diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
index ad197b91..4f92363b 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
 
     constructor() {
         super()
-        this.changeMsgInput = this.changeMsgInput.bind(this)
         this.getOldMessage = this.getOldMessage.bind(this)
         this._sendMessage = this._sendMessage.bind(this)
         this.insertImage = this.insertImage.bind(this)
@@ -629,9 +628,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                                 .chatEditor=${this.chatEditor}
                                 .imageFile=${this.imageFile}
                                 .insertImage=${this.insertImage}
-                                .chatMessageInput=${this.chatMessageInput}
                                 .editedMessageObj=${this.editedMessageObj}
-                                .mirrorChatInput=${this.mirrorChatInput}
                                 ?isLoading=${this.isLoading}
                                 ?isLoadingMessages=${this.isLoadingMessages}
                                 ?isEditMessageOpen=${this.isEditMessageOpen}>                           
@@ -726,9 +723,6 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         if (file.type.includes('image')) {
             this.imageFile = file;
             this.chatEditor.disable();
-            // this.changeMsgInput('newChat')
-            // this.initChatEditor();
-            // this.chatEditor.disable();
             return;
         }       
          parentEpml.request('showSnackBar', get("chatpage.cchange28")); 
@@ -739,13 +733,6 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
         this.chatEditor.enable();
     }
 
-    changeMsgInput(id) {
-  
-        this.chatEditor.remove()
-        this.chatMessageInput  = this.shadowRoot.getElementById(id);
-        this.initChatEditor();
-    }
-
     async firstUpdated() {
         window.addEventListener('storage', () => {                                                
             const checkLanguage = localStorage.getItem('qortalLanguage');
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatTextEditor.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatTextEditor.js
index b2a16f89..77719560 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatTextEditor.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatTextEditor.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class ChatTextEditor extends LitElement {
         }
 		return html`
             <div 
-             class=${["chatbar-container", this.iframeId === "newChat" ? "chatbar-caption" : ""].join(" ")}
+             class=${["chatbar-container", (this.iframeId === "newChat" || this.iframeId === "privateMessage") ? "chatbar-caption" : ""].join(" ")}
              style="${scrollHeightBool ? 'align-items: flex-end' : "align-items: center"}">
                 <div class="file-picker-container" @click=${(e) => {
                     this.preventUserSendingImage(e)
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ class ChatTextEditor extends LitElement {
             }
         })
 
-
         this.emojiPickerHandler = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('.emoji-button');
         this.mirrorChatInput = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('messageBox');
         this.chatMessageInput = this.shadowRoot.getElementById(this.iframeId);      
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 5de97d52..49d5c148 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
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
             balance: { type: Number },
             theme: { type: String, reflect: true },
             blockedUsers: { type: Array },
-            blockedUserList: { type: Array }
+            blockedUserList: { type: Array },
+            privateMessagePlaceholder: { type: String},
+            chatEditor: { type:  Object },
+            imageFile: { type: Object }
         }
     }
 
@@ -321,9 +324,12 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         this.isLoading = false
         this.showNewMesssageBar = this.showNewMesssageBar.bind(this)
         this.hideNewMesssageBar = this.hideNewMesssageBar.bind(this)
+        this.insertImage = this.insertImage.bind(this)
         this.theme = localStorage.getItem('qortalTheme') ? localStorage.getItem('qortalTheme') : 'light'
         this.blockedUsers = []
         this.blockedUserList = []
+        this.privateMessagePlaceholder = ""
+        this.imageFile = null
     }
 
     render() {
@@ -362,17 +368,33 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
 
                     <p>${translate("chatpage.cchange6")}</p>
 
-                    <textarea class="input" ?disabled=${this.isLoading} id="sendTo" placeholder="${translate("chatpage.cchange7")}" rows="1"></textarea>
-                    <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
-                        <textarea class="textarea" @keydown=${(e) => this._textArea(e)} ?disabled=${this.isLoading} id="messageBox" placeholder="${translate("chatpage.cchange8")}" rows="1"></textarea>
-                    </p>
+                    <textarea 
+                        class="input" 
+                        ?disabled=${this.isLoading} 
+                        id="sendTo" 
+                        placeholder="${translate("chatpage.cchange7")}" 
+                        rows="1">
+                    </textarea>
 
+                    <chat-text-editor 
+                        id="messageBox"
+                        iframeId="privateMessage" 
+                        ?hasGlobalEvents=${true}
+                        placeholder="${translate("chatpage.cchange8")}"
+                        _sendMessage=${this._sendMessage}
+                        .setChatEditor=${(editor)=> this.setChatEditor(editor)}
+                        .chatEditor=${this.chatEditor}
+                        .imageFile=${this.imageFile}
+                        .insertImage=${this.insertImage}
+                        ?isLoading=${this.isLoading}>
+                    </chat-text-editor>
+                    
                     <mwc-button
                         ?disabled="${this.isLoading}"
                         slot="primaryAction"
                         @click=${this._sendMessage}
                     >
-                    ${this.isLoading === false ? this.renderSendText() : html`<paper-spinner-lite active></paper-spinner-lite>`}
+                        ${this.isLoading === false ? this.renderSendText() : html`<paper-spinner-lite active></paper-spinner-lite>`}
                     </mwc-button>
                     <mwc-button
                         ?disabled="${this.isLoading}"
@@ -380,7 +402,7 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
                         dialogAction="cancel"
                         class="red"
                     >
-                    ${translate("general.close")}
+                        ${translate("general.close")}
                    </mwc-button>
                 </mwc-dialog>
 
@@ -416,7 +438,6 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
     }
 
     firstUpdated() {
-
         this.changeLanguage()
         this.changeTheme()
         this.getChatBlockedList()
@@ -523,6 +544,7 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
                 this.config = JSON.parse(c)
             })
             parentEpml.subscribe('chat_heads', chatHeads => {
+                console.log("here51");
                 chatHeads = JSON.parse(chatHeads)
                 this.getChatHeadFromState(chatHeads)
             })
@@ -542,6 +564,19 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         parentEpml.imReady()
     }
 
+    setChatEditor(editor) {
+        this.chatEditor = editor;
+    }
+
+    insertImage(file) {
+        if (file.type.includes('image')) {
+            this.imageFile = file;
+            this.chatEditor.disable();
+            return;
+        }       
+         parentEpml.request('showSnackBar', get("chatpage.cchange28")); 
+    }
+
     renderLoadingText() {
         return html`${translate("chatpage.cchange2")}`
     }
@@ -712,7 +747,7 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
         const compareArgs = (a, b) => {
             return b.timestamp - a.timestamp
         }
-
+        console.log({chatHeadMasterList});
         this.chatHeads = chatHeadMasterList.sort(compareArgs)
     }