diff --git a/src/ui/mod.rs b/src/ui/mod.rs
index 06d3270..0059172 100644
--- a/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::cmp;
 use crate::app::{App};
 use crossterm::{
     event::{self, DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture, Event, read},
@@ -24,8 +25,20 @@ enum SetupInputPosition {
     Ok
 }
 
-pub struct UI {
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum MainInputPosition {
+    Status,
+    Rooms,
+    Messages,
+    MessageCompose,
+    RoomInfo
+}
+
+pub struct UI<'a> {
     terminal: Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>,
+
+    input_position: MainInputPosition,
+    message_compose: TextArea<'a>,
 }
 
 fn terminal_prepare() -> Result<Stdout> {
@@ -43,8 +56,7 @@ fn draw_main_status_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: Rec
     content.extend(Text::styled("settings", Style::default().fg(Color::LightMagenta).add_modifier(Modifier::ITALIC | Modifier::UNDERLINED)));
 
     let panel = Paragraph::new(content)
-        .block(
-            Block::default()
+        .block(Block::default()
             .title("Status")
             .borders(Borders::ALL))
         .alignment(Alignment::Left);
@@ -79,8 +91,7 @@ fn draw_main_messages_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: R
     };
 
     let panel = Paragraph::new(messages)
-        .block(
-            Block::default()
+        .block(Block::default()
             .title("Messages")
             .borders(Borders::ALL))
         .alignment(Alignment::Left)
@@ -90,14 +101,6 @@ fn draw_main_messages_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: R
     frame.render_widget(panel, area);
 }
 
-fn draw_main_message_compose_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: Rect) {
-    let panel = Block::default()
-        .title("Message Compose")
-        .borders(Borders::ALL);
-
-    frame.render_widget(panel, area);
-}
-
 fn draw_main_room_info_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: Rect) {
     let panel = Block::default()
         .title("Room Info")
@@ -106,6 +109,10 @@ fn draw_main_room_info_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area:
     frame.render_widget(panel, area);
 }
 
+fn draw_main_message_compose_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: Rect, textarea: &TextArea) {
+    frame.render_widget(textarea.widget(), area);
+}
+
 fn textarea_activate(textarea: &mut TextArea) {
     textarea.set_cursor_line_style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::UNDERLINED));
     textarea.set_cursor_style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::REVERSED));
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ fn textarea_inactivate(textarea: &mut TextArea) {
 }
 
 
-impl UI {
+impl UI<'_> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let stdout = terminal_prepare().expect("failed to prepare terminal");
         let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
@@ -137,12 +144,22 @@ impl UI {
 
         terminal.clear().expect("failed to clear screen");
 
+        let mut message_compose = TextArea::default();
+        message_compose.set_block(
+            Block::default()
+                .title("Message Compose")
+                .borders(Borders::ALL));
+
         Self {
-            terminal
+            terminal,
+            input_position: MainInputPosition::Rooms,
+            message_compose,
         }
     }
 
-    fn draw_main(&mut self, app: &App) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn main_update(&'_ mut self, app: &App) -> Result<()> {
+        // TODO: make thread safe
+
         let chunk = self.terminal.size()?;
 
         let main_chunks = Layout::default()
@@ -157,7 +174,7 @@ impl UI {
 
         let middle_chunks = Layout::default()
             .direction(Direction::Vertical)
-            .constraints([Constraint::Min(4), Constraint::Length(3)].as_ref())
+            .constraints([Constraint::Min(4), Constraint::Length(cmp::min(2 + self.message_compose.lines().len() as u16, 8))].as_ref())
             .split(main_chunks[1]);
 
         let right_chunks = Layout::default()
@@ -165,12 +182,11 @@ impl UI {
             .constraints([Constraint::Min(4)].as_ref())
             .split(main_chunks[2]);
 
-
         self.terminal.draw(|frame| {
             draw_main_status_block(frame, left_chunks[0], app);
             draw_main_rooms_block(frame, left_chunks[1]);
             draw_main_messages_block(frame, middle_chunks[0], app);
-            draw_main_message_compose_block(frame, middle_chunks[1]);
+            draw_main_message_compose_block(frame, middle_chunks[1], &self.message_compose);
             draw_main_room_info_block(frame, right_chunks[0]);
         })?;
 
@@ -178,15 +194,34 @@ impl UI {
     }
 
     pub async fn main(&mut self, app: &mut App) -> Result<()> {
-        self.draw_main(app)?;
-        Ok(())
+        textarea_activate(&mut self.message_compose);
+
+        loop {
+            self.main_update(app)?;
+
+            match Input::from(read()?.clone()) {
+                Input { key: Key::Esc, .. } => return Ok(()),
+                Input {
+                    key: Key::Tab,
+                    ..
+                } => {
+                    // TODO: calc input_position
+                    self.input_position = MainInputPosition::MessageCompose;
+                }
+                input => {
+                    match self.input_position {
+                        MainInputPosition::MessageCompose => { self.message_compose.input(input); },
+                        _ => continue,
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
     }
 
     pub async fn setup(&mut self, app: &mut App) -> Result<()> {
         let mut input_index = SetupInputPosition::Homeserver;
         let mut strings: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
         strings.resize(3, "".to_string());
-        self.terminal.show_cursor()?;
 
         let content_ok_active = Span::styled("OK", Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::UNDERLINED));
         let content_ok_inactive = Span::styled("OK", Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray));
@@ -223,8 +258,7 @@ impl UI {
             let mut ok = Paragraph::new(match input_index {
                 SetupInputPosition::Ok => content_ok_active.clone(),
                 _ => content_ok_inactive.clone(),
-            })
-                .alignment(Alignment::Center);
+            }).alignment(Alignment::Center);
 
             // define a 32 * 6 chunk in the middle of the screen
             let mut chunk = self.terminal.size()?;