diff --git a/website/client/package.json b/website/client/package.json
index c28e2dfd01..21b34cafcd 100644
--- a/website/client/package.json
+++ b/website/client/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "vue-mugen-scroll": "^0.2.6",
     "vue-router": "^3.1.6",
     "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.11",
-    "vue2-perfect-scrollbar": "^1.4.0",
     "vuedraggable": "^2.23.1",
     "vuejs-datepicker": "git://github.com/habitrpg/vuejs-datepicker.git#5d237615463a84a23dd6f3f77c6ab577d68593ec",
     "webpack": "^4.42.1"
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue b/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue
index b59bbdcd25..4b254f7aad 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/messages/messageList.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 <template>
-  <perfect-scrollbar
+  <div
     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-holder">
         <div class="loadmore-divider"></div>
+        </div>
         <button
           class="btn btn-secondary"
           @click="triggerLoad()"
         >
           {{ $t('loadEarlierMessages') }}
         </button>
+      <div class="loadmore-divider-holder">
         <div class="loadmore-divider"></div>
       </div>
+      </div>
       <h2
         v-show="isLoading"
         class="col-12 loading"
@@ -30,11 +32,10 @@
       :class="{ 'margin-right': user._id !== msg.uuid}"
     >
       <div
-        v-if="user._id !== msg.uuid"
         class="d-flex flex-grow-1"
       >
         <avatar
-          v-if="conversationOpponentUser"
+          v-if="user._id !== msg.uuid && conversationOpponentUser"
           class="avatar-left"
           :member="conversationOpponentUser"
           :avatar-only="true"
@@ -42,20 +43,10 @@
           :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">
+        <div
+          class="card"
+          :class="{'card-right': user._id !== msg.uuid, 'card-left': user._id === msg.uuid}"
+        >
           <message-card
             :msg="msg"
             @message-removed="messageRemoved"
@@ -64,7 +55,7 @@
           />
         </div>
         <avatar
-          v-if="user"
+          v-if="user && user._id === msg.uuid"
           class="avatar-right"
           :member="user"
           :avatar-only="true"
@@ -74,16 +65,11 @@
         />
       </div>
     </div>
-  </perfect-scrollbar>
+  </div>
 </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: 170px;
@@ -162,6 +148,8 @@
   .loadmore {
     justify-content: center;
     margin-right: 12px;
+    margin-top: 12px;
+    margin-bottom: 24px;
 
     > div {
       display: flex;
@@ -171,15 +159,11 @@
       button {
         text-align: center;
         color: $gray-50;
-        margin-top: 12px;
-        margin-bottom: 24px;
       }
     }
   }
 
-  .loadmore-divider {
-    height: 1px;
-    background-color: $gray-500;
+  .loadmore-divider-holder {
     flex: 1;
     margin-left: 24px;
     margin-right: 24px;
@@ -189,6 +173,13 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .loadmore-divider {
+    height: 1px;
+    border-top: 1px $gray-500 solid;
+    width: 100%;
+
+  }
+
   .loading {
     padding-left: 1.5rem;
     margin-bottom: 1rem;
@@ -200,7 +191,6 @@
 <script>
 import moment from 'moment';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
-import { PerfectScrollbar } from 'vue2-perfect-scrollbar';
 import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
 
 import Avatar from '../avatar';
@@ -210,7 +200,6 @@ export default {
   components: {
     Avatar,
     messageCard,
-    PerfectScrollbar,
   },
   props: {
     chat: {},
@@ -248,15 +237,10 @@ export default {
     messages () {
       return this.chat;
     },
-    psOptions () {
-      return {
-        suppressScrollX: true,
-      };
-    },
   },
   methods: {
     async triggerLoad () {
-      const container = this.$refs.container.$el;
+      const { container } = this.$refs;
 
       // get current offset
       this.lastOffset = container.scrollTop - (container.scrollHeight - container.clientHeight);
@@ -274,8 +258,9 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     displayDivider (message) {
-      if (this.currentDayDividerDisplay !== moment(message.timestamp).day()) {
-        this.currentDayDividerDisplay = moment(message.timestamp).day();
+      const day = moment(message.timestamp).day();
+      if (this.currentDayDividerDisplay !== day) {
+        this.currentDayDividerDisplay = day;
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -288,7 +273,7 @@ export default {
       if (this.handleScrollBack) {
         this.handleScrollBack = false;
 
-        const container = this.$refs.container.$el;
+        const { container } = this.$refs;
         const offset = container.scrollHeight - container.clientHeight;
 
         const newOffset = offset + this.lastOffset;
diff --git a/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue b/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
index 996e4dd2f9..642742f76f 100644
--- a/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
           <!-- placeholder -->
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="d-flex selected-conversion">
+      <div
+        v-if="selectedConversation && selectedConversation.key"
+        class="d-flex selected-conversion"
+      >
         <router-link
           :to="{'name': 'userProfile', 'params': {'userId': selectedConversation.key}}"
         >
@@ -49,13 +52,6 @@
             @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="conversations"
@@ -75,6 +71,13 @@
             @click="selectConversation(conversation.key)"
           />
         </div>
+        <button
+          class="btn btn-secondary"
+          v-if="canLoadMoreConversations"
+          @click="loadConversations()"
+        >
+          {{ $t('loadMore') }}
+        </button>
       </div>
       <div class="messages-column d-flex flex-column align-items-center">
         <div
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@
           <h4>{{ disabledTexts.title }}</h4>
           <p>{{ disabledTexts.description }}</p>
         </div>
-        <div>
+        <div class="full-width">
           <div
             class="new-message-row d-flex align-items-center"
           >
@@ -152,10 +155,8 @@
               class="flex-fill"
               :placeholder="$t('needsTextPlaceholder')"
               :maxlength="MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH"
-              :class="{'has-content': newMessage !== '', 'disabled': newMessageDisabled}"
-              :style="{'--textarea-auto-height': textareaAutoHeight}"
+              :class="{'has-content': newMessage.trim() !== '', 'disabled': newMessageDisabled}"
               @keyup.ctrl.enter="sendPrivateMessage()"
-              @input="autoSize()"
             >
             </textarea>
           </div>
@@ -293,20 +294,6 @@
     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;
-
-    height: 40px;
-  }
-
-  .input-search::placeholder {
-    color: $gray-200 !important;
-  }
-
   .selected-conversion {
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
@@ -321,6 +308,8 @@
     height: 44px;
     background-color: $gray-600;
     padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $gray-500;
   }
 
 
@@ -417,6 +406,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .full-width {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
   .new-message-row {
     width: 100%;
     padding-left: 1.5rem;
@@ -435,8 +428,12 @@
         background-color: $gray-500;
       }
 
-      min-height: var(--textarea-auto-height, 40px);
+      &.has-content {
+        --textarea-auto-height: 80px
+      }
+
       max-height: var(--textarea-auto-height, 40px);
+      min-height: var(--textarea-auto-height, 40px);
     }
   }
 
@@ -502,11 +499,6 @@
     padding: 0;
     border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;
 
-    .search-section {
-      padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
-      border-bottom: 1px solid $gray-500;
-    }
-
     @media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
       width: 280px;
     }
@@ -555,7 +547,6 @@
 <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';
@@ -574,7 +565,9 @@ import faceAvatar from '@/components/faceAvatar';
 import Avatar from '@/components/avatar';
 import { EVENTS } from '@/libs/events';
 
-const MAX_TEXTAREA_HEIGHT = 80;
+// extract to a shared path
+const CONVERSATIONS_PER_PAGE = 10;
+const PM_PER_PAGE = 10;
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -597,19 +590,21 @@ export default {
         messageIcon,
         mail,
       }),
-      displayCreate: true,
-      selectedConversation: {},
-      search: '',
-      newMessage: '',
-      showPopover: false,
-      messages: [],
-      messagesByConversation: {}, // cache {uuid: []}
-      loadedConversations: [],
       loaded: false,
-      messagesLoading: false,
+      showPopover: false,
+
+      /* Conversation-specific data */
       initiatedConversation: null,
       updateConversationsCounter: 0,
-      textareaAutoHeight: undefined,
+      selectedConversation: {},
+      conversationPage: 0,
+      canLoadMoreConversations: false,
+      loadedConversations: [],
+      messagesByConversation: {}, // cache {uuid: []}
+
+      newMessage: '',
+      messages: [],
+      messagesLoading: false,
       MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH: MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH.toString(),
     };
   },
@@ -724,13 +719,9 @@ export default {
       // Vue-subscribe to changes
       const subscribeToUpdate = this.updateConversationsCounter > -1;
 
-      const filtered = subscribeToUpdate && !this.search
-        ? this.conversations
+      const filtered = subscribeToUpdate && 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']);
+      const ordered = orderBy(filtered, [o => o.date], ['desc']);
 
       return ordered;
     },
@@ -810,14 +801,25 @@ export default {
     async reload () {
       this.loaded = false;
 
-      const conversationRes = await axios.get('/api/v4/inbox/conversations');
-      this.loadedConversations = conversationRes.data.data;
+      this.loadedConversations = [];
       this.selectedConversation = {};
 
+      await this.loadConversations();
+
       await this.$store.dispatch('user:markPrivMessagesRead');
 
       this.loaded = true;
     },
+    async loadConversations () {
+      const query = ['/api/v4/inbox/conversations'];
+      query.push(`?page=${this.conversationPage}`);
+      this.conversationPage += 1;
+
+      const conversationRes = await axios.get(query.join(''));
+      const loadedConversations = conversationRes.data.data;
+      this.canLoadMoreConversations = loadedConversations.length === CONVERSATIONS_PER_PAGE;
+      this.loadedConversations.push(...loadedConversations);
+    },
     messageRemoved (message) {
       const messages = this.messagesByConversation[this.selectedConversation.key];
 
@@ -833,9 +835,6 @@ export default {
         };
       }
     },
-    toggleClick () {
-      this.displayCreate = !this.displayCreate;
-    },
     toggleOpt () {
       this.$store.dispatch('user:togglePrivateMessagesOpt');
     },
@@ -848,11 +847,7 @@ export default {
         await this.loadMessages();
       }
 
-      Vue.nextTick(() => {
-        if (!this.$refs.chatscroll) return;
-        const chatscroll = this.$refs.chatscroll.$el;
-        chatscroll.scrollTop = chatscroll.scrollHeight;
-      });
+      this.scrollToBottom();
     },
     sendPrivateMessage () {
       if (!this.newMessage) return;
@@ -890,11 +885,7 @@ export default {
       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.scrollToBottom();
 
       this.$store.dispatch('members:sendPrivateMessage', {
         toUserId: this.selectedConversation.key,
@@ -908,7 +899,13 @@ export default {
       });
 
       this.newMessage = '';
-      this.autoSize();
+    },
+    scrollToBottom () {
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        if (!this.$refs.chatscroll) return;
+        const chatscroll = this.$refs.chatscroll.$el;
+        chatscroll.scrollTop = chatscroll.scrollHeight;
+      });
     },
     removeTags (html) {
       const tmp = document.createElement('DIV');
@@ -943,31 +940,17 @@ export default {
       const res = await axios.get(requestUrl);
       const loadedMessages = res.data.data;
 
+      /* eslint-disable max-len */
       this.messagesByConversation[conversationKey] = this.messagesByConversation[conversationKey] || [];
+      /* eslint-disable max-len */
       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.selectedConversation.canLoadMore = loadedMessages.length === PM_PER_PAGE;
       this.messagesLoading = false;
     },
-    autoSize () {
-      const { textarea } = this.$refs;
-      // weird issue: browser only removing the scrollHeight / clientHeight per key event - 56-54-52
-      let { scrollHeight } = textarea;
-
-      if (this.newMessage === '') {
-        // reset height when the message was removed again
-        scrollHeight = 40;
-      }
-
-      if (scrollHeight > MAX_TEXTAREA_HEIGHT) {
-        scrollHeight = MAX_TEXTAREA_HEIGHT;
-      }
-
-      this.textareaAutoHeight = `${scrollHeight}px`;
-    },
     selectFirstConversation () {
       if (this.loadedConversations.length > 0) {
         this.selectConversation(this.loadedConversations[0].uuid, true);
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
index 28843f93e9..6f41cdb474 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/inbox.js
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ api.clearMessages = {
  * This is for API v4 which must not be used in third-party tools.
  * For API v3, use "Get inbox messages for a user".
  *
+ * @apiParam (Query) {Number} page (optional) Load the conversations of the selected Page
+ * - 10 conversations per Page
+ *
  * @apiSuccess {Array} data An array of inbox conversations
  *
  * @apiSuccessExample {json} Success-Response:
@@ -104,8 +107,9 @@ api.conversations = {
   url: '/inbox/conversations',
   async handler (req, res) {
     const { user } = res.locals;
+    const { page } = req.query;
 
-    const result = await listConversations(user);
+    const result = await listConversations(user, page);
 
     res.respond(200, result);
   },
@@ -129,8 +133,7 @@ api.getInboxMessages = {
   middlewares: [authWithHeaders()],
   async handler (req, res) {
     const { user } = res.locals;
-    const { page } = req.query;
-    const { conversation } = req.query;
+    const { page, conversation } = req.query;
 
     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
index 72a50111e3..7a3e878be5 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/inbox/conversation.methods.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/inbox/conversation.methods.js
@@ -41,27 +41,36 @@ async function usersMapByConversations (users) {
   return usersMap;
 }
 
-export async function listConversations (owner) {
+const CONVERSATION_PER_PAGE = 10;
+
+export async function listConversations (owner, page) {
+  const aggregateQuery = [
+    {
+      $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
+  ];
+
+  if (page >= 0) {
+    aggregateQuery.push({ $skip: page * CONVERSATION_PER_PAGE });
+    aggregateQuery.push({ $limit: CONVERSATION_PER_PAGE });
+  }
+
   // 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
-    ]);
+    .aggregate(aggregateQuery);
 
   const conversationsList = await query.exec();
 
diff --git a/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js b/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
index cfd7d87bf7..a807aae622 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/inbox/index.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { mapInboxMessage, inboxModel as Inbox } from '../../models/message';
 import { getUserInfo, sendTxn as sendTxnEmail } from '../email'; // eslint-disable-line import/no-cycle
 import { sendNotification as sendPushNotification } from '../pushNotifications'; // eslint-disable-line import/no-cycle
 
-const PM_PER_PAGE = 10;
-
 export async function sentMessage (sender, receiver, message, translate) {
   const messageSent = await sender.sendMessage(receiver, { receiverMsg: message });
   const senderName = getUserInfo(sender, ['name']).name;
@@ -33,17 +31,15 @@ export async function sentMessage (sender, receiver, message, translate) {
 
   return messageSent;
 }
+const PM_PER_PAGE = 10;
 
-export async function getUserInbox (user, options = {
+const getUserInboxDefaultOptions = {
   asArray: true, page: 0, conversation: null, mapProps: false,
-}) {
-  if (typeof options.asArray === 'undefined') {
-    options.asArray = true;
-  }
+};
 
-  if (typeof options.mapProps === 'undefined') {
-    options.mapProps = false;
-  }
+export async function getUserInbox (user, optionParams = getUserInboxDefaultOptions) {
+  // if not all properties are passed, fill the default values
+  const options = { ...getUserInboxDefaultOptions, ...optionParams };
 
   const findObj = { ownerId: user._id };
 
@@ -57,8 +53,8 @@ export async function getUserInbox (user, options = {
 
   if (typeof options.page !== 'undefined') {
     query = query
-      .limit(PM_PER_PAGE)
-      .skip(PM_PER_PAGE * Number(options.page));
+      .skip(PM_PER_PAGE * Number(options.page))
+      .limit(PM_PER_PAGE);
   }
 
   const messages = (await query.exec()).map(msg => {