diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_runtime.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_runtime.cpp
index 12ad715d3..df6b8e800 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_runtime.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_runtime.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ namespace BlackCore
                 c = connect(this->m_contextNetwork, &IContextNetwork::changedAircraftSituation,
                             this->getCContextSimulator(), &CContextSimulator::addAircraftSituation);
                 Q_ASSERT(c);
+
+                c = connect(this->m_contextNetwork, &IContextNetwork::textMessagesReceived,
+                            this->getCContextSimulator(), &CContextSimulator::textMessagesReceived);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
             }
 
             // only if own aircraft running locally
@@ -448,6 +452,18 @@ namespace BlackCore
                             this->getCContextSimulator(), &CContextSimulator::updateCockpitFromContext);
                 Q_ASSERT(c);
             }
+
+            // only if own aircraft running locally
+            if (this->m_contextApplication && this->m_contextApplication->usingLocalObjects())
+            {
+                c = connect(this->m_contextApplication, &IContextApplication::statusMessage,
+                            this->getCContextSimulator(), &CContextSimulator::statusMessageReceived);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
+
+                c = connect(this->m_contextApplication, &IContextApplication::statusMessages,
+                            this->getCContextSimulator(), &CContextSimulator::statusMessagesReceived);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
+            }
         }
 
         if (this->m_contextNetwork && this->m_contextOwnAircraft && this->m_contextNetwork->usingLocalObjects() && this->m_contextOwnAircraft->usingLocalObjects())