diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatModals.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatModals.js
index c9daf3b4..a41f6748 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatModals.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatModals.js
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ class ChatModals extends LitElement {
               <textarea class='textarea' @keydown=${(e) => this._textArea(e)} ?disabled=${this.isLoading} id='messageBox' placeholder='${translate('welcomepage.wcchange5')}' rows='1'></textarea>
           </p>
           <mwc-button ?disabled='${this.isLoading}' slot='primaryAction' @click=${() => {
-            console.log("here500");
             this._sendMessage();
           }
         }>${translate('welcomepage.wcchange6')}
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
index 76f9a726..2b2384fc 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             _initialMessages: { type: Array },
             isUserDown: { type: Boolean },
             isPasteMenuOpen: { type: Boolean },
-            showNewMesssageBar: { attribute: false },
-            hideNewMesssageBar: { attribute: false },
+            showNewMessageBar: { attribute: false },
+            hideNewMessageBar: { attribute: false },
+            setOpenPrivateMessage: { attribute: false },
             chatEditorPlaceholder: { type: String },
             messagesRendered: { type: Array },
             repliedToMessageObj: { type: Object },
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             openForwardOpen: {type: Boolean },
             userFound: { type: Array },
             userFoundModalOpen: { type: Boolean },
+            webWorker: { type: Object },
+            webWorkerImage: { type: Object }
         }
     }
 
@@ -693,10 +696,12 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             name: "",
             selected: false
         }
+        this.webWorker = null;
+        this.webWorkerImage = null;
     }
     
     render() {
-        console.log(25, 'here');
+        console.log(5, 'Chat Page Here');
         return html`
             <div class="chat-container">
                 <div>
@@ -799,7 +804,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                 .onClickFunc=${() => {
                     this.chatEditorNewChat.resetValue();
                     this.removeImage();
-                } } 
+                }} 
                 style=${(this.imageFile && !this.isUploadingImage) ? "display: block" : "display: none"}>
                     <div>
                         <div class="dialog-container">
@@ -983,6 +988,18 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         `
     }
 
+    connectedCallback() {
+        super.connectedCallback();
+        this.webWorker = new WebWorker();
+        this.webWorkerImage = new WebWorkerImage();
+      }
+
+    disconnectedCallback() {
+        super.disconnectedCallback();
+        this.webWorker.terminate();
+        this.webWorkerImage.terminate();
+      }
+
     async userSearch() {
         const nameValue = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('sendTo').value;
             if (!nameValue) {
@@ -1009,7 +1026,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                 let err4string = get("chatpage.cchange35");
                 parentEpml.request('showSnackBar', `${err4string}`)
             }
-        }    
+    }    
 
     setForwardProperties(forwardedMessage){
         this.openForwardOpen = true
@@ -1175,9 +1192,6 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             }
         }
         
-        if (changedProperties && changedProperties.has('forwardActiveChatHeadUrl')) {
-            console.log(this.forwardActiveChatHeadUrl, "forwardActiveChatHeadUrl here");
-        }
     }
 
    async renderPlaceholder() {
@@ -1224,6 +1238,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         ?isLoadingMessages=${this.isLoadingOldMessages}
         .setIsLoadingMessages=${(val) => this.setIsLoadingMessages(val)}
         .setForwardProperties=${(forwardedMessage)=> this.setForwardProperties(forwardedMessage)}
+        .setOpenPrivateMessage=${(val) => this.setOpenPrivateMessage(val)}
         >
         </chat-scroller>
         `
@@ -1435,7 +1450,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             this.messagesRendered = [...this.messagesRendered, newMessage]
             await this.getUpdateComplete();
 
-            this.showNewMesssageBar();
+            this.showNewMessageBar();
         }
     }
 
@@ -1673,7 +1688,6 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
     }
 
    async _sendMessage(outSideMsg) {
-
         if(this.isReceipient){
            let hasPublicKey = true
             if(!this._publicKey.hasPubKey){
@@ -1714,7 +1728,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         // create new var called repliedToData and use that to modify the UI
         // find specific object property in local
         let typeMessage = 'regular';
-       
+        let workerImage;
         this.isLoading = true;
         this.chatEditor.disable();
         this.chatEditorNewChat.disable()
@@ -1747,26 +1761,32 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
             const identifier = outSideMsg.identifier
             let compressedFile = ''
             var str = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAsAAAAGMAQMAAADuk4YmAAAAA1BMVEX///+nxBvIAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAADlJREFUeF7twDEBAAAAwiD7p7bGDlgYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwAGJrAABgPqdWQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==";
+
+            if (this.webWorkerImage) {
+                workerImage = this.webWorkerImage;
+            } else {
+                this.webWorkerImage = new WebWorkerImage();
+            }
    
-    const b64toBlob = (b64Data, contentType='', sliceSize=512) => {
-        const byteCharacters = atob(b64Data);
-        const byteArrays = [];
-      
-        for (let offset = 0; offset < byteCharacters.length; offset += sliceSize) {
-          const slice = byteCharacters.slice(offset, offset + sliceSize);
-      
-          const byteNumbers = new Array(slice.length);
-          for (let i = 0; i < slice.length; i++) {
-            byteNumbers[i] = slice.charCodeAt(i);
-          }
-      
-          const byteArray = new Uint8Array(byteNumbers);
-          byteArrays.push(byteArray);
+        const b64toBlob = (b64Data, contentType='', sliceSize=512) => {
+            const byteCharacters = atob(b64Data);
+            const byteArrays = [];
+            
+            for (let offset = 0; offset < byteCharacters.length; offset += sliceSize) {
+                const slice = byteCharacters.slice(offset, offset + sliceSize);
+            
+                const byteNumbers = new Array(slice.length);
+                for (let i = 0; i < slice.length; i++) {
+                byteNumbers[i] = slice.charCodeAt(i);
+                }
+            
+                const byteArray = new Uint8Array(byteNumbers);
+                byteArrays.push(byteArray);
+            }
+            
+            const blob = new Blob(byteArrays, {type: contentType});
+            return blob;
         }
-      
-        const blob = new Blob(byteArrays, {type: contentType});
-        return blob;
-      }
       const blob = b64toBlob(str, 'image/png');
             await new Promise(resolve => {
                 new Compressor(blob, {
@@ -1795,7 +1815,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                     metaData: undefined,
                     uploadType: 'file',
                     selectedAddress: this.selectedAddress,
-                    worker: new WebWorkerImage()
+                    worker: workerImage
                    })
                    this.isDeletingImage = false
             } catch (error) {
@@ -1839,6 +1859,13 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                 this.chatEditorNewChat.enable()
                 return;
             }
+
+            if (this.webWorkerImage) {
+                workerImage = this.webWorkerImage;
+            } else {
+                this.webWorkerImage = new WebWorkerImage();
+            }
+
             const image = this.imageFile
             const id = this.uid();
             const identifier = `qchat_${id}`;
@@ -1878,7 +1905,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                         metaData: undefined,
                         uploadType: 'file',
                         selectedAddress: this.selectedAddress,
-                        worker: new WebWorkerImage()
+                        worker: workerImage
                     });
                 this.isUploadingImage = false;
                 this.imageFile = null;
@@ -2162,28 +2189,35 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
 
         const _computePow = async (chatBytes, isForward) => {
             const difficulty = this.balance === 0 ? 12 : 8;
+
             const path = window.parent.location.origin + '/memory-pow/memory-pow.wasm.full'
-              const worker = new WebWorker();
-            let nonce = null
-            let chatBytesArray = null
+
+              let worker;
+
+              if (this.webWorker) {
+                worker = this.webWorker;
+              } else {
+                this.webWorker = new WebWorker();
+              }
+
+            let nonce = null;
+
+            let chatBytesArray = null;
+
               await new Promise((res, rej) => {
                 worker.postMessage({chatBytes, path, difficulty});
-            
                 worker.onmessage = e => {
-                  worker.terminate()
-                  chatBytesArray = e.data.chatBytesArray
-                    nonce = e.data.nonce
-                    res()
-                 
+                  chatBytesArray = e.data.chatBytesArray;
+                    nonce = e.data.nonce;
+                    res();
                 }
-              })
+              });
 
             let _response = await parentEpml.request('sign_chat', {
                 nonce: this.selectedAddress.nonce,
                 chatBytesArray: chatBytesArray,
                 chatNonce: nonce
             });
-           
 
             getSendChatResponse(_response, isForward);
         };
@@ -2232,7 +2266,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         if (entries[0].isIntersecting) {
 
             this.setIsUserDown(true)
-            this.hideNewMesssageBar()
+            this.hideNewMessageBar()
         } else {
 
             this.setIsUserDown(false)
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller-css.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller-css.js
index 4b644c79..1d054bab 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller-css.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller-css.js
@@ -446,4 +446,52 @@ export const chatStyles = css`
 		width: 100%;
 		justify-content: center
 	}
+
+	.delete-image-msg {
+		font-family: Livvic, sans-serif;
+		font-size: 20px;
+		color: var(--chat-bubble-msg-color);
+		letter-spacing: 0.3px;
+		font-weight: 300;
+		text-align: center;
+	}
+
+	.modal-button-row {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .modal-button {
+      font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
+      font-size: 16px;
+      color: var(--mdc-theme-primary);
+      background-color: transparent;
+      padding: 8px 10px;
+      border-radius: 5px;
+      border: none;
+      transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
+  }
+
+  .modal-button-red {
+      font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
+      font-size: 16px;
+      color: #F44336;
+      background-color: transparent;
+      padding: 8px 10px;
+      border-radius: 5px;
+      border: none;
+      transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
+  }
+
+  .modal-button-red:hover {
+      cursor: pointer;
+      background-color: #f4433663;
+  }
+
+  .modal-button:hover {
+      cursor: pointer;
+      background-color: #03a8f475;
+  }
 `
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller.js
index 39f9a01d..d900ed69 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatScroller.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class ChatScroller extends LitElement {
             isLoadingMessages: { type: Boolean},
             setIsLoadingMessages: {attribute: false},
             chatId: { type: String },
-            setForwardProperties: {attribute: false},
+            setForwardProperties: { attribute: false },
+            setOpenPrivateMessage: { attribute: false },
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,17 +49,27 @@ class ChatScroller extends LitElement {
         this._upObserverhandler = this._upObserverhandler.bind(this)
         this._downObserverHandler = this._downObserverHandler.bind(this)
         this.myAddress = window.parent.reduxStore.getState().app.selectedAddress.address
-        this.hideMessages = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("MessageBlockedAddresses") || "[]")    
+        this.hideMessages = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("MessageBlockedAddresses") || "[]")   
     }
 
 
     render() {
-        console.log({messages: this.messages})
-        let formattedMessages = this.messages.reduce((messageArray, message) => {
+        let formattedMessages = this.messages.reduce((messageArray, message, index) => {
             const lastGroupedMessage = messageArray[messageArray.length - 1];
             let timestamp;
             let sender;
             let repliedToData;
+            
+            let firstMessageInChat;
+
+            if (index === 0) {
+                firstMessageInChat = true;
+            } else {
+                firstMessageInChat = false;
+            }
+
+            message = {...message, firstMessageInChat}
+
             if (lastGroupedMessage) {
                 timestamp = lastGroupedMessage.timestamp;
                 sender = lastGroupedMessage.sender;
@@ -105,6 +116,7 @@ class ChatScroller extends LitElement {
                             ?isLastMessageInGroup=${indexMessage === formattedMessage.messages.length - 1}
                             .setToggledMessage=${this.setToggledMessage}
                             .setForwardProperties=${this.setForwardProperties}
+                            .setOpenPrivateMessage=${(val) => this.setOpenPrivateMessage(val)}
                             >
                             </message-template>`
                     )
@@ -132,21 +144,18 @@ class ChatScroller extends LitElement {
         return true;
     }
 
-    setToggledMessage(message){
-        toggledMessage = message
+    setToggledMessage (message) {
+        toggledMessage = message;
     }
 
-
     async firstUpdated() {
         this.emojiPicker.on('emoji', selection => {
 
             this.sendMessage({
                 type: 'reaction',
-    editedMessageObj: toggledMessage,
+                editedMessageObj: toggledMessage,
                 reaction:  selection.emoji,
-             
-               
-             })
+                })
             });
         this.viewElement = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('viewElement');
         this.upObserverElement = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('upObserver');
@@ -217,22 +226,24 @@ class MessageTemplate extends LitElement {
             emojiPicker: { attribute: false },
             escapeHTML: { attribute: false },
             hideMessages: { type: Array },
-            openDialogPrivateMessage: {type: Boolean},
-            openDialogBlockUser: {type: Boolean},
+            openDialogPrivateMessage: { type: Boolean },
+            openDialogBlockUser: { type: Boolean },
             showBlockAddressIcon: { type: Boolean },
-            setRepliedToMessageObj: {attribute: false},
-            setEditedMessageObj: {attribute: false},
-            focusChatEditor: {attribute: false},
-            sendMessage: {attribute: false},
-            sendMessageForward: {attribute: false},
-            openDialogImage: {attribute: false},
+            setRepliedToMessageObj: { attribute: false },
+            setEditedMessageObj: { attribute: false },
+            focusChatEditor: { attribute: false },
+            sendMessage: { attribute: false },
+            sendMessageForward: { attribute: false },
+            openDialogImage: { attribute: false },
+            openDeleteImage: { type: Boolean },
             isImageLoaded: { type: Boolean },
             isFirstMessage: { type: Boolean },
             isSingleMessageInGroup: { type: Boolean },
             isLastMessageInGroup: { type: Boolean },
             setToggledMessage: {attribute: false},
             setForwardProperties: {attribute: false},
-            viewImage: {type: Boolean}
+            viewImage: {type: Boolean},
+            setOpenPrivateMessage : { attribute: false }
         }
     }
 
@@ -477,12 +488,10 @@ class MessageTemplate extends LitElement {
                                         class=${[`image-container`, !this.isImageLoaded ? 'defaultSize' : ''].join(' ')}
                                         style=${this.isFirstMessage && "margin-top: 10px;"}>
                                             ${imageHTML}<vaadin-icon
-                                            @click=${() => this.sendMessage({
-                                            type: 'delete',
-                                            name: image.name,
-                                            identifier: image.identifier,
-                                            editedMessageObj: this.messageObj,
-                                        })}
+                                            @click=${() => {
+                                                this.openDeleteImage = true;
+                                                this.chatE
+                                                }}
                                             class="image-delete-icon"  icon="vaadin:close" slot="icon"></vaadin-icon>
                                         </div>
                                     ` : image && isImageDeleted ? html`
@@ -527,6 +536,8 @@ class MessageTemplate extends LitElement {
                                 .emojiPicker=${this.emojiPicker} 
                                 .setToggledMessage=${this.setToggledMessage}
                                 .setForwardProperties=${this.setForwardProperties}
+                                ?firstMessageInChat=${this.messageObj.firstMessageInChat}
+                                .setOpenPrivateMessage=${(val) => this.setOpenPrivateMessage(val)}
                             > 
                             </chat-menu>
                         </div>
@@ -580,6 +591,31 @@ class MessageTemplate extends LitElement {
 					    ${translate("general.close")}
 					</mwc-button>
 				</mwc-dialog>
+                <mwc-dialog
+                hideActions
+                ?open=${this.openDeleteImage} 
+                @closed=${()=> {
+                    this.openDeleteImage = false;
+                }}>
+                <div class="delete-image-msg">
+                    <p>Are you sure you want to delete this image?</p>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-button-row" @click=${() => this.openDeleteImage = false}>
+                    <button class="modal-button-red">
+                       Cancel 
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                    class="modal-button" 
+                    @click=${() => this.sendMessage({
+                                type: 'delete',
+                                name: image.name,
+                                identifier: image.identifier,
+                                editedMessageObj: this.messageObj,
+                            })}>
+                        Yes
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+                </mwc-dialog>
         `
     }
 }
@@ -601,11 +637,13 @@ class ChatMenu extends LitElement {
             focusChatEditor: {attribute: false},
             myAddress: { type: Object },
             emojiPicker: { attribute: false },
-            sendMessage: {attribute: false},
-            version: {type: String},
-            setToggledMessage: {attribute: false},
-            sendMessageForward: {attribute: false},
-            setForwardProperties: {attribute: false}
+            sendMessage: { attribute: false },
+            version: { type: String },
+            setToggledMessage: { attribute: false },
+            sendMessageForward: { attribute: false },
+            setForwardProperties: { attribute: false },
+            firstMessageInChat: { type: Boolean },
+            setOpenPrivateMessage: { attribute: false }
         }
     }
 
@@ -684,7 +722,7 @@ class ChatMenu extends LitElement {
         return html` 
             <div class="container">
             <div 
-                class="menu-icon tooltip reaction" 
+                class=${`menu-icon reaction ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`} 
                 data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange13")}" 
                 @click=${(e) => {
                     if(this.version === '0'){
@@ -703,24 +741,27 @@ class ChatMenu extends LitElement {
                     <vaadin-icon icon="vaadin:smiley-o" slot="icon"></vaadin-icon>
                 </div>
                 <div 
-                class="menu-icon tooltip" 
+                class=${`menu-icon ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`} 
                 data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange14")}" 
                 @click="${() => {
                     this.messageForwardFunc()
                     }}">
                     <vaadin-icon icon="vaadin:arrow-forward" slot="icon"></vaadin-icon>
                 </div>                
-                <div class="menu-icon tooltip" data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange9")}" @click="${() => this.showPrivateMessageModal()}">   
+                <div class=${`menu-icon ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`} data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange9")}" @click="${() => this.setOpenPrivateMessage({
+                    name: this.originalMessage.senderName ? this.originalMessage.senderName : this.originalMessage.sender,
+                    open: true   
+                })}">   
                     <vaadin-icon icon="vaadin:paperplane" slot="icon"></vaadin-icon>
                 </div>
-                <div class="menu-icon tooltip" data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange8")}" @click="${() => this.copyToClipboard(this.toblockaddress)}">
+                <div class=${`menu-icon ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`} data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange8")}" @click="${() => this.copyToClipboard(this.toblockaddress)}">
                     <vaadin-icon icon="vaadin:copy" slot="icon"></vaadin-icon>
                 </div>
                 <div 
-                class="menu-icon tooltip" 
+                class=${`menu-icon ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`} 
                 data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange11")}" 
                 @click="${() => {
-                    if(this.version === '0'){
+                    if (this.version === '0') {
                         this.versionErrorSnack()
                         return
                     }
@@ -733,7 +774,7 @@ class ChatMenu extends LitElement {
                 ${this.myAddress === this.originalMessage.sender ? (
                     html`
                     <div 
-                    class="menu-icon tooltip" 
+                    class=${`menu-icon ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`}
                     data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange12")}" 
                     @click=${() => {
                     if(this.version === '0'){
@@ -747,7 +788,7 @@ class ChatMenu extends LitElement {
                     </div>
                     `
                 ) : html`<div></div>`}
-                <div class="menu-icon tooltip" data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange10")}" @click="${() => this.showBlockIconFunc(true)}">
+                <div class=${`menu-icon ${!this.firstMessageInChat ? "tooltip" : ""}`} data-text="${translate("blockpage.bcchange10")}" @click="${() => this.showBlockIconFunc(true)}">
                     <vaadin-icon icon="vaadin:ellipsis-dots-h" slot="icon"></vaadin-icon>
                 </div>
                 ${this.showBlockAddressIcon
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js
index 3d99c340..fb330c3d 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class ChatWelcomePage extends LitElement {
             btnDisable: { type: Boolean },
             isLoading: { type: Boolean },
             balance: { type: Number },
-            theme: { type: String, reflect: true }
+            theme: { type: String, reflect: true },
+            setOpenPrivateMessage: { attribute: false }
         }
     }
 
@@ -212,7 +213,14 @@ class ChatWelcomePage extends LitElement {
                     <div class="center-box">
                         <mwc-icon class="img-icon">chat</mwc-icon><br>
                         <span style="font-size: 20px; color: var(--black);">${this.myAddress.address}</span>
-                        <div class="start-chat" @click=${() => this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#startSecondChatDialog').show()}>${translate("welcomepage.wcchange2")}</div>
+                        <div 
+                            class="start-chat" 
+                            @click="${() => this.setOpenPrivateMessage({
+                            name: "",
+                            open: true   
+                            })}">
+                            ${translate("welcomepage.wcchange2")}
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/NameMenu.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/NameMenu.js
index 8e1363c6..68e99824 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/NameMenu.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/NameMenu.js
@@ -250,15 +250,15 @@ class NameMenu extends LitElement {
     }
 
     firstUpdated() {
-        this.getChatBlockedAdresses()
+        this.getChatBlockedAdresses();
 
 	  setInterval(() => {
 	      this.getChatBlockedAdresses();
 	  }, 60000)
 
         window.addEventListener('storage', () => {
-            const checkLanguage = localStorage.getItem('qortalLanguage')
-            use(checkLanguage)
+            const checkLanguage = localStorage.getItem('qortalLanguage');
+            use(checkLanguage);
         })
 
         window.onclick = function(event) {
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js
index 854556fe..1275baa4 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         this.messages = []
         this.btnDisable = false
         this.isLoading = false
-        this.showNewMesssageBar = this.showNewMesssageBar.bind(this)
-        this.hideNewMesssageBar = this.hideNewMesssageBar.bind(this)
+        this.showNewMessageBar = this.showNewMessageBar.bind(this)
+        this.hideNewMessageBar = this.hideNewMessageBar.bind(this)
+        this.setOpenPrivateMessage = this.setOpenPrivateMessage.bind(this)
         this._sendMessage = this._sendMessage.bind(this)
         this.insertImage = this.insertImage.bind(this)
         this.theme = localStorage.getItem('qortalTheme') ? localStorage.getItem('qortalTheme') : 'light'
@@ -399,6 +400,11 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         parentEpml.imReady()
     }
 
+    setOpenPrivateMessage(props) {
+        this.openPrivateMessage = props.open;
+        this.shadowRoot.getElementById("sendTo").value = props.name
+    }
+
    async userSearch() {
     const nameValue = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('sendTo').value;
         if(!nameValue) {
@@ -725,7 +731,11 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
     }
 
     renderChatWelcomePage() {
-        return html`<chat-welcome-page myAddress=${JSON.stringify(this.selectedAddress)}></chat-welcome-page>`
+        return html`
+        <chat-welcome-page 
+            myAddress=${JSON.stringify(this.selectedAddress)}
+            .setOpenPrivateMessage=${(val) => this.setOpenPrivateMessage(val)}>
+        </chat-welcome-page>`
     }
 
     renderChatHead(chatHeadArr) {
@@ -745,7 +755,7 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         // Else render Welcome to Q-CHat
 
         // TODO: DONE: Do the above in the ChatPage 
-        return html`<chat-page .chatHeads=${this.chatHeads} .hideNewMesssageBar=${this.hideNewMesssageBar} .showNewMesssageBar=${this.showNewMesssageBar} myAddress=${window.parent.reduxStore.getState().app.selectedAddress.address} chatId=${this.activeChatHeadUrl}></chat-page>`
+        return html`<chat-page .chatHeads=${this.chatHeads} .hideNewMessageBar=${this.hideNewMessageBar} .showNewMessageBar=${this.showNewMessageBar} myAddress=${window.parent.reduxStore.getState().app.selectedAddress.address} chatId=${this.activeChatHeadUrl} .setOpenPrivateMessage=${(val) => this.setOpenPrivateMessage(val)}></chat-page>`
     }
 
     setChatHeads(chatObj) {
@@ -835,11 +845,11 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         viewElement.scroll({ top: viewElement.scrollHeight, left: 0, behavior: 'smooth' })
     }
 
-    showNewMesssageBar() {
+    showNewMessageBar() {
         this.shadowRoot.getElementById('newMessageBar').classList.remove('hide-new-message-bar')
     }
 
-    hideNewMesssageBar() {
+    hideNewMessageBar() {
         this.shadowRoot.getElementById('newMessageBar').classList.add('hide-new-message-bar')
     }
 }