diff --git a/lib/core/cache/message_session_cache.dart b/lib/core/cache/message_session_cache.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d043c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/core/cache/message_session_cache.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import '../../backend/modules/messages.dart';
+
+class CachedChatMessages {
+  final List<CachedMessage> messages;
+  final bool reachedStart;
+
+  const CachedChatMessages(this.messages, this.reachedStart);
+}
+
+class MessageSessionCache {
+  static final Map<String, CachedChatMessages> _store = {};
+
+  static String _key(int accountId, int chatId) => '$accountId:$chatId';
+
+  static CachedChatMessages? get(int accountId, int chatId) =>
+      _store[_key(accountId, chatId)];
+
+  static void save(
+    int accountId,
+    int chatId,
+    List<CachedMessage> messages, {
+    required bool reachedStart,
+  }) {
+    if (messages.isEmpty) return;
+    _store[_key(accountId, chatId)] = CachedChatMessages(
+      List<CachedMessage>.of(messages),
+      reachedStart,
+    );
+  }
+
+  static void remove(int accountId, int chatId) =>
+      _store.remove(_key(accountId, chatId));
+
+  static void clearAll() => _store.clear();
+}
diff --git a/lib/core/storage/app_database.dart b/lib/core/storage/app_database.dart
index 5d3efa7..ba1ba67 100644
--- a/lib/core/storage/app_database.dart
+++ b/lib/core/storage/app_database.dart
@@ -712,6 +712,25 @@ class AppDatabase {
     );
   }
 
+  static Future<List<Map<String, dynamic>>> loadMessagesBefore(
+    int accountId,
+    int chatId, {
+    required int beforeTime,
+    int limit = 30,
+    bool onlyVisible = false,
+  }) async {
+    final db = await _instance;
+    return db.query(
+      'messages',
+      where: onlyVisible
+          ? 'account_id = ? AND chat_id = ? AND deleted = 0 AND time < ?'
+          : 'account_id = ? AND chat_id = ? AND time < ?',
+      whereArgs: [accountId, chatId, beforeTime],
+      orderBy: 'time DESC',
+      limit: limit,
+    );
+  }
+
   static Future<void> markMessageDeleted(
     int accountId,
     int chatId,
diff --git a/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart b/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart
index 5bbf361..b05d34b 100644
--- a/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import '../../../core/protocol/packet.dart';
 import '../../../core/storage/app_database.dart';
 import '../../../core/storage/draft_store.dart';
 import '../../../core/cache/info_cache.dart';
+import '../../../core/cache/message_session_cache.dart';
 import '../../../core/utils/haptics.dart';
 import '../../../core/config/app_cache_extent.dart';
 import '../../../core/config/app_message_actions_style.dart';
@@ -181,6 +182,13 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
   List<CachedMessage> _messages = [];
   final ValueNotifier<int> _messagesRev = ValueNotifier(0);
   final Set<String> _deletingIds = {};
+
+  static const int _historyPageSize = 30;
+  static const int _historyInitialLimit = 50;
+  static const double _avgMessageHeight = 72.0;
+  static const double _historyPrefetchExtent = _avgMessageHeight * 8;
+  bool _isLoadingMore = false;
+  bool _hasMoreHistory = true;
   List<Object>? _combinedItemsCache;
   int? _combinedItemsKey;
   bool _floatingDateScheduled = false;
@@ -208,6 +216,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
     ChatsModule.chatsChanged.addListener(_onChatsBump);
     _messageController.addListener(_onTextChanged);
     _scrollController.addListener(_onScrollForDate);
+    _scrollController.addListener(_maybeLoadMoreHistory);
     AppVisualStyle.current.addListener(_onVisualStyleChanged);
     _shimmerController = AnimationController(
       vsync: this,
@@ -292,6 +301,19 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
         })
         .catchError((_) {});
 
+    final cached = MessageSessionCache.get(_myId, widget.chatId);
+    if (cached != null && cached.messages.isNotEmpty) {
+      setState(() {
+        _messages = List<CachedMessage>.of(cached.messages);
+        _hasMoreHistory = !cached.reachedStart;
+        _messagesRev.value++;
+        _isLoading = false;
+        _onLoadingFinished();
+      });
+      _syncReactionNotifiersFromMessages();
+      return;
+    }
+
     final firstRows = await AppDatabase.loadMessages(
       _myId,
       widget.chatId,
@@ -417,11 +439,11 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
     final fullRows = await AppDatabase.loadMessages(
       _myId,
       widget.chatId,
-      limit: 100,
+      limit: _historyInitialLimit,
       onlyVisible: onlyVisible,
     );
     final fullDecoded = await CachedMessage.fromDbRowsAsync(fullRows);
-    if (mounted && fullDecoded.length > _messages.length) {
+    if (mounted) {
       _applyMergedMessages(fullDecoded);
     }
 
@@ -459,7 +481,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
       final updatedRows = await AppDatabase.loadMessages(
         _myId,
         widget.chatId,
-        limit: 100,
+        limit: _historyInitialLimit,
         onlyVisible: onlyVisible,
       );
       final updatedDecoded = await CachedMessage.fromDbRowsAsync(updatedRows);
@@ -481,19 +503,123 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
     }
   }
 
+  void _maybeLoadMoreHistory() {
+    if (!_scrollController.hasClients) return;
+    if (_isLoading || _isLoadingMore || !_hasMoreHistory) return;
+    if (_messages.isEmpty) return;
+    final pos = _scrollController.position;
+    if (pos.maxScrollExtent <= 0) return;
+    if (pos.maxScrollExtent - pos.pixels <= _historyPrefetchExtent) {
+      unawaited(_loadMoreHistory());
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _loadMoreHistory() async {
+    if (_isLoadingMore || !_hasMoreHistory || _messages.isEmpty) return;
+    _isLoadingMore = true;
+    setState(() {});
+
+    final oldest = _messages.first;
+    final onlyVisible = !KometSettings.viewDeleted.value;
+
+    try {
+      var older = await _loadOlderFromDb(oldest.time, onlyVisible);
+
+      if (older.length < _historyPageSize) {
+        final fetched = await messagesModule.fetchHistory(
+          _myId,
+          widget.chatId,
+          fromTime: oldest.time,
+          count: _historyPageSize,
+        );
+        if (fetched.isNotEmpty) {
+          if (KometSettings.viewDeleted.value) {
+            await ChatsModule.reconcileDeletedFromFetch(
+              _myId,
+              widget.chatId,
+              fetched,
+            );
+          }
+          older = await _loadOlderFromDb(oldest.time, onlyVisible);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!mounted) return;
+      final added = _prependOlder(older);
+      setState(() {
+        _isLoadingMore = false;
+        if (added == 0) _hasMoreHistory = false;
+      });
+      _persistSessionCache();
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.e('Error loading more history: $e');
+      if (mounted) setState(() => _isLoadingMore = false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<List<CachedMessage>> _loadOlderFromDb(
+    int beforeTime,
+    bool onlyVisible,
+  ) async {
+    final rows = await AppDatabase.loadMessagesBefore(
+      _myId,
+      widget.chatId,
+      beforeTime: beforeTime,
+      limit: _historyPageSize,
+      onlyVisible: onlyVisible,
+    );
+    return CachedMessage.fromDbRowsAsync(rows);
+  }
+
+  int _prependOlder(List<CachedMessage> olderDesc) {
+    if (olderDesc.isEmpty) return 0;
+    final existing = _messages.map((m) => m.id).toSet();
+    final toAdd = <CachedMessage>[];
+    for (final m in olderDesc.reversed) {
+      if (existing.add(m.id)) toAdd.add(m);
+    }
+    if (toAdd.isEmpty) return 0;
+    _messages = [...toAdd, ..._messages];
+    _messagesRev.value++;
+    _syncReactionNotifiersFromMessages();
+    return toAdd.length;
+  }
+
+  void _persistSessionCache() {
+    if (_myId == 0 || _messages.isEmpty) return;
+    MessageSessionCache.save(
+      _myId,
+      widget.chatId,
+      _messages,
+      reachedStart: !_hasMoreHistory,
+    );
+  }
+
   void _applyMergedMessages(
     List<CachedMessage> decodedDesc, {
     bool markLoaded = false,
   }) {
     final byId = <String, CachedMessage>{for (final m in _messages) m.id: m};
-    final merged = <CachedMessage>[];
-    for (final fresh in decodedDesc.reversed) {
+    var changed = false;
+    for (final fresh in decodedDesc) {
       final old = byId[fresh.id];
-      merged.add(old != null && _sameMessage(old, fresh) ? old : fresh);
+      if (old == null) {
+        byId[fresh.id] = fresh;
+        changed = true;
+      } else if (!_sameMessage(old, fresh)) {
+        byId[fresh.id] = fresh;
+        changed = true;
+      }
     }
 
-    final changed = !_listsEquivalent(_messages, merged);
     if (!changed && !markLoaded) return;
+
+    final merged = byId.values.toList()
+      ..sort((a, b) {
+        final byTime = a.time.compareTo(b.time);
+        return byTime != 0 ? byTime : a.id.compareTo(b.id);
+      });
+
     setState(() {
       if (changed) {
         _messages = merged;
@@ -507,6 +633,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
     if (changed) {
       _syncReactionNotifiersFromMessages();
       _pruneReactionNotifiers();
+      _persistSessionCache();
     }
   }
 
@@ -542,14 +669,6 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
         a.deleted == b.deleted;
   }
 
-  bool _listsEquivalent(List<CachedMessage> a, List<CachedMessage> b) {
-    if (a.length != b.length) return false;
-    for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-      if (!identical(a[i], b[i])) return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-
   @override
   void deactivate() {
     _saveDraft();
@@ -567,6 +686,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    _persistSessionCache();
     if (_previewChat) {
       unawaited(ChatsModule.subscribeChat(api, widget.chatId, subscribe: false));
     }
@@ -576,6 +696,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
     _saveDraft();
     _messageController.removeListener(_onTextChanged);
     _scrollController.removeListener(_onScrollForDate);
+    _scrollController.removeListener(_maybeLoadMoreHistory);
     AppVisualStyle.current.removeListener(_onVisualStyleChanged);
     _floatingDateTimer?.cancel();
     _floatingDateCurved.dispose();
@@ -991,7 +1112,11 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
   }
 
   void _replySelected() {
-    showCustomNotification(context, 'Ответ — пока в разработке');
+    final msgs = _selectedMessages(_selectedIds.value);
+    if (msgs.isEmpty) return;
+    final message = msgs.first;
+    _clearSelection();
+    _startReply(message);
   }
 
   void _forwardSelected() {
@@ -2916,6 +3041,23 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
     );
   }
 
+  Widget _buildLoadMoreIndicator() {
+    final cs = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
+    return Padding(
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 12),
+      child: Center(
+        child: SizedBox(
+          width: 22,
+          height: 22,
+          child: CircularProgressIndicator(
+            strokeWidth: 2.2,
+            color: cs.onSurfaceVariant,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
   Widget _buildMessagesListContent() {
     if (_messages.isEmpty) {
       return Center(
@@ -2942,8 +3084,11 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen>
               reverse: true,
               padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8),
               cacheExtent: cacheExtent,
-              itemCount: items.length,
+              itemCount: items.length + (_isLoadingMore ? 1 : 0),
               itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+                if (index >= items.length) {
+                  return _buildLoadMoreIndicator();
+                }
                 final item = items[items.length - 1 - index];
 
                 if (item is _DateSeparatorItem) {
diff --git a/lib/frontend/widgets/message_bubble.dart b/lib/frontend/widgets/message_bubble.dart
index de4947b..64db1b1 100644
--- a/lib/frontend/widgets/message_bubble.dart
+++ b/lib/frontend/widgets/message_bubble.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:cached_network_image/cached_network_image.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:komet/main.dart';
 import 'package:material_symbols_icons/symbols.dart';
 import '../../backend/modules/messages.dart';
@@ -54,6 +55,22 @@ class _BubbleCtx {
 final Expando<MessageType> _contentTypeCache = Expando<MessageType>();
 final Expando<({bool full, String text})> _clockTextCache = Expando();
 
+class _ZeroIntrinsicWidth extends SingleChildRenderObjectWidget {
+  const _ZeroIntrinsicWidth({required Widget super.child});
+
+  @override
+  RenderObject createRenderObject(BuildContext context) =>
+      _RenderZeroIntrinsicWidth();
+}
+
+class _RenderZeroIntrinsicWidth extends RenderProxyBox {
+  @override
+  double computeMinIntrinsicWidth(double height) => 0;
+
+  @override
+  double computeMaxIntrinsicWidth(double height) => 0;
+}
+
 class MessageBubble extends StatelessWidget {
   static const double photoMaxSize = 280.0;
   static const double photoMinSize = 100.0;
@@ -375,14 +392,24 @@ class MessageBubble extends StatelessWidget {
     final reply = message.replyInfo;
     Widget withReply(Widget content) {
       if (reply == null) return content;
-      return Column(
-        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-        children: [
-          _buildReplyQuote(context, cs, textColor, reply),
-          const SizedBox(height: 4),
-          content,
-        ],
+      final quote = _buildReplyQuote(context, cs, textColor, reply);
+      if (contentType != MessageType.text) {
+        return Column(
+          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          children: [quote, const SizedBox(height: 4), content],
+        );
+      }
+      return IntrinsicWidth(
+        child: Column(
+          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+          children: [
+            _ZeroIntrinsicWidth(child: quote),
+            const SizedBox(height: 4),
+            content,
+          ],
+        ),
       );
     }