diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
index 3d795393e..5d3b6bba5 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ using namespace BlackCore::Context;
 using namespace BlackGui::Models;
 using namespace BlackGui::Views;
 using namespace BlackGui::Settings;
+using namespace BlackGui::Components;
 
 namespace BlackGui
 {
@@ -246,12 +247,20 @@ namespace BlackGui
         const bool activatedText = ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->isActivated();
         if (activatedText)
         {
-            this->setModeToOverlayTextMessage();
-            timeOutMs = -1; // cancel timeout
+            if (textMessage.isPrivateMessage())
+            {
+                this->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(textMessage.getSenderCallsign());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessagesAll);
+                ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showCorrespondingTabForFrequency(textMessage.getFrequency());
+            }
         }
         else
         {
             // message and display
+            //! @deprecated KB 2019-02 normally using overlay messages is used
             ui->le_TmFrom->setText(textMessage.getSenderCallsign().asString());
             ui->le_TmTo->setText(textMessage.getRecipientCallsign().asString());
             ui->le_TmReceived->setText(textMessage.getFormattedUtcTimestampHms());
@@ -260,11 +269,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->wi_TmSupervisor->setStyleSheet("background-color: red;");
 
             this->setModeToTextMessage();
+            this->display(timeOutMs);
         }
-        this->display(timeOutMs);
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessageTab tab)
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessageTab tab)
     {
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->setTab(tab);
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->updateAtcStationsButtons();
@@ -276,7 +285,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
     void COverlayMessages::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(const CCallsign &callsign)
     {
-        this->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessagesUnicom);
+        this->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessagesUnicom);
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showCorrespondingTab(callsign);
     }
 
@@ -322,7 +331,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         this->display(timeOutMs);
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayVariant(const BlackMisc::CVariant &variant, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayVariant(const CVariant &variant, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (variant.canConvert<CStatusMessageList>())
         {
@@ -475,6 +484,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->activate(activate, activate);
     }
 
+    bool COverlayMessages::isTextMessagesActivated() const
+    {
+        return ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->isActivated();
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::setModeToImage()
     {
         ui->sw_StatusMessagesComponent->setCurrentWidget(ui->pg_Image);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
index 6c89f829f..ce55c420c 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Active send/receive of text messages
         void activateTextMessages(bool activate);
 
+        //! Are text messages
+        bool isTextMessagesActivated() const;
+
         //! Display image
         void setModeToImage();
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp
index d627931bf..58e697027 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h"
 #include "blackgui/overlaymessages.h"
+#include "dockwidgetinfoarea.h"
 #include "blackgui/stylesheetutility.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiutility.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/textmessage.h"
@@ -29,6 +30,17 @@ namespace BlackGui
     COverlayMessagesFrame::COverlayMessagesFrame(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags f) : COverlayMessagesBase(parent, f)
     { }
 
+    COverlayMessagesFrameEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::COverlayMessagesFrameEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags f) :
+        COverlayMessagesFrame(parent, f)
+    { }
+
+    bool COverlayMessagesFrameEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::isForwardingOverlayMessages() const
+    {
+        if (!this->hasDockWidgetArea()) { return false; }
+        if (this->isParentDockWidgetFloating()) { return false; }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     COverlayMessagesTabWidget::COverlayMessagesTabWidget(QWidget *parent) : COverlayMessagesBase(parent)
     { }
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
index cc67cd2f7..1fb48c5fb 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define BLACKGUI_OVERLAYMESSAGES_FRAME_H
 
 #include "blackgui/components/textmessagecomponenttab.h"
+#include "blackgui/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
 #include "blackgui/overlaymessages.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiutility.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
@@ -189,7 +190,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showOverlayVariant
         void showOverlayVariant(const BlackMisc::CVariant &variant, int timeOutMs = -1)
         {
-            this->initInnerFrame();
+            if (m_overlayMessages->isTextMessagesActivated() && variant.canConvert<BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessage>())
+            {
+                this->initInnerFrame(0.75, 0.75);
+                if (!this->hasMinimumSize(150, 150)) { return; }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this->initInnerFrame();
+            }
+
             m_overlayMessages->showOverlayVariant(variant, timeOutMs);
             WIDGET::repaint();
         }
@@ -373,6 +383,34 @@ namespace BlackGui
     public:
         //! Constructor
         explicit COverlayMessagesFrame(QWidget *parent = nullptr, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
+
+    signals:
+        //! Request an text message entry
+        void requestTextMessageEntryTab(Components::TextMessageTab tab);
+
+        //! Request an text message entry
+        void requestTextMessageEntryCallsign(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign);
+
+        //! Request a text message widget
+        void requestTextMessageWidget(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign);
+    };
+
+    /*!
+     * Using this class provides a QFrame with the overlay and dock widget functionality already integrated.
+     */
+    class BLACKGUI_EXPORT COverlayMessagesFrameEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea :
+        public COverlayMessagesFrame,
+        public CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        //! Constructor
+        explicit COverlayMessagesFrameEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(QWidget *parent = nullptr, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
+
+    private:
+        //! Forward overlay messages
+        bool isForwardingOverlayMessages() const;
     };
 
     /*!