diff --git a/chatview/CMakeLists.txt b/chatview/CMakeLists.txt
index 14812bb..cdba3b7 100644
--- a/chatview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/chatview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ qt_add_qml_module(QodeAssistChatView
     URI ChatView
     VERSION 1.0
     QML_FILES
-        qml/RootItem.qml
+    qml/RootItem.qml
     SOURCES
-        BaseChatWidget.hpp BaseChatWidget.cpp
-        ChatModel.hpp ChatModel.cpp
+    BaseChatWidget.hpp BaseChatWidget.cpp
+    ChatModel.hpp ChatModel.cpp
+    ChatRootView.hpp ChatRootView.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(QodeAssistChatView
diff --git a/chatview/ChatRootView.cpp b/chatview/ChatRootView.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98f1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatview/ChatRootView.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "ChatRootView.hpp"
+
+namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
+
+ChatRootView::ChatRootView(QQuickItem *parent)
+    : QQuickItem(parent)
+    , m_chatModel(new ChatModel(this))
+{}
+
+ChatModel *ChatRootView::chatModel() const
+{
+    return m_chatModel;
+}
+
+} // namespace QodeAssist::Chat
diff --git a/chatview/ChatRootView.hpp b/chatview/ChatRootView.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f83ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatview/ChatRootView.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QQuickItem>
+
+#include "ChatModel.hpp"
+
+namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
+
+class ChatRootView : public QQuickItem
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    QML_ELEMENT
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(ChatModel *chatModel READ chatModel NOTIFY chatModelChanged FINAL)
+public:
+    ChatRootView(QQuickItem *parent = nullptr);
+
+    ChatModel *chatModel() const;
+
+signals:
+    void chatModelChanged();
+
+private:
+    ChatModel *m_chatModel = nullptr;
+};
+
+} // namespace QodeAssist::Chat
diff --git a/chatview/qml/RootItem.qml b/chatview/qml/RootItem.qml
index a6a76c4..f166a45 100644
--- a/chatview/qml/RootItem.qml
+++ b/chatview/qml/RootItem.qml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import QtQuick
+import ChatView
 
-Rectangle {
+ChatRootView {
     id: root
 
-    color: "gray"
+    Rectangle {
+        id: bg
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        color: "gray"
+    }
 }