diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 223fece350..e1fb516c7c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -705,7 +705,16 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
           [] -> pure Nothing
           memStatuses -> pure $ Just $ map (uncurry MemberDeliveryStatus) memStatuses
       _ -> pure Nothing
-    pure $ CRChatItemInfo user aci ChatItemInfo {itemVersions, memberDeliveryStatuses}
+    forwardedFromChatItem <- getForwardedFromItem user ci
+    pure $ CRChatItemInfo user aci ChatItemInfo {itemVersions, memberDeliveryStatuses, forwardedFromChatItem}
+    where
+      getForwardedFromItem :: User -> ChatItem c d -> CM (Maybe AChatItem)
+      getForwardedFromItem user ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {itemForwarded}} = case itemForwarded of
+        Just (CIFFContact _ _ (Just ctId) (Just fwdItemId)) ->
+          Just <$> withStore (\db -> getAChatItem db vr user (ChatRef CTDirect ctId) fwdItemId)
+        Just (CIFFGroup _ _ (Just gId) (Just fwdItemId)) ->
+          Just <$> withStore (\db -> getAChatItem db vr user (ChatRef CTGroup gId) fwdItemId)
+        _ -> pure Nothing
   APISendMessage (ChatRef cType chatId) live itemTTL cm -> withUser $ \user -> case cType of
     CTDirect -> withContactLock "sendMessage" chatId $
       sendContactContentMessage user chatId live itemTTL cm Nothing
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
index 50ec1dd80e..3da9c2b2ae 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
@@ -1031,9 +1031,10 @@ instance TextEncoding CIForwardedFromTag where
 
 data ChatItemInfo = ChatItemInfo
   { itemVersions :: [ChatItemVersion],
-    memberDeliveryStatuses :: Maybe [MemberDeliveryStatus]
+    memberDeliveryStatuses :: Maybe [MemberDeliveryStatus],
+    forwardedFromChatItem :: Maybe AChatItem
   }
-  deriving (Eq, Show)
+  deriving (Show)
 
 data ChatItemVersion = ChatItemVersion
   { chatItemVersionId :: Int64,
@@ -1116,8 +1117,6 @@ $(JQ.deriveJSON defaultJSON ''MemberDeliveryStatus)
 
 $(JQ.deriveJSON defaultJSON ''ChatItemVersion)
 
-$(JQ.deriveJSON defaultJSON ''ChatItemInfo)
-
 instance (ChatTypeI c, MsgDirectionI d) => FromJSON (CIMeta c d) where
   parseJSON = $(JQ.mkParseJSON defaultJSON ''CIMeta)
 
@@ -1207,6 +1206,8 @@ instance ChatTypeI c => ToJSON (CChatItem c) where
   toJSON (CChatItem _ ci) = J.toJSON ci
   toEncoding (CChatItem _ ci) = J.toEncoding ci
 
+$(JQ.deriveJSON defaultJSON ''ChatItemInfo)
+
 $(JQ.deriveJSON defaultJSON ''ChatStats)
 
 instance ChatTypeI c => ToJSON (Chat c) where
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 635c6a3b10..346037f539 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -625,11 +625,12 @@ viewChatItem chat ci@ChatItem {chatDir, meta = meta@CIMeta {itemForwarded, forwa
     prohibited = styled (colored Red) ("[unexpected chat item created, please report to developers]" :: String)
 
 viewChatItemInfo :: AChatItem -> ChatItemInfo -> TimeZone -> [StyledString]
-viewChatItemInfo (AChatItem _ msgDir _ ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {itemTs, itemTimed, createdAt}}) ChatItemInfo {itemVersions} tz =
+viewChatItemInfo (AChatItem _ msgDir _ ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {itemTs, itemTimed, createdAt}}) ChatItemInfo {itemVersions, forwardedFromChatItem} tz =
   ["sent at: " <> ts itemTs]
     <> receivedAt
     <> toBeDeletedAt
     <> versions
+    <> forwardedFromItemId
   where
     ts = styleTime . localTs tz
     receivedAt = case msgDir of
@@ -642,7 +643,12 @@ viewChatItemInfo (AChatItem _ msgDir _ ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {itemTs, itemTime
       if null itemVersions
         then []
         else ["message history:"] <> concatMap version itemVersions
-    version ChatItemVersion {msgContent, itemVersionTs} = prependFirst (ts itemVersionTs <> styleTime ": ") $ ttyMsgContent msgContent
+      where
+        version ChatItemVersion {msgContent, itemVersionTs} = prependFirst (ts itemVersionTs <> styleTime ": ") $ ttyMsgContent msgContent
+    forwardedFromItemId =
+      case forwardedFromChatItem of
+        Just aci -> ["forwarded from chat item id: " <> (plain . show) (aChatItemId aci)]
+        _ -> []
 
 localTs :: TimeZone -> UTCTime -> String
 localTs tz ts = do
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Forward.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Forward.hs
index 57b38354df..e7eabd7a64 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Forward.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Forward.hs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ testForwardContactToContact =
       cath <# "alice> -> forwarded"
       cath <## "      hey"
 
+      -- read chat
       alice ##> "/tail @cath 2"
       alice <# "@cath -> from you"
       alice <## "      hi"
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ testForwardContactToContact =
       cath <# "alice> -> forwarded"
       cath <## "      hey"
 
+      -- item info
+      alice ##> "/item info @cath hey"
+      alice <##. "sent at: "
+      alice <## "message history:"
+      alice .<## ": hey"
+      alice <##. "forwarded from chat item id:"
+
 testForwardContactToGroup :: HasCallStack => FilePath -> IO ()
 testForwardContactToGroup =
   testChat3 aliceProfile bobProfile cathProfile $