diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/BaseContactListAdapter.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/BaseContactListAdapter.java
index dc1628088dee0ae382ed089fa9b8c09b9671be11..1475608ec6d7de320a54b8345441294272ccdac2 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/BaseContactListAdapter.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/BaseContactListAdapter.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import org.briarproject.R;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.Author;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
 import org.briarproject.util.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public abstract class BaseContactListAdapter<VH extends BaseContactListAdapter.B
 		return contacts.get(position);
 	}
 
-	public void updateItem(int position, ContactListItem item) {
+	void updateItem(int position, ContactListItem item) {
 		contacts.updateItemAt(position, item);
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public abstract class BaseContactListAdapter<VH extends BaseContactListAdapter.B
 		return contacts.indexOf(c);
 	}
 
-	public int findItemPosition(ContactId c) {
+	int findItemPosition(ContactId c) {
 		int count = getItemCount();
 		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 			ContactListItem item = getItem(i);
@@ -84,6 +85,15 @@ public abstract class BaseContactListAdapter<VH extends BaseContactListAdapter.B
 		return INVALID_POSITION; // Not found
 	}
 
+	int findItemPosition(GroupId g) {
+		int count = getItemCount();
+		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			ContactListItem item = getItem(i);
+			if (item.getGroupId().equals(g)) return i;
+		}
+		return INVALID_POSITION; // Not found
+	}
+
 	public void addAll(List<ContactListItem> contacts) {
 		this.contacts.addAll(contacts);
 	}
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@ public abstract class BaseContactListAdapter<VH extends BaseContactListAdapter.B
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected int compareByTime(ContactListItem c1, ContactListItem c2) {
+	int compareByTime(ContactListItem c1, ContactListItem c2) {
 		long time1 = c1.getTimestamp();
 		long time2 = c2.getTimestamp();
 		if (time1 < time2) return 1;
@@ -138,7 +148,7 @@ public abstract class BaseContactListAdapter<VH extends BaseContactListAdapter.B
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	protected class SortedListCallBacks
+	private class SortedListCallBacks
 			extends SortedList.Callback<ContactListItem> {
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java
index 1c2951b4006a0b6647a3b638cd9d2a26b996cbb3..63d978ff934b1517124e965805550c04029c29a8 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ public class ContactListAdapter
 			extends BaseContactListAdapter.BaseContactHolder {
 
 		public final ImageView bulb;
-		public final TextView unread;
+		final TextView unread;
 		public final TextView date;
 		public final TextView identity;
 
-		public ContactHolder(View v) {
+		ContactHolder(View v) {
 			super(v);
 
 			bulb = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.bulbView);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListFragment.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListFragment.java
index 7b21f28ac2950306b06673f50b64f200bd766971..d0514a17229dc5458b675b6eeb5172a8b3387f32 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListFragment.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.briarproject.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.EventBus;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.EventListener;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.MessageStateChangedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.api.event.PrivateMessageReceivedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.api.forum.ForumInvitationMessage;
 import org.briarproject.api.forum.ForumSharingManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.IdentityManager;
@@ -231,12 +232,16 @@ public class ContactListFragment extends BaseFragment implements EventListener {
 		} else if (e instanceof ContactRemovedEvent) {
 			LOG.info("Contact removed");
 			removeItem(((ContactRemovedEvent) e).getContactId());
+		} else if (e instanceof PrivateMessageReceivedEvent) {
+			LOG.info("Message received, update contact");
+			PrivateMessageReceivedEvent p = (PrivateMessageReceivedEvent) e;
+			PrivateMessageHeader h = p.getMessageHeader();
+			updateItem(p.getGroupId(), ConversationItem.from(h));
 		} else if (e instanceof MessageStateChangedEvent) {
 			MessageStateChangedEvent m = (MessageStateChangedEvent) e;
 			ClientId c = m.getClientId();
 			if (m.getState() == DELIVERED &&
-					(c.equals(messagingManager.getClientId()) ||
-							c.equals(introductionManager.getClientId()) ||
+					(c.equals(introductionManager.getClientId()) ||
 							c.equals(forumSharingManager.getClientId()))) {
 				LOG.info("Message added, reloading");
 				reloadConversation(m.getMessage().getGroupId());
@@ -278,6 +283,20 @@ public class ContactListFragment extends BaseFragment implements EventListener {
 		});
 	}
 
+	private void updateItem(final GroupId g, final ConversationItem m) {
+		listener.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				int position = adapter.findItemPosition(g);
+				ContactListItem item = adapter.getItem(position);
+				if (item != null) {
+					item.addMessage(m);
+					adapter.updateItem(position, item);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	private void removeItem(final ContactId c) {
 		listener.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListItem.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListItem.java
index ab43b1ed5979d4cd1d9c4f050e969b2ab59e6165..e436d4a9b230067ff294cffa28c823855dc97bb1 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListItem.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListItem.java
@@ -35,13 +35,21 @@ public class ContactListItem {
 		unread = 0;
 		if (!empty) {
 			for (ConversationItem i : messages) {
-				if (i.getTime() > timestamp) timestamp = i.getTime();
-				if (i instanceof IncomingItem && !((IncomingItem) i).isRead())
-					unread++;
+				addMessage(i);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	void addMessage(ConversationItem message) {
+		empty = empty && message == null;
+		if (message != null) {
+			if (message.getTime() > timestamp) timestamp = message.getTime();
+			if (message instanceof IncomingItem &&
+					!((IncomingItem) message).isRead())
+				unread++;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public Contact getContact() {
 		return contact;
 	}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java
index f91d0644051705fffc3c8ce9e05f92de695e5d0a..d50adf35a5b08381363b645ebcfca8f93ac2f298 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.briarproject.api.event.IntroductionResponseReceivedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.MessageStateChangedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.MessagesAckedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.MessagesSentEvent;
+import org.briarproject.api.event.PrivateMessageReceivedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.api.forum.ForumInvitationMessage;
 import org.briarproject.api.forum.ForumSharingManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.introduction.IntroductionManager;
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 		});
 	}
 
-	private void addIntroduction(final ConversationItem item) {
+	private void addConversationItem(final ConversationItem item) {
 		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -469,14 +470,23 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 				LOG.info("Contact removed");
 				finishOnUiThread();
 			}
+		} else if (e instanceof PrivateMessageReceivedEvent) {
+			PrivateMessageReceivedEvent p = (PrivateMessageReceivedEvent) e;
+			if (p.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
+				LOG.info("Message received, adding");
+				PrivateMessageHeader h = p.getMessageHeader();
+				addConversationItem(ConversationItem.from(h));
+				loadMessageBody(h);
+				markMessageReadIfNew(h);
+			}
 		} else if (e instanceof MessageStateChangedEvent) {
 			MessageStateChangedEvent m = (MessageStateChangedEvent) e;
 			if (m.getState() == DELIVERED &&
 					m.getMessage().getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
-				LOG.info("Message added, reloading");
-				// Mark new incoming messages as read directly
-				if (m.isLocal()) loadMessages();
-				else markMessageReadIfNew(m.getMessage());
+				if (m.isLocal()) {
+					LOG.info("Message added, reloading");
+					loadMessages();
+				}
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof MessagesSentEvent) {
 			MessagesSentEvent m = (MessagesSentEvent) e;
@@ -510,7 +520,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 			if (event.getContactId().equals(contactId)) {
 				IntroductionRequest ir = event.getIntroductionRequest();
 				ConversationItem item = new ConversationIntroductionInItem(ir);
-				addIntroduction(item);
+				addConversationItem(item);
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof IntroductionResponseReceivedEvent) {
 			IntroductionResponseReceivedEvent event =
@@ -519,7 +529,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 				IntroductionResponse ir = event.getIntroductionResponse();
 				ConversationItem item =
 						ConversationItem.from(this, contactName, ir);
-				addIntroduction(item);
+				addConversationItem(item);
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof ForumInvitationReceivedEvent) {
 			ForumInvitationReceivedEvent event =
@@ -530,7 +540,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void markMessageReadIfNew(final Message m) {
+	private void markMessageReadIfNew(final PrivateMessageHeader h) {
 		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -538,23 +548,23 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 				if (item != null) {
 					// Mark the message read if it's the newest message
 					long lastMsgTime = item.getTime();
-					long newMsgTime = m.getTimestamp();
-					if (newMsgTime > lastMsgTime) markNewMessageRead(m);
+					long newMsgTime = h.getTimestamp();
+					if (newMsgTime > lastMsgTime) markNewMessageRead(h.getId());
 					else loadMessages();
 				} else {
 					// mark the message as read as well if it is the first one
-					markNewMessageRead(m);
+					markNewMessageRead(h.getId());
 				}
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
-	private void markNewMessageRead(final Message m) {
+	private void markNewMessageRead(final MessageId m) {
 		runOnDbThread(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
 				try {
-					messagingManager.setReadFlag(m.getId(), true);
+					messagingManager.setReadFlag(m, true);
 					loadMessages();
 				} catch (DbException e) {
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING))
diff --git a/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/event/PrivateMessageReceivedEvent.java b/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/event/PrivateMessageReceivedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..04f7f9164575eadc2021c2286676df01e32e87be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/event/PrivateMessageReceivedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package org.briarproject.api.event;
+
+import org.briarproject.api.messaging.PrivateMessageHeader;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
+
+/**
+ * An event that is broadcast when a new private message was received.
+ */
+public class PrivateMessageReceivedEvent extends Event {
+
+	private final PrivateMessageHeader messageHeader;
+	private final GroupId groupId;
+
+	public PrivateMessageReceivedEvent(PrivateMessageHeader messageHeader,
+			GroupId groupId) {
+		this.messageHeader = messageHeader;
+		this.groupId = groupId;
+	}
+
+	public PrivateMessageHeader getMessageHeader() {
+		return messageHeader;
+	}
+
+	public GroupId getGroupId() {
+		return groupId;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingManagerImpl.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingManagerImpl.java
index 93a0cc979cfbab9f5296d95158555132d28c650d..052df83c3b0c0dcbee6b744cf6cbb505f5cd5b4d 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingManagerImpl.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingManagerImpl.java
@@ -10,17 +10,21 @@ import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactManager.AddContactHook;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactManager.RemoveContactHook;
 import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfDictionary;
 import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfList;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.MetadataParser;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.Transaction;
+import org.briarproject.api.event.PrivateMessageReceivedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.api.messaging.MessagingManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.messaging.PrivateMessage;
 import org.briarproject.api.messaging.PrivateMessageHeader;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.ClientId;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.Group;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.Message;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.MessageId;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.MessageStatus;
+import org.briarproject.clients.BdfIncomingMessageHook;
 import org.briarproject.util.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -29,22 +33,23 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
-class MessagingManagerImpl implements MessagingManager, Client, AddContactHook,
-		RemoveContactHook {
+class MessagingManagerImpl extends BdfIncomingMessageHook
+		implements MessagingManager, Client, AddContactHook, RemoveContactHook {
 
 	static final ClientId CLIENT_ID = new ClientId(StringUtils.fromHexString(
 			"6bcdc006c0910b0f44e40644c3b31f1a"
 					+ "8bf9a6d6021d40d219c86b731b903070"));
 
 	private final DatabaseComponent db;
-	private final ClientHelper clientHelper;
 	private final PrivateGroupFactory privateGroupFactory;
 
 	@Inject
 	MessagingManagerImpl(DatabaseComponent db, ClientHelper clientHelper,
+			MetadataParser metadataParser,
 			PrivateGroupFactory privateGroupFactory) {
+		super(clientHelper, metadataParser);
+
 		this.db = db;
-		this.clientHelper = clientHelper;
 		this.privateGroupFactory = privateGroupFactory;
 	}
 
@@ -87,6 +92,22 @@ class MessagingManagerImpl implements MessagingManager, Client, AddContactHook,
 		return CLIENT_ID;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected void incomingMessage(Transaction txn, Message m, BdfList body,
+			BdfDictionary meta) throws DbException, FormatException {
+
+		GroupId groupId = m.getGroupId();
+		long timestamp = meta.getLong("timestamp");
+		String contentType = meta.getString("contentType");
+		boolean local = meta.getBoolean("local");
+		boolean read = meta.getBoolean("read");
+		PrivateMessageHeader header = new PrivateMessageHeader(
+				m.getId(), timestamp, contentType, local, read, false, false);
+		PrivateMessageReceivedEvent event = new PrivateMessageReceivedEvent(
+				header, groupId);
+		txn.attach(event);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void addLocalMessage(PrivateMessage m) throws DbException {
 		try {
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingModule.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingModule.java
index 8fec2d9b6c10b24a9adc0c6398d27555a3a59324..d22782cf42b7f19d87c954721a3c0524759e160b 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingModule.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/messaging/MessagingModule.java
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ public class MessagingModule {
 	@Provides
 	@Singleton
 	MessagingManager getMessagingManager(LifecycleManager lifecycleManager,
-			ContactManager contactManager,
+			ContactManager contactManager, ValidationManager validationManager,
 			MessagingManagerImpl messagingManager) {
 		lifecycleManager.registerClient(messagingManager);
 		contactManager.registerAddContactHook(messagingManager);
 		contactManager.registerRemoveContactHook(messagingManager);
+		validationManager
+				.registerIncomingMessageHook(CLIENT_ID, messagingManager);
 		return messagingManager;
 	}
 }