diff --git a/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx
index 457f80d..e530030 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default function DMs() {
         app.privateMessages,
         {
           onIndicator: addIndicator,
+          setServer: () => targetNode.current?.loadInitialMessages(id),
         },
         targetNode
       );
diff --git a/src/components/app/AppLayout.tsx b/src/components/app/AppLayout.tsx
index fec5a8d..1180602 100644
--- a/src/components/app/AppLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app/AppLayout.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import SidebarChannels from "./SidebarChannels";
 import DMItem from "./DMItem";
 import { useEffectOnceWhenReady } from "@/hooks/use-once";
 import { getNode, useNullNode } from "@/hooks/use-node";
+import { ClientMessage } from "@/types/protocol";
 
 export default function AppLayout({
   children,
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ export default function AppLayout({
 
             if (onNewMessage) onNewMessage(m);
           },
+          setServer: () =>
+            chatWith && app.node.current?.loadInitialMessages(chatWith),
         },
         node
       );
diff --git a/src/lib/node.ts b/src/lib/node.ts
index d5aadcd..b9ca04d 100644
--- a/src/lib/node.ts
+++ b/src/lib/node.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ export class NodeClient {
     await this.readyPromise;
   }
 
+  loadInitialMessages(channelId: string) {
+    this.waitUntilReady().then(() => {
+      this.socket?.send(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          type: "load_chunk",
+          params: {
+            channel_id: channelId,
+            chunk_id: 0,
+          },
+        })
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
   private async handleMessage(e: MessageEvent, authToken: string) {
     // Voice packet
     if (e.data instanceof Blob) {