diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/inbox/GET-inbox_messages.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/inbox/GET-inbox_messages.test.js
index 39e5e37c37..c0c86a8a00 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/inbox/GET-inbox_messages.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/inbox/GET-inbox_messages.test.js
@@ -60,4 +60,10 @@ describe('GET /inbox/messages', () => {
 
     expect(messages.length).to.equal(4);
   });
+
+  it('returns only the messages of one conversation', async () => {
+    const messages = await user.get(`/inbox/messages?conversation=${otherUser.id}`);
+
+    expect(messages.length).to.equal(3);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/api/v4/inbox/GET-inbox-conversations.test.js b/test/api/v4/inbox/GET-inbox-conversations.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33131b871a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api/v4/inbox/GET-inbox-conversations.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {
+  generateUser,
+} from '../../../helpers/api-integration/v4';
+
+describe('GET /inbox/conversations', () => {
+  let user;
+  let otherUser;
+  let thirdUser;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    [user, otherUser, thirdUser] = await Promise.all([generateUser(), generateUser(), generateUser()]);
+
+    await otherUser.post('/members/send-private-message', {
+      toUserId: user.id,
+      message: 'first',
+    });
+    await user.post('/members/send-private-message', {
+      toUserId: otherUser.id,
+      message: 'second',
+    });
+    await user.post('/members/send-private-message', {
+      toUserId: thirdUser.id,
+      message: 'third',
+    });
+    await otherUser.post('/members/send-private-message', {
+      toUserId: user.id,
+      message: 'fourth',
+    });
+
+    // message to yourself
+    await user.post('/members/send-private-message', {
+      toUserId: user.id,
+      message: 'fifth',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns the conversations', async () => {
+    const result = await user.get('/inbox/conversations');
+
+    expect(result.length).to.be.equal(3);
+    expect(result[0].user).to.be.equal(user.profile.name);
+    expect(result[0].username).to.be.equal(user.auth.local.username);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/inbox.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/inbox.js
index be32148a12..b806931a8d 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/inbox.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/inbox.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ let api = {};
  * @apiDescription Get inbox messages for a user
  *
  * @apiParam (Query) {Number} page Load the messages of the selected Page - 10 Messages per Page
+ * @apiParam (Query) {GUID} conversation Loads only the messages of a conversation
  *
  * @apiSuccess {Array} data An array of inbox messages
  */
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ api.getInboxMessages = {
   async handler (req, res) {
     const user = res.locals.user;
     const page = req.query.page;
+    const conversation = req.query.conversation;
 
     const userInbox = await inboxLib.getUserInbox(user, {
-      page,
+      page, conversation,
     });
 
     res.respond(200, userInbox);
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
index bfceab993c..1a474c3220 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
@@ -72,4 +72,25 @@ api.clearMessages = {
   },
 };
 
+/**
+ * @api {get} /inbox/conversations Get the conversations for a user
+ * @apiName conversations
+ * @apiGroup Inbox
+ * @apiDescription Get the conversations for a user
+ *
+ * @apiSuccess {Array} data An array of inbox conversations
+ */
+api.conversations = {
+  method: 'GET',
+  middlewares: [authWithHeaders()],
+  url: '/inbox/conversations',
+  async handler (req, res) {
+    const user = res.locals.user;
+
+    const result = await inboxLib.listConversations(user);
+
+    res.respond(200, result);
+  },
+};
+
 module.exports = api;
diff --git a/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js b/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
index c131d11fa4..dac3e2f135 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
-import { inboxModel as Inbox } from '../../models/message';
+import {inboxModel as Inbox} from '../../models/message';
+import {
+  model as User,
+} from '../../models/user';
+import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy';
+import keyBy from 'lodash/keyBy';
 
 const PM_PER_PAGE = 10;
 
-export async function getUserInbox (user, options = {asArray: true, page: 0}) {
+export async function getUserInbox (user, options = {asArray: true, page: 0, conversation: null}) {
   if (typeof options.asArray === 'undefined') {
     options.asArray = true;
   }
 
+  const findObj = {ownerId: user._id};
+
+  if (options.conversation) {
+    findObj.uuid = options.conversation;
+  }
+
   let query = Inbox
-    .find({ownerId: user._id})
+    .find(findObj)
     .sort({timestamp: -1});
 
   if (typeof options.page !== 'undefined') {
@@ -29,12 +40,45 @@ export async function getUserInbox (user, options = {asArray: true, page: 0}) {
   }
 }
 
+export async function listConversations (user) {
+  let query = Inbox
+    .aggregate([
+      {
+        $match: {
+          ownerId: user._id,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        $group: {
+          _id: '$uuid',
+          timestamp: {$max: '$timestamp'}, // sort before group doesn't work - use the max value to sort it again after
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+
+  const conversationsList = orderBy(await query.exec(), ['timestamp'], ['desc']).map(c => c._id);
+
+  const users = await User.find({_id: {$in: conversationsList}})
+    .select('_id profile.name auth.local.username')
+    .lean()
+    .exec();
+
+  const usersMap = keyBy(users, '_id');
+  const conversations = conversationsList.map(userId => ({
+    uuid: usersMap[userId]._id,
+    user: usersMap[userId].profile.name,
+    username: usersMap[userId].auth.local.username,
+  }));
+
+  return conversations;
+}
+
 export async function getUserInboxMessage (user, messageId) {
   return Inbox.findOne({ownerId: user._id, _id: messageId}).exec();
 }
 
 export async function deleteMessage (user, messageId) {
-  const message = await Inbox.findOne({_id: messageId, ownerId: user._id }).exec();
+  const message = await Inbox.findOne({_id: messageId, ownerId: user._id}).exec();
   if (!message) return false;
   await Inbox.remove({_id: message._id, ownerId: user._id}).exec();