diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts
index 36a527ed5..da78484af 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { verifyCredentials } from './auth';
+import { importEntities } from './importer';
 import { getMeToken, getMeUrl } from './me';
 
 import type { PlApiClient, ShoutMessage } from 'pl-api';
@@ -8,17 +9,25 @@ const SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT = 'SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT' as const;
 const SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT = 'SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT' as const;
 const SHOUTBOX_CONNECT = 'SHOUTBOX_CONNECT' as const;
 
-const importShoutboxMessages = (messages: ShoutMessage[]) => ({
-  type: SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT,
-  messages,
-});
+const importShoutboxMessages = (messages: ShoutMessage[]) => (dispatch: AppDispatch): ShoutboxAction => {
+  dispatch(importEntities({ accounts: messages.map((message) => message.author) }));
 
-const importShoutboxMessage = (message: ShoutMessage) => ({
-  type: SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT,
-  message,
-});
+  return dispatch({
+    type: SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT,
+    messages,
+  });
+};
 
-const connectShoutbox = (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
+const importShoutboxMessage = (message: ShoutMessage) => (dispatch: AppDispatch): ShoutboxAction => {
+  dispatch(importEntities({ accounts: [message.author] }));
+
+  return dispatch({
+    type: SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT,
+    message,
+  });
+};
+
+const connectShoutbox = () => (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
   const state = getState();
   const token = getMeToken(state);
   const accountUrl = getMeUrl(state);
@@ -45,8 +54,14 @@ type ShoutboxAction =
     type: typeof SHOUTBOX_CONNECT;
     socket: ReturnType<(InstanceType<typeof PlApiClient>)['shoutbox']['connect']>;
   }
-  | ReturnType<typeof importShoutboxMessages>
-  | ReturnType<typeof importShoutboxMessage>;
+  | {
+    type: typeof SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT;
+    message: ShoutMessage;
+  }
+  | {
+    type: typeof SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT;
+    messages: ShoutMessage[];
+  }
 
 export {
   SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT,
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list-shoutbox.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list-shoutbox.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0359a889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list-shoutbox.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { ParsedContent } from 'pl-fe/components/parsed-content';
+import Avatar from 'pl-fe/components/ui/avatar';
+import HStack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/hstack';
+import Stack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/stack';
+import Text from 'pl-fe/components/ui/text';
+import { useAppSelector } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-app-selector';
+import { usePlFeConfig } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-pl-fe-config';
+
+import type { Chat } from 'pl-api';
+
+interface IChatListShoutboxInterface {
+  onClick: (chat: Chat | 'shoutbox') => void;
+}
+
+const ChatListShoutbox: React.FC<IChatListShoutboxInterface> = ({ onClick }) => {
+  const { logo } = usePlFeConfig();
+  const messages = useAppSelector((state) => state.shoutbox.messages);
+
+  const handleKeyDown: React.KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLDivElement> = (event) => {
+    if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') {
+      onClick('shoutbox');
+    }
+  };
+
+  const lastMessage = messages.at(-1);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role='button'
+      key='shoutbox'
+      onClick={() => onClick('shoutbox')}
+      onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+      className='group flex w-full flex-col rounded-lg px-2 py-3 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:shadow-inset-ring dark:hover:bg-gray-800'
+      data-testid='chat-list-item'
+      tabIndex={0}
+    >
+      <HStack alignItems='center' justifyContent='between' space={2} className='w-full'>
+        <HStack alignItems='center' space={2} className='overflow-hidden'>
+          <Avatar src={logo} alt='' size={40} className='flex-none' />
+          <Stack alignItems='start' className='overflow-hidden'>
+            <div className='flex w-full grow items-center space-x-1'>
+              <Text weight='bold' size='sm' align='left' truncate>
+                <FormattedMessage id='chat_list_item_shoutbox' defaultMessage='Instance shoutbox' />
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+
+            {lastMessage && (
+              <>
+                <Text
+                  align='left'
+                  size='sm'
+                  weight='medium'
+                  theme='default'
+                  truncate
+                  className='truncate-child pointer-events-none h-5 w-full'
+                >
+                  <Text weight='bold' size='sm' align='left' truncate tag='span'>{lastMessage.author.display_name || `@${lastMessage.author.username}`}: </Text>
+                  <ParsedContent html={lastMessage.text} />
+                </Text>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </Stack>
+        </HStack>
+      </HStack>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export { ChatListShoutbox as default };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list.tsx
index 0bef1d925..a46256e68 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-list.tsx
@@ -6,18 +6,25 @@ import PullToRefresh from 'pl-fe/components/pull-to-refresh';
 import Spinner from 'pl-fe/components/ui/spinner';
 import Stack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/stack';
 import PlaceholderChat from 'pl-fe/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-chat';
+import { useFeatures } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-features';
 import { useChats } from 'pl-fe/queries/chats';
 
 import ChatListItem from './chat-list-item';
+import ChatListShoutbox from './chat-list-shoutbox';
+
+import type { Chat } from 'pl-api';
 
 interface IChatList {
-  onClickChat: (chat: any) => void;
+  onClickChat: (chat: Chat | 'shoutbox') => void;
   useWindowScroll?: boolean;
 }
 
 const ChatList: React.FC<IChatList> = ({ onClickChat, useWindowScroll = false }) => {
+  const { shoutbox } = useFeatures();
   const { chatsQuery: { data: chats, isFetching, hasNextPage, fetchNextPage, refetch } } = useChats();
 
+  const allChats: Array<Chat | 'shoutbox'> | undefined = shoutbox ? ['shoutbox', ...(chats || [])] : chats;
+
   const [isNearBottom, setNearBottom] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [isNearTop, setNearTop] = useState<boolean>(true);
 
@@ -50,11 +57,11 @@ const ChatList: React.FC<IChatList> = ({ onClickChat, useWindowScroll = false })
           atTopStateChange={(atTop) => setNearTop(atTop)}
           atBottomStateChange={(atBottom) => setNearBottom(atBottom)}
           useWindowScroll={useWindowScroll}
-          data={chats}
+          data={allChats}
           endReached={handleLoadMore}
           itemContent={(_index, chat) => (
             <div className='px-2'>
-              <ChatListItem chat={chat} onClick={onClickChat} />
+              {chat === 'shoutbox' ? <ChatListShoutbox onClick={onClickChat} /> : <ChatListItem chat={chat} onClick={onClickChat} />}
             </div>
           )}
           components={{
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx
index 11770b503..3d05ebb32 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const ChatPageSidebar = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const history = useHistory();
 
-  const handleClickChat = (chat: Chat) => {
-    history.push(`/chats/${chat.id}`);
+  const handleClickChat = (chat: Chat | 'shoutbox') => {
+    history.push(`/chats/${chat === 'shoutbox' ? 'shoutbox' : chat.id}`);
   };
 
   const handleChatCreate = () => {
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-pane/chat-pane.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-pane/chat-pane.tsx
index e3d2ee62f..fedb29743 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-pane/chat-pane.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-pane/chat-pane.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import Stack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/stack';
 import { ChatWidgetScreens, useChatContext } from 'pl-fe/contexts/chat-context';
 import { useStatContext } from 'pl-fe/contexts/stat-context';
+import { useFeatures } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-features';
 import { useChats } from 'pl-fe/queries/chats';
 
 import ChatList from '../chat-list';
@@ -19,16 +20,21 @@ import type { Chat } from 'pl-api';
 
 const ChatPane = () => {
   const { unreadChatsCount } = useStatContext();
+  const { shoutbox } = useFeatures();
 
   const { screen, changeScreen, isOpen, toggleChatPane } = useChatContext();
   const { chatsQuery: { data: chats, isLoading } } = useChats();
 
-  const handleClickChat = (nextChat: Chat) => {
-    changeScreen(ChatWidgetScreens.CHAT, nextChat.id);
+  const handleClickChat = (nextChat: Chat | 'shoutbox') => {
+    if (nextChat === 'shoutbox') {
+      // changeScreen(ChatWidgetScreens.SHOUTBOX);
+    } else {
+      changeScreen(ChatWidgetScreens.CHAT, nextChat.id);
+    }
   };
 
   const renderBody = () => {
-    if (Number(chats?.length) > 0 || isLoading) {
+    if (Number(chats?.length) > 0 || shoutbox || isLoading) {
       return (
         <Stack space={4} className='h-full grow'>
           <ChatList onClickChat={handleClickChat} />
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx
index 6774c19cc..aed4d58e9 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { fetchFilters } from 'pl-fe/actions/filters';
 import { fetchMarker } from 'pl-fe/actions/markers';
 import { expandNotifications } from 'pl-fe/actions/notifications';
 import { register as registerPushNotifications } from 'pl-fe/actions/push-notifications/registerer';
+import { connectShoutbox } from 'pl-fe/actions/shoutbox';
 import { fetchHomeTimeline } from 'pl-fe/actions/timelines';
 import { useUserStream } from 'pl-fe/api/hooks/streaming/use-user-stream';
 import SidebarNavigation from 'pl-fe/components/sidebar-navigation';
@@ -421,6 +422,10 @@ const UI: React.FC<IUI> = React.memo(({ children }) => {
       setTimeout(() => prefetchFollowRequests(client), 700);
     }
 
+    if (features.shoutbox) {
+      dispatch(connectShoutbox());
+    }
+
     setTimeout(() => {
       queryClient.prefetchInfiniteQuery(scheduledStatusesQueryOptions);
     }, 900);