diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
index 886bcdc1f..40f7a7e81 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ local_DEFINES += \
 	$(local_DEBUG) \
 	-DXWFEATURE_RELAY \
 	-DXWFEATURE_TURNCHANGENOTIFY \
+	-DXWFEATURE_CHAT \
 	-DSHOW_PROGRESS \
 	-DKEY_SUPPORT \
 	-DXWFEATURE_CROSSHAIRS \
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
index 791de092a..4b14f5b4f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ and_util_warnIllegalWord( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, BadWordInfo* bwi,
     return result;
 }
 
+static void
+and_util_showChat( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const XP_UCHAR const* msg )
+{
+    UTIL_CBK_HEADER("showChat", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V" );
+    jstring jmsg = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, msg );
+    (*env)->CallVoidMethod( env, util->jutil, mid, jmsg );
+    (*env)->DeleteLocalRef( env, jmsg );
+    UTIL_CBK_TAIL();
+}
 
 static void
 and_util_remSelected(XW_UtilCtxt* uc)
@@ -445,6 +454,7 @@ makeUtil( MPFORMAL JNIEnv** envp, jobject jutil, CurGameInfo* gi,
     SET_PROC(makeEmptyDict);
     SET_PROC(getUserString);
     SET_PROC(warnIllegalWord);
+    SET_PROC(showChat);
     SET_PROC(remSelected);
     SET_PROC(setIsServer);
 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index aae83091c..89fd85385 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -386,4 +386,6 @@
     <string name="no_name_found">No public rooms found.  Try
     refreshing or creating your own.</string>
 
+    <string name="chat_received">Message received</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index cb729bf89..5db821c03 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -1152,4 +1152,12 @@ public class BoardActivity extends Activity implements UtilCtxt {
         return accept;
     }
 
+    public void showChat( String msg )
+    {
+        Utils.logf( "showChat(%s)", msg );
+        m_dlgBytes = msg;
+        m_dlgTitle = R.string.chat_received;
+        showDialog( DLG_OKONLY );
+    }
+
 } // class BoardActivity
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
index bc6a11b86..4210461e9 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
@@ -108,4 +108,6 @@ public interface UtilCtxt {
     //void yOffsetChange( int maxOffset, int oldOffset, int newOffset );
 
     boolean warnIllegalWord( String[] words, int turn, boolean turnLost );
+
+    void showChat( String msg );
 }