diff --git a/application/helpers/hlp_authentication_helper.php b/application/helpers/hlp_authentication_helper.php
index 740823ff9..459c7fb80 100644
--- a/application/helpers/hlp_authentication_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/hlp_authentication_helper.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ function getAuthPersonId()
 	return isLogged() ? ($ci->authlib->getAuthObj())->{AuthLib::AO_PERSON_ID} : null;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * If the user is NOT logged then a null value is returned.
  * If the user is alredy logged, then it is possible to access to the authentication object
@@ -34,3 +33,31 @@ function getAuthUID()
 
 	return isLogged() ? ($ci->authlib->getAuthObj())->{AuthLib::AO_USERNAME} : null;
 }
+
+/**
+ * If the user is NOT logged then a null value is returned.
+ * If the user is alredy logged, then it is possible to access to the authentication object
+ * that contains the firstname of the logged user
+ * NOTE: if the user is logged with a "foreign" method (ex. Bewerbungstool),
+ *		then it is possible that the firstname is null!
+ */
+function getAuthFirstname()
+{
+	$ci =& get_instance(); // get CI instance
+
+	return isLogged() ? ($ci->authlib->getAuthObj())->{AuthLib::AO_NAME} : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * If the user is NOT logged then a null value is returned.
+ * If the user is alredy logged, then it is possible to access to the authentication object
+ * that contains the surname of the logged user
+ * NOTE: if the user is logged with a "foreign" method (ex. Bewerbungstool),
+ *		then it is possible that the surname is null!
+ */
+function getAuthSurname()
+{
+	$ci =& get_instance(); // get CI instance
+
+	return isLogged() ? ($ci->authlib->getAuthObj())->{AuthLib::AO_SURNAME} : null;
+}
diff --git a/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php b/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php
index 302e51340..21cba1d68 100644
--- a/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php
+++ b/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php
@@ -36,6 +36,67 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Public methods
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function prepareAjaxRead()
+	{
+		$jsonNestedData = error('Something did not go as it should');
+
+		$loggedUserName = getAuthFirstname().' '.getAuthSurname();
+
+		if (isEmptyString($loggedUserName)) $loggedUserName = 'Me';
+
+		$receivedMessagesResult = $this->RecipientModel->getReceivedMessages(getAuthPersonId());
+		if (isError($receivedMessagesResult)) return $receivedMessagesResult;
+
+		$sentMessagesResult = $this->RecipientModel->getSentMessages(getAuthPersonId());
+		if (isError($sentMessagesResult)) return $sentMessagesResult;
+
+		if (hasData($receivedMessagesResult))
+		{
+			$jsonArray = array();
+
+			foreach (getData($receivedMessagesResult) as $receivedMessage)
+			{
+				$jsonRecord = new stdClass();
+				$jsonRecord->subject = $receivedMessage->subject;
+				$jsonRecord->from = $receivedMessage->vorname.' '.$receivedMessage->nachname;
+				$sentDate = new DateTime($receivedMessage->sent);
+				$jsonRecord->sent = $sentDate->format('d/m/Y H:i:s');
+				$jsonRecord->status = $receivedMessage->status;
+
+				if (hasData($sentMessagesResult))
+				{
+					$jsonChildrenArray = array();
+
+					foreach (getData($sentMessagesResult) as $sentMessage)
+					{
+						if ($receivedMessage->relationmessage_id == $sentMessage->message_id)
+						{
+							$jsonChildrenRecord = new stdClass();
+							$jsonChildrenRecord->subject = $sentMessage->subject;
+							$jsonChildrenRecord->from = $loggedUserName;
+							$sentDate = new DateTime($sentMessage->sent);
+							$jsonChildrenRecord->sent = $sentDate->format('d/m/Y H:i:s');
+							$jsonChildrenRecord->status = $sentMessage->status;
+
+							$jsonChildrenArray[] = $jsonChildrenRecord;
+						}
+					}
+
+					if (!isEmptyArray($jsonChildrenArray)) $jsonRecord->_children = $jsonChildrenArray;
+				}
+
+				$jsonArray[] = $jsonRecord;
+			}
+
+			$jsonNestedData = success(json_encode($jsonArray));
+		}
+
+		return $jsonNestedData;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Prepares data for the view system/messages/htmlRead using a token that identifies a single message
 	 */
@@ -148,11 +209,8 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 	public function sendImplicitTemplate($persons, $subject, $body, $relationmessage_id = null)
 	{
 		// Retrieves the sender id
-		$authUser = $this->_getAuthUser();
-		if (isError($authUser)) show_error(getData($authUser));
-		if (!hasData($authUser)) show_error('The current logged user person_id is not defined');
-
-		$sender_id = getData($authUser)[0]->person_id;
+		$sender_id = getAuthPersonId();
+		if (!is_numeric($sender_id)) show_error('The current logged user person_id is not defined');
 
 		// Retrieves message vars data for the given user/s
 		$msgVarsData = $this->MessageModel->getMsgVarsDataByPersonId($persons);
@@ -194,11 +252,8 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 	public function sendExplicitTemplate($prestudents, $oe_kurzbz, $vorlage_kurzbz, $msgVars)
 	{
 		// Retrieves the sender id
-		$authUser = $this->_getAuthUser();
-		if (isError($authUser)) show_error(getData($authUser));
-		if (!hasData($authUser)) show_error('The current logged user person_id is not defined');
-
-		$sender_id = getData($authUser)[0]->person_id;
+		$sender_id = getAuthPersonId();
+		if (!is_numeric($sender_id)) show_error('The current logged user person_id is not defined');
 
 		// Retrieves message vars data for the given user/s
 		$msgVarsData = $this->MessageModel->getMsgVarsDataByPrestudentId($prestudents);
@@ -356,17 +411,6 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Private methods
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the current authenticated person object
-	 */
-	private function _getAuthUser()
-	{
-		$this->load->model('person/Person_model', 'PersonModel');
-		$authUser = $this->PersonModel->getByUid(getAuthUID());
-
-		return $authUser;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Replaces data array keys to a lowercase string with underscores instead of spaces
 	 */
@@ -407,7 +451,7 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 	{
 		// In case the message is accessed via ViewMessage controller -> no authentication
 		// If no authentication is performed then use a hard coded uid
-		$loggedUserUID = function_exists('getAuthUID') ? getAuthUID() : self::NO_AUTH_UID;
+		$loggedUserUID = isLogged() ? getAuthUID() : self::NO_AUTH_UID;
 
 		return $this->personloglib->log(
 			$receiver_id,
@@ -508,11 +552,8 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 
 		// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 		// Retrieves the sender id
-		$authUser = $this->_getAuthUser();
-		if (isError($authUser)) show_error(getData($authUser));
-		if (!hasData($authUser)) show_error('The current logged user person_id is not defined');
-
-		$sender_id = getData($authUser)[0]->person_id;
+		$sender_id = getAuthPersonId();
+		if (!is_numeric($sender_id)) show_error('The current logged user person_id is not defined');
 
 		// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  		// Organisation units and a boolean (true if the sender is administrator) are used to get the templates
diff --git a/application/models/system/Recipient_model.php b/application/models/system/Recipient_model.php
index 65812580e..8d1162de5 100644
--- a/application/models/system/Recipient_model.php
+++ b/application/models/system/Recipient_model.php
@@ -299,4 +299,63 @@ class Recipient_model extends DB_Model
 
 		return $this->execQuery($sql, $parametersArray);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function getReceivedMessages($person_id)
+	{
+		$sql = 'SELECT mr.message_id,
+						mm.relationmessage_id,
+						mm.subject,
+						mm.body,
+						mr.sent,
+						p.vorname,
+						p.nachname,
+						MAX(ms.status) AS status
+				  FROM public.tbl_msg_recipient mr
+				  JOIN public.tbl_msg_message mm ON (mm.message_id = mr.message_id)
+				  JOIN public.tbl_msg_status ms ON (ms.message_id = mr.message_id AND ms.person_id = mr.person_id)
+				  JOIN public.tbl_person p ON (p.person_id = mm.person_id)
+				 WHERE mr.person_id = ?
+				   AND mr.sent IS NOT NULL
+				   AND mr.sentinfo IS NULL
+			  GROUP BY mr.message_id,
+			  			mm.relationmessage_id,
+						mm.subject,
+						mm.body,
+						mr.sent,
+						p.vorname,
+						p.nachname
+			  ORDER BY mr.sent DESC';
+
+		return $this->execQuery($sql, array($person_id));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function getSentMessages($person_id)
+	{
+		$sql = 'SELECT mm.message_id,
+						mm.relationmessage_id,
+						mm.subject,
+						mm.body,
+						mr.sent,
+						MAX(ms.status) AS status
+				  FROM public.tbl_msg_message mm
+				  JOIN public.tbl_msg_recipient mr ON (mr.message_id = mm.message_id)
+				  JOIN public.tbl_msg_status ms ON (ms.message_id = mm.message_id AND mr.person_id = mr.person_id)
+				 WHERE mm.person_id = ?
+				   AND mr.sent IS NOT NULL
+				   AND mr.sentinfo IS NULL
+			  GROUP BY mm.message_id,
+			  			mm.relationmessage_id,
+						mm.subject,
+						mm.body,
+						mr.sent
+			  ORDER BY mr.sent DESC';
+
+		return $this->execQuery($sql, array($person_id));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php b/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php
index 97f16ce3b..e3ff133f0 100644
--- a/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php
+++ b/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 		array(
 			'title' => 'Read personal messages',
 			'jquery' => true,
+			'jqueryui' => true,
 			'bootstrap' => true,
 			'momentjs' => true,
 			'tabulator' => true,
 			'ajaxlib' => true,
+			'dialoglib' => true,
 			'customJSs' => array('public/js/messaging/messageClient.js')
 		)
 	);
diff --git a/public/js/messaging/messageClient.js b/public/js/messaging/messageClient.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..850777ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/messaging/messageClient.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ *
+ */
+$(document).ready(function () {
+
+	FHC_AjaxClient.ajaxCallGet(
+		FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.called_path + '/listMessages',
+		null,
+		{
+			successCallback: function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
+
+				if (FHC_AjaxClient.hasData(data))
+				{
+					try
+					{
+						var jsonMessageLst = JSON.parse(FHC_AjaxClient.getData(data));
+
+						console.log(jsonMessageLst);
+
+						var tableMessageLst = new Tabulator("#lstMessagesPanel", {
+							height: "400px",
+						    data: jsonMessageLst,
+						    dataTree: true,
+						    dataTreeStartExpanded: true,
+							dataTreeElementColumn: "subject",
+						    columns: [
+							    {title: "Subject", field: "subject", width: 700, responsive: 0},
+							    {title: "From", field: "from", width: 400},
+							    {title: "Date", field: "sent", sorter: "datetime", width: 150}
+						    ],
+							rowClick: function(e, row) {
+								// TODO
+    						}
+						});
+					}
+					catch (syntaxError)
+					{
+						FHC_DialogLib.alertError("An error occurred while retrieving message, contact the website administrator");
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					FHC_DialogLib.alertWarning("No message currently available");
+				}
+			},
+			errorCallback: function() {
+
+			},
+			veilTimeout: 300
+		}
+	);
+
+});