diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.html b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.html
index 2636837..752e87f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.html
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 @if (selectedChannel(); as chatChannel) {
   <div class="full-width"
-       [style.background-color]="getServerColor(chatChannel.name ?? '')">
-  <span class="channel" [style.color]="getServerTextColor(chatChannel.name ?? '')">
+       [style.background-color]="getServerColor(chatChannel.name)">
+  <span class="channel" [style.color]="getServerTextColor(chatChannel.name)">
     @for (segment of getDisplayName(chatChannel); track $index) {
       <span [style.color]="segment.color">{{ segment.text }}</span>
     }
+    <span class="message-count">({{ chatChannel.totalMessages }})</span>
   </span>
     <div class="notification-icon">
       @if (notificationEnabled()) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.scss
index fd81703..c9b5a18 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/chat-info/chat-info.component.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   font-weight: bold;
   padding-left: 10px;
+
+  .message-count {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+  }
 }
 
 .notification-icon {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.html b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.html
index b933e9b..008b27b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.html
@@ -1,31 +1,28 @@
 @if (node) {
-  <ng-container>
+  @if (node.isUrlLink) {
     <a
-      *ngIf="isUrlLink; else plain"
-      [ngStyle]="ngStyle"
-      [mmObfuscated]="style.obfuscated"
-      [attr.title]="hoverTitle"
+      [style]="node.ngStyle"
+      [mmObfuscated]="node.style.obfuscated"
+      [attr.title]="node.hoverTitle"
       [attr.href]="node.clickEvent?.value"
       [attr.data-insertion]="node.insertion || null"
       target="_blank"
       rel="noopener noreferrer"
       class="mm-node mm-link"
-    >{{ text }}</a>
+    >{{ node.text }}</a>
+  } @else {
+    <span
+      [style]="node.ngStyle"
+      [mmObfuscated]="node.style.obfuscated"
+      [attr.title]="node.hoverTitle"
+      [attr.data-insertion]="node.insertion || null"
+      [class.mm-clickable]="node.hasNonUrlClick"
+      class="mm-node"
+      (click)="onClick()"
+    >{{ node.text }}</span>
+  }
 
-    <ng-template #plain>
-          <span
-            [ngStyle]="ngStyle"
-            [mmObfuscated]="style.obfuscated"
-            [attr.title]="hoverTitle"
-            [attr.data-insertion]="node.insertion || null"
-            [class.mm-clickable]="hasNonUrlClick"
-            class="mm-node"
-            (click)="onClick()"
-          >{{ text }}</span
-          >
-    </ng-template>
-    @for (child of node.extra; track child) {
-      <mini-message [node]="child" [parentStyle]="style"></mini-message>
-    }
-  </ng-container>
+  @for (child of node.extra; track child) {
+    <mini-message [node]="child"></mini-message>
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.ts
index 510367f..6efc3bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/components/mini-message/mini-message.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {Component, Input, Optional} from '@angular/core';
-import {MiniMessageComponent as MiniMessageNode, ResolvedStyle} from '../../mini-message/mini-message.types';
-import {hoverEventToTitle, mergeStyle, ownText, styleToNgStyle} from '../../mini-message/mini-message.util';
+import {ProcessedMiniMessageNode} from '../../mini-message/mini-message.types';
 import {ObfuscatedDirective} from '../../mini-message/obfuscated.directive';
 import {MiniMessageInteractionService} from '../../mini-message/mini-message-interaction.service';
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import {MiniMessageInteractionService} from '../../mini-message/mini-message-int
  *
  * Usage:
  *   providers: [MiniMessageInteractionService]   // once, at the root that hosts <mini-message>
- *   <mini-message [node]="myComponentJson"></mini-message>
+ *   <mini-message [node]="myProcessedComponentJson"></mini-message>
  *
  * Then subscribe to click events (run_command / suggest_command / copy_to_clipboard /
  * change_page) via the injected MiniMessageInteractionService.clicks$; open_url is handled
@@ -24,42 +23,17 @@ import {MiniMessageInteractionService} from '../../mini-message/mini-message-int
   styleUrl: './mini-message.component.scss',
 })
 export class MiniMessageComponent {
-  @Input() node!: MiniMessageNode;
-  @Input() parentStyle?: ResolvedStyle;
+  @Input() node!: ProcessedMiniMessageNode;
 
   constructor(@Optional() private readonly interaction: MiniMessageInteractionService | null) {
   }
 
-  get style(): ResolvedStyle {
-    return mergeStyle(this.parentStyle, this.node);
-  }
-
-  get ngStyle(): Record<string, string> {
-    return styleToNgStyle(this.style);
-  }
-
-  get text(): string {
-    return ownText(this.node);
-  }
-
-  get hoverTitle(): string | null {
-    return hoverEventToTitle(this.node.hoverEvent);
-  }
-
-  get isUrlLink(): boolean {
-    return this.node.clickEvent?.action === 'open_url';
-  }
-
-  get hasNonUrlClick(): boolean {
-    return !!this.node.clickEvent && this.node.clickEvent.action !== 'open_url';
-  }
-
   onClick(): void {
     const click = this.node.clickEvent;
     if (!click) return;
 
     if (click.action === 'copy_to_clipboard') {
-      navigator.clipboard?.writeText(click.value);
+      navigator.clipboard?.writeText(click.value).then();
     }
 
     this.interaction?.emitClick({action: click.action, value: click.value});
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.types.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.types.ts
index 10f7b87..09c7457 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.types.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ export interface MiniMessageComponent {
   extra?: MiniMessageComponent[];
 }
 
+/** Fully resolved node, pre-computed for rendering */
+export interface ProcessedMiniMessageNode {
+  text: string;
+  style: ResolvedStyle;
+  ngStyle: Record<string, string>;
+  hoverTitle: string | null;
+  isUrlLink: boolean;
+  hasNonUrlClick: boolean;
+  clickEvent?: MiniMessageClickEvent;
+  insertion?: string;
+  extra: ProcessedMiniMessageNode[];
+}
+
 /** Fully resolved style at a given node, after inheriting from all ancestors */
 export interface ResolvedStyle {
   color?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.util.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.util.ts
index 6fd929f..d3ab3d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.util.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { MiniMessageComponent, MiniMessageHoverEvent, ResolvedStyle } from './mini-message.types';
+import {
+  MiniMessageComponent,
+  MiniMessageHoverEvent,
+  ProcessedMiniMessageNode,
+  ResolvedStyle
+} from './mini-message.types';
 
 /** The 16 legacy Minecraft color names, as used by NamedTextColor / MiniMessage */
 const NAMED_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -132,3 +137,25 @@ export function hoverEventToTitle(hover: MiniMessageHoverEvent | undefined): str
   }
   return null;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Pre-computes a component tree into a ProcessedMiniMessageNode tree.
+ * This resolves all styles, texts, and attributes once so they don't have to be
+ * re-computed on every render.
+ */
+export function precomputeNode(node: MiniMessageComponent, parentStyle?: ResolvedStyle): ProcessedMiniMessageNode {
+  const style = mergeStyle(parentStyle, node);
+  const isUrlLink = node.clickEvent?.action === 'open_url';
+
+  return {
+    text: ownText(node),
+    style,
+    ngStyle: styleToNgStyle(style),
+    hoverTitle: hoverEventToTitle(node.hoverEvent),
+    isUrlLink,
+    hasNonUrlClick: !!node.clickEvent && !isUrlLink,
+    clickEvent: node.clickEvent,
+    insertion: node.insertion,
+    extra: (node.extra ?? []).map((child) => precomputeNode(child, style)),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-channel.object.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-channel.object.ts
index aabfc32..d890398 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-channel.object.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-channel.object.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export interface ChatChannel {
   name: string;
   type: 'SERVER' | 'DM' | 'PARTY' | 'GAC' | 'SPY';
   unreadMessages: number;
+  totalMessages: number;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-message.object.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-message.object.ts
index adeaa46..7d27131 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-message.object.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-message.object.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {MiniMessageComponent} from '@pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.types';
+import {ProcessedMiniMessageNode} from '@pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.types';
 
 export interface ChatMessage {
   uuid: string;
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface ChatMessage {
   type: string;
   channel: string;
   receiver: string;
-  messageJson: MiniMessageComponent;
+  messageJson: ProcessedMiniMessageNode;
   notBlocked: boolean;
   channelName?: string;
   channelType?: 'SERVER' | 'DM' | 'PARTY' | 'GAC' | 'SPY';
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/service/chat.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/service/chat.service.ts
index 0508940..840731c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/service/chat.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/altitude/chat/service/chat.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {EventSourcePolyfill} from 'event-source-polyfill';
 import {ChatMessage} from '@pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-message.object';
 import {RawChatMessage} from '@pages/altitude/chat/objects/raw-chat-message.object';
 import {normalizeComponent} from '@pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/normalize.util';
+import {precomputeNode} from '@pages/altitude/chat/mini-message/mini-message.util';
 import {ChatChannel} from '@pages/altitude/chat/objects/chat-channel.object';
 import {NotificationService} from '@pages/altitude/chat/service/chat-notification.service';
 import {ChatInfoService} from '@api';
@@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ export class ChatService implements OnDestroy {
     const messages: ChatMessage[] = raw.map((m) => {
       const message: ChatMessage = {
         ...m,
-        messageJson: normalizeComponent(JSON.parse(m.messageJson)),
-      };
+        messageJson: precomputeNode(normalizeComponent(JSON.parse(m.messageJson))),
+      } as ChatMessage;
       const channelKey = this.getChannelKey(message);
       if (channelKey === null) {
         return null;
@@ -105,8 +106,11 @@ export class ChatService implements OnDestroy {
         this._channels.update((old) => [...old, {
           name: message.channelName!,
           type: message.channelType!,
-          unreadMessages: 0
+          unreadMessages: 0,
+          totalMessages: 0
         }]);
+      } else {
+        found.totalMessages++;
       }
     })