ui/app/AppMain.qml
index 6402d4c753..595ecddee6 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppMain.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppMain.qml
@@ -320,19 +320,18 @@ Item {
                 badge.implicitHeight: 15
                 badge.implicitWidth: 15
                 badge.border.color: hovered ? Theme.palette.statusBadge.hoverBorderColor : Theme.palette.statusAppNavBar.backgroundColor
-                badge.color: {
-                    return userProfile.sendUserStatus ? Style.current.green : Style.current.midGrey
-                    /*
-                    // Use this code once support for custom user status is added
-                    switch(userProfile.currentUserStatus){
-                        case Constants.statusType_Online:
-                            return Style.current.green;
-                        case Constants.statusType_DoNotDisturb:
-                            return Style.current.red;
-                        default:
-                            return Style.current.midGrey;
-                    }*/
-                }
+                /*
+                //This is still not in use. Read a comment for `currentUserStatus` in UserProfile on the nim side.
+                // Use this code once support for custom user status is added
+                switch(userProfile.currentUserStatus){
+                    case Constants.userStatus.online:
+                        return Style.current.green;
+                    case Constants.userStatus.doNotDisturb:
+                        return Style.current.red;
+                    default:
+                        return Style.current.midGrey;
+                }*/
+                badge.color: appMain.rootStore.userProfileInst.userStatus ? Style.current.green : Style.current.midGrey
                 badge.border.width: 3
                 onClicked: {
                     userStatusContextMenu.opened ?
diff --git a/ui/imports/utils/Constants.qml b/ui/imports/utils/Constants.qml
index 226ba5061a..19ab934f34 100644
--- a/ui/imports/utils/Constants.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/utils/Constants.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ QtObject {
         readonly property int newMessage: 6
     }
 
+    readonly property QtObject userStatus: QtObject{
+        readonly property int offline: 0
+        readonly property int online: 1
+        readonly property int doNotDisturb: 2
+        readonly property int idle: 3
+    }
+
     readonly property int communityImported: 0
     readonly property int communityImportingInProgress: 1
     readonly property int communityImportingError: 2
@@ -113,10 +120,6 @@ QtObject {
     readonly property string linux: "linux"
     readonly property string mac: "mac"
 
-    readonly property int statusType_Unknown: 0
-    readonly property int statusType_Online: 1
-    readonly property int statusType_DoNotDisturb: 2
-
     // Transaction states
     readonly property int addressRequested: 1
     readonly property int declined: 2