diff --git a/packages/pl-api/lib/client.ts b/packages/pl-api/lib/client.ts
index 5ec98e0e0..344b72a07 100644
--- a/packages/pl-api/lib/client.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-api/lib/client.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ import type {
   GetTrendingTags,
 } from './params/trends';
 import type { PaginatedResponse } from './responses';
+import { ShoutMessage, shoutMessageSchema } from './entities/shout-message';
 
 const GROUPED_TYPES = ['favourite', 'reblog', 'emoji_reaction', 'event_reminder', 'participation_accepted', 'participation_request'];
 
@@ -285,6 +286,10 @@ class PlApiClient {
     unsubscribe: (stream: string, params?: { list?: string; tag?: string }) => void;
     close: () => void;
   };
+  #shoutSocket?: {
+    message: (text: string) => void;
+    close: () => void;
+  }
 
   /**
    *
@@ -2765,6 +2770,45 @@ class PlApiClient {
     },
   };
 
+  public readonly shoutbox = {
+    connect: (token: string, { onMessage, onMessages }: {
+      onMessages: (messages: Array<ShoutMessage>) => void;
+      onMessage: (message: ShoutMessage) => void;
+    }) => {
+      if (this.#shoutSocket) return this.#shoutSocket;
+
+      const path = buildFullPath('/socket/websocket', this.baseURL, { token, vsn: '2.0.0' });
+
+      const ws = new WebSocket(path);
+
+      ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        // @eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+        const [_, __, ___, type, payload] = JSON.parse(event.data as string);
+        if (type === 'new_msg') {
+          const message = v.parse(payload, shoutMessageSchema);
+          onMessage(message);
+        } else if (type === 'messages') {
+          const messages = v.parse(filteredArray(shoutMessageSchema), payload.messages);
+          onMessages(messages);
+        }
+      };
+
+      ws.onopen = () => {
+        ws.send(JSON.stringify(['3', '3', 'chat:public', 'phx_join', {}]));
+      };
+
+      this.#shoutSocket = {
+        message: (text: string) => {
+          ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'message', text }));
+        },
+        close: () => {
+          ws.close();
+          this.#shoutSocket = undefined;
+        },
+      };
+    },
+  }
+
   public readonly notifications = {
     /**
      * Get all notifications
diff --git a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/index.ts b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/index.ts
index 22d27c550..b4a897135 100644
--- a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/index.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export * from './rule';
 export * from './scheduled-status';
 export * from './scrobble';
 export * from './search';
+export * from './shout-message';
 export * from './status';
 export * from './status-edit';
 export * from './status-source';
diff --git a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/shout-message.ts b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/shout-message.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5de2c5a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/shout-message.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as v from 'valibot';
+
+import { accountSchema } from './account';
+
+/**
+ * @category Schemas
+ */
+const shoutMessageSchema = v.object({
+  id: v.number(),
+  text: v.string(),
+  author: accountSchema,
+});
+
+/**
+ * @category Entity types
+ */
+type ShoutMessage = v.InferOutput<typeof shoutMessageSchema>;
+
+export { shoutMessageSchema, type ShoutMessage };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/me.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/me.ts
index a90874cfc..c7fbc84e8 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/me.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/me.ts
@@ -131,5 +131,7 @@ export {
   fetchMeSuccess,
   fetchMeFail,
   patchMeSuccess,
+  getMeToken,
+  getMeUrl,
   type MeAction,
 };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36a527ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/shoutbox.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { verifyCredentials } from './auth';
+import { getMeToken, getMeUrl } from './me';
+
+import type { PlApiClient, ShoutMessage } from 'pl-api';
+import type { AppDispatch, RootState } from 'pl-fe/store';
+
+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 importShoutboxMessage = (message: ShoutMessage) => ({
+  type: SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT,
+  message,
+});
+
+const connectShoutbox = (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
+  const state = getState();
+  const token = getMeToken(state);
+  const accountUrl = getMeUrl(state);
+
+  if (!accountUrl) return;
+
+  return dispatch(verifyCredentials(token, accountUrl)).then((account) => {
+    if (account.__meta.pleroma?.chat_token) {
+      const socket = state.auth.client.shoutbox.connect(account.__meta.pleroma?.chat_token, {
+        onMessage: (message) => dispatch(importShoutboxMessage(message)),
+        onMessages: (messages) => dispatch(importShoutboxMessages(messages)),
+      });
+
+      return dispatch({
+        type: SHOUTBOX_CONNECT,
+        socket,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+type ShoutboxAction =
+  | {
+    type: typeof SHOUTBOX_CONNECT;
+    socket: ReturnType<(InstanceType<typeof PlApiClient>)['shoutbox']['connect']>;
+  }
+  | ReturnType<typeof importShoutboxMessages>
+  | ReturnType<typeof importShoutboxMessage>;
+
+export {
+  SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT,
+  SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT,
+  SHOUTBOX_CONNECT,
+  importShoutboxMessages,
+  importShoutboxMessage,
+  connectShoutbox,
+  type ShoutboxAction,
+};
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/alt-text-modal.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/alt-text-modal.tsx
index d675bbe5a..c20ec07f3 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/alt-text-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/alt-text-modal.tsx
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const Preview: React.FC<PreviewProps> = ({ media, position: [x, y], onPositionCh
       </div>
       {withFocalPoint && (
         <div
-          className='pointer-events-none absolute h-24 w-24 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border-2 border-white'
+          className='pointer-events-none absolute size-24 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border-2 border-white'
           style={{
             top: `${y * 100}%`,
             left: `${x * 100}%`,
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts
index fbe3e846d..12fa6d515 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import plfe from './pl-fe';
 import polls from './polls';
 import push_notifications from './push-notifications';
 import security from './security';
+import shoutbox from './shoutbox';
 import status_lists from './status-lists';
 import statuses from './statuses';
 import timelines from './timelines';
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const reducers = {
   polls,
   push_notifications,
   security,
+  shoutbox,
   status_lists,
   statuses,
   timelines,
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/shoutbox.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/shoutbox.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16f1d1983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/shoutbox.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { SHOUTBOX_CONNECT, SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT, SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT, type ShoutboxAction } from 'pl-fe/actions/shoutbox';
+
+import type { PlApiClient, ShoutMessage } from 'pl-api';
+
+interface State {
+  socket: ReturnType<(InstanceType<typeof PlApiClient>)['shoutbox']['connect']> | null;
+  messages: Array<ShoutMessage>;
+}
+
+const initialState: State = {
+  socket: null,
+  messages: [],
+};
+
+const shoutboxReducer = (state = initialState, action: ShoutboxAction) => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case SHOUTBOX_CONNECT:
+      return { ...state, socket: action.socket };
+    case SHOUTBOX_MESSAGES_IMPORT:
+      return { ...state, messages: action.messages };
+    case SHOUTBOX_MESSAGE_IMPORT:
+      return { ...state, messages: [...state.messages, action.message] };
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+};
+
+export { shoutboxReducer as default };