diff --git a/src/app/event.rs b/src/app/event.rs
index e5fa8b7..b2ce11b 100644
--- a/src/app/event.rs
+++ b/src/app/event.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ impl Event {
                 }) => {
                     app.ui.cycle_main_input_position_rev();
                 }
+                crossterm::event::Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+                    code: KeyCode::Char('c'),
+                    modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+                    ..
+                }) => {
+                    app.ui.cli_enable();
+                }
                 input => match app.ui.input_position() {
                     ui::MainInputPosition::MessageCompose => {
                         match input {
@@ -239,6 +246,23 @@ impl Event {
                             _ => (),
                         };
                     }
+                    ui::MainInputPosition::CLI => {
+                        if let Some(cli) = &mut app.ui.cli {
+                            match input {
+                                crossterm::event::Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+                                    code: KeyCode::Enter,
+                                    ..
+                                }) => {
+                                    let cli_event = cli.lines()[0].clone();
+                                    app.status.cli_event(cli_event);
+                                    app.ui.cli_disable();
+                                }
+                                _ => {
+                                    cli.input(tui_textarea::Input::from(input));
+                                }
+                            };
+                        };
+                    }
                     _ => (),
                 },
             };
diff --git a/src/app/status.rs b/src/app/status.rs
index 6b2d3fc..7247ba9 100644
--- a/src/app/status.rs
+++ b/src/app/status.rs
@@ -206,4 +206,8 @@ impl Status {
     pub fn set_state(&mut self, state: State) {
         self.state = state;
     }
+
+    pub fn cli_event(&mut self, event: String) {
+        info!("CLI Event: {}", event);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/mod.rs b/src/ui/mod.rs
index b4f6356..636f1fc 100644
--- a/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ pub enum SetupInputPosition {
     Ok,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MainInputPosition {
     Status,
     Rooms,
     Messages,
     MessageCompose,
     RoomInfo,
+    CLI,
 }
 
 pub struct SetupUI<'a> {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ pub struct UI<'a> {
     input_position: MainInputPosition,
     pub rooms_state: ListState,
     pub message_compose: TextArea<'a>,
+    pub cli: Option<TextArea<'a>>,
 
     pub setup_ui: Option<SetupUI<'a>>,
 }
@@ -266,6 +268,7 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             input_position: MainInputPosition::Rooms,
             rooms_state: ListState::default(),
             message_compose,
+            cli: None,
             setup_ui: None,
         }
     }
@@ -276,17 +279,25 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             MainInputPosition::Rooms => MainInputPosition::Messages,
             MainInputPosition::Messages => MainInputPosition::MessageCompose,
             MainInputPosition::MessageCompose => MainInputPosition::RoomInfo,
-            MainInputPosition::RoomInfo => MainInputPosition::Status,
+            MainInputPosition::RoomInfo => match self.cli {
+                Some(_) => MainInputPosition::CLI,
+                None => MainInputPosition::Status,
+            },
+            MainInputPosition::CLI => MainInputPosition::Status,
         };
     }
 
     pub fn cycle_main_input_position_rev(&mut self) {
         self.input_position = match self.input_position {
-            MainInputPosition::Status => MainInputPosition::RoomInfo,
+            MainInputPosition::Status => match self.cli {
+                Some(_) => MainInputPosition::CLI,
+                None => MainInputPosition::RoomInfo,
+            },
             MainInputPosition::Rooms => MainInputPosition::Status,
             MainInputPosition::Messages => MainInputPosition::Rooms,
             MainInputPosition::MessageCompose => MainInputPosition::Messages,
             MainInputPosition::RoomInfo => MainInputPosition::MessageCompose,
+            MainInputPosition::CLI => MainInputPosition::RoomInfo,
         };
     }
 
@@ -303,8 +314,31 @@ impl UI<'_> {
         );
     }
 
+    pub fn cli_enable(&mut self) {
+        self.input_position = MainInputPosition::CLI;
+        if self.cli.is_some() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let mut cli = TextArea::default();
+        cli.set_block(Block::default().borders(Borders::ALL));
+        self.cli = Some(cli);
+    }
+
+    pub fn cli_disable(&mut self) {
+        if self.input_position == MainInputPosition::CLI {
+            self.cycle_main_input_position();
+        }
+        self.cli = None;
+    }
+
     pub async fn update(&mut self, status: &Status) -> Result<()> {
-        let chunk = self.terminal.size()?;
+        let chunks = match self.cli {
+            Some(_) => Layout::default()
+                .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+                .constraints([Constraint::Min(10), Constraint::Length(3)].as_ref())
+                .split(self.terminal.size()?),
+            None => vec![self.terminal.size()?],
+        };
 
         let main_chunks = Layout::default()
             .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
@@ -316,7 +350,7 @@ impl UI<'_> {
                 ]
                 .as_ref(),
             )
-            .split(chunk);
+            .split(chunks[0]);
 
         let left_chunks = Layout::default()
             .direction(Direction::Vertical)
@@ -450,6 +484,9 @@ impl UI<'_> {
         let colors = match self.input_position {
             MainInputPosition::Status => {
                 textarea_inactivate(&mut self.message_compose);
+                if let Some(cli) = &mut self.cli {
+                    textarea_inactivate(cli);
+                }
                 vec![
                     Color::White,
                     Color::DarkGray,
@@ -460,6 +497,9 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             }
             MainInputPosition::Rooms => {
                 textarea_inactivate(&mut self.message_compose);
+                if let Some(cli) = &mut self.cli {
+                    textarea_inactivate(cli);
+                }
                 vec![
                     Color::DarkGray,
                     Color::White,
@@ -470,6 +510,9 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             }
             MainInputPosition::Messages => {
                 textarea_inactivate(&mut self.message_compose);
+                if let Some(cli) = &mut self.cli {
+                    textarea_inactivate(cli);
+                }
                 vec![
                     Color::DarkGray,
                     Color::DarkGray,
@@ -480,6 +523,9 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             }
             MainInputPosition::MessageCompose => {
                 textarea_activate(&mut self.message_compose);
+                if let Some(cli) = &mut self.cli {
+                    textarea_inactivate(cli);
+                }
                 vec![
                     Color::DarkGray,
                     Color::DarkGray,
@@ -490,6 +536,9 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             }
             MainInputPosition::RoomInfo => {
                 textarea_inactivate(&mut self.message_compose);
+                if let Some(cli) = &mut self.cli {
+                    textarea_inactivate(cli);
+                }
                 vec![
                     Color::DarkGray,
                     Color::DarkGray,
@@ -498,6 +547,19 @@ impl UI<'_> {
                     Color::White,
                 ]
             }
+            MainInputPosition::CLI => {
+                textarea_inactivate(&mut self.message_compose);
+                if let Some(cli) = &mut self.cli {
+                    textarea_activate(cli);
+                }
+                vec![
+                    Color::DarkGray,
+                    Color::DarkGray,
+                    Color::DarkGray,
+                    Color::DarkGray,
+                    Color::DarkGray,
+                ]
+            }
         };
 
         // initiate the widgets
@@ -555,6 +617,10 @@ impl UI<'_> {
             frame.render_stateful_widget(rooms_panel, left_chunks[1], &mut self.rooms_state);
             frame.render_stateful_widget(messages_panel, middle_chunks[0], &mut messages_state);
             frame.render_widget(self.message_compose.widget(), middle_chunks[1]);
+            match &self.cli {
+                Some(cli) => frame.render_widget(cli.widget(), chunks[1]),
+                None => (),
+            };
             frame.render_widget(room_info_panel, right_chunks[0]);
         })?;