diff --git a/src/data/Chat.vue b/src/data/Chat.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec93d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/Chat.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+<template>
+    <div class="chat" :class="{ open }" v-show="room">
+        <div class="chat-toggle" @click="open = !open">
+            <span>Chat</span>
+            <span v-if="unread" style="margin-left: 10px">[{{ unread > 9 ? "9+" : unread }}]</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="chat-messages" ref="scroll" @scroll.passive="onScroll">
+            <div v-for="(message, i) in messages" :key="i" class="chat-message-container">
+                <span class="chat-user" v-if="message.user">{{ nicknames[message.user] }}</span>
+                <span class="chat-message" :style="message.user ? '' : 'font-style: italic'">{{
+                    message.message
+                }}</span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <hr style="margin-top: 0" />
+        <div class="chat-submit">
+            <Text v-model="message" @submit="submit" :submitOnBlur="false" />
+            <button @pointerdown="submit" class="button">
+                <span class="material-icons">check</span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import Text from "components/fields/Text.vue";
+import { globalBus } from "game/events";
+import { nextTick, reactive, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { emit, nicknames, room } from "./socket";
+
+const open = ref<boolean>(false);
+const unread = ref<number>(0);
+
+const message = ref("");
+const messages = reactive<{ user?: string; message: string }[]>([]);
+const scroll = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+function submit() {
+    emit("chat", message.value);
+    message.value = "";
+}
+
+globalBus.on("chat", (user, message) => {
+    messages.push({ user, message });
+    const atBottom =
+        scroll.value &&
+        scroll.value.scrollTop >= scroll.value.scrollHeight - scroll.value.clientHeight;
+    if (atBottom) {
+        nextTick(() => {
+            if (scroll.value) {
+                scroll.value.scrollTop = scroll.value.scrollHeight - scroll.value.clientHeight;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    if ((!atBottom || !open.value) && user) {
+        unread.value++;
+    }
+});
+
+function onScroll() {
+    nextTick(() => {
+        if (
+            scroll.value &&
+            unread.value > 0 &&
+            scroll.value.scrollTop >= scroll.value.scrollHeight - scroll.value.clientHeight
+        ) {
+            unread.value = 0;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+watch(open, open => {
+    if (open) {
+        unread.value = 0;
+    }
+});
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.chat {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 100%;
+    right: 4px;
+    height: 500px;
+    width: 300px;
+    border: solid 1px var(--outline);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-flow: column;
+    background: var(--background);
+}
+
+.chat.open {
+    top: calc(100% - 500px);
+}
+
+.chat-toggle {
+    margin-top: -23px;
+    margin-left: -1px;
+    margin-right: -1px;
+    border-top-left-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    border-top-right-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    border: solid 1px var(--outline);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    user-select: none;
+    background: var(--background);
+}
+
+.chat-messages {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    width: calc(100% - 8px);
+    padding: 4px;
+    word-break: break-all;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.chat-message-container {
+    font-size: smaller;
+    text-align: left;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
+.chat-user {
+    font-weight: bolder;
+    margin-right: 10px;
+}
+
+.chat-message {
+    font-weight: lighter;
+}
+
+.chat-submit {
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.chat-submit > form {
+    margin-left: 10px;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/data/projEntry.tsx b/src/data/projEntry.tsx
index 4b535dd..7f16cfa 100644
--- a/src/data/projEntry.tsx
+++ b/src/data/projEntry.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { createLayer } from "game/layers";
 import { persistent } from "game/persistence";
 import type { PlayerData } from "game/player";
 import { computed } from "vue";
+import Chat from "./Chat.vue";
+import { room } from "./socket";
 
 /**
  * @hidden
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ export const main = createLayer("main", function (this: BaseLayer) {
         display: jsx(() => (
             <>
                 <div>placeholder</div>
+                <Chat />
             </>
         ))
     };
diff --git a/src/data/socket.tsx b/src/data/socket.tsx
index 7f1c2ed..981613b 100644
--- a/src/data/socket.tsx
+++ b/src/data/socket.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Text from "components/fields/Text.vue";
 import { jsx, setDefault } from "features/feature";
 import { globalBus } from "game/events";
-import settings, { registerSettingField } from "game/settings";
+import { registerSettingField } from "game/settings";
 import { io, Socket } from "socket.io-client";
 import { load } from "util/save";
 import { ref, watch } from "vue";
@@ -136,12 +136,16 @@ function setupSocket(socket: Socket<ServerToClientEvents, ClientToServerEvents>)
         toast.info(message);
         globalBus.emit("serverSentInfo");
     });
+    socket.on("chat", (user, message) => {
+        globalBus.emit("chat", user, message);
+    });
     socket.on("set rooms", rooms => {
         globalBus.emit("setRooms", rooms);
     });
     socket.on("joined room", (r, hosting) => {
         room.value = r;
         isHosting.value = hosting;
+        globalBus.emit("chat", undefined, "you joined " + r);
     });
     socket.on("left room", () => {
         room.value = null;
@@ -186,5 +190,6 @@ declare module "game/events" {
         openMultiplayer: VoidFunction;
         setRooms: (rooms: ClientRoomData[]) => void;
         serverSentInfo: VoidFunction;
+        chat: (user: string | undefined, message: string) => void;
     }
 }