diff --git a/protocol/common/message.go b/protocol/common/message.go
index ad11e98b7..db26165b8 100644
--- a/protocol/common/message.go
+++ b/protocol/common/message.go
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ func (m *Message) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		ContactVerificationState ContactVerificationState         `json:"contactVerificationState,omitempty"`
 		DiscordMessage           *protobuf.DiscordMessage         `json:"discordMessage,omitempty"`
 		BridgeMessage            *protobuf.BridgeMessage          `json:"bridgeMessage,omitempty"`
+		PaymentRequests          []*protobuf.PaymentRequest       `json:"paymentRequests,omitempty"`
 	}
 	item := MessageStructType{
 		ID:                       m.ID,
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ func (m *Message) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		DeletedForMe:             m.DeletedForMe,
 		ContactRequestState:      m.ContactRequestState,
 		ContactVerificationState: m.ContactVerificationState,
+		PaymentRequests:          m.PaymentRequests,
 	}
 
 	if sticker := m.GetSticker(); sticker != nil {
diff --git a/protocol/message_persistence.go b/protocol/message_persistence.go
index a7eed93cd..fe0958f62 100644
--- a/protocol/message_persistence.go
+++ b/protocol/message_persistence.go
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesAllFields() string {
 		contact_verification_status,
 		mentioned,
 		replied,
-    discord_message_id`
+    	discord_message_id,
+		payment_requests`
 }
 
 // keep the same order as in tableUserMessagesScanAllFields
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesAllFieldsJoin() string {
 		m1.links,
 		m1.unfurled_links,
 		m1.unfurled_status_links,
+		m1.payment_requests,
 		m1.command_id,
 		m1.command_value,
 		m1.command_from,
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesScanAllFields(row scanner, message
 	var serializedLinks []byte
 	var serializedUnfurledLinks []byte
 	var serializedUnfurledStatusLinks []byte
+	var serializedPaymentRequests []byte
 	var alias sql.NullString
 	var identicon sql.NullString
 	var communityID sql.NullString
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesScanAllFields(row scanner, message
 		&serializedLinks,
 		&serializedUnfurledLinks,
 		&serializedUnfurledStatusLinks,
+		&serializedPaymentRequests,
 		&command.ID,
 		&command.Value,
 		&command.From,
@@ -474,6 +478,13 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesScanAllFields(row scanner, message
 		message.UnfurledStatusLinks = &links
 	}
 
+	if serializedPaymentRequests != nil {
+		err := json.Unmarshal(serializedPaymentRequests, &message.PaymentRequests)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if attachment.Id != "" {
 		discordMessage.Attachments = append(discordMessage.Attachments, attachment)
 	}
@@ -581,6 +592,14 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesAllValues(message *common.Message)
 		}
 	}
 
+	var serializedPaymentRequests []byte
+	if len(message.PaymentRequests) != 0 {
+		serializedPaymentRequests, err = json.Marshal(message.PaymentRequests)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return []interface{}{
 		message.ID,
 		message.WhisperTimestamp,
@@ -638,6 +657,7 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) tableUserMessagesAllValues(message *common.Message)
 		message.Mentioned,
 		message.Replied,
 		discordMessage.Id,
+		serializedPaymentRequests,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/protocol/migrations/sqlite/1731902422_payment_requests.up.sql b/protocol/migrations/sqlite/1731902422_payment_requests.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0421fd26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/migrations/sqlite/1731902422_payment_requests.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE user_messages ADD COLUMN payment_requests BLOB;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/protocol/protobuf/chat_message.proto b/protocol/protobuf/chat_message.proto
index 9cbfe303b..f35f89bfa 100644
--- a/protocol/protobuf/chat_message.proto
+++ b/protocol/protobuf/chat_message.proto
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ message BridgeMessage {
   string parentMessageID = 7;
 }
 
+message PaymentRequest {
+    string receiver = 1;
+    string symbol = 2;
+    string amount = 3;
+    uint32 chainId = 4;
+}
+
 message UnfurledLinkThumbnail {
   bytes payload = 1;
   uint32 width = 2;
@@ -234,6 +241,8 @@ message ChatMessage {
 
   uint32 customization_color = 19;
 
+  repeated PaymentRequest payment_requests = 20;
+
   enum ContentType {
     UNKNOWN_CONTENT_TYPE = 0;
     TEXT_PLAIN = 1;