diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp
index 7898e39db..dcc55eb9f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
+        void CTextMessageComponent::selectTabWidget(const CCallsign &callsign, bool addIfNotExisting)
+        {
+            QWidget *tab = this->findTextMessageTabByCallsign(callsign);
+            if (!tab && addIfNotExisting) { tab = this->addNewTextMessageTab(callsign); }
+            if (!tab) { return; }
+            ui->tw_TextMessages->setCurrentWidget(tab);
+        }
+
         bool CTextMessageComponent::isCloseableTab(const QWidget *tabWidget) const
         {
             if (!tabWidget) { return false; }
@@ -601,11 +609,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CTextMessageComponent::onTextMessageReceived(const CTextMessageList &messages)
         {
+            if (!m_activeReceive) { return; }
             this->displayTextMessage(messages);
         }
 
         void CTextMessageComponent::onTextMessageSent(const CTextMessage &sentMessage)
         {
+            if (!m_activeSend) { return; }
             this->displayTextMessage(sentMessage);
         }
 
@@ -644,7 +654,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
             if (!w) { return; }
             ui->tw_TextMessages->setCurrentWidget(w);
-            this->displayMyself();
+
+            // force display
+            if (!m_usedAsOverlayWidget) { this->displayMyself(); }
         }
 
         void CTextMessageComponent::fontSizeMinus()
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h
index 527681c39..53dfe0787 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Used as overlay and not dock widget
             void setAsUsedInOverlayMode() { m_usedAsOverlayWidget = true; }
 
+            //! Ignore incoming send/receive signals
+            void activate(bool send, bool receive) { m_activeSend = send; m_activeReceive = receive; }
+
+            //! Text activated
+            bool isActivated() const { return m_activeSend && m_activeReceive; }
+
             //! Rows/columns
             void setAtcButtonsRowsColumns(int rows, int cols, bool setMaxElements);
 
@@ -107,8 +113,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CTextMessageComponent> ui;
             BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier { "TextMessageComponent", this };
             BlackMisc::CSetting<Settings::TextMessageSettings> m_messageSettings { this, &CTextMessageComponent::onSettingsChanged };
-            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackMisc::Audio::TSettings> m_audioSettings { this };
+            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackMisc::Audio::TSettings>   m_audioSettings   { this };
             bool m_usedAsOverlayWidget = false; //!< disables dockwidget parts if used as overlay widget
+            bool m_activeSend          = true;  //!< ignore sent callback
+            bool m_activeReceive       = true;  //!< ignore received messages
 
             //! Enum to widget
             QWidget *getTabWidget(TextMessageTab tab) const;
@@ -119,6 +127,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Select given tab
             void selectTabWidget(TextMessageTab tab);
 
+            //! Select tab by callsign (for private messages)
+            void selectTabWidget(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign, bool addIfNotExisting);
+
             //! Is that a closeable tab (one the user can close)
             bool isCloseableTab(const QWidget *tabWidget) const;
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
index 07917691f..c2ac75ebb 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <QPointer>
 
 using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Aviation;
 using namespace BlackMisc::Network;
 using namespace BlackMisc::Simulation;
 using namespace BlackCore;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showSettings(false);
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showTextMessageEntry(true);
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->setAsUsedInOverlayMode();
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->activate(false, false); // per default ignore incoming/outgoing text messages
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->removeAllMessagesTab();
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->setAtcButtonsRowsColumns(2, 3, true);
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->setAtcButtonsBackgroundUpdates(false);
@@ -88,9 +90,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
     void COverlayMessages::init(int w, int h)
     {
         ui->setupUi(this);
+        if (this->parent() && !this->parent()->objectName().isEmpty())
+        {
+            const QString n("Overlay messages for " + this->parent()->objectName());
+            this->setObjectName(n);
+        }
+
         this->resize(w, h);
         this->setAutoFillBackground(true);
-        m_autoCloseTimer.setObjectName(objectName() % ":autoCloseTimer");
+        m_autoCloseTimer.setObjectName(this->objectName() % ":autoCloseTimer");
         ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setMode(CStatusMessageListModel::Simplified);
         connect(ui->tb_Close, &QToolButton::released, this, &COverlayMessages::close);
         connect(&m_autoCloseTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &COverlayMessages::close);
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         this->display(timeOutMs);
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessage(const CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (message.isEmpty()) { return; }
         if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
@@ -259,6 +267,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
         ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->focusTextEntry();
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(const CCallsign &callsign)
+    {
+        this->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessagesUnicom);
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showCorrespondingTab(callsign);
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage(const CPixmap &image, int timeOutMs)
     {
         this->showOverlayImage(image.toPixmap(), timeOutMs);
@@ -442,6 +456,18 @@ namespace BlackGui
         this->showKill(false);
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessages::setModeToOverlayTextMessage()
+    {
+        ui->sw_StatusMessagesComponent->setCurrentWidget(ui->pg_OverlayTextMessage);
+        this->setHeader("Text message");
+        this->showKill(false);
+    }
+
+    void COverlayMessages::activateTextMessages(bool activate)
+    {
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->activate(activate, activate);
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::setModeToImage()
     {
         ui->sw_StatusMessagesComponent->setCurrentWidget(ui->pg_Image);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
index 789317cc9..367c7dbfd 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 #include "blackgui/components/textmessagecomponenttab.h"
 #include "blackgui/settings/textmessagesettings.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
-#include "blackmisc/pixmap.h"
-#include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
+#include "blackmisc/aviation/callsign.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
+#include "blackmisc/pixmap.h"
 #include "blackmisc/variant.h"
 
 #include <QFrame>
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ class QKeyEvent;
 class QPaintEvent;
 class QPixmap;
 
-namespace BlackMisc { namespace Network { class CTextMessage; } }
 namespace Ui { class COverlayMessages; }
+namespace BlackMisc { namespace Network { class CTextMessage; } }
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     /*!
@@ -68,9 +69,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Progress bar
         void setModeToProgressBar(bool withKillButton = false);
 
-        //! Single Text message mode
+        //! Single text message mode
         void setModeToTextMessage();
 
+        //! Inline text message
+        void setModeToOverlayTextMessage();
+
+        //! Active send/receive of text messages
+        void activateTextMessages(bool activate);
+
         //! Display image
         void setModeToImage();
 
@@ -105,7 +112,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
         void showOverlayTextMessage(const BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessage &textMessage, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
         //! Inline text message
-        void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(BlackGui::Components::TextMessageTab tab);
+        void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessageTab tab);
+
+        //! Inline text message
+        void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign);
 
         //! Image
         void showOverlayImage(const BlackMisc::CPixmap &image, int timeOutMs = -1);
@@ -161,10 +171,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
         QScopedPointer<Ui::COverlayMessages> ui;
         BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<Settings::TextMessageSettings> m_messageSettings { this };
         QString m_header;
-        int     m_lastConfirmation = QMessageBox::Cancel;
+        int     m_lastConfirmation     = QMessageBox::Cancel;
         bool    m_awaitingConfirmation = false;
-        bool    m_hasKillButton = false;
-        bool    m_forceSmall = false;
+        bool    m_hasKillButton        = false;
+        bool    m_forceSmall           = false;
         QTimer  m_autoCloseTimer { this };
         std::function<void()> m_okLambda; //!< called when confirmed as "OK"
         QList<std::function<void()>> m_pendingMessageCalls;
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
index 067f05464..f33f9ff2b 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Destructor
         virtual ~COverlayMessagesBase() override { }
 
+        //! Init, normally we use lazy init, but by calling init explicitly we can force initalization
+        //! \remark usefule for text messages, as history will be already available
+        void initOverlayMessages(QSize inner = {})
+        {
+            if (m_overlayMessages) { return; }
+            if (inner.isNull()) { inner = this->innerFrameSize(); }
+
+            m_overlayMessages = new COverlayMessages(inner.width(), inner.height(), this);
+            m_overlayMessages->hide();
+            m_overlayMessages->showKillButton(m_showKillButton);
+            m_overlayMessages->setForceSmall(m_forceSmallMsgs);
+            m_overlayMessages->setReducedInfo(m_reducedInfo);
+        }
+
+        //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::activateTextMessages
+        void activateTextMessages(bool activate)
+        {
+            this->initOverlayMessages();
+            m_overlayMessages->activateTextMessages(activate);
+        }
+
         //! Show the inner frame
         void showStatusMessagesFrame()
         {
@@ -196,6 +217,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
             WIDGET::repaint();
         }
 
+        //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage
+        void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign)
+        {
+            this->initInnerFrame(0.75, 0.75);
+            m_overlayMessages->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(callsign);
+            WIDGET::repaint();
+        }
+
     protected:
         COverlayMessages *m_overlayMessages = nullptr; //!< embedded QFrame with status messages
 
@@ -214,11 +243,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             if (!m_overlayMessages)
             {
                 // lazy init
-                m_overlayMessages = new COverlayMessages(inner.width(), inner.height(), this);
-                // m_overlayMessages->addShadow();
-                m_overlayMessages->showKillButton(m_showKillButton);
-                m_overlayMessages->setForceSmall(m_forceSmallMsgs);
-                m_overlayMessages->setReducedInfo(m_reducedInfo);
+                this->initOverlayMessages(inner);
             }
 
             Q_ASSERT(m_overlayMessages);
@@ -229,6 +254,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             const int x = middle.x() - w / 2;
             const int y = qRound(middle.y() - h / m_middleFactor);
             m_overlayMessages->setGeometry(x, y, w, h);
+            m_overlayMessages->setVisible(true);
         }
 
         //! Init a minimal frame (smaller as the normal one)