diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMenu.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMenu.svelte
index 61aa76b1..17d8d301 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMenu.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {assoc} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import ChatSquare from "@assets/icons/chat-square.svg?dataurl"
   import Check from "@assets/icons/check.svg?dataurl"
   import Bell from "@assets/icons/bell.svg?dataurl"
   import BellOff from "@assets/icons/bell-off.svg?dataurl"
@@ -8,13 +7,9 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Modal from "@lib/components/Modal.svelte"
   import ModalBody from "@lib/components/ModalBody.svelte"
-  import ChatStart from "@app/components/ChatStart.svelte"
   import {setChecked} from "@app/util/notifications"
-  import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
   import {notificationSettings} from "@app/core/state"
 
-  const startChat = () => pushModal(ChatStart, {}, {replaceState: true})
-
   const markAsRead = () => {
     setChecked("/chat/*")
     history.back()
@@ -28,10 +23,6 @@
 <Modal>
   <ModalBody>
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
-      <Button class="btn btn-primary" onclick={startChat}>
-        <Icon size={5} icon={ChatSquare} />
-        Start chat
-      </Button>
       <Button class="btn btn-neutral" onclick={markAsRead}>
         <Icon size={5} icon={Check} />
         Mark all read
diff --git a/src/lib/components/FAB.svelte b/src/lib/components/FAB.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8843865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/FAB.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
+
+  const {
+    onclick = () => {},
+    className = "",
+    size = 54,
+  }: {
+    onclick?: () => void
+    className?: string
+    size?: number
+  } = $props()
+
+  const bubbleSize = $derived(Math.round(size * 0.55))
+  const plusSize = $derived(Math.round(size * 0.33))
+</script>
+
+<div class="fixed bottom-20 right-sai z-nav m-4 md:m-8 hide-on-keyboard {className}">
+  <Button
+    class="btn bg-[#7161ff] border-none text-white shadow-xl hover:bg-[#5e51d6] transition-all p-0"
+    style="width: {size}px; height: {size}px; border-radius: {size * 0.33}px;"
+    {onclick}>
+    <div class="relative" style="width: {bubbleSize}px; height: {bubbleSize}px;" data-node-id="2:8">
+      <svg
+        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        fill="white"
+        stroke="white"
+        stroke-width="2"
+        stroke-linecap="round"
+        stroke-linejoin="round"
+        class="absolute inset-0 size-full">
+        <path d="M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7l-4 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z" />
+      </svg>
+      <svg
+        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="#7161ff"
+        stroke-width="2.5"
+        stroke-linecap="round"
+        stroke-linejoin="round"
+        class="absolute left-1/2 top-[42%] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
+        style="width: {plusSize}px; height: {plusSize}px;">
+        <line x1="12" y1="5" x2="12" y2="19" />
+        <line x1="5" y1="12" x2="19" y2="12" />
+      </svg>
+    </div>
+  </Button>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/routes/chat/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/chat/+layout.svelte
index 06244c98..de4e47b0 100644
--- a/src/routes/chat/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/chat/+layout.svelte
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
   import Page from "@lib/components/Page.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
+  import FAB from "@lib/components/FAB.svelte"
   import SecondaryNav from "@lib/components/SecondaryNav.svelte"
   import SecondaryNavHeader from "@lib/components/SecondaryNavHeader.svelte"
   import SecondaryNavSection from "@lib/components/SecondaryNavSection.svelte"
   import ChatMenu from "@app/components/ChatMenu.svelte"
+  import ChatStart from "@app/components/ChatStart.svelte"
   import ChatItem from "@app/components/ChatItem.svelte"
   import {chatSearch} from "@app/core/state"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
@@ -26,18 +28,22 @@
 
   const openMenu = () => pushModal(ChatMenu)
 
+  const startChat = () => pushModal(ChatStart)
+
   let term = $state("")
+  let isClient = $state(false)
 
   const chats = $derived($chatSearch.searchOptions(term))
 
   const promise = sleep(10000)
 
   onMount(() => {
+    isClient = true
     shouldUnwrap.set(true)
   })
 </script>
 
-<SecondaryNav>
+<SecondaryNav class="relative">
   <SecondaryNavSection>
     <SecondaryNavHeader>
       Chats
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@
     <Icon icon={Magnifier} />
     <input bind:value={term} class="grow" type="text" />
   </label>
-  <div class="overflow-auto">
+  <div class="overflow-auto pb-20">
     {#each chats as { id, pubkeys, messages } (id)}
       <ChatItem {id} {pubkeys} {messages} />
     {/each}
@@ -60,6 +66,11 @@
       </div>
     {/await}
   </div>
+  {#if isClient}
+    <div class="absolute bottom-10 right-4 hidden md:block">
+      <FAB onclick={startChat} size={44} className="!static !m-0" />
+    </div>
+  {/if}
 </SecondaryNav>
 <Page>
   {#key $page.url.pathname}
diff --git a/src/routes/chat/+page.svelte b/src/routes/chat/+page.svelte
index e0974e8a..bdfeb379 100644
--- a/src/routes/chat/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/chat/+page.svelte
@@ -11,8 +11,15 @@
   import ChatMenu from "@app/components/ChatMenu.svelte"
   import {chatSearch} from "@app/core/state"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
+  import FAB from "@lib/components/FAB.svelte"
+  import {onMount} from "svelte"
 
   let term = $state("")
+  let isClient = $state(false)
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    isClient = true
+  })
 
   const startChat = () => pushModal(ChatStart)
 
@@ -64,6 +71,9 @@
           </Button>
         </div>
       {/each}
+      {#if isClient}
+        <FAB onclick={startChat} className="md:hidden" />
+      {/if}
     </div>
   {/snippet}
 </ContentSearch>