diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatController.java
index 334e772..e368ebc 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatController.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public class ChatController implements ChatApi {
 
     @Override
     public ResponseEntity<Void> sendChatMessages(List<ChatMessageDto> chatMessageDtoList) {
-        //TODO [Admin] [2026-07-18]: Implement handling chat messages (push to listeners)
         chatMessageDtoList.stream().map(ChatMessageMapper::fromDto).forEach(chatService::addChatMessage);
         return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED);
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatMessageMapper.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatMessageMapper.java
index de30c48..8d4fb7b 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatMessageMapper.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/chat/ChatMessageMapper.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package com.alttd.altitudeweb.controllers.chat;
 
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.chat.ChatLogDao;
 import com.alttd.altitudeweb.model.ChatMessageDto;
 import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 @UtilityClass
 public class ChatMessageMapper {
 
@@ -16,4 +20,14 @@ public class ChatMessageMapper {
                 .build();
     }
 
+    public ChatMessage fromDao(ChatLogDao dao) {
+        return ChatMessage.builder()
+                .uuid(UUID.fromString(dao.getUuid()))
+                .timestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(dao.getTimeStamp()))
+                .server(dao.getServer())
+                .messageJson(dao.getMiniMessage())
+                .blocked(dao.isBlocked())
+                .build();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/chat/ChatService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/chat/ChatService.java
index 8d47e0d..f361d7a 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/chat/ChatService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/chat/ChatService.java
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package com.alttd.altitudeweb.services.chat;
 
 import com.alttd.altitudeweb.controllers.chat.ChatMessage;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.controllers.chat.ChatMessageMapper;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.Databases;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.chat.ChatLogDao;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.chat.ChatLogMapper;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.litebans.HistoryCountMapper;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.setup.Connection;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent;
+import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
@@ -27,6 +35,22 @@ public class ChatService {
                 currentSize - chatMessages.size(), currentSize);
     }
 
+    @EventListener(ApplicationReadyEvent.class)
+    public void loadMessagesFromDb() {
+        Connection.getConnection(Databases.CHAT)
+                .runQuery(sqlSession -> {
+                    log.debug("Loading uuid search result count");
+                    try {
+                        sqlSession.getMapper(ChatLogMapper.class)
+                                .getChatLogs(Instant.now().minus(Duration.ofHours(1)).toEpochMilli())
+                                .stream().map(ChatMessageMapper::fromDao)
+                                .forEach(this::addChatMessage);
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Failed to load history count", e);
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
     public void addChatMessage(ChatMessage chatMessage) {
         //TODO [Stijn] [2026-07-18]: remove log info after verifying it works
         log.info("Adding chat message: {}", chatMessage);
diff --git a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/Databases.java b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/Databases.java
index 15e1531..51e49a4 100644
--- a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/Databases.java
+++ b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/Databases.java
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ public enum Databases {
     LITE_BANS("litebans"),
     DISCORD("discordLink"),
     PROXY_PLAYTIME("proxyplaytime"),
-    VOTING_PLUGIN("votingplugin");
+    VOTING_PLUGIN("votingplugin"),
+    CHAT("chat");
 
     private final String internalName;
 
diff --git a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/chat/ChatLogDao.java b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/chat/ChatLogDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b78c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/chat/ChatLogDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.chat;
+
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+@Builder
+@Getter
+public class ChatLogDao {
+
+    private final String uuid;
+    private final long timeStamp;
+    private final String server;
+    private final String miniMessage;
+    private final boolean blocked;
+
+}
diff --git a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/chat/ChatLogMapper.java b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/chat/ChatLogMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac16b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/database/chat/ChatLogMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.chat;
+
+import org.apache.ibatis.annotations.Param;
+import org.apache.ibatis.annotations.Select;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface ChatLogMapper {
+
+    @Select("""
+            SELECT uuid, time_stamp, server, mini_message, blocked
+            FROM chat_log
+            WHERE mini_message IS NOT NULL
+            AND time_stamp >= #{since}
+            """)
+    List<ChatLogDao> getChatLogs(@Param("since") long since);
+
+}
diff --git a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/Connection.java b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/Connection.java
index 71489cb..51a9c11 100644
--- a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/Connection.java
+++ b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/Connection.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class Connection {
         InitializeProxyPlaytime.init();
         InitializeDiscord.init();
         InitializeVotingPlugin.init();
+        InitializeChat.init();
     }
 
     @FunctionalInterface
diff --git a/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/InitializeChat.java b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/InitializeChat.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b54ee4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/setup/InitializeChat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.alttd.altitudeweb.setup;
+
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.Databases;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.chat.ChatLogMapper;
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.database.votingplugin.VotingPluginUsersMapper;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class InitializeChat {
+
+    protected static void init() {
+        log.info("Initializing Chat");
+        Connection.getConnection(Databases.CHAT, (configuration) -> {
+            configuration.addMapper(ChatLogMapper.class);
+        }).join();
+        log.debug("Initialized Chat");
+    }
+}