diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58fc58e82d..365bcc03a3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ yarn.lock
 .elasticbeanstalk/*
 !.elasticbeanstalk/*.cfg.yml
 !.elasticbeanstalk/*.global.yml
+
+# webstorm fake webpack for path intellisense
+webpack.webstorm.config
diff --git a/website/client/config/storybook/config.js b/website/client/config/storybook/config.js
index 7398ca4a8a..827fb94455 100644
--- a/website/client/config/storybook/config.js
+++ b/website/client/config/storybook/config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
 import { configure } from '@storybook/vue';
 import '../../src/assets/scss/index.scss';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites.css';
+
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-0.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-1.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-2.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-3.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-4.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-5.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-6.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-7.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-8.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-9.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-10.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-11.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-12.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-13.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-14.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-15.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-16.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-17.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-18.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-19.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-20.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-21.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-22.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-23.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-24.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-25.css';
+import '../../src/assets/css/sprites/spritesmith-main-26.css';
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import StoreModule from '@/libs/store';
 
 const req = require.context('../../src', true, /.stories.js$/);
 
@@ -8,4 +39,6 @@ function loadStories () {
   req.keys().forEach(filename => req(filename));
 }
 
+Vue.use(StoreModule);
+
 configure(loadStories, module);
diff --git a/website/client/config/storybook/mock.data.js b/website/client/config/storybook/mock.data.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..543793e84d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/config/storybook/mock.data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+export const userStyles = {
+  contributor: {
+    admin: true,
+    level: 9,
+    text: '',
+  },
+  items: {
+    gear: {
+      equipped: {
+        armor: 'armor_special_2',
+        head: 'head_special_2',
+        shield: 'shield_special_goldenknight',
+        headAccessory: 'headAccessory_base_0',
+        eyewear: 'eyewear_base_0',
+        weapon: 'weapon_special_1',
+        back: 'back_base_0',
+      },
+      costume: {
+        armor: 'armor_special_fallRogue',
+        head: 'head_special_fallRogue',
+        shield: 'shield_armoire_shieldOfDiamonds',
+        body: 'body_mystery_201706',
+        eyewear: 'eyewear_special_blackHalfMoon',
+        back: 'back_base_0',
+        headAccessory: 'headAccessory_special_wolfEars',
+        weapon: 'weapon_armoire_lamplighter',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  preferences: {
+    hair: {
+      color: 'black', base: 0, bangs: 3, beard: 0, mustache: 0, flower: 0,
+    },
+    tasks: { groupByChallenge: false, confirmScoreNotes: false },
+    size: 'broad',
+    skin: 'wolf',
+    shirt: 'zombie',
+    chair: 'none',
+    sleep: true,
+    disableClasses: false,
+    background: 'midnight_castle',
+    costume: true,
+  },
+  stats: {
+    buffs: {
+      str: 0,
+      int: 0,
+      per: 0,
+      con: 0,
+      stealth: 0,
+      streaks: false,
+      snowball: false,
+      spookySparkles: false,
+      shinySeed: false,
+      seafoam: false,
+    },
+    training: {
+      int: 0, per: 0, str: 0, con: 0,
+    },
+    hp: 50,
+    mp: 158,
+    exp: 227,
+    gp: 464.31937261345155,
+    lvl: 17,
+    class: 'rogue',
+    points: 17,
+    str: 0,
+    con: 0,
+    int: 0,
+    per: 0,
+    toNextLevel: 380,
+    maxHealth: 50,
+    maxMP: 158,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/website/client/package-lock.json b/website/client/package-lock.json
index de83759922..24f9f538a1 100644
--- a/website/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/website/client/package-lock.json
@@ -11845,6 +11845,11 @@
         "sha.js": "^2.4.8"
       }
     },
+    "perfect-scrollbar": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/perfect-scrollbar/-/perfect-scrollbar-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/2Sk/khljhdrsamjJYS5NjrH+GKEHEwh7zFSiYyxROyYKagkE4kSn2zDQDRTOMo8mpT2jikxx6yI1dG7lNP/hw=="
+    },
     "performance-now": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/performance-now/-/performance-now-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -12090,6 +12095,17 @@
         "postcss": "^7.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "postcss-import": {
+      "version": "12.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-import/-/postcss-import-12.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3Gti33dmCjyKBgimqGxL3vcV8w9+bsHwO5UrBawp796+jdardbcFl4RP5w/76BwNL7aGzpKstIfF9I+kdE8pTw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "postcss": "^7.0.1",
+        "postcss-value-parser": "^3.2.3",
+        "read-cache": "^1.0.0",
+        "resolve": "^1.1.7"
+      }
+    },
     "postcss-load-config": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-load-config/-/postcss-load-config-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -13101,6 +13117,21 @@
         "lodash": "^4.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "read-cache": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-cache/-/read-cache-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-5mTvMRYRZsl1HNvo28+GtftY93Q=",
+      "requires": {
+        "pify": "^2.3.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pify": {
+          "version": "2.3.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-2.3.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-7RQaasBDqEnqWISY59yosVMw6Qw="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "read-pkg": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-5.2.0.tgz",
@@ -15461,6 +15492,16 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue-template-es2015-compiler/-/vue-template-es2015-compiler-1.9.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-4gDntzrifFnCEvyoO8PqyJDmguXgVPxKiIxrBKjIowvL9l+N66196+72XVYR8BBf1Uv1Fgt3bGevJ+sEmxfZzw=="
     },
+    "vue2-perfect-scrollbar": {
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue2-perfect-scrollbar/-/vue2-perfect-scrollbar-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RI4+OEKHQm5H+cWq0kaK8OxUB11NdSUQZ4yagD00eDRf9pd5SWo9B9J9K2z82nORM2IMw0RssxBXXUf09Ck20g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "cssnano": "^4.1.3",
+        "perfect-scrollbar": "^1.4.0",
+        "postcss-import": "^12.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "vuedraggable": {
       "version": "2.23.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vuedraggable/-/vuedraggable-2.23.2.tgz",
diff --git a/website/client/package.json b/website/client/package.json
index 3ed130c2fe..2fe64b3945 100644
--- a/website/client/package.json
+++ b/website/client/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "vue-mugen-scroll": "^0.2.6",
     "vue-router": "^3.0.6",
     "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.11",
+    "vue2-perfect-scrollbar": "^1.2.1",
     "vuedraggable": "^2.23.1",
     "vuejs-datepicker": "git://github.com/habitrpg/vuejs-datepicker.git#5d237615463a84a23dd6f3f77c6ab577d68593ec",
     "webpack": "^4.41.5"
diff --git a/website/client/src/app.vue b/website/client/src/app.vue
index 5bc2056a52..e77925225e 100644
--- a/website/client/src/app.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/app.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
     </div>
     <div
       id="app"
-      :class="{'casting-spell': castingSpell}"
+      :class="{
+       'casting-spell': castingSpell,
+       'resting': showRestingBanner
+      }"
     >
       <banned-account-modal />
       <amazon-payments-modal v-if="!isStaticPage" />
@@ -66,7 +69,10 @@
           </div>
           <notifications-display />
           <app-menu />
-          <div class="container-fluid">
+          <div
+            class="container-fluid"
+            :class="{'no-margin': noMargin}"
+          >
             <app-header />
             <buyModal
               :item="selectedItemToBuy || {}"
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@
               <router-view />
             </div>
           </div>
-          <app-footer />
+          <app-footer v-if="!hideFooter" />
           <audio
             id="sound"
             ref="sound"
@@ -97,13 +103,20 @@
 
 <style lang='scss' scoped>
   @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/variables.scss';
 
   #app {
-    height: calc(100% - 56px); /* 56px is the menu */
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    min-height: 100vh;
     overflow-x: hidden;
+
+    &.resting {
+      --banner-resting-height: #{$restingToolbarHeight};
+    }
+
+    &.giftingBanner {
+      --banner-gifting-height: 2.5rem;
+    }
   }
 
   #loading-screen-inapp {
@@ -148,6 +161,13 @@
     flex: 1 0 auto;
   }
 
+  .no-margin {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    margin-right: 0;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+  }
+
   .notification {
     border-radius: 1000px;
     background-color: $green-10;
@@ -160,7 +180,7 @@
 
   .resting-banner {
     width: 100%;
-    min-height: 40px;
+    height: $restingToolbarHeight;
     background-color: $blue-10;
     top: 0;
     z-index: 1300;
@@ -302,7 +322,13 @@ export default {
       return this.$t(`tip${tipNumber}`);
     },
     showRestingBanner () {
-      return !this.bannerHidden && this.user.preferences.sleep;
+      return !this.bannerHidden && this.user && this.user.preferences.sleep;
+    },
+    noMargin () {
+      return ['privateMessages'].includes(this.$route.name);
+    },
+    hideFooter () {
+      return ['privateMessages'].includes(this.$route.name);
     },
   },
   created () {
diff --git a/website/client/src/assets/scss/variables.scss b/website/client/src/assets/scss/variables.scss
index b91954adc8..d8b42499ac 100644
--- a/website/client/src/assets/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/website/client/src/assets/scss/variables.scss
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ $npc_quests_flavor: 'nye';
 $npc_seasonal_flavor: 'nye';
 $npc_timetravelers_flavor: 'winter';
 $npc_tavern_flavor: 'nye';
+
+$restingToolbarHeight: 40px;
+$menuToolbarHeight: 56px;
diff --git a/website/client/src/assets/svg/for-css/search_gray.svg b/website/client/src/assets/svg/for-css/search_gray.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0f19cd930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/assets/svg/for-css/search_gray.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+    <path fill="#A5A1AC" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M15.7 14.3l-4.8-4.8c.7-1 1.1-2.2 1.1-3.5 0-3.3-2.7-6-6-6S0 2.7 0 6s2.7 6 6 6c1.3 0 2.5-.4 3.5-1.1l4.8 4.8c.4.4 1 .4 1.4 0 .4-.4.4-1 0-1.4zM6 10c-2.2 0-4-1.8-4-4s1.8-4 4-4 4 1.8 4 4-1.8 4-4 4z"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/website/client/src/assets/svg/mail.svg b/website/client/src/assets/svg/mail.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52015b4830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/assets/svg/mail.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="24" viewBox="0 0 32 24">
+    <g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
+        <path fill="#9A62FF" d="M28 0H4C1.79 0 0 1.79 0 4v16c0 2.21 1.79 4 4 4h24c2.21 0 4-1.79 4-4V4c0-2.21-1.79-4-4-4z"/>
+        <path fill="#BDA8FF" d="M28 20H4V4l12 10L28 4z"/>
+        <path fill="#D5C8FF" d="M28 20H4V7l12 10L28 7z"/>
+    </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/chat/chatCard.vue b/website/client/src/components/chat/chatCard.vue
index 9341d9002d..8741debc59 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/chat/chatCard.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/chat/chatCard.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       class="mentioned-icon"
     ></div>
     <div
-      v-if="!inbox && user.contributor.admin && msg.flagCount"
+      v-if="user.contributor.admin && msg.flagCount"
       class="message-hidden"
     >
       {{ flagCountDescription }}
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
           class="mr-1"
         >•</span>
         <span
-          v-b-tooltip
-          :title="msg.timestamp | date"
+          v-b-tooltip.hover="messageDate"
         >{{ msg.timestamp | timeAgo }}&nbsp;</span>
         <span v-if="msg.client && user.contributor.level >= 4">({{ msg.client }})</span>
       </p>
@@ -37,21 +36,12 @@
         class="text"
         v-html="atHighlight(parseMarkdown(msg.text))"
       ></div>
-      <div
-        v-if="isMessageReported && (inbox === true)"
-        class="reported"
-      >
-        <span v-once>{{ $t('reportedMessage') }}</span>
-        <br>
-        <span v-once>{{ $t('canDeleteNow') }}</span>
-      </div>
       <hr>
       <div
         v-if="msg.id"
         class="d-flex"
       >
         <div
-          v-if="!inbox"
           class="action d-flex align-items-center"
           @click="copyAsTodo(msg)"
         >
@@ -62,7 +52,7 @@
           <div>{{ $t('copyAsTodo') }}</div>
         </div>
         <div
-          v-if="(inbox || (user.flags.communityGuidelinesAccepted && msg.uuid !== 'system'))
+          v-if="(user.flags.communityGuidelinesAccepted && msg.uuid !== 'system')
             && (!isMessageReported || user.contributor.admin)"
           class="action d-flex align-items-center"
           @click="report(msg)"
@@ -77,7 +67,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div
-          v-if="msg.uuid === user._id || inbox || user.contributor.admin"
+          v-if="msg.uuid === user._id || user.contributor.admin"
           class="action d-flex align-items-center"
           @click="remove()"
         >
@@ -91,7 +81,6 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div
-          v-if="!inbox"
           v-b-tooltip="{title: likeTooltip(msg.likes[user._id])}"
           class="ml-auto d-flex"
         >
@@ -121,7 +110,7 @@
             ></div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <span v-if="!msg.likes[user._id] && !inbox">{{ $t('like') }}</span>
+        <span v-if="!msg.likes[user._id]">{{ $t('like') }}</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -205,15 +194,9 @@
       color: $purple-400;
     }
   }
-
-  .reported {
-    margin-top: 18px;
-    color: $red-50;
-  }
 </style>
 
 <script>
-import axios from 'axios';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import escapeRegExp from 'lodash/escapeRegExp';
@@ -244,10 +227,6 @@ export default {
   },
   props: {
     msg: {},
-    inbox: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: false,
-    },
     groupId: {},
   },
   data () {
@@ -311,6 +290,10 @@ export default {
       if (this.msg.flagCount < CHAT_FLAG_FROM_SHADOW_MUTE) return 'Message hidden';
       return 'Message hidden (shadow-muted)';
     },
+    messageDate () {
+      const date = moment(this.msg.timestamp).toDate();
+      return date.toString();
+    },
   },
   mounted () {
     const links = this.$refs.markdownContainer.getElementsByTagName('a');
@@ -372,11 +355,6 @@ export default {
       const message = this.msg;
       this.$emit('message-removed', message);
 
-      if (this.inbox) {
-        await axios.delete(`/api/v4/inbox/messages/${message.id}`);
-        return;
-      }
-
       await this.$store.dispatch('chat:deleteChat', {
         groupId: this.groupId,
         chatId: message.id,
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/chat/chatMessages.vue b/website/client/src/components/chat/chatMessages.vue
index eb9ed8508c..a1fe82ef72 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/chat/chatMessages.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/chat/chatMessages.vue
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@
       v-for="msg in messages"
       v-if="chat && canViewFlag(msg)"
       :key="msg.id"
-      :class="{row: inbox}"
     >
       <!-- eslint-enable vue/no-use-v-if-with-v-for -->
       <div
         v-if="user._id !== msg.uuid"
         class="d-flex"
-        :class="{'flex-grow-1': inbox}"
       >
         <avatar
           v-if="msg.userStyles
@@ -51,16 +49,13 @@
           :avatar-only="true"
           :override-top-padding="'14px'"
           :hide-class-badge="true"
-          :class="{'inbox-avatar-left': inbox}"
           @click.native="showMemberModal(msg.uuid)"
         />
         <div
           class="card"
-          :class="{'col-10': inbox}"
         >
           <chat-card
             :msg="msg"
-            :inbox="inbox"
             :group-id="groupId"
             @message-liked="messageLiked"
             @message-removed="messageRemoved"
@@ -72,15 +67,12 @@
       <div
         v-if="user._id === msg.uuid"
         class="d-flex"
-        :class="{'flex-grow-1': inbox}"
       >
         <div
           class="card"
-          :class="{'col-10': inbox}"
         >
           <chat-card
             :msg="msg"
-            :inbox="inbox"
             :group-id="groupId"
             @message-liked="messageLiked"
             @message-removed="messageRemoved"
@@ -95,7 +87,6 @@
           :avatar-only="true"
           :hide-class-badge="true"
           :override-top-padding="'14px'"
-          :class="{'inbox-avatar-right': inbox}"
           @click.native="showMemberModal(msg.uuid)"
         />
       </div>
@@ -144,16 +135,6 @@
     margin-right: 2rem;
   }
 
-  .inbox-avatar-left {
-    margin-left: -1rem;
-    margin-right: 2.5rem;
-    min-width: 5rem;
-  }
-
-  .inbox-avatar-right {
-    margin-left: -3.5rem;
-  }
-
   .hr {
     width: 100%;
     height: 20px;
@@ -209,10 +190,6 @@ export default {
   },
   props: {
     chat: {},
-    inbox: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: false,
-    },
     groupType: {},
     groupId: {},
     groupName: {},
@@ -260,12 +237,6 @@ export default {
       this.lastOffset = container.scrollTop - (container.scrollHeight - container.clientHeight);
       // disable scroll
       container.style.overflowY = 'hidden';
-
-      const canLoadMore = this.inbox && !this.isLoading && this.canLoadMore;
-      if (canLoadMore) {
-        await this.$emit('triggerLoad');
-        this.handleScrollBack = true;
-      }
     },
     canViewFlag (message) {
       if (message.uuid === this.user._id) return true;
@@ -380,11 +351,6 @@ export default {
       this.chat.splice(chatIndex, 1, message);
     },
     messageRemoved (message) {
-      if (this.inbox) {
-        this.$emit('message-removed', message);
-        return;
-      }
-
       const chatIndex = findIndex(this.chat, chatMessage => chatMessage.id === message.id);
       this.chat.splice(chatIndex, 1);
     },
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/faceAvatar.stories.js b/website/client/src/components/faceAvatar.stories.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..916c1d3767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/components/faceAvatar.stories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
+import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/vue';
+
+import FaceAvatar from './faceAvatar.vue';
+import Avatar from './avatar.vue';
+import { userStyles } from '../../config/storybook/mock.data';
+import content from '../../../common/script/content/index';
+import getters from '@/store/getters';
+
+
+storiesOf('Face Avatar', module)
+  .add('simple', () => ({
+    components: { FaceAvatar },
+    template: `
+      <div style="position: absolute; margin: 20px">
+        <face-avatar :member="user"></face-avatar>
+      </div>
+    `,
+    data () {
+      return {
+        user: userStyles,
+      };
+    },
+  }))
+  .add('compare', () => ({
+    components: { FaceAvatar, Avatar },
+    template: `
+      <div style="position: absolute; margin: 20px">
+        <face-avatar :member="user"></face-avatar>
+        <avatar :member="user"></avatar>
+      </div>
+    `,
+    data () {
+      return {
+        user: userStyles,
+      };
+    },
+    state: {
+      content,
+    },
+    store: {
+      getters,
+      state: {
+        content,
+      },
+    },
+  }));
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/faceAvatar.vue b/website/client/src/components/faceAvatar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9286dd0d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/components/faceAvatar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="face-avatar"
+    :style="{width, height}"
+  >
+    <div class="character-sprites">
+      <!-- Buffs that cause visual changes to avatar: Snowman, Ghost, Flower, etc-->
+      <template v-for="(klass, item) in visualBuffs">
+        <span
+          v-if="member.stats.buffs[item] && showVisualBuffs"
+          :key="klass"
+          :class="klass"
+        ></span>
+      </template>
+      <!-- Show flower ALL THE TIME!!!-->
+      <!-- See https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica/issues/7133-->
+      <span :class="'hair_flower_' + member.preferences.hair.flower"></span>
+      <!-- Show avatar only if not currently affected by visual buff-->
+      <template v-if="showAvatar()">
+        <span :class="[skinClass]"></span><span :class="['head_0']"></span>
+        <template v-for="type in ['bangs', 'base', 'mustache', 'beard']">
+          <span
+            :key="type"
+            :class="[getHairClass(type)]"
+          ></span>
+        </template>
+        <span :class="[getGearClass('body')]"></span>
+        <span :class="[getGearClass('eyewear')]"></span>
+        <span :class="[getGearClass('head')]"></span>
+        <span :class="[getGearClass('headAccessory')]"></span>
+        <span :class="['hair_flower_' + member.preferences.hair.flower]"></span>
+      </template>
+      <!-- Resting--><span
+        v-if="member.preferences.sleep"
+        class="zzz"
+      ></span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+
+  .face-avatar {
+    width: 36px;
+    height: 36px;
+    border: solid 2px currentColor;
+    border-radius: 18px;
+    image-rendering: pixelated;
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+
+  .character-sprites {
+    width: 90px;
+    height: 90px;
+    margin: -25px -41px;
+  }
+
+  .character-sprites span {
+    position: absolute;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<script>
+import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+  },
+  props: {
+    member: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    avatarOnly: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
+    hideClassBadge: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
+    withBackground: {
+      type: Boolean,
+    },
+    overrideAvatarGear: {
+      type: Object,
+    },
+    width: {
+      type: Number,
+      default: 140,
+    },
+    height: {
+      type: Number,
+      default: 147,
+    },
+    showVisualBuffs: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true,
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState({
+      flatGear: 'content.gear.flat',
+    }),
+    hasClass () {
+      return this.$store.getters['members:hasClass'](this.member);
+    },
+    isBuffed () {
+      return this.$store.getters['members:isBuffed'](this.member);
+    },
+    visualBuffs () {
+      return {
+        snowball: 'snowman',
+        spookySparkles: 'ghost',
+        shinySeed: `avatar_floral_${this.member.stats.class}`,
+        seafoam: 'seafoam_star',
+      };
+    },
+    skinClass () {
+      const baseClass = `skin_${this.member.preferences.skin}`;
+
+      return `${baseClass}${this.member.preferences.sleep ? '_sleep' : ''}`;
+    },
+    costumeClass () {
+      return this.member.preferences.costume ? 'costume' : 'equipped';
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    getGearClass (gearType) {
+      let result = this.member.items.gear[this.costumeClass][gearType];
+
+      if (this.overrideAvatarGear && this.overrideAvatarGear[gearType]) {
+        result = this.overrideAvatarGear[gearType];
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    },
+    showAvatar () {
+      if (!this.showVisualBuffs) return true;
+
+      const { buffs } = this.member.stats;
+
+      return !buffs.snowball && !buffs.spookySparkles && !buffs.shinySeed && !buffs.seafoam;
+    },
+    getHairClass (type) {
+      const hairPref = this.member.preferences.hair;
+
+      return `hair_${type}_${hairPref[type]}_${hairPref.color}`;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/groups/membersModal.vue b/website/client/src/components/groups/membersModal.vue
index 33e48a14e6..bf35a7f775 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/groups/membersModal.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/groups/membersModal.vue
@@ -536,13 +536,12 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     sendMessage (member) {
-      this.$root.$emit('habitica::new-inbox-message', {
-        userIdToMessage: member._id,
-        displayName: member.profile.name,
-        username: member.auth.local.username,
-        backer: member.backer,
-        contributor: member.contributor,
+      this.$store.dispatch('user:newPrivateMessageTo', {
+        member,
       });
+
+      this.$root.$emit('bv::hide::modal', 'members-modal');
+      this.$router.push('/private-messages');
     },
     async searchMembers (searchTerm = '') {
       this.members = await this.$store.state.memberModalOptions.fetchMoreMembers({
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/header/index.vue b/website/client/src/components/header/index.vue
index bc5a3e50bb..ca41bb1e78 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/header/index.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/header/index.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <div
       id="app-header"
       class="row"
-      :class="{'hide-header': $route.name === 'groupPlan'}"
+      :class="{'hide-header': hideHeader}"
     >
       <members-modal :hide-badge="true" />
       <member-details
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ export default {
     sortedPartyMembers () {
       return orderBy(this.partyMembers, [this.user.party.order], [this.user.party.orderAscending]);
     },
+    hideHeader () {
+      return ['groupPlan', 'privateMessages'].includes(this.$route.name);
+    },
   },
   created () {
     if (this.user.party && this.user.party._id) {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/header/menu.vue b/website/client/src/components/header/menu.vue
index c2b55381c2..82fd77d62f 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/header/menu.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/header/menu.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <inbox-modal />
     <creator-intro />
     <profileModal />
     <report-flag-modal />
@@ -408,6 +407,7 @@
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
   @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
   @import '~@/assets/scss/utils.scss';
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/variables.scss';
 
   @media only screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
     .chevron {
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
     }
 
     .topbar {
-      max-height: 56px;
+      max-height: $menuToolbarHeight;
 
       .currency-tray {
         margin-left: auto;
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@ import chevronDownIcon from '@/assets/svg/chevron-down.svg';
 import logo from '@/assets/svg/logo.svg';
 
 import creatorIntro from '../creatorIntro';
-import InboxModal from '../userMenu/inbox.vue';
 import notificationMenu from './notificationsDropdown';
 import profileModal from '../userMenu/profileModal';
 import reportFlagModal from '../chat/reportFlagModal';
@@ -733,7 +732,6 @@ import userDropdown from './userDropdown';
 export default {
   components: {
     creatorIntro,
-    InboxModal,
     notificationMenu,
     profileModal,
     reportFlagModal,
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/header/notifications/newInboxMessage.vue b/website/client/src/components/header/notifications/newPrivateMessage.vue
similarity index 91%
rename from website/client/src/components/header/notifications/newInboxMessage.vue
rename to website/client/src/components/header/notifications/newPrivateMessage.vue
index 52fab1245a..79931cc9f8 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/header/notifications/newInboxMessage.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/header/notifications/newPrivateMessage.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
   props: ['notification', 'canRemove'],
   methods: {
     action () {
-      this.$root.$emit('bv::show::modal', 'inbox-modal');
+      this.$router.push('/private-messages');
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/header/notificationsDropdown.vue b/website/client/src/components/header/notificationsDropdown.vue
index 25311f8057..0b8cd95546 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/header/notificationsDropdown.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/header/notificationsDropdown.vue
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ import GROUP_TASK_CLAIMED from './notifications/groupTaskClaimed';
 import UNALLOCATED_STATS_POINTS from './notifications/unallocatedStatsPoints';
 import NEW_MYSTERY_ITEMS from './notifications/newMysteryItems';
 import CARD_RECEIVED from './notifications/cardReceived';
-import NEW_INBOX_MESSAGE from './notifications/newInboxMessage';
+import NEW_INBOX_MESSAGE from './notifications/newPrivateMessage';
 import NEW_CHAT_MESSAGE from './notifications/newChatMessage';
 import WORLD_BOSS from './notifications/worldBoss';
 import VERIFY_USERNAME from './notifications/verifyUsername';
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/header/userDropdown.vue b/website/client/src/components/header/userDropdown.vue
index 1809b8c2ab..b961bff575 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/header/userDropdown.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/header/userDropdown.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <a
         class="nav-link dropdown-item
          dropdown-separated d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center"
-        @click.prevent="showInbox()"
+        @click.prevent="showPrivateMessages()"
       >
         <div>{{ $t('messages') }}</div>
         <message-count
@@ -163,10 +163,15 @@ export default {
       this.$store.state.avatarEditorOptions.subpage = subpage;
       this.$root.$emit('bv::show::modal', 'avatar-modal');
     },
-    showInbox () {
+    showPrivateMessages () {
       markPMSRead(this.user);
       axios.post('/api/v4/user/mark-pms-read');
-      this.$root.$emit('bv::show::modal', 'inbox-modal');
+
+      if (this.$router.history.current.name === 'privateMessages') {
+        this.$root.$emit('pm::refresh');
+      } else {
+        this.$router.push('/private-messages');
+      }
     },
     showProfile (startingPage) {
       this.$router.push({ name: startingPage });
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/messages/conversationItem.vue b/website/client/src/components/messages/conversationItem.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4d70df722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/components/messages/conversationItem.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="conversation"
+    :class="{active: activeKey === uuid}"
+    @click="$emit('click', {})"
+    @mouseleave="hideDropDown()"
+  >
+    <div class="user">
+      <user-label
+        :backer="backer"
+        :contributor="contributor"
+        :name="displayName"
+      /><span
+        v-if="username"
+        class="username"
+      >@{{ username }}</span>
+      <div
+        v-if="lastMessageDate"
+        class="time"
+      >
+        {{ lastMessageDate | timeAgo }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="preview-row">
+      <div class="messagePreview">
+        {{ lastMessageText }}
+      </div>
+      <div
+        v-if="userLoggedIn.id !== uuid"
+        class="actions"
+      >
+        <b-dropdown
+          ref="dropdown"
+          class="action-dropdown"
+          right
+          toggle-class="btn-flat action-padding"
+          no-caret
+          variant="link"
+          size="lg"
+        >
+          <template slot="button-content">
+            <div
+              class="svg-icon inline dots"
+              v-html="icons.dots"
+            ></div>
+          </template>
+          <b-dropdown-item @click="block()">
+            <span class="dropdown-icon-item">
+              <div
+                class="svg-icon inline"
+                v-html="icons.remove"
+              ></div><span class="text">{{ $t('block') }}</span></span>
+          </b-dropdown-item>
+        </b-dropdown>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import moment from 'moment';
+import userLabel from '../userLabel';
+
+import dots from '@/assets/svg/dots.svg';
+import remove from '@/assets/svg/remove.svg';
+
+import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    userLabel,
+  },
+  props: [
+    'activeKey', 'uuid', 'backer', 'displayName',
+    'username', 'contributor', 'lastMessageText',
+    'lastMessageDate',
+  ],
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState({
+      userLoggedIn: 'user.data',
+    }),
+  },
+  data () {
+    return {
+      icons: Object.freeze({
+        dots,
+        remove,
+      }),
+    };
+  },
+  filters: {
+    timeAgo (value) {
+      return moment(value).fromNow();
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    hideDropDown () {
+      const { dropdown } = this.$refs;
+
+      if (dropdown) {
+        dropdown.hide();
+      }
+    },
+    block () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('user:block', {
+        uuid: this.uuid,
+      });
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+
+  .action-padding {
+    height: 24px !important;
+    width: 24px;
+    padding: 0 !important;
+  }
+
+  .action-dropdown {
+    .dropdown-item {
+      padding: 12px 16px;
+
+      .svg-icon {
+        width: 16px;
+        height: 16px;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .dots {
+      height: 16px;
+      width: 4px;
+
+      svg path {
+        fill: $purple-300
+      }
+    }
+  }
+</style>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+
+  .conversation {
+    padding: 1.5rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $gray-500;
+
+    &:hover {
+      cursor: pointer;
+      background: #EEE;
+
+      .actions {
+        display: block;
+      }
+    }
+
+    &.active {
+      background-color: #f1edff;
+    }
+
+    .user {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: row;
+      height: 20px;
+
+      .user-label {
+        flex: 1;
+        flex-grow: 0;
+        margin-right: 0.5rem;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+      }
+
+      .username {
+        flex: 1;
+        flex-grow: 0;
+      }
+
+      .time {
+        flex: 2;
+        text-align: end;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        margin-left: 1rem;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .messagePreview {
+      //width: 100%;
+      height: 30px;
+      margin-right: 40px;
+      margin-top: 4px;
+      font-size: 12px;
+      font-weight: normal;
+      font-style: normal;
+      font-stretch: normal;
+      line-height: 1.33;
+      letter-spacing: normal;
+      color: $gray-100;
+      overflow: hidden;
+
+      // text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .preview-row {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    position: relative;
+
+    .messagePreview {
+      flex: 1;
+      width: calc(100% - 16px);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .actions {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    display: none;
+    width: 16px;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+
+    .dots {
+      height: 16px;
+      width: 4px;
+    }
+
+    .action-icon {
+      margin-right: 1em;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/messages/messageCard.vue b/website/client/src/components/messages/messageCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e858586fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/components/messages/messageCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="card-body">
+    <user-link
+      :user-id="msg.uuid"
+      :name="msg.user"
+      :backer="msg.backer"
+      :contributor="msg.contributor"
+    />
+    <p class="time">
+      <span
+        v-if="msg.username"
+        class="mr-1"
+      >@{{ msg.username }}</span><span
+        v-if="msg.username"
+        class="mr-1"
+      >•</span>
+      <span
+        v-b-tooltip.hover="messageDate"
+      >{{ msg.timestamp | timeAgo }}&nbsp;</span>
+      <span v-if="msg.client && user.contributor.level >= 4"> ({{ msg.client }})</span>
+    </p>
+    <div
+      class="text"
+      v-html="atHighlight(parseMarkdown(msg.text))"
+    ></div>
+    <div
+      v-if="isMessageReported"
+      class="reported"
+    >
+      <span v-once>{{ $t('reportedMessage') }}</span><br>
+      <span v-once>{{ $t('canDeleteNow') }}</span>
+    </div>
+    <hr>
+    <div
+      v-if="msg.id"
+      class="d-flex"
+    >
+      <div
+        v-if="!isMessageReported"
+        class="action d-flex align-items-center"
+        @click="report(msg)"
+      >
+        <div
+          v-once
+          class="svg-icon"
+          v-html="icons.report"
+        ></div>
+        <div v-once>
+          {{ $t('report') }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="action d-flex align-items-center"
+        @click="remove()"
+      >
+        <div
+          v-once
+          class="svg-icon"
+          v-html="icons.delete"
+        ></div>
+        <div v-once>
+          {{ $t('delete') }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+  .at-highlight {
+    background-color: rgba(213, 200, 255, 0.32);
+    padding: 0.1rem;
+  }
+
+  .at-text {
+    color: #6133b4;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/tiers.scss';
+
+  .action {
+    display: inline-block;
+    color: $gray-200;
+    margin-right: 1em;
+    font-size: 12px;
+
+    :hover {
+      cursor: pointer;
+    }
+
+    .svg-icon {
+      color: $gray-300;
+      margin-right: .2em;
+      width: 16px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .active {
+    color: $purple-300;
+
+    .svg-icon {
+      color: $purple-400;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .card-body {
+    padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem 0.75rem 1.25rem;
+
+    .time {
+      font-size: 12px;
+      color: $gray-200;
+      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .text {
+      font-size: 14px;
+      color: $gray-50;
+      text-align: left !important;
+      min-height: 0rem;
+      margin-bottom: -0.5rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  hr {
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .reported {
+    margin-top: 18px;
+    color: $red-50;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<script>
+import axios from 'axios';
+import moment from 'moment';
+
+import habiticaMarkdown from 'habitica-markdown';
+import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
+import userLink from '../userLink';
+
+import deleteIcon from '@/assets/svg/delete.svg';
+import reportIcon from '@/assets/svg/report.svg';
+import { highlightUsers } from '../../libs/highlightUsers';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    userLink,
+  },
+  filters: {
+    timeAgo (value) {
+      return moment(value).fromNow();
+    },
+  },
+  props: {
+    msg: {},
+  },
+  data () {
+    return {
+      icons: Object.freeze({
+        delete: deleteIcon,
+        report: reportIcon,
+      }),
+      reported: false,
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState({ user: 'user.data' }),
+    isMessageReported () {
+      return (this.msg.flags && this.msg.flags[this.user.id]) || this.reported;
+    },
+    messageDate () {
+      const date = moment(this.msg.timestamp).toDate();
+      return date.toString();
+    },
+  },
+  mounted () {
+    this.$emit('message-card-mounted');
+  },
+  methods: {
+    report () {
+      this.$root.$on('habitica:report-result', data => {
+        if (data.ok) {
+          this.reported = true;
+        }
+
+        this.$root.$off('habitica:report-result');
+      });
+
+      this.$root.$emit('habitica::report-chat', {
+        message: this.msg,
+        groupId: 'privateMessage',
+      });
+    },
+    async remove () {
+      if (!window.confirm(this.$t('areYouSureDeleteMessage'))) return;
+
+      const message = this.msg;
+      this.$emit('message-removed', message);
+
+      await axios.delete(`/api/v4/inbox/messages/${message.id}`);
+    },
+    atHighlight (text) {
+      return highlightUsers(text, this.user.auth.local.username, this.user.profile.name);
+    },
+    parseMarkdown (text) {
+      if (!text) return null;
+      return habiticaMarkdown.render(String(text));
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue b/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5270ee7b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+<template>
+  <perfect-scrollbar
+    ref="container"
+    class="container-fluid"
+    :class="{'disable-perfect-scroll': disablePerfectScroll}"
+    :options="psOptions"
+  >
+    <div class="row loadmore">
+      <div v-if="canLoadMore && !isLoading">
+        <div class="loadmore-divider"></div>
+        <button
+          class="btn btn-secondary"
+          @click="triggerLoad()"
+        >
+          {{ $t('loadEarlierMessages') }}
+        </button>
+        <div class="loadmore-divider"></div>
+      </div>
+      <h2
+        v-show="isLoading"
+        class="col-12 loading"
+      >
+        {{ $t('loading') }}
+      </h2>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      v-for="(msg) in messages"
+      :key="msg.id"
+      class="row message-row"
+      :class="{ 'margin-right': user._id !== msg.uuid}"
+    >
+      <div
+        v-if="user._id !== msg.uuid"
+        class="d-flex flex-grow-1"
+      >
+        <avatar
+          v-if="msg.userStyles || (cachedProfileData[msg.uuid]
+            && !cachedProfileData[msg.uuid].rejected)"
+          class="avatar-left"
+          :member="msg.userStyles || cachedProfileData[msg.uuid]"
+          :avatar-only="true"
+          :override-top-padding="'14px'"
+          :hide-class-badge="true"
+          @click.native="showMemberModal(msg.uuid)"
+        />
+        <div class="card card-right">
+          <message-card
+            :msg="msg"
+            @message-removed="messageRemoved"
+            @show-member-modal="showMemberModal"
+            @message-card-mounted="itemWasMounted"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        v-if="user._id === msg.uuid"
+        class="d-flex flex-grow-1"
+      >
+        <div class="card card-left">
+          <message-card
+            :msg="msg"
+            @message-removed="messageRemoved"
+            @show-member-modal="showMemberModal"
+            @message-card-mounted="itemWasMounted"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <avatar
+          v-if="msg.userStyles
+            || (cachedProfileData[msg.uuid] && !cachedProfileData[msg.uuid].rejected)"
+          class="avatar-right"
+          :member="msg.userStyles || cachedProfileData[msg.uuid]"
+          :avatar-only="true"
+          :hide-class-badge="true"
+          :override-top-padding="'14px'"
+          @click.native="showMemberModal(msg.uuid)"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </perfect-scrollbar>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+  @import '~vue2-perfect-scrollbar/dist/vue2-perfect-scrollbar.css';
+
+  .disable-perfect-scroll {
+    overflow-y: inherit !important;
+  }
+
+  .avatar {
+    width: 15%;
+    min-width: 8rem;
+    height: 120px;
+    padding-top: 0 !important;
+  }
+
+  .avatar-left {
+    margin-left: -1rem;
+  }
+
+  .avatar-right {
+    margin-left: -1rem;
+  }
+
+  .card {
+    border: 0px;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    padding: 0rem;
+    width: 684px;
+  }
+  .message-row {
+    margin-left: 12px;
+    margin-right: 12px;
+
+    &:not(.margin-right) {
+      .d-flex {
+        justify-content: flex-end;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  @media only screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
+    .card {
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @media only screen and (min-width: 1400px) {
+    .message-row {
+      margin-left: -15px;
+      margin-right: -30px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .card-left {
+    border: 1px solid $purple-500;
+  }
+
+  .card-right {
+    border: 1px solid $gray-500;
+  }
+
+  .hr {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 20px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $gray-500;
+    text-align: center;
+    margin: 2em 0;
+  }
+
+  .hr-middle {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-family: 'Roboto Condensed';
+    line-height: 1.5;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: $gray-200;
+    background-color: $gray-700;
+    padding: .2em;
+    margin-top: .2em;
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 100px;
+  }
+
+  .loadmore {
+    justify-content: center;
+    margin-right: 12px;
+
+    > div {
+      display: flex;
+      width: 100%;
+      align-items: center;
+
+      button {
+        text-align: center;
+        color: $gray-50;
+        margin-top: 12px;
+        margin-bottom: 24px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .loadmore-divider {
+    height: 1px;
+    background-color: $gray-500;
+    flex: 1;
+    margin-left: 24px;
+    margin-right: 24px;
+
+    &:last-of-type {
+      margin-right: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .loading {
+    padding-left: 1.5rem;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  }
+
+
+</style>
+
+<script>
+import moment from 'moment';
+import axios from 'axios';
+import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
+import { PerfectScrollbar } from 'vue2-perfect-scrollbar';
+import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
+
+import Avatar from '../avatar';
+import messageCard from './messageCard';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    Avatar,
+    messageCard,
+    PerfectScrollbar,
+  },
+  props: {
+    chat: {},
+    isLoading: Boolean,
+    canLoadMore: Boolean,
+  },
+  data () {
+    return {
+      currentDayDividerDisplay: moment().day(),
+      cachedProfileData: {},
+      currentProfileLoadedCount: 0,
+      currentProfileLoadedEnd: 10,
+      loading: false,
+      handleScrollBack: false,
+      lastOffset: -1,
+      disablePerfectScroll: false,
+    };
+  },
+  mounted () {
+    this.loadProfileCache();
+
+    this.$el.addEventListener('selectstart', () => this.handleSelectStart());
+    this.$el.addEventListener('mouseup', () => this.handleSelectChange());
+  },
+  created () {
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', this.handleScroll);
+  },
+  beforeDestroy () {
+    this.$el.removeEventListener('selectstart', () => this.handleSelectStart());
+    this.$el.removeEventListener('mouseup', () => this.handleSelectChange());
+  },
+  destroyed () {
+    window.removeEventListener('scroll', this.handleScroll);
+  },
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState({ user: 'user.data' }),
+    // @TODO: We need a different lazy load mechnism.
+    // But honestly, adding a paging route to chat would solve this
+    messages () {
+      this.loadProfileCache();
+      return this.chat;
+    },
+    psOptions () {
+      return {
+        suppressScrollX: true,
+      };
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    handleScroll () {
+      this.loadProfileCache(window.scrollY / 1000);
+    },
+    async triggerLoad () {
+      const container = this.$refs.container.$el;
+
+      // get current offset
+      this.lastOffset = container.scrollTop - (container.scrollHeight - container.clientHeight);
+      // disable scroll
+      // container.style.overflowY = 'hidden';
+
+      const canLoadMore = !this.isLoading && this.canLoadMore;
+
+      if (canLoadMore) {
+        const triggerLoadResult = this.$emit('triggerLoad');
+
+        await triggerLoadResult;
+
+        this.handleScrollBack = true;
+      }
+    },
+    loadProfileCache: debounce(function loadProfileCache (screenPosition) {
+      this._loadProfileCache(screenPosition);
+    }, 1000),
+    async _loadProfileCache (screenPosition) {
+      if (this.loading) return;
+      this.loading = true;
+
+      const promises = [];
+      const noProfilesLoaded = Object.keys(this.cachedProfileData).length === 0;
+
+      // @TODO: write an explination
+      // @TODO: Remove this after enough messages are cached
+      if (!noProfilesLoaded && screenPosition
+        && Math.floor(screenPosition) + 1 > this.currentProfileLoadedEnd / 10) {
+        this.currentProfileLoadedEnd = 10 * (Math.floor(screenPosition) + 1);
+      } else if (!noProfilesLoaded && screenPosition) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const aboutToCache = {};
+      this.messages.forEach(message => {
+        const { uuid } = message;
+
+        if (message.userStyles) {
+          this.$set(this.cachedProfileData, uuid, message.userStyles);
+        }
+
+        if (Boolean(uuid) && !this.cachedProfileData[uuid] && !aboutToCache[uuid]) {
+          if (uuid === 'system' || this.currentProfileLoadedCount === this.currentProfileLoadedEnd) return;
+          aboutToCache[uuid] = {};
+          promises.push(axios.get(`/api/v4/members/${uuid}`));
+          this.currentProfileLoadedCount += 1;
+        }
+      });
+
+      const results = await Promise.all(promises);
+      results.forEach(result => {
+        // We could not load the user. Maybe they were deleted.
+        // So, let's cache empty so we don't try again
+        if (!result || !result.data || result.status >= 400) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const userData = result.data.data;
+        this.$set(this.cachedProfileData, userData._id, userData);
+      });
+
+      // Merge in any attempts that were rejected so we don't attempt again
+      for (const uuid in aboutToCache) {
+        if (!this.cachedProfileData[uuid]) {
+          this.$set(this.cachedProfileData, uuid, { rejected: true });
+        }
+      }
+
+      this.loading = false;
+    },
+    displayDivider (message) {
+      if (this.currentDayDividerDisplay !== moment(message.timestamp).day()) {
+        this.currentDayDividerDisplay = moment(message.timestamp).day();
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    },
+    async showMemberModal (memberId) {
+      let profile = this.cachedProfileData[memberId];
+
+      if (!profile._id) {
+        const result = await this.$store.dispatch('members:fetchMember', { memberId });
+        if (result.response && result.response.status === 404) {
+          return this.$store.dispatch('snackbars:add', {
+            title: 'Habitica',
+            text: this.$t('messageDeletedUser'),
+            type: 'error',
+            timeout: false,
+          });
+        }
+        this.cachedProfileData[memberId] = result.data.data;
+        profile = result.data.data;
+      }
+
+      // Open the modal only if the data is available
+      if (profile && !profile.rejected) {
+        this.$router.push({ name: 'userProfile', params: { userId: profile._id } });
+      }
+
+      return null;
+    },
+    itemWasMounted: debounce(function itemWasMounted () {
+      if (this.handleScrollBack) {
+        this.handleScrollBack = false;
+
+        const container = this.$refs.container.$el;
+        const offset = container.scrollHeight - container.clientHeight;
+
+        const newOffset = offset + this.lastOffset;
+
+        container.scrollTo(0, newOffset);
+        // enable scroll again
+        // container.style.overflowY = 'scroll';
+      }
+    }, 50),
+    messageRemoved (message) {
+      this.$emit('message-removed', message);
+    },
+    handleSelectStart () {
+      this.disablePerfectScroll = true;
+    },
+    handleSelectChange () {
+      this.disablePerfectScroll = false;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/ui/countBadge.stories.js b/website/client/src/components/ui/countBadge.stories.js
index 8f516fec61..ff2f8ed2f6 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/ui/countBadge.stories.js
+++ b/website/client/src/components/ui/countBadge.stories.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
 import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/vue';
+import { withKnobs, number } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
 
 import CountBadge from './countBadge.vue';
 
-storiesOf('Count Badge', module)
+const stories = storiesOf('Count Badge', module);
+
+stories.addDecorator(withKnobs);
+
+stories
   .add('simple', () => ({
     components: { CountBadge },
     template: `
@@ -19,9 +24,9 @@ storiesOf('Count Badge', module)
         <count-badge :count="count" :show="true"></count-badge>
       </div>
     `,
-    data () {
-      return {
-        count: 3,
-      };
+    props: {
+      count: {
+        default: number('Count', 3),
+      },
     },
   }));
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/ui/toggleSwitch.vue b/website/client/src/components/ui/toggleSwitch.vue
index c1c06036dc..d51ff321fd 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/ui/toggleSwitch.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/ui/toggleSwitch.vue
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   <div class="popover-box">
     <div
       :id="containerId"
-      class="clearfix"
+      class="clearfix toggle-switch-outer"
     >
       <div
         v-if="label"
         class="float-left toggle-switch-description"
         :class="hoverText ? 'hasPopOver' : ''"
       >
-        {{ label }}
+        <span>{{ label }}</span>
       </div>
       <div class="toggle-switch float-left">
         <input
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@
   }
 
   .toggle-switch-description {
-    height: 20px;
-
-    &.hasPopOver {
+    &.hasPopOver span {
       border-bottom: 1px dashed $gray-200;
     }
   }
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue b/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dc114c041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/components/userLabel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<template>
+  <div
+    v-if="displayName"
+    v-b-tooltip.hover.top="tierTitle"
+    class="user-label"
+    :class="levelStyle()"
+  >
+    {{ displayName }}
+    <div
+      class="svg-icon"
+      v-html="tierIcon()"
+    ></div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+
+  .user-label.no-tier {
+    color: $gray-50;
+  }
+
+  .user-label {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    display: inline-block;
+    font-size: 16px;
+
+    .svg-icon {
+      width: 10px;
+      display: inline-block;
+      margin-left: .5em;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
+
+<script>
+import achievementsLib from '@/../../common/script/libs/achievements';
+
+import styleHelper from '@/mixins/styleHelper';
+
+import tier1 from '@/assets/svg/tier-1.svg';
+import tier2 from '@/assets/svg/tier-2.svg';
+import tier3 from '@/assets/svg/tier-3.svg';
+import tier4 from '@/assets/svg/tier-4.svg';
+import tier5 from '@/assets/svg/tier-5.svg';
+import tier6 from '@/assets/svg/tier-6.svg';
+import tier7 from '@/assets/svg/tier-7.svg';
+import tier8 from '@/assets/svg/tier-mod.svg';
+import tier9 from '@/assets/svg/tier-staff.svg';
+import tierNPC from '@/assets/svg/tier-npc.svg';
+
+export default {
+  mixins: [styleHelper],
+  props: ['user', 'name', 'backer', 'contributor', 'hideTooltip'],
+  data () {
+    return {
+      icons: Object.freeze({
+        tier1,
+        tier2,
+        tier3,
+        tier4,
+        tier5,
+        tier6,
+        tier7,
+        tier8,
+        tier9,
+        tierNPC,
+      }),
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    displayName () {
+      if (this.name) {
+        return this.name;
+      }
+      if (this.user && this.user.profile) {
+        return this.user.profile.name;
+      }
+
+      return null;
+    },
+    level () {
+      if (this.contributor) {
+        return this.contributor.level;
+      } if (this.user && this.user.contributor) {
+        return this.user.contributor.level;
+      }
+      return 0;
+    },
+    isNPC () {
+      if (this.backer) {
+        return this.backer.level;
+      } if (this.user && this.user.backer) {
+        return this.user.backer.level;
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    tierIcon () {
+      if (this.isNPC) {
+        return this.icons.tierNPC;
+      }
+      return this.icons[`tier${this.level}`];
+    },
+    tierTitle () {
+      return this.hideTooltip ? '' : achievementsLib.getContribText(this.contributor, this.isNPC) || '';
+    },
+    levelStyle () {
+      return this.userLevelStyleFromLevel(this.level, this.isNPC);
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/userMenu/inbox.vue b/website/client/src/components/userMenu/inbox.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 72cceb6e11..0000000000
--- a/website/client/src/components/userMenu/inbox.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,698 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <b-modal
-    id="inbox-modal"
-    title
-    :hide-footer="true"
-    size="lg"
-    @shown="onModalShown"
-    @hide="onModalHide"
-  >
-    <div
-      slot="modal-header"
-      class="header-wrap container align-items-center"
-    >
-      <div class="row align-items-center">
-        <div class="col-4">
-          <div class="row align-items-center">
-            <div class="col-2">
-              <div
-                class="svg-icon envelope"
-                v-html="icons.messageIcon"
-              ></div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-6">
-              <h2
-                v-once
-                class="text-center"
-              >
-                {{ $t('messages') }}
-              </h2>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="col-4 offset-3">
-          <toggle-switch
-            class="float-right"
-            :label="optTextSet.switchDescription"
-            :checked="!user.inbox.optOut"
-            :hover-text="optTextSet.popoverText"
-            @change="toggleOpt()"
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div class="col-1">
-          <div class="close">
-            <span
-              class="svg-icon inline icon-10"
-              aria-hidden="true"
-              @click="close()"
-              v-html="icons.svgClose"
-            ></span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-4 sidebar">
-        <div class="search-section">
-          <b-form-input
-            v-model="search"
-            :placeholder="$t('search')"
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div
-          v-if="filtersConversations.length === 0"
-          class="empty-messages text-center"
-        >
-          <div
-            class="svg-icon envelope"
-            v-html="icons.messageIcon"
-          ></div>
-          <h4 v-once>
-            {{ $t('emptyMessagesLine1') }}
-          </h4>
-          <p v-if="!user.flags.chatRevoked">
-            {{ $t('emptyMessagesLine2') }}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <div
-          v-if="filtersConversations.length > 0"
-          class="conversations"
-        >
-          <div
-            v-for="conversation in filtersConversations"
-            :key="conversation.key"
-            class="conversation"
-            :class="{active: selectedConversation.key === conversation.key}"
-            @click="selectConversation(conversation.key)"
-          >
-            <div>
-              <h3 :class="userLevelStyle(conversation)">
-                {{ conversation.name }}
-                <div
-                  class="svg-icon"
-                  v-html="tierIcon(conversation)"
-                ></div>
-              </h3>
-            </div>
-            <div class="time">
-              <span
-                v-if="conversation.username"
-                class="mr-1"
-              >@{{ conversation.username }} •</span>
-              <span v-if="conversation.date">{{ conversation.date | timeAgo }}</span>
-            </div>
-            <div
-              class="messagePreview"
-            >
-              {{ conversation.lastMessageText
-                ? removeTags(parseMarkdown(conversation.lastMessageText)) : '' }}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="col-8 messages d-flex flex-column justify-content-between">
-        <div
-          v-if="!selectedConversation.key"
-          class="empty-messages text-center"
-        >
-          <div
-            class="svg-icon envelope"
-            v-html="icons.messageIcon"
-          ></div>
-          <h4>{{ placeholderTexts.title }}</h4>
-          <p v-html="placeholderTexts.description"></p>
-        </div>
-        <div
-          v-if="selectedConversation && selectedConversationMessages.length === 0"
-          class="empty-messages text-center"
-        >
-          <p>{{ $t('beginningOfConversation', {userName: selectedConversation.name}) }}</p>
-        </div>
-        <chat-messages
-          v-if="selectedConversation && selectedConversationMessages.length > 0"
-          ref="chatscroll"
-          class="message-scroll"
-          :chat="selectedConversationMessages"
-          :inbox="true"
-          :can-load-more="canLoadMore"
-          :is-loading="messagesLoading"
-          @message-removed="messageRemoved"
-          @triggerLoad="infiniteScrollTrigger"
-        />
-        <div
-          v-if="user.inbox.optOut && selectedConversation.key"
-          class="pm-disabled-caption text-center"
-        >
-          <h4>{{ $t('PMDisabledCaptionTitle') }}</h4>
-          <p>{{ $t('PMDisabledCaptionText') }}</p>
-        </div>
-        <div
-          v-if="selectedConversation.key && !user.flags.chatRevoked"
-          class="new-message-row"
-        >
-          <textarea
-            v-model="newMessage"
-            maxlength="3000"
-            @keyup.ctrl.enter="sendPrivateMessage()"
-          ></textarea>
-          <button
-            class="btn btn-secondary"
-            @click="sendPrivateMessage()"
-          >
-            {{ $t('send') }}
-          </button>
-          <div class="row">
-            <span class="ml-3">{{ currentLength }} / 3000</span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </b-modal>
-</template>
-
-<style lang="scss">
-  #inbox-modal .modal-body {
-    padding-top: 0px;
-  }
-</style>
-
-<style lang="scss" scoped>
-  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
-
-  .header-wrap {
-    padding: 0.5em;
-
-    h2 {
-      margin: 0;
-      line-height: 1;
-    }
-  }
-
-  h3 {
-    margin: 0rem;
-
-    .svg-icon {
-      width: 10px;
-      display: inline-block;
-      margin-left: .5em;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .envelope {
-    color: $gray-400 !important;
-    margin: 0;
-  }
-
-  .sidebar {
-    background-color: $gray-700;
-    min-height: 540px;
-    padding: 0;
-
-    .search-section {
-      padding: 1em;
-      box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(26, 24, 29, 0.24);
-    }
-  }
-
-  .messages {
-    position: relative;
-    padding-left: 0;
-    padding-bottom: 6em;
-    height: 540px;
-  }
-
-  .message-scroll {
-    max-height: 500px;
-    overflow-x: scroll;
-
-    @media (min-width: 992px) {
-      overflow-x: hidden;
-      overflow-y: scroll;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .to-form input {
-    width: 60%;
-    display: inline-block;
-    margin-left: 1em;
-  }
-
-  .empty-messages {
-    margin-top: 10em;
-    color: $gray-400;
-    padding: 1em;
-
-    h4 {
-      color: $gray-400;
-      margin-top: 1em;
-    }
-
-    .envelope {
-      width: 30px;
-      margin: 0 auto;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .pm-disabled-caption {
-
-    padding-top: 1em;
-    background-color: $gray-700;
-    z-index: 2;
-
-    h4, p {
-      color: $gray-300;
-    }
-
-    h4 {
-      margin-top: 0;
-      margin-bottom: 0.4em;
-    }
-
-    p {
-      font-size: 12px;
-      margin-bottom: 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .new-message-row {
-    background-color: $gray-700;
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: 0;
-    height: 88px;
-    width: 100%;
-    padding: 1em;
-
-    textarea {
-      height: 80%;
-      display: inline-block;
-      vertical-align: bottom;
-      width: 80%;
-    }
-
-    button {
-      vertical-align: bottom;
-      display: inline-block;
-      box-shadow: none;
-      margin-left: 1em;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .conversations {
-    max-height: 400px;
-    overflow-x: hidden;
-    overflow-y: scroll;
-  }
-
-  .conversation {
-    padding: 1.5em;
-    background: $white;
-  }
-
-  .conversation.active {
-    border: 1px solid $purple-400;
-  }
-
-  .conversation:hover {
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-
-  .time {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    color: $gray-200;
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  }
-
-  .messagePreview {
-    display: block;
-    display: -webkit-box;
-    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
-    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-    word-break: break-word;
-  }
-</style>
-
-<script>
-import Vue from 'vue';
-import moment from 'moment';
-import filter from 'lodash/filter';
-import groupBy from 'lodash/groupBy';
-import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy';
-import habiticaMarkdown from 'habitica-markdown';
-import axios from 'axios';
-import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
-import styleHelper from '@/mixins/styleHelper';
-import toggleSwitch from '@/components/ui/toggleSwitch';
-
-import chatMessages from '../chat/chatMessages';
-import messageIcon from '@/assets/svg/message.svg';
-import svgClose from '@/assets/svg/close.svg';
-import tier1 from '@/assets/svg/tier-1.svg';
-import tier2 from '@/assets/svg/tier-2.svg';
-import tier3 from '@/assets/svg/tier-3.svg';
-import tier4 from '@/assets/svg/tier-4.svg';
-import tier5 from '@/assets/svg/tier-5.svg';
-import tier6 from '@/assets/svg/tier-6.svg';
-import tier7 from '@/assets/svg/tier-7.svg';
-import tier8 from '@/assets/svg/tier-mod.svg';
-import tier9 from '@/assets/svg/tier-staff.svg';
-import tierNPC from '@/assets/svg/tier-npc.svg';
-
-export default {
-  components: {
-    chatMessages,
-    toggleSwitch,
-  },
-  filters: {
-    timeAgo (value) {
-      return moment(new Date(value)).fromNow();
-    },
-  },
-  mixins: [styleHelper],
-  data () {
-    return {
-      icons: Object.freeze({
-        messageIcon,
-        svgClose,
-        tier1,
-        tier2,
-        tier3,
-        tier4,
-        tier5,
-        tier6,
-        tier7,
-        tier8,
-        tier9,
-        tierNPC,
-      }),
-      displayCreate: true,
-      selectedConversation: {},
-      search: '',
-      newMessage: '',
-      showPopover: false,
-      messages: [],
-      messagesByConversation: {}, // cache {uuid: []}
-      loadedConversations: [],
-      loaded: false,
-      messagesLoading: false,
-      initiatedConversation: null,
-      updateConversionsCounter: 0,
-    };
-  },
-  computed: {
-    ...mapState({ user: 'user.data' }),
-    canLoadMore () {
-      return this.selectedConversation && this.selectedConversation.canLoadMore;
-    },
-    conversations () {
-      const inboxGroup = groupBy(this.loadedConversations, 'uuid');
-
-      // Add placeholder for new conversations
-      if (this.initiatedConversation && this.initiatedConversation.uuid) {
-        inboxGroup[this.initiatedConversation.uuid] = [{
-          uuid: this.initiatedConversation.uuid,
-          user: this.initiatedConversation.user,
-          username: this.initiatedConversation.username,
-          contributor: this.initiatedConversation.contributor,
-          id: '',
-          text: '',
-          timestamp: new Date(),
-        }];
-      }
-      // Create conversation objects
-      const convos = [];
-      for (const key of Object.keys(inboxGroup)) {
-        const recentMessage = inboxGroup[key][0];
-
-        const convoModel = {
-          key: recentMessage.uuid,
-          // Handles case where from user sent
-          // the only message or the to user sent the only message
-          name: recentMessage.user,
-          username: !recentMessage.text ? recentMessage.username : recentMessage.toUserName,
-          date: recentMessage.timestamp,
-          lastMessageText: recentMessage.text,
-          canLoadMore: true,
-          page: 0,
-        };
-
-        convos.push(convoModel);
-      }
-
-      return convos;
-    },
-    // Separate from selectedConversation which
-    // is not computed so messages don't update automatically
-    selectedConversationMessages () {
-      // Vue-subscribe to changes
-      const subScribeToUpdate = this.messagesLoading || this.updateConversionsCounter > -1;
-
-      const selectedConversationKey = this.selectedConversation.key;
-      const selectedConversation = this.messagesByConversation[selectedConversationKey];
-      this.messages = selectedConversation || []; // eslint-disable-line vue/no-side-effects-in-computed-properties, max-len
-
-      const ordered = orderBy(this.messages, [m => m.timestamp], ['asc']);
-
-      if (subScribeToUpdate) {
-        return ordered;
-      }
-
-      return [];
-    },
-    filtersConversations () {
-      // Vue-subscribe to changes
-      const subScribeToUpdate = this.updateConversionsCounter > -1;
-
-      const filtered = subScribeToUpdate && !this.search
-        ? this.conversations
-        : filter(
-          this.conversations,
-          conversation => conversation.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(this.search.toLowerCase()) !== -1,
-        );
-
-      const ordered = orderBy(filtered, [o => moment(o.date).toDate()], ['desc']);
-
-      return ordered;
-    },
-    currentLength () {
-      return this.newMessage.length;
-    },
-    placeholderTexts () {
-      if (this.user.flags.chatRevoked) {
-        return {
-          title: this.$t('PMPlaceholderTitleRevoked'),
-          description: this.$t('chatPrivilegesRevoked'),
-        };
-      }
-      return {
-        title: this.$t('PMPlaceholderTitle'),
-        description: this.$t('PMPlaceholderDescription'),
-      };
-    },
-    optTextSet () {
-      if (!this.user.inbox.optOut) {
-        return {
-          switchDescription: this.$t('PMReceive'),
-          popoverText: this.$t('PMEnabledOptPopoverText'),
-        };
-      }
-      return {
-        switchDescription: this.$t('PMReceive'),
-        popoverText: this.$t('PMDisabledOptPopoverText'),
-      };
-    },
-  },
-  mounted () {
-    this.$root.$on('habitica::new-inbox-message', data => {
-      this.$root.$emit('bv::show::modal', 'inbox-modal');
-
-      // Wait for messages to be loaded
-      const unwatchLoaded = this.$watch('loaded', loaded => {
-        if (!loaded) return;
-
-        const conversation = this.conversations.find(convo => convo.key === data.userIdToMessage);
-        if (loaded) setImmediate(() => unwatchLoaded());
-
-        if (conversation) {
-          this.selectConversation(data.userIdToMessage);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        this.initiatedConversation = {
-          uuid: data.userIdToMessage,
-          user: data.displayName,
-          username: data.username,
-          backer: data.backer,
-          contributor: data.contributor,
-        };
-
-        this.selectConversation(data.userIdToMessage);
-      }, { immediate: true });
-    });
-  },
-  destroyed () {
-    this.$root.$off('habitica::new-inbox-message');
-  },
-  methods: {
-    async onModalShown () {
-      this.loaded = false;
-
-      const conversationRes = await axios.get('/api/v4/inbox/conversations');
-      this.loadedConversations = conversationRes.data.data;
-
-      this.loaded = true;
-    },
-    onModalHide () {
-      // reset everything
-      this.loadedConversations = [];
-      this.loaded = false;
-      this.initiatedConversation = null;
-      this.messagesByConversation = {};
-      this.selectedConversation = {};
-    },
-    messageRemoved (message) {
-      const messages = this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key];
-
-      const messageIndex = messages.findIndex(msg => msg.id === message.id);
-      if (messageIndex !== -1) messages.splice(messageIndex, 1);
-      if (this.selectedConversationMessages.length === 0) {
-        this.initiatedConversation = {
-          uuid: this.selectedConversation.key,
-          user: this.selectedConversation.name,
-          username: this.selectedConversation.username,
-          backer: this.selectedConversation.backer,
-          contributor: this.selectedConversation.contributor,
-        };
-      }
-    },
-    toggleClick () {
-      this.displayCreate = !this.displayCreate;
-    },
-    toggleOpt () {
-      this.$store.dispatch('user:togglePrivateMessagesOpt');
-    },
-    async selectConversation (key) {
-      const convoFound = this.conversations.find(conversation => conversation.key === key);
-
-      this.selectedConversation = convoFound || {};
-
-      if (!this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key]) {
-        await this.loadMessages();
-      }
-
-      Vue.nextTick(() => {
-        if (!this.$refs.chatscroll) return;
-        const chatscroll = this.$refs.chatscroll.$el;
-        chatscroll.scrollTop = chatscroll.scrollHeight;
-      });
-    },
-    sendPrivateMessage () {
-      if (!this.newMessage) return;
-
-      const messages = this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key];
-
-      messages.push({
-        sent: true,
-        text: this.newMessage,
-        timestamp: new Date(),
-        toUser: this.selectedConversation.name,
-        toUserName: this.selectedConversation.username,
-        toUserContributor: this.selectedConversation.contributor,
-        toUserBacker: this.selectedConversation.backer,
-        toUUID: this.selectedConversation.uuid,
-
-        id: '-1', // will be updated once the result is back
-        likes: {},
-        ownerId: this.user._id,
-        uuid: this.user._id,
-        fromUUID: this.user._id,
-        user: this.user.profile.name,
-        username: this.user.auth.local.username,
-        contributor: this.user.contributor,
-        backer: this.user.backer,
-      });
-
-      // Remove the placeholder message
-      if (
-        this.initiatedConversation
-        && this.initiatedConversation.uuid === this.selectedConversation.key
-      ) {
-        this.loadedConversations.unshift(this.initiatedConversation);
-        this.initiatedConversation = null;
-      }
-
-      this.selectedConversation.lastMessageText = this.newMessage;
-      this.selectedConversation.date = new Date();
-
-      Vue.nextTick(() => {
-        if (!this.$refs.chatscroll) return;
-        const chatscroll = this.$refs.chatscroll.$el;
-        chatscroll.scrollTop = chatscroll.scrollHeight;
-      });
-
-      this.$store.dispatch('members:sendPrivateMessage', {
-        toUserId: this.selectedConversation.key,
-        message: this.newMessage,
-      }).then(response => {
-        const newMessage = response.data.data.message;
-        const messageToReset = messages[messages.length - 1];
-        messageToReset.id = newMessage.id; // just set the id, all other infos already set
-        Object.assign(messages[messages.length - 1], messageToReset);
-        this.updateConversionsCounter += 1;
-      });
-
-      this.newMessage = '';
-    },
-    close () {
-      this.$root.$emit('bv::hide::modal', 'inbox-modal');
-    },
-    tierIcon (message) {
-      const isNPC = Boolean(message.backer && message.backer.npc);
-      if (isNPC) {
-        return this.icons.tierNPC;
-      }
-      if (!message.contributor) return null;
-      return this.icons[`tier${message.contributor.level}`];
-    },
-    removeTags (html) {
-      const tmp = document.createElement('DIV');
-      tmp.innerHTML = html;
-      return tmp.textContent || tmp.innerText || '';
-    },
-    parseMarkdown (text) {
-      if (!text) return null;
-      return habiticaMarkdown.render(String(text));
-    },
-    infiniteScrollTrigger () {
-      // show loading and wait until the loadMore debounced
-      // or else it would trigger on every scrolling-pixel (while not loading)
-      if (this.canLoadMore) {
-        this.messagesLoading = true;
-      }
-
-      return this.loadMore();
-    },
-    loadMore () {
-      this.selectedConversation.page += 1;
-      return this.loadMessages();
-    },
-    async loadMessages () {
-      this.messagesLoading = true;
-
-      const requestUrl = `/api/v4/inbox/paged-messages?conversation=${this.selectedConversation.key}&page=${this.selectedConversation.page}`;
-      const res = await axios.get(requestUrl);
-      const loadedMessages = res.data.data;
-
-      this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key] = this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key] || []; // eslint-disable-line max-len
-      const loadedMessagesToAdd = loadedMessages
-        .filter(m => this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key].findIndex(mI => mI.id === m.id) === -1); // eslint-disable-line max-len
-      this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key].push(...loadedMessagesToAdd);
-
-      // only show the load more Button if the max count was returned
-      this.selectedConversation.canLoadMore = loadedMessages.length === 10;
-      this.messagesLoading = false;
-    },
-  },
-};
-</script>
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/userMenu/profile.vue b/website/client/src/components/userMenu/profile.vue
index 4f96f6e245..d10ecef08a 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/userMenu/profile.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/userMenu/profile.vue
@@ -859,13 +859,12 @@ export default {
       window.history.replaceState(null, null, '');
     },
     sendMessage () {
-      this.$root.$emit('habitica::new-inbox-message', {
-        userIdToMessage: this.user._id,
-        displayName: this.user.profile.name,
-        username: this.user.auth.local.username,
-        backer: this.user.backer,
-        contributor: this.user.contributor,
+      this.$store.dispatch('user:newPrivateMessageTo', {
+        member: this.user,
       });
+
+      this.$router.push('/private-messages');
+      this.$root.$emit('bv::hide::modal', 'profile');
     },
     getProgressDisplay () {
       // let currentLoginDay = Content.loginIncentives[this.user.loginIncentives];
diff --git a/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue b/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b023d5e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,867 @@
+<template>
+  <div id="private-message">
+    <div class="floating-header-shadow"></div>
+    <div class="header-bar d-flex w-100">
+      <!-- changing w-25 would also need changes in .left-header.w-25 -->
+      <div class="d-flex w-25 left-header">
+        <div
+          v-once
+          class="mail-icon svg-icon"
+          v-html="icons.mail"
+        ></div>
+        <h2
+          v-once
+          class="flex-fill text-center mail-icon-label"
+        >
+          {{ $t('messages') }}
+        </h2>
+        <div class="placeholder svg-icon">
+          <!-- placeholder -->
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="d-flex w-75 selected-conversion">
+        <face-avatar
+          v-if="selectedConversation.userStyles"
+          :member="selectedConversation.userStyles"
+          :class="selectedConversationFaceAvatarClass"
+        />
+        <user-label
+          :backer="selectedConversation.backer"
+          :contributor="selectedConversation.contributor"
+          :name="selectedConversation.name"
+          :hide-tooltip="true"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="d-flex content">
+      <div class="w-25 sidebar d-flex flex-column">
+        <div class="disable-background">
+          <toggle-switch
+            :label="optTextSet.switchDescription"
+            :checked="this.user.inbox.optOut"
+            :hover-text="optTextSet.popoverText"
+            @change="toggleOpt()"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div class="search-section">
+          <b-form-input
+            v-model="search"
+            class="input-search"
+            :placeholder="$t('search')"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div
+          v-if="filtersConversations.length === 0"
+          class="empty-messages m-auto text-center empty-sidebar"
+        >
+          <div>
+            <div
+              v-once
+              class="svg-icon envelope"
+              v-html="icons.messageIcon"
+            ></div>
+            <h4 v-once>
+              {{ $t('emptyMessagesLine1') }}
+            </h4>
+            <p v-if="!user.flags.chatRevoked">
+              {{ $t('emptyMessagesLine2') }}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          v-if="filtersConversations.length > 0"
+          class="conversations"
+        >
+          <conversation-item
+            v-for="conversation in filtersConversations"
+            :key="conversation.key"
+            :active-key="selectedConversation.key"
+            :contributor="conversation.contributor"
+            :backer="conversation.backer"
+            :uuid="conversation.key"
+            :display-name="conversation.name"
+            :username="conversation.username"
+            :last-message-date="conversation.date"
+            :last-message-text="conversation.lastMessageText
+              ? removeTags(parseMarkdown(conversation.lastMessageText)) : ''"
+            @click="selectConversation(conversation.key)"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="w-75 messages-column d-flex flex-column align-items-center">
+        <div
+          v-if="!selectedConversation.key"
+          class="empty-messages full-height m-auto text-center"
+        >
+          <div
+            v-once
+            class="svg-icon envelope"
+            v-html="icons.messageIcon"
+          ></div>
+          <h4>{{ placeholderTexts.title }}</h4>
+          <p v-html="placeholderTexts.description"></p>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          v-if="selectedConversation.key && selectedConversationMessages.length === 0"
+          class="empty-messages full-height mt-auto text-center"
+        >
+          <avatar
+            v-if="selectedConversation.userStyles"
+            :member="selectedConversation.userStyles"
+            :avatar-only="true"
+            sprites-margin="0 0 0 -45px"
+            class="center-avatar"
+          />
+          <h3>{{ $t('beginningOfConversation', {userName: selectedConversation.name}) }}</h3>
+          <p>{{ $t('beginningOfConversationReminder') }}</p>
+        </div>
+        <messageList
+          v-if="selectedConversation && selectedConversationMessages.length > 0"
+          ref="chatscroll"
+          class="message-scroll"
+          :chat="selectedConversationMessages"
+          :can-load-more="canLoadMore"
+          :is-loading="messagesLoading"
+          @message-removed="messageRemoved"
+          @triggerLoad="infiniteScrollTrigger"
+        />
+        <div
+          v-if="user.inbox.optOut"
+          class="pm-disabled-caption text-center"
+        >
+          <h4>{{ $t('PMDisabledCaptionTitle') }}</h4>
+          <p>{{ $t('PMDisabledCaptionText') }}</p>
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          <div
+            v-if="selectedConversation.key && !user.flags.chatRevoked"
+            class="new-message-row d-flex align-items-center"
+          >
+            <textarea
+              v-model="newMessage"
+              class="flex-fill"
+              :placeholder="$t('needsTextPlaceholder')"
+              maxlength="3000"
+              :class="{'has-content': newMessage !== ''}"
+              @keyup.ctrl.enter="sendPrivateMessage()"
+            ></textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div
+            v-if="selectedConversation.key && !user.flags.chatRevoked"
+            class="sub-new-message-row d-flex"
+          >
+            <div
+              v-once
+              class="guidelines flex-fill"
+              v-html="$t('communityGuidelinesIntro')"
+            ></div>
+            <button
+              class="btn btn-primary"
+              :class="{'disabled':newMessage === ''}"
+              @click="sendPrivateMessage()"
+            >
+              {{ $t('send') }}
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/variables.scss';
+
+  $pmHeaderHeight: 56px;
+
+  // Content of Private Message should be always full-size (minus the toolbar/resting banner)
+
+  #private-message {
+    height: calc(100vh - #{$menuToolbarHeight} -
+      var(--banner-gifting-height, 0px) -
+      var(--banner-resting-height, 0px)); // css variable magic :), must be 0px, 0 alone won't work
+
+    .content {
+      flex: 1;
+      height: calc(100vh - #{$menuToolbarHeight} - #{$pmHeaderHeight} -
+      var(--banner-gifting-height, 0px) -
+      var(--banner-resting-height, 0px)
+      );
+    }
+
+    .disable-background {
+      .toggle-switch-description {
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        flex: 1;
+      }
+
+      .toggle-switch-outer {
+        display: flex;
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    .modal-body {
+      padding: 0rem;
+    }
+
+    .modal-content {
+      width: 66vw;
+    }
+
+    .modal-dialog {
+      margin: 10vh 15vw 0rem;
+    }
+
+    .modal-header {
+      padding: 1rem 0rem;
+
+      .close {
+        cursor: pointer;
+        margin: 0rem 1.5rem;
+        min-width: 0.75rem;
+        padding: 0rem;
+        width: 0.75rem;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .toggle-switch-description {
+      font-size: 14px;
+      font-weight: bold;
+      font-style: normal;
+      font-stretch: normal;
+      line-height: 1.43;
+      letter-spacing: normal;
+      color: $gray-50;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/colors.scss';
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/tiers.scss';
+  @import '~@/assets/scss/variables.scss';
+
+  $pmHeaderHeight: 56px;
+  $background: $white;
+
+  .header-bar {
+    height: 56px;
+    background-color: $white;
+    padding-left: 1.5rem;
+    padding-right: 1.5rem;
+    align-items: center;
+
+    .mail-icon {
+      width: 32px;
+      height: 24px;
+      object-fit: contain;
+    }
+
+    .mail-icon-label {
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+
+    .placeholder.svg-icon {
+      width: 32px;
+    }
+
+    .left-header.w-25 {
+      width: calc(25% - 2rem) !important;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .full-height {
+    height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+
+  .user-label {
+    margin-left: 12px;
+  }
+
+  .input-search {
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: center left 16px;
+    background-size: 16px 16px;
+    background-image: url(~@/assets/svg/for-css/search_gray.svg) !important;
+    padding-left: 40px;
+
+    color: $gray-200 !important;
+    height: 40px;
+  }
+
+  .selected-conversion {
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  #private-message {
+    background-color: $background;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  .disable-background {
+    height: 44px;
+    background-color: $gray-600;
+    padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+  }
+
+
+  .conversations {
+    max-height: 35rem;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    height: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .empty-messages {
+    h3, h4, p {
+      color: $gray-400;
+      margin: 0rem;
+    }
+
+    p {
+      font-size: 12px;
+    }
+
+    .envelope {
+      width: 30px;
+      margin: 0 auto 0.5rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .envelope {
+    color: $gray-500 !important;
+    margin: 0rem;
+    max-width: 2rem;
+  }
+
+  h3 {
+    margin: 0rem;
+
+    .svg-icon {
+      width: 10px;
+      display: inline-block;
+      margin-left: .5em;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .header-wrap {
+    padding: 0.5em;
+
+    h2 {
+      margin: 0;
+      line-height: 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .messagePreview {
+    display: block;
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    word-break: break-word;
+  }
+
+  .messages-column {
+    padding: 0rem;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+
+    .empty-messages, .message-scroll {
+      flex: 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .message-scroll {
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    padding-top: 0.5rem;
+
+    @media (min-width: 992px) {
+      overflow-x: hidden;
+      overflow-y: scroll;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .new-message-row {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding-left: 1.5rem;
+    padding-top: 1.5rem;
+    padding-right: 1.5rem;
+
+    textarea {
+      height: 5.5rem;
+      display: inline-block;
+      vertical-align: bottom;
+      border-radius: 2px;
+      z-index: 5;
+      border: solid 1px $gray-400;
+      opacity: 0.64;
+      background-color: $gray-500;
+
+      &:focus, &.has-content {
+        opacity: 1;
+        background-color: $white;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .sub-new-message-row {
+    padding: 1rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
+
+    .guidelines {
+      height: 32px;
+      font-size: 12px;
+      font-weight: normal;
+      font-style: normal;
+      font-stretch: normal;
+      line-height: 1.33;
+      letter-spacing: normal;
+      color: $gray-200;
+      margin-top: 0.25rem;
+      margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+    }
+
+    button {
+      height: 40px;
+      border-radius: 2px;
+      margin-left: 1.5rem;
+
+
+      &.disabled {
+        cursor: default;
+        pointer-events: none;
+        opacity: 0.64;
+        background-color: $gray-500;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .pm-disabled-caption {
+    padding-top: 1em;
+    background-color: $gray-700;
+    z-index: 2;
+
+    h4, p {
+      color: $gray-300;
+    }
+
+    h4 {
+      margin-top: 0;
+      margin-bottom: 0.4em;
+    }
+
+    p {
+      font-size: 12px;
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .sidebar {
+    background-color: $gray-700;
+    min-height: 540px;
+    max-width: 330px;
+    padding: 0;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;
+
+    .search-section {
+      padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid $gray-500;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .time {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: $gray-200;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .to-form input {
+    width: 60%;
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-left: 1em;
+  }
+
+  .empty-sidebar {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .floating-message-input {
+    background: $background;
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  .floating-header-shadow {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 56px;
+    right: 0;
+    z-index: 1;
+    pointer-events: none;
+
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 12px 0 rgba(26, 24, 29, 0.24);
+  }
+
+  .center-avatar {
+    margin: 0 auto;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<script>
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import filter from 'lodash/filter';
+import groupBy from 'lodash/groupBy';
+import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy';
+import habiticaMarkdown from 'habitica-markdown';
+import axios from 'axios';
+import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
+import styleHelper from '@/mixins/styleHelper';
+import toggleSwitch from '@/components/ui/toggleSwitch';
+import userLabel from '@/components/userLabel';
+
+import messageList from '@/components/messages/messageList';
+import messageIcon from '@/assets/svg/message.svg';
+import mail from '@/assets/svg/mail.svg';
+import conversationItem from '@/components/messages/conversationItem';
+import faceAvatar from '@/components/faceAvatar';
+import Avatar from '@/components/avatar';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    Avatar,
+    messageList,
+    toggleSwitch,
+    conversationItem,
+    userLabel,
+    faceAvatar,
+  },
+  filters: {
+    timeAgo (value) {
+      return moment(new Date(value)).fromNow();
+    },
+  },
+  mixins: [styleHelper],
+  data () {
+    return {
+      icons: Object.freeze({
+        messageIcon,
+        mail,
+      }),
+      displayCreate: true,
+      selectedConversation: {},
+      search: '',
+      newMessage: '',
+      showPopover: false,
+      messages: [],
+      messagesByConversation: {}, // cache {uuid: []}
+      loadedConversations: [],
+      loaded: false,
+      messagesLoading: false,
+      initiatedConversation: null,
+      updateConversationsCounter: 0,
+    };
+  },
+  async mounted () {
+    this.$root.$on('pm::refresh', async () => {
+      await this.reload();
+
+      this.selectConversation(this.loadedConversations[0].uuid, true);
+    });
+
+    await this.reload();
+
+    const data = this.$store.state.privateMessageOptions;
+
+    if (data && data.userIdToMessage) {
+      this.initiatedConversation = {
+        uuid: data.userIdToMessage,
+        user: data.displayName,
+        username: data.username,
+        backer: data.backer,
+        contributor: data.contributor,
+        userStyles: data.userStyles,
+      };
+
+      this.$store.state.privateMessageOptions = {};
+
+      this.selectConversation(this.initiatedConversation.uuid);
+    }
+  },
+  destroyed () {
+    this.$root.$off('habitica::new-private-message');
+  },
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState({ user: 'user.data' }),
+    canLoadMore () {
+      return this.selectedConversation && this.selectedConversation.canLoadMore;
+    },
+    conversations () {
+      const inboxGroup = groupBy(this.loadedConversations, 'uuid');
+
+      // Add placeholder for new conversations
+      if (this.initiatedConversation && this.initiatedConversation.uuid) {
+        inboxGroup[this.initiatedConversation.uuid] = [{
+          uuid: this.initiatedConversation.uuid,
+          user: this.initiatedConversation.user,
+          username: this.initiatedConversation.username,
+          contributor: this.initiatedConversation.contributor,
+          backer: this.initiatedConversation.backer,
+          userStyles: this.initiatedConversation.userStyles,
+          id: '',
+          text: '',
+          timestamp: new Date(),
+        }];
+      }
+      // Create conversation objects
+      const convos = [];
+      for (const key in inboxGroup) {
+        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(inboxGroup, key)) {
+          const recentMessage = inboxGroup[key][0];
+
+          const convoModel = {
+            key: recentMessage.uuid,
+            name: recentMessage.user,
+            // Handles case where from user sent the only message
+            // or the to user sent the only message
+            username: recentMessage.username,
+            date: recentMessage.timestamp,
+            lastMessageText: recentMessage.text,
+            contributor: recentMessage.contributor,
+            userStyles: recentMessage.userStyles,
+            backer: recentMessage.backer,
+            canLoadMore: false,
+            page: 0,
+          };
+
+          convos.push(convoModel);
+        }
+      }
+
+      return convos;
+    },
+    // Separate from selectedConversation which is not computed
+    // so messages don't update automatically
+    /* eslint-disable vue/no-side-effects-in-computed-properties */
+    selectedConversationMessages () {
+      // Vue-subscribe to changes
+      const subscribeToUpdate = this.messagesLoading || this.updateConversationsCounter > -1;
+
+      const selectedConversationKey = this.selectedConversation.key;
+      const selectedConversation = this.messagesByConversation[selectedConversationKey];
+      this.messages = selectedConversation || [];
+
+      const ordered = orderBy(this.messages, [m => m.timestamp], ['asc']);
+
+      if (subscribeToUpdate) {
+        return ordered;
+      }
+
+      return [];
+    },
+    filtersConversations () {
+      // Vue-subscribe to changes
+      const subscribeToUpdate = this.updateConversationsCounter > -1;
+
+      const filtered = subscribeToUpdate && !this.search
+        ? this.conversations
+
+        /* eslint-disable max-len */
+        : filter(this.conversations, conversation => conversation.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(this.search.toLowerCase()) !== -1);
+
+      const ordered = orderBy(filtered, [o => moment(o.date).toDate()], ['desc']);
+
+      return ordered;
+    },
+    currentLength () {
+      return this.newMessage.length;
+    },
+    placeholderTexts () {
+      if (this.user.flags.chatRevoked) {
+        return {
+          title: this.$t('PMPlaceholderTitleRevoked'),
+          description: this.$t('chatPrivilegesRevoked'),
+        };
+      }
+      return {
+        title: this.$t('PMPlaceholderTitle'),
+        description: this.$t('PMPlaceholderDescription'),
+      };
+    },
+    optTextSet () {
+      if (!this.user.inbox.optOut) {
+        return {
+          switchDescription: this.$t('PMDisabled'),
+          popoverText: this.$t('PMEnabledOptPopoverText'),
+        };
+      }
+      return {
+        switchDescription: this.$t('PMDisabled'),
+        popoverText: this.$t('PMDisabledOptPopoverText'),
+      };
+    },
+    selectedConversationFaceAvatarClass () {
+      if (this.selectedConversation && this.selectedConversation.contributor) {
+        return `tier${this.selectedConversation.contributor.level}`;
+      }
+      return '';
+    },
+  },
+
+  methods: {
+    async reload () {
+      this.loaded = false;
+
+      const conversationRes = await axios.get('/api/v4/inbox/conversations');
+      this.loadedConversations = conversationRes.data.data;
+      this.selectedConversation = {};
+
+      this.loaded = true;
+    },
+    messageRemoved (message) {
+      const messages = this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key];
+
+      const messageIndex = messages.findIndex(msg => msg.id === message.id);
+      if (messageIndex !== -1) messages.splice(messageIndex, 1);
+      if (this.selectedConversationMessages.length === 0) {
+        this.initiatedConversation = {
+          uuid: this.selectedConversation.key,
+          user: this.selectedConversation.name,
+          username: this.selectedConversation.username,
+          backer: this.selectedConversation.backer,
+          contributor: this.selectedConversation.contributor,
+        };
+      }
+    },
+    toggleClick () {
+      this.displayCreate = !this.displayCreate;
+    },
+    toggleOpt () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('user:togglePrivateMessagesOpt');
+    },
+    async selectConversation (key, forceLoadMessage = false) {
+      const convoFound = this.conversations.find(conversation => conversation.key === key);
+
+      this.selectedConversation = convoFound || {};
+
+      if (!this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key] || forceLoadMessage) {
+        await this.loadMessages();
+      }
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        if (!this.$refs.chatscroll) return;
+        const chatscroll = this.$refs.chatscroll.$el;
+        chatscroll.scrollTop = chatscroll.scrollHeight;
+      });
+    },
+    sendPrivateMessage () {
+      if (!this.newMessage) return;
+
+      const messages = this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key];
+
+      messages.push({
+        sent: true,
+        text: this.newMessage,
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+        toUser: this.selectedConversation.name,
+        toUserName: this.selectedConversation.username,
+        toUserContributor: this.selectedConversation.contributor,
+        toUserBacker: this.selectedConversation.backer,
+        toUUID: this.selectedConversation.uuid,
+
+        id: '-1', // will be updated once the result is back
+        likes: {},
+        ownerId: this.user._id,
+        uuid: this.user._id,
+        fromUUID: this.user._id,
+        user: this.user.profile.name,
+        username: this.user.auth.local.username,
+        contributor: this.user.contributor,
+        backer: this.user.backer,
+      });
+
+      // Remove the placeholder message
+      if (this.initiatedConversation
+        && this.initiatedConversation.uuid === this.selectedConversation.key) {
+        this.loadedConversations.unshift(this.initiatedConversation);
+        this.initiatedConversation = null;
+      }
+
+      this.selectedConversation.lastMessageText = this.newMessage;
+      this.selectedConversation.date = new Date();
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        if (!this.$refs.chatscroll) return;
+        const chatscroll = this.$refs.chatscroll.$el;
+        chatscroll.scrollTop = chatscroll.scrollHeight;
+      });
+
+      this.$store.dispatch('members:sendPrivateMessage', {
+        toUserId: this.selectedConversation.key,
+        message: this.newMessage,
+      }).then(response => {
+        const newMessage = response.data.data.message;
+        const messageToReset = messages[messages.length - 1];
+        messageToReset.id = newMessage.id; // just set the id, all other infos already set
+        Object.assign(messages[messages.length - 1], messageToReset);
+        this.updateConversationsCounter += 1;
+      });
+
+      this.newMessage = '';
+    },
+    removeTags (html) {
+      const tmp = document.createElement('DIV');
+      tmp.innerHTML = html;
+      return tmp.textContent || tmp.innerText || '';
+    },
+    parseMarkdown (text) {
+      if (!text) return null;
+      return habiticaMarkdown.render(String(text));
+    },
+    infiniteScrollTrigger () {
+      // show loading and wait until the loadMore debounced
+      // or else it would trigger on every scrolling-pixel (while not loading)
+      if (this.canLoadMore) {
+        this.messagesLoading = true;
+      }
+
+      return this.loadMore();
+    },
+    loadMore () {
+      this.selectedConversation.page += 1;
+      return this.loadMessages();
+    },
+    async loadMessages () {
+      this.messagesLoading = true;
+
+      // use local vars if the loading takes longer
+      // and the user switches the conversation while loading
+      const conversationKey = this.selectedConversation.key;
+
+      const requestUrl = `/api/v4/inbox/paged-messages?conversation=${conversationKey}&page=${this.selectedConversation.page}`;
+      const res = await axios.get(requestUrl);
+      const loadedMessages = res.data.data;
+
+      this.messagesByConversation[conversationKey] = this.messagesByConversation[conversationKey] || [];
+      const loadedMessagesToAdd = loadedMessages
+        .filter(m => this.messagesByConversation[conversationKey].findIndex(mI => mI.id === m.id) === -1);
+      this.messagesByConversation[conversationKey].push(...loadedMessagesToAdd);
+
+      // only show the load more Button if the max count was returned
+      this.selectedConversation.canLoadMore = loadedMessages.length === 10;
+      this.messagesLoading = false;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/website/client/src/router/index.js b/website/client/src/router/index.js
index b44689dd15..6c4f07c4c0 100644
--- a/website/client/src/router/index.js
+++ b/website/client/src/router/index.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ const GroupPlanIndex = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "group-plans" */ '@/com
 const GroupPlanTaskInformation = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "group-plans" */ '@/components/group-plans/taskInformation');
 const GroupPlanBilling = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "group-plans" */ '@/components/group-plans/billing');
 
+const MessagesIndex = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "private-messages" */ '@/pages/private-messages');
+
 // Challenges
 const ChallengeIndex = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "challenges" */ '@/components/challenges/index');
 const MyChallenges = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "challenges" */ '@/components/challenges/myChallenges');
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
         },
       ],
     },
+    { path: '/private-messages', name: 'privateMessages', component: MessagesIndex },
     {
       name: 'challenges',
       path: '/challenges',
diff --git a/website/client/src/store/actions/user.js b/website/client/src/store/actions/user.js
index 87697b39af..3a98137fed 100644
--- a/website/client/src/store/actions/user.js
+++ b/website/client/src/store/actions/user.js
@@ -160,3 +160,65 @@ export async function userLookup (store, params) {
   }
   return response;
 }
+
+export function block (store, params) {
+  store.state.user.data.inbox.blocks.push(params.uuid);
+  return axios.post(`/api/v4/user/block/${params.uuid}`);
+}
+
+export function unblock (store, params) {
+  const index = store.state.user.data.inbox.blocks.indexOf(params.uuid);
+  store.state.user.data.inbox.blocks.splice(index, 1);
+  return axios.post(`/api/v4/user/block/${params.uuid}`);
+}
+
+export function newPrivateMessageTo (store, params) {
+  const { member } = params;
+
+  const userStyles = {};
+  userStyles.items = { gear: {} };
+
+  if (member.items) {
+    userStyles.items.gear = {};
+    userStyles.items.gear.costume = { ...member.items.gear.costume };
+    userStyles.items.gear.equipped = { ...member.items.gear.equipped };
+
+    userStyles.items.currentMount = member.items.currentMount;
+    userStyles.items.currentPet = member.items.currentPet;
+  }
+
+  if (member.preferences) {
+    userStyles.preferences = {};
+    if (member.preferences.style) userStyles.preferences.style = member.preferences.style;
+    userStyles.preferences.hair = member.preferences.hair;
+    userStyles.preferences.skin = member.preferences.skin;
+    userStyles.preferences.shirt = member.preferences.shirt;
+    userStyles.preferences.chair = member.preferences.chair;
+    userStyles.preferences.size = member.preferences.size;
+    userStyles.preferences.chair = member.preferences.chair;
+    userStyles.preferences.background = member.preferences.background;
+    userStyles.preferences.costume = member.preferences.costume;
+  }
+
+  if (member.stats) {
+    userStyles.stats = {};
+    userStyles.stats.class = member.stats.class;
+    if (member.stats.buffs) {
+      userStyles.stats.buffs = {
+        seafoam: member.stats.buffs.seafoam,
+        shinySeed: member.stats.buffs.shinySeed,
+        spookySparkles: member.stats.buffs.spookySparkles,
+        snowball: member.stats.buffs.snowball,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  store.state.privateMessageOptions = {
+    userIdToMessage: member._id,
+    displayName: member.profile.name,
+    username: member.auth.local.username,
+    backer: member.backer,
+    contributor: member.contributor,
+    userStyles,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/website/client/src/store/index.js b/website/client/src/store/index.js
index 42fe46c9a8..21bd4d58d8 100644
--- a/website/client/src/store/index.js
+++ b/website/client/src/store/index.js
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ export default function () {
       equipmentDrawerOpen: true,
       groupPlans: [],
       isRunningYesterdailies: false,
+      privateMessageOptions: {
+        userIdToMessage: '',
+        displayName: '',
+        username: '',
+        backer: {},
+        contributor: {},
+      },
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/website/client/webpack.webstorm.config b/website/client/webpack.webstorm.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..729c3d2a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/webpack.webstorm.config
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = {
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      '@': path.join(__dirname, 'src'),
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
index 637a7fbb8a..61c12e28ba 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
   "PMPlaceholderDescription": "Select a conversation on the left",
   "PMPlaceholderTitleRevoked": "Your chat privileges have been revoked",
   "PMReceive": "Receive Private Messages",
+  "PMDisabled": "Disable Private Messages",
   "PMEnabledOptPopoverText": "Private Messages are enabled. Users can contact you via your profile.",
   "PMDisabledOptPopoverText": "Private Messages are disabled. Enable this option to allow users to contact you via your profile.",
   "PMDisabledCaptionTitle": "Private Messages are disabled",
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/messages.json b/website/common/locales/en/messages.json
index 8b3428aebf..7b5735a09c 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/messages.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
   "notificationsRequired": "Notification ids are required.",
   "unallocatedStatsPoints": "You have <span class=\"notification-bold-blue\"><%= points %> unallocated Stat Points</span>",
 
-  "beginningOfConversation": "This is the beginning of your conversation with <%= userName %>. Remember to be kind, respectful, and follow the Community Guidelines!",
+  "beginningOfConversation": "This is the beginning of your conversation with <%= userName %>.",
+  "beginningOfConversationReminder": "Remember to be kind, respectful, and follow the Community Guidelines!",
 
   "messageDeletedUser": "Sorry, this user has deleted their account.",
   "messageMissingDisplayName": "Missing display name.",
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
index e6c9927c2a..6ced58cc26 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { authWithHeaders } from '../../middlewares/auth';
 import apiError from '../../libs/apiError';
-import * as inboxLib from '../../libs/inbox';
 import {
   NotFound,
 } from '../../libs/errors';
+import { listConversations } from '../../libs/inbox/conversation.methods';
+import { clearPMs, deleteMessage, getUserInbox } from '../../libs/inbox';
 
 const api = {};
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ api.deleteMessage = {
     const { messageId } = req.params;
     const { user } = res.locals;
 
-    const deleted = await inboxLib.deleteMessage(user, messageId);
+    const deleted = await deleteMessage(user, messageId);
     if (!deleted) throw new NotFound(res.t('messageGroupChatNotFound'));
 
     res.respond(200);
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ api.clearMessages = {
   async handler (req, res) {
     const { user } = res.locals;
 
-    await inboxLib.clearPMs(user);
+    await clearPMs(user);
 
     res.respond(200, {});
   },
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ api.conversations = {
   async handler (req, res) {
     const { user } = res.locals;
 
-    const result = await inboxLib.listConversations(user);
+    const result = await listConversations(user);
 
     res.respond(200, result);
   },
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ api.getInboxMessages = {
     const { page } = req.query;
     const { conversation } = req.query;
 
-    const userInbox = await inboxLib.getUserInbox(user, {
+    const userInbox = await getUserInbox(user, {
       page, conversation, mapProps: true,
     });
 
diff --git a/website/server/libs/inbox/conversation.methods.js b/website/server/libs/inbox/conversation.methods.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1f20d53fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/server/libs/inbox/conversation.methods.js
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { inboxModel as Inbox, setUserStyles } from '../../models/message';
+import { model as User } from '../../models/user';
+
+/**
+ * Get the users for conversations
+ * 1. Get the user data of last sent message by conversation
+ * 2. If the target user hasn't replied yet ( 'sent:true' ) , list user data by users directly
+ * @param owner
+ * @param users
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+async function usersMapByConversations (owner, users) {
+  const query = Inbox
+    .aggregate([
+      {
+        $match: {
+          ownerId: owner._id,
+          uuid: { $in: users },
+          sent: false, // only messages the other user sent to you
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        $group: {
+          _id: '$uuid',
+          userStyles: { $last: '$userStyles' },
+          contributor: { $last: '$contributor' },
+          backer: { $last: '$backer' },
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+
+
+  const usersAr = await query.exec();
+  const usersMap = {};
+
+  for (const usr of usersAr) {
+    usersMap[usr._id] = usr;
+  }
+
+  // if a conversation doesn't have a response of the chat-partner,
+  // those won't be listed by the query above
+  const usersStillNeedToBeLoaded = users.filter(userId => !usersMap[userId]);
+
+  if (usersStillNeedToBeLoaded.length > 0) {
+    const usersQuery = {
+      _id: { $in: usersStillNeedToBeLoaded },
+    };
+
+    const loadedUsers = await User.find(usersQuery, {
+      _id: 1,
+      contributor: 1,
+      backer: 1,
+      items: 1,
+      preferences: 1,
+      stats: 1,
+    }).exec();
+
+    for (const usr of loadedUsers) {
+      const loadedUserConversation = {
+        _id: usr._id,
+        backer: usr.backer,
+        contributor: usr.contributor,
+      };
+      // map user values to conversation properties
+      setUserStyles(loadedUserConversation, usr);
+
+      usersMap[usr._id] = loadedUserConversation;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return usersMap;
+}
+
+export async function listConversations (owner) {
+  // group messages by user owned by logged-in user
+  const query = Inbox
+    .aggregate([
+      {
+        $match: {
+          ownerId: owner._id,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        $group: {
+          _id: '$uuid',
+          user: { $last: '$user' },
+          username: { $last: '$username' },
+          timestamp: { $last: '$timestamp' },
+          text: { $last: '$text' },
+          count: { $sum: 1 },
+        },
+      },
+      { $sort: { timestamp: -1 } }, // sort by latest message
+    ]);
+
+  const conversationsList = await query.exec();
+
+  const userIdList = conversationsList.map(c => c._id);
+
+  // get user-info based on conversations
+  const usersMap = await usersMapByConversations(owner, userIdList);
+
+  const conversations = conversationsList.map(res => {
+    const uuid = res._id;
+
+    const conversation = {
+      uuid,
+      ...res,
+    };
+
+    if (usersMap[uuid]) {
+      conversation.userStyles = usersMap[uuid].userStyles;
+      conversation.contributor = usersMap[uuid].contributor;
+      conversation.backer = usersMap[uuid].backer;
+    }
+
+    return conversation;
+  });
+
+  return conversations;
+}
diff --git a/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js b/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
index e6aa8c057e..db16cd02ff 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
@@ -80,74 +80,6 @@ export async function getUserInbox (user, options = {
   return messagesObj;
 }
 
-async function usersMapByConversations (owner, users) {
-  const query = Inbox
-    .aggregate([
-      {
-        $match: {
-          ownerId: owner._id,
-          uuid: { $in: users },
-        },
-      },
-      {
-        $group: {
-          _id: '$uuid',
-          userStyles: { $last: '$userStyles' },
-          contributor: { $last: '$contributor' },
-        },
-      },
-    ]);
-
-
-  const usersAr = await query.exec();
-  const usersMap = {};
-
-  for (const usr of usersAr) {
-    usersMap[usr._id] = usr;
-  }
-
-  return usersMap;
-}
-
-export async function listConversations (owner) {
-  // group messages by user owned by logged-in user
-  const query = Inbox
-    .aggregate([
-      {
-        $match: {
-          ownerId: owner._id,
-        },
-      },
-      {
-        $group: {
-          _id: '$uuid',
-          user: { $last: '$user' },
-          username: { $last: '$username' },
-          timestamp: { $last: '$timestamp' },
-          text: { $last: '$text' },
-          count: { $sum: 1 },
-        },
-      },
-      { $sort: { timestamp: -1 } }, // sort by latest message
-    ]);
-
-  const conversationsList = await query.exec();
-
-  const userIdList = conversationsList.map(c => c._id);
-
-  // get user-info based on conversations
-  const usersMap = await usersMapByConversations(owner, userIdList);
-
-  const conversations = conversationsList.map(res => ({
-    uuid: res._id,
-    ...res,
-    userStyles: usersMap[res._id].userStyles,
-    contributor: usersMap[res._id].contributor,
-  }));
-
-  return conversations;
-}
-
 export async function getUserInboxMessage (user, messageId) {
   return Inbox.findOne({ ownerId: user._id, _id: messageId }).exec();
 }
diff --git a/website/server/models/message.js b/website/server/models/message.js
index 1cf5d1b575..d3a99dae1d 100644
--- a/website/server/models/message.js
+++ b/website/server/models/message.js
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ export function setUserStyles (newMessage, user) {
 
   newMessage.contributor = contributorCopy;
   newMessage.userStyles = userStyles;
-  newMessage.markModified('userStyles contributor');
+
+  if (newMessage.markModified) {
+    newMessage.markModified('userStyles contributor');
+  }
 }
 
 export function messageDefaults (msg, user, client, flagCount = 0, info = {}) {