diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 27f640d..81a1715 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject status-im/protocol "0.2.2"
+(defproject status-im/protocol "0.2.3"
   :description "FIXME: write this!"
   :url "http://example.com/FIXME"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
diff --git a/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/api.cljs b/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/api.cljs
index 3899da0..2241610 100644
--- a/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/api.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/api.cljs
@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@
     (upsert-pending-message new-message)
     new-message))
 
-(defn send-group-user-message [{:keys [group-id content]}]
-  (send-group-message {:group-id group-id
-                       :type     :group-user-message
-                       :payload  {:content      content
-                                  :content-type default-content-type}}))
+(defn send-group-user-message [{:keys [message-id group-id content]}]
+  (send-group-message {:message-id message-id
+                       :group-id   group-id
+                       :type       :group-user-message
+                       :payload    {:content      content
+                                    :content-type default-content-type}}))
 
 (defn start-group-chat
   ([identities]
diff --git a/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/group_chat.cljs b/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/group_chat.cljs
index 3462e79..9e52733 100644
--- a/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/group_chat.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/status_im/protocol/group_chat.cljs
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
                                                          get-peer-identities]]
             [status-im.protocol.web3 :refer [make-message]]))
 
-(defn make-group-message [group-id public-key payload type]
+(defn make-group-message [message-id group-id public-key payload type]
   (make-message {:from       (state/my-identity)
+                 :message-id message-id
                  :chat-id    group-id
                  :send-once  false
                  :topics     [group-id]
@@ -17,10 +18,10 @@
                  :clear-info {:group-topic group-id
                               :type        type}}))
 
-(defn send-group-message [{:keys [group-id payload type internal?] :or {internal? false}}]
+(defn send-group-message [{:keys [message-id group-id payload type internal?] :or {internal? false}}]
   (let [store       (storage)
         {public-key :public} (get-keypair store group-id)
-        new-message (make-group-message group-id public-key payload type)]
+        new-message (make-group-message message-id group-id public-key payload type)]
     (upsert-pending-message new-message {:identities (get-peer-identities store group-id)
                                          :internal?  internal?})
     new-message))