diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java
index e0fe4ac..6c39dc2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 package ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat;
 
+import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.Client;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
+import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
+import javafx.event.EventHandler;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 
 public class ChatController implements Initializable {
 
+  @FXML
+  private SplitPane chatPaneRoot;
   @FXML
   private VBox vBoxChatMessages;
-
   @FXML
   private Button sendButton;
   @FXML
@@ -21,6 +30,14 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
   @FXML
   private TextArea chatMsgField;
 
+  private Client client;
+
+  private SimpleBooleanProperty whisperTargetChosen;
+
+  public ChatController(Client client) {
+    this.client = client;
+    whisperTargetChosen = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+  }
 
 
   /**
@@ -33,5 +50,46 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
   @Override
   public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
 
+    vBoxChatMessages.heightProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
+      @Override
+      public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> observable, Number oldValue,
+          Number newValue) {
+        vBoxChatMessages.setMaxHeight(newValue.doubleValue());
+      }
+    });
+
+    sendButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
+      @Override
+      public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
+        String msg = chatMsgField.getText();
+        if (!msg.isEmpty()) {
+
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    whisperTargetChosen.bind(whisperTargetSelectField.textProperty().isEmpty());
+
+    whisperTargetSelectField.textProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<String>() {
+      @Override
+      public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, String oldValue,
+          String newValue) {
+        whisperTargetSelectField.setText(newValue);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return the client who's chat controller this is
+   */
+  public Client getClient() {
+    return client;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param client who's gui controller this should be
+   */
+  public void setClient(Client client) {
+    this.client = client;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/outChatCmd.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/outChatCmd.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac79ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/outChatCmd.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat;
+
+import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.helpers.Protocol;
+import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
+
+public class outChatCmd implements ChangeListener {
+
+  private String cmd;
+  private static final Protocol prtcl = new Protocol();
+  private static final String whisper = Protocol.whisper;
+  private static final String chatToAll = Protocol.chatMsgToAll;
+  private static final String chatToLobby = Protocol.chatMsgToLobby
+
+  public outChatCmd(String cmd, String parameters) {
+    this.cmd = cmd;
+    this.parameters = parameters;
+  }
+
+  public String getCmd() {
+    return cmd;
+  }
+
+  public String getParameters() {
+    return parameters;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called when the value of an {@link ObservableValue} changes.
+   * <p>
+   * In general, it is considered bad practice to modify the observed value in this method.
+   *
+   * @param observable The {@code ObservableValue} which value changed
+   * @param oldValue   The old value
+   * @param newValue
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void changed(ObservableValue observable, Object oldValue, Object newValue) {
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/resources/splitPaneChatView.fxml b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/resources/splitPaneChatView.fxml
index 1daa0be..1ae8b3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/resources/splitPaneChatView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/resources/splitPaneChatView.fxml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 <fx:root maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" type="AnchorPane" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat.ChatController">
    <children>
-      <SplitPane dividerPositions="0.5" layoutX="214.0" layoutY="92.0" orientation="VERTICAL" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+      <SplitPane fx:id ="chatPaneRoot" dividerPositions="0.5" layoutX="214.0" layoutY="92.0" orientation="VERTICAL" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
         <items>
           <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="160.0">
                <children>