diff --git a/lib/i18n/app_en.arb b/lib/i18n/app_en.arb
index aa25cda..8b81cb7 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/app_en.arb
+++ b/lib/i18n/app_en.arb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "action": "Action",
   "cancel": "Cancel",
   "report": "Report",
+  "reply": "Reply",
   "reaction": "Reaction",
   "reactVerb": "React",
   "post": "Post",
@@ -35,5 +36,8 @@
   "postEditNotify": "You are about editing a post that already published.",
   "reactionAdded": "Your reaction has been added.",
   "reactionRemoved": "Your reaction has been removed.",
-  "chatMessagePlaceholder": "Write a message..."
+  "chatMessagePlaceholder": "Write a message...",
+  "chatMessageEditNotify": "You are about editing a message.",
+  "chatMessageReplyNotify": "You are about replying a message.",
+  "chatMessageDeleteConfirm": "Are you sure you want to delete this message? This operation cannot be revert and no local history is saved!"
 }
diff --git a/lib/i18n/app_zh.arb b/lib/i18n/app_zh.arb
index 3ad1ee8..3e453d6 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/app_zh.arb
+++ b/lib/i18n/app_zh.arb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "action": "操作",
   "cancel": "取消",
   "report": "举报",
+  "reply": "回复",
   "reaction": "反应",
   "reactVerb": "作出反应",
   "post": "帖子",
@@ -35,5 +36,8 @@
   "postEditNotify": "你正在修改一个已经发布了的帖子。",
   "reactionAdded": "你的反应已被添加。",
   "reactionRemoved": "你的反应已被移除。",
-  "chatMessagePlaceholder": "发条消息……"
+  "chatMessagePlaceholder": "发条消息……",
+  "chatMessageEditNotify": "你正在编辑信息中……",
+  "chatMessageReplyNotify": "你正在回复消息中……",
+  "chatMessageDeleteConfirm": "你确定要删除这条消息吗？这条消息将永远的从所有人的视图中消失，并且不会有本地消息记录保存！"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/screens/chat/chat.dart b/lib/screens/chat/chat.dart
index 318688f..2e3bb90 100644
--- a/lib/screens/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/chat/chat.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:solian/providers/auth.dart';
 import 'package:solian/utils/service_url.dart';
 import 'package:solian/widgets/chat/maintainer.dart';
 import 'package:solian/widgets/chat/message.dart';
+import 'package:solian/widgets/chat/message_action.dart';
 import 'package:solian/widgets/chat/message_editor.dart';
 import 'package:solian/widgets/indent_wrapper.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
     if (!await auth.isAuthorized()) return;
 
     final offset = pageKey;
-    const take = 5;
+    const take = 10;
 
     var uri = getRequestUri(
       'messaging',
@@ -96,6 +97,25 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
     });
   }
 
+  Message? _editingItem;
+  Message? _replyingItem;
+
+  void viewActions(Message item) {
+    showModalBottomSheet(
+      context: context,
+      builder: (context) => ChatMessageAction(
+        channel: widget.alias,
+        item: item,
+        onEdit: () => setState(() {
+          _editingItem = item;
+        }),
+        onReply: () => setState(() {
+          _replyingItem = item;
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     Future.delayed(Duration.zero, () {
@@ -128,24 +148,35 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
                     if (index + 1 < (_pagingController.itemList?.length ?? 0)) {
                       isMerged = getMessageMergeable(item, _pagingController.itemList?[index + 1]);
                     }
-                    return Container(
-                      padding: EdgeInsets.only(
-                        top: !isMerged ? 8 : 0,
-                        bottom: !hasMerged ? 8 : 0,
-                        left: 12,
-                        right: 12,
-                      ),
-                      child: ChatMessage(
-                        key: Key('m${item.id}'),
-                        item: item,
-                        underMerged: isMerged,
+                    return InkWell(
+                      child: Container(
+                        padding: EdgeInsets.only(
+                          top: !isMerged ? 8 : 0,
+                          bottom: !hasMerged ? 8 : 0,
+                          left: 12,
+                          right: 12,
+                        ),
+                        child: ChatMessage(
+                          key: Key('m${item.id}'),
+                          item: item,
+                          underMerged: isMerged,
+                        ),
                       ),
+                      onLongPress: () => viewActions(item),
                     );
                   },
                 ),
               ),
             ),
-            ChatMessageEditor(channel: widget.alias),
+            ChatMessageEditor(
+              channel: widget.alias,
+              editing: _editingItem,
+              replying: _replyingItem,
+              onReset: () => setState(() {
+                _editingItem = null;
+                _replyingItem = null;
+              }),
+            ),
           ],
         ),
         onInsertMessage: (message) => addMessage(message),
diff --git a/lib/screens/explore.dart b/lib/screens/explore.dart
index 5f2bd88..f7a53a7 100644
--- a/lib/screens/explore.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/explore.dart
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ class _ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen> {
               pagingController: _pagingController,
               separatorBuilder: (context, index) => const Divider(thickness: 0.3),
               builderDelegate: PagedChildBuilderDelegate<Post>(
-                itemBuilder: (context, item, index) => GestureDetector(
-                  child: PostItem(
-                    item: item,
-                    onUpdate: () => _pagingController.refresh(),
-                  ),
+                itemBuilder: (context, item, index) => PostItem(
+                  item: item,
+                  onUpdate: () => _pagingController.refresh(),
                   onTap: () {
                     router.pushNamed(
                       'posts.screen',
diff --git a/lib/screens/posts/screen.dart b/lib/screens/posts/screen.dart
index 2eb645a..d041e31 100644
--- a/lib/screens/posts/screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/posts/screen.dart
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class _PostScreenState extends State<PostScreen> {
                       child: PostItem(
                         item: snapshot.data!,
                         brief: false,
+                        ripple: false,
                       ),
                     ),
                     SliverToBoxAdapter(
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat/message_action.dart b/lib/widgets/chat/message_action.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bf8c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat/message_action.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+import 'package:solian/models/message.dart';
+import 'package:solian/models/post.dart';
+import 'package:solian/providers/auth.dart';
+import 'package:solian/router.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:solian/screens/posts/comment_editor.dart';
+import 'package:solian/widgets/chat/message_deletion.dart';
+import 'package:solian/widgets/posts/item_deletion.dart';
+
+class ChatMessageAction extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String channel;
+  final Message item;
+  final Function? onEdit;
+  final Function? onReply;
+
+  const ChatMessageAction({
+    super.key,
+    required this.channel,
+    required this.item,
+    this.onEdit,
+    this.onReply,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final auth = context.read<AuthProvider>();
+
+    return SizedBox(
+      height: 320,
+      child: Column(
+        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+        children: [
+          Container(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 20, top: 20, bottom: 8),
+            child: Column(
+              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+              children: [
+                Text(
+                  AppLocalizations.of(context)!.action,
+                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headlineSmall,
+                ),
+                Text(
+                  'Message ID #${item.id.toString().padLeft(8, '0')}',
+                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodySmall,
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ),
+          Expanded(
+            child: FutureBuilder(
+              future: auth.getProfiles(),
+              builder: (context, snapshot) {
+                if (snapshot.hasData) {
+                  final authorizedItems = [
+                    ListTile(
+                      leading: const Icon(Icons.edit),
+                      title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.edit),
+                      onTap: () {
+                        if (onEdit != null) onEdit!();
+                        if (Navigator.canPop(context)) Navigator.pop(context);
+                      },
+                    ),
+                    ListTile(
+                      leading: const Icon(Icons.delete),
+                      title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.delete),
+                      onTap: () {
+                        showDialog(
+                          context: context,
+                          builder: (context) => ChatMessageDeletionDialog(
+                            item: item,
+                            channel: channel,
+                          ),
+                        ).then((did) {
+                          if (did == true && Navigator.canPop(context)) {
+                            Navigator.pop(context);
+                          }
+                        });
+                      },
+                    )
+                  ];
+
+                  return ListView(
+                    children: [
+                      ...(snapshot.data['id'] == item.sender.accountId ? authorizedItems : List.empty()),
+                      ListTile(
+                        leading: const Icon(Icons.reply),
+                        title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.reply),
+                        onTap: () {
+                          if (onReply != null) onReply!();
+                          if (Navigator.canPop(context)) Navigator.pop(context);
+                        },
+                      )
+                    ],
+                  );
+                } else {
+                  return const Center(
+                    child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
+                  );
+                }
+              },
+            ),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat/message_deletion.dart b/lib/widgets/chat/message_deletion.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ab5811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat/message_deletion.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+import 'package:solian/models/message.dart';
+import 'package:solian/models/post.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:solian/providers/auth.dart';
+import 'package:solian/utils/service_url.dart';
+
+class ChatMessageDeletionDialog extends StatefulWidget {
+  final String channel;
+  final Message item;
+
+  const ChatMessageDeletionDialog({
+    super.key,
+    required this.item,
+    required this.channel,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  State<ChatMessageDeletionDialog> createState() => _ChatMessageDeletionDialogState();
+}
+
+class _ChatMessageDeletionDialogState extends State<ChatMessageDeletionDialog> {
+  bool _isSubmitting = false;
+
+  void doDeletion(BuildContext context) async {
+    final auth = context.read<AuthProvider>();
+    if (!await auth.isAuthorized()) return;
+
+    final uri = getRequestUri('messaging', '/api/channels/${widget.channel}/messages/${widget.item.id}');
+
+    setState(() => _isSubmitting = true);
+    final res = await auth.client!.delete(uri);
+    if (res.statusCode != 200) {
+      var message = utf8.decode(res.bodyBytes);
+      ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+        SnackBar(content: Text("Something went wrong... $message")),
+      );
+      setState(() => _isSubmitting = false);
+    } else {
+      Navigator.pop(context, true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return AlertDialog(
+      title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.confirmation),
+      content: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.chatMessageDeleteConfirm),
+      actions: <Widget>[
+        TextButton(
+          onPressed: _isSubmitting ? null : () => Navigator.pop(context, false),
+          child: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.confirmCancel),
+        ),
+        TextButton(
+          onPressed: _isSubmitting ? null : () => doDeletion(context),
+          child: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.confirmOkay),
+        ),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat/message_editor.dart b/lib/widgets/chat/message_editor.dart
index 7b2f5af..3b7d10d 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat/message_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat/message_editor.dart
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import 'package:solian/utils/service_url.dart';
 class ChatMessageEditor extends StatefulWidget {
   final String channel;
   final Message? editing;
+  final Message? replying;
+  final Function? onReset;
 
-  const ChatMessageEditor({super.key, required this.channel, this.editing});
+  const ChatMessageEditor({super.key, required this.channel, this.editing, this.replying, this.onReset});
 
   @override
   State<ChatMessageEditor> createState() => _ChatMessageEditorState();
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ class _ChatMessageEditorState extends State<ChatMessageEditor> {
     req.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
     req.body = jsonEncode(<String, dynamic>{
       'content': _textController.value.text,
+      'reply_to': widget.replying?.id,
     });
 
     setState(() => _isSubmitting = true);
@@ -54,41 +57,96 @@ class _ChatMessageEditorState extends State<ChatMessageEditor> {
 
   void reset() {
     _textController.clear();
+
+    if (widget.onReset != null) widget.onReset!();
+  }
+
+  void syncWidget() {
+    if (widget.editing != null) {
+      setState(() {
+        _textController.text = widget.editing!.content;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(oldWidget) {
+    syncWidget();
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
   }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Container(
-      height: 56,
-      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12),
-      decoration: const BoxDecoration(
-        border: Border(
-          top: BorderSide(width: 0.3, color: Color(0xffdedede)),
+    final editingBanner = MaterialBanner(
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4, horizontal: 20),
+      leading: const Icon(Icons.edit_note),
+      backgroundColor: const Color(0xFFE0E0E0),
+      dividerColor: const Color.fromARGB(1, 0, 0, 0),
+      content: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.chatMessageEditNotify),
+      actions: [
+        TextButton(
+          child: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.cancel),
+          onPressed: () => reset(),
         ),
-      ),
-      child: Row(
-        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
-        children: [
-          Expanded(
-            child: TextField(
-              controller: _textController,
-              maxLines: null,
-              autofocus: true,
-              autocorrect: true,
-              keyboardType: TextInputType.text,
-              decoration: InputDecoration.collapsed(
-                hintText: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.chatMessagePlaceholder,
-              ),
-              onSubmitted: (_) => sendMessage(context),
+      ],
+    );
+
+    final replyingBanner = MaterialBanner(
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4, horizontal: 20),
+      leading: const Icon(Icons.reply),
+      backgroundColor: const Color(0xFFE0E0E0),
+      dividerColor: const Color.fromARGB(1, 0, 0, 0),
+      content: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.chatMessageReplyNotify),
+      actions: [
+        TextButton(
+          child: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.cancel),
+          onPressed: () => reset(),
+        ),
+      ],
+    );
+
+    return Column(
+      children: [
+        widget.editing != null ? editingBanner : Container(),
+        widget.replying != null ? replyingBanner : Container(),
+        Container(
+          height: 56,
+          padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 4, left: 16, right: 8),
+          decoration: const BoxDecoration(
+            border: Border(
+              top: BorderSide(width: 0.3, color: Color(0xffdedede)),
             ),
           ),
-          TextButton(
-            style: TextButton.styleFrom(shape: const CircleBorder(), padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4)),
-            onPressed: !_isSubmitting ? () => sendMessage(context) : null,
-            child: const Icon(Icons.send),
-          )
-        ],
-      ),
+          child: Row(
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
+            children: [
+              Expanded(
+                child: TextField(
+                  controller: _textController,
+                  maxLines: null,
+                  autofocus: true,
+                  autocorrect: true,
+                  keyboardType: TextInputType.text,
+                  decoration: InputDecoration.collapsed(
+                    hintText: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.chatMessagePlaceholder,
+                  ),
+                  onSubmitted: (_) => sendMessage(context),
+                ),
+              ),
+              TextButton(
+                style: TextButton.styleFrom(shape: const CircleBorder(), padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4)),
+                onPressed: !_isSubmitting ? () => sendMessage(context) : null,
+                child: const Icon(Icons.send),
+              )
+            ],
+          ),
+        ),
+      ],
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/posts/item.dart b/lib/widgets/posts/item.dart
index d2d18db..e9c43d0 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/posts/item.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/posts/item.dart
@@ -13,15 +13,19 @@ import 'package:timeago/timeago.dart' as timeago;
 class PostItem extends StatefulWidget {
   final Post item;
   final bool? brief;
+  final bool? ripple;
   final Function? onUpdate;
   final Function? onDelete;
+  final Function? onTap;
 
   const PostItem({
     super.key,
     required this.item,
     this.brief,
+    this.ripple,
     this.onUpdate,
     this.onDelete,
+    this.onTap,
   });
 
   @override
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ class PostItem extends StatefulWidget {
 class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
   Map<String, dynamic>? reactionList;
 
-  void viewActions(BuildContext context) {
+  void viewActions() {
     showModalBottomSheet(
       context: context,
       builder: (context) => PostItemAction(
@@ -41,9 +45,8 @@ class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
     );
   }
 
-  void viewComments(BuildContext context) {
-    final PagingController<int, Post> commentPaging =
-        PagingController(firstPageKey: 0);
+  void viewComments() {
+    final PagingController<int, Post> commentPaging = PagingController(firstPageKey: 0);
 
     showModalBottomSheet(
       context: context,
@@ -83,8 +86,7 @@ class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
   Widget renderAttachments() {
     if (widget.item.modelType == 'article') return Container();
 
-    if (widget.item.attachments != null &&
-        widget.item.attachments!.isNotEmpty) {
+    if (widget.item.attachments != null && widget.item.attachments!.isNotEmpty) {
       return Padding(
         padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 8),
         child: AttachmentList(items: widget.item.attachments!, provider: 'interactive'),
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
             avatar: const Icon(Icons.comment),
             label: Text(widget.item.commentCount.toString()),
             tooltip: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.comment,
-            onPressed: () => viewComments(context),
+            onPressed: () => viewComments(),
           ),
           const VerticalDivider(thickness: 0.3, indent: 8, endIndent: 8),
           Expanded(
@@ -127,9 +129,8 @@ class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
     );
   }
 
-  String getAuthorDescribe() => widget.item.author.description.isNotEmpty
-      ? widget.item.author.description
-      : 'No description yet.';
+  String getAuthorDescribe() =>
+      widget.item.author.description.isNotEmpty ? widget.item.author.description : 'No description yet.';
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -174,8 +175,7 @@ class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
                     children: [
                       ...headingParts,
                       Padding(
-                        padding:
-                            const EdgeInsets.only(left: 12, right: 12, top: 4),
+                        padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 12, right: 12, top: 4),
                         child: renderContent(),
                       ),
                       renderAttachments(),
@@ -240,11 +240,24 @@ class _PostItemState extends State<PostItem> {
       );
     }
 
-    return GestureDetector(
-      child: content,
-      onLongPress: () {
-        viewActions(context);
-      },
-    );
+    final ripple = widget.ripple ?? true;
+
+    if (ripple) {
+      return InkWell(
+        child: content,
+        onTap: () {
+          if (widget.onTap != null) widget.onTap!();
+        },
+        onLongPress: () => viewActions(),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return GestureDetector(
+        child: content,
+        onTap: () {
+          if (widget.onTap != null) widget.onTap!();
+        },
+        onLongPress: () => viewActions(),
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/posts/item_action.dart b/lib/widgets/posts/item_action.dart
index 31e2e74..0c84c10 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/posts/item_action.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/posts/item_action.dart
@@ -81,11 +81,10 @@ class PostItemAction extends StatelessWidget {
                           builder: (context) => ItemDeletionDialog(
                             item: item,
                             dataset: dataset,
-                            onDelete: (did) {
-                              if (did == true && onDelete != null) onDelete!();
-                            },
                           ),
-                        );
+                        ).then((did) {
+                          if (did == true && onDelete != null) onDelete!();
+                        });
                       },
                     )
                   ];
diff --git a/lib/widgets/posts/item_deletion.dart b/lib/widgets/posts/item_deletion.dart
index 8bcce57..085fc76 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/posts/item_deletion.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/posts/item_deletion.dart
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ import 'package:solian/utils/service_url.dart';
 class ItemDeletionDialog extends StatefulWidget {
   final Post item;
   final String dataset;
-  final Function? onDelete;
 
   const ItemDeletionDialog({
     super.key,
     required this.item,
     required this.dataset,
-    this.onDelete,
   });
 
   @override