diff --git a/nomadnet/Conversation.py b/nomadnet/Conversation.py
index ee49da0..c3012bb 100644
--- a/nomadnet/Conversation.py
+++ b/nomadnet/Conversation.py
@@ -13,5 +13,28 @@ class Conversation:
 
         lxmessage.write_to_directory(conversation_path)
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
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+    @staticmethod
+    def conversation_list(app):
+        conversations = []
+        for entry in os.listdir(app.conversationpath):
+            if os.path.isdir(app.conversationpath + "/" + entry):
+                try:
+                    conversations.append(Conversation(entry, app))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    RNS.log("Error while loading conversation "+str(entry)+", skipping it. The contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+
+        return conversations
+
+
+
+    def __init__(self, source_hash, app):
+        self.source_hash        = source_hash
+        self.message_path       = app.conversationpath + "/" + source_hash
+        self.messages_load_time = None
+        self.messages           = []
+        self.source_known       = False
+        self.source_trusted     = False
+        self.source_blocked     = False
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.source_hash
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diff --git a/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py b/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py
index 051be56..8d7f20d 100644
--- a/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py
+++ b/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ class NomadNetworkApp:
         # RNS.log("\t| Message signature      : "+signature_string)
         # RNS.log("\t+---------------------------------------------------------------")
 
+    def conversations(self):
+        return nomadnet.Conversation.conversation_list(self)
 
     def createDefaultConfig(self):
         self.config = ConfigObj(__default_nomadnet_config__)
diff --git a/nomadnet/ui/__init__.py b/nomadnet/ui/__init__.py
index ac6948a..bfd13b1 100644
--- a/nomadnet/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/nomadnet/ui/__init__.py
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ THEME_LIGHT    = 0x02
 
 THEMES = {
     THEME_DARK: [
-        # Style name    # 16-color style                        # Monochrome style          # 88, 256 and true-color style
-        ('heading',     'light gray,underline', 'default',      'underline',                'g93,underline', 'default'),
-        ('menubar',     'black', 'light gray',                  'standout',                 '#111', '#bbb'),
-        ('shortcutbar', 'black', 'light gray',                  'standout',                 '#111', '#bbb'),
-        ('body_text',   'white', 'default',                     'default',                  '#0a0', 'default'),
-        ('buttons',     'light green,bold', 'default',          'default',                  '#00a533', 'default')
+        # Style name                  # 16-color style                        # Monochrome style          # 88, 256 and true-color style
+        ('heading',                     'light gray,underline', 'default',      'underline',                'g93,underline', 'default'),
+        ('menubar',                     'black', 'light gray',                  'standout',                 '#111', '#bbb'),
+        ('shortcutbar',                 'black', 'light gray',                  'standout',                 '#111', '#bbb'),
+        ('body_text',                   'white', 'default',                     'default',                  '#0a0', 'default'),
+        ('buttons',                     'light green,bold', 'default',          'default',                  '#00a533', 'default'),
+        ('msg_editor',                  'black', 'light cyan',                  'standout',                 '#111', '#0bb'),
+        ("list_focus",                  "black", "light cyan",                  "standout",                 "#111", "#0bb"),
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/nomadnet/ui/textui/Conversations.py b/nomadnet/ui/textui/Conversations.py
index 9f96bd1..59fd0ac 100644
--- a/nomadnet/ui/textui/Conversations.py
+++ b/nomadnet/ui/textui/Conversations.py
@@ -8,14 +8,32 @@ class ConversationsDisplayShortcuts():
 class ConversationsDisplay():
     def __init__(self, app):
         import urwid
+        from nomadnet.vendor.additional_urwid_widgets import IndicativeListBox
+
         self.app = app
 
-        pile = urwid.Pile([
-            urwid.Text(("body_text", "Conversations Display \U0001F332")),
-        ])
+        conversation_list_widgets = []
+        for conversation in app.conversations():
+            widget = urwid.SelectableIcon(str(conversation), cursor_position=-1)
+            widget.conversation = conversation
+            conversation_list_widgets.append(urwid.AttrMap(widget, None, "list_focus"))
+
+        walker = urwid.SimpleFocusListWalker(conversation_list_widgets)
+        listbox = urwid.LineBox(urwid.Filler(IndicativeListBox(conversation_list_widgets), height=("relative", 100)))
+
+        placeholder = urwid.Text("Conversation Display Area", "left")
+
+        conversation_area = urwid.LineBox(
+            urwid.Frame(
+                urwid.Filler(placeholder,"top"),
+                footer=urwid.AttrMap(urwid.Edit(caption="\u270E", edit_text="Message input"), "msg_editor")
+            )
+        )
+
+        columns_widget = urwid.Columns([("weight", 0.33, listbox), ("weight", 0.67, conversation_area)], dividechars=0, focus_column=0, box_columns=[0])
 
         self.shortcuts_display = ConversationsDisplayShortcuts(self.app)
-        self.widget = urwid.Filler(pile, 'top')
+        self.widget = columns_widget
 
     def shortcuts(self):
         return self.shortcuts_display
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