diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
index aa443cfd9..5a2499421 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,101 @@
 import { SmileOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import { Button, Input } from 'antd';
-import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
-import ContentEditable from 'react-contenteditable';
+import { Transforms, createEditor, Node, BaseEditor, Text } from 'slate';
+import { Slate, Editable, withReact, ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import WebsocketService from '../../../services/websocket-service';
 import { websocketServiceAtom } from '../../stores/ClientConfigStore';
 import { getCaretPosition, convertToText, convertOnPaste } from '../chat';
 import { MessageType } from '../../../interfaces/socket-events';
 import s from './ChatTextField.module.scss';
 
+type CustomElement = { type: 'paragraph'; children: CustomText[] };
+type CustomText = { text: string };
+
+declare module 'slate' {
+  interface CustomTypes {
+    Editor: BaseEditor & ReactEditor;
+    Element: CustomElement;
+    Text: CustomText;
+  }
+}
+
 interface Props {
   value?: string;
 }
 
+const Image = ({ element }) => (
+  <img
+    src={element.url}
+    alt="emoji"
+    style={{ display: 'inline', position: 'relative', width: '30px', bottom: '10px' }}
+  />
+);
+
+const insertImage = (editor, url) => {
+  const text = { text: '' };
+  const image: ImageElement = { type: 'image', url, children: [text] };
+  Transforms.insertNodes(editor, image);
+};
+
+const withImages = editor => {
+  const { isVoid } = editor;
+
+  editor.isVoid = element => (element.type === 'image' ? true : isVoid(element));
+  editor.isInline = element => element.type === 'image';
+
+  return editor;
+};
+
+export type EmptyText = {
+  text: string;
+};
+
+type ImageElement = {
+  type: 'image';
+  url: string;
+  children: EmptyText[];
+};
+
+const Element = props => {
+  const { attributes, children, element } = props;
+
+  switch (element.type) {
+    case 'image':
+      return <Image {...props} />;
+    default:
+      return <p {...attributes}>{children}</p>;
+  }
+};
+
+const serialize = node => {
+  if (Text.isText(node)) {
+    let string = node.text; // escapeHtml(node.text);
+    if (node.bold) {
+      string = `<strong>${string}</strong>`;
+    }
+    return string;
+  }
+
+  const children = node.children.map(n => serialize(n)).join('');
+
+  switch (node.type) {
+    case 'paragraph':
+      return `<p>${children}</p>`;
+    case 'image':
+      return `<img src="${node.url}" alt="emoji" />`;
+    default:
+      return children;
+  }
+};
+
 export default function ChatTextField(props: Props) {
   const { value: originalValue } = props;
-  const [value, setValue] = useState(originalValue);
   const [showEmojis, setShowEmojis] = useState(false);
   const websocketService = useRecoilValue<WebsocketService>(websocketServiceAtom);
+  const [editor] = useState(() => withImages(withReact(createEditor())));
 
-  const text = useRef(value);
-
-  // large is 40px
   const size = 'small';
 
   const sendMessage = () => {
@@ -30,41 +104,46 @@ export default function ChatTextField(props: Props) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const message = convertToText(value);
+    const message = serialize(editor);
+
     websocketService.send({ type: MessageType.CHAT, body: message });
-    setValue('');
+
+    // Clear the editor.
+    Transforms.select(editor, [0, editor.children.length - 1]);
+    Transforms.delete(editor);
   };
 
-  const handleChange = evt => {
-    text.current = evt.target.value;
-    setValue(evt.target.value);
-  };
+  const handleChange = e => {};
 
-  const handleKeyDown = event => {
-    const key = event && event.key;
-
-    if (key === 'Enter') {
+  const onKeyDown = e => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      sendMessage();
     }
   };
 
+  const initialValue = [
+    {
+      type: 'paragraph',
+      children: [{ text: originalValue }],
+    },
+  ];
+
   return (
     <div>
-      <Input.Group compact style={{ display: 'flex', width: '100%', position: 'absolute' }}>
-        <ContentEditable
-          style={{ width: '60%', maxHeight: '50px', padding: '5px' }}
-          html={text.current}
-          onChange={handleChange}
-          onKeyDown={e => {
-            handleKeyDown(e);
-          }}
+      <Slate editor={editor} value={initialValue} onChange={handleChange}>
+        <Editable
+          onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+          renderElement={props => <Element {...props} />}
+          placeholder="Chat message goes here..."
         />
-        <Button type="default" ghost title="Emoji" onClick={() => setShowEmojis(!showEmojis)}>
-          <SmileOutlined style={{ color: 'rgba(0,0,0,.45)' }} />
-        </Button>
-        <Button size={size} type="primary" onClick={sendMessage}>
-          Submit
-        </Button>
-      </Input.Group>
+      </Slate>
+      <Button type="default" ghost title="Emoji" onClick={() => setShowEmojis(!showEmojis)}>
+        <SmileOutlined style={{ color: 'rgba(0,0,0,.45)' }} />
+      </Button>
+      <Button size={size} type="primary" onClick={sendMessage}>
+        Submit
+      </Button>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/web/package-lock.json b/web/package-lock.json
index e8e065293..769ee8586 100644
--- a/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/package-lock.json
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
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         "recoil": "^0.7.2",
+        "slate": "^0.78.0",
+        "slate-react": "^0.79.0",
         "ua-parser-js": "1.0.2",
         "video.js": "^7.18.1"
       },
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     },
+    "node_modules/@types/is-hotkey": {
+      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/is-hotkey/-/is-hotkey-0.1.7.tgz",
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       "dev": true
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+    "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
+      "version": "4.14.182",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.182.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/THyiqyQAP9AfARo4pF+aCGcyiQ94tX/Is2I7HofNRqoYLgN1PBoOWu2/zTA5zMxzP5EFutMtWtGAFRKUe961Q=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/markdown-it": {
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@@ -15461,6 +15473,18 @@
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+    "node_modules/direction": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/direction/-/direction-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GYqKi1aH7PJXxdhTeZBFrg8vUBeKXi+cNprXsC1kpJcbcVnV9wBsrOu1cQEdG0WeQwlfHiy3XvnKfIrJ2R0NzQ==",
+      "bin": {
+        "direction": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/wooorm"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/doctrine": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/doctrine/-/doctrine-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -19065,6 +19089,15 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/immer": {
+      "version": "9.0.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immer/-/immer-9.0.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lk7UNmSbAukB5B6dh9fnh5D0bJTOFKxVg2cyJWTYrWRfhLrLMBquONcUs3aFq507hNoIZEDDh8lb8UtOizSMhA==",
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/immer"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/immutable": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
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@@ -19597,6 +19630,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/wooorm"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/is-hotkey": {
+      "version": "0.1.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-hotkey/-/is-hotkey-0.1.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qs3NZ1INIS+H+yeo7cD9pDfwYV/jqRh1JG9S9zYrNudkoUQg7OL7ziXqRKu+InFjUIDoP2o6HIkLYMh1pcWgyQ=="
+    },
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@@ -28434,6 +28472,52 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/slate": {
+      "version": "0.78.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slate/-/slate-0.78.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VwQ0RafT3JPf9SFrXI02Dh3S4Iz9en7d1nn50C/LJjjqjfgv+a2ORbgWMdYjhycPYldaxJwcI3OpP9D1g4SXEg==",
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+        "immer": "^9.0.6",
+        "is-plain-object": "^5.0.0",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slate-react/-/slate-react-0.79.0.tgz",
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+        "direction": "^1.0.3",
+        "is-hotkey": "^0.1.6",
+        "is-plain-object": "^5.0.0",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+        "scroll-into-view-if-needed": "^2.2.20",
+        "tiny-invariant": "1.0.6"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=16.8.0",
+        "react-dom": ">=16.8.0",
+        "slate": ">=0.65.3"
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+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
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@@ -29808,6 +29892,16 @@
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+        "immer": "^9.0.6",
+        "is-plain-object": "^5.0.0",
+        "tiny-warning": "^1.0.3"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slate-react/-/slate-react-0.79.0.tgz",
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+        "@types/lodash": "^4.14.149",
+        "direction": "^1.0.3",
+        "is-hotkey": "^0.1.6",
+        "is-plain-object": "^5.0.0",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+        "scroll-into-view-if-needed": "^2.2.20",
+        "tiny-invariant": "1.0.6"
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@@ -54368,6 +54526,16 @@
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       "version": "1.231.0",
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diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 758f914d5..94b782a17 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
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     "react-virtuoso": "^2.10.2",
     "recoil": "^0.7.2",
+    "slate": "^0.78.0",
+    "slate-react": "^0.79.0",
     "ua-parser-js": "1.0.2",
     "video.js": "^7.18.1"
   },