diff --git a/web/src/components/ChatList.tsx b/web/src/components/ChatList.tsx
index 506bed5..ba4d53e 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ChatList.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ChatList.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { deleteChat } from "../api/chats";
 import { updateMyProfile } from "../api/users";
 import { useAuthStore } from "../store/authStore";
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export function ChatList() {
   const [profileError, setProfileError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [profileSaving, setProfileSaving] = useState(false);
   const deleteModalChat = chats.find((chat) => chat.id === deleteModalChatId) ?? null;
-  const canDeleteForEveryone = Boolean(deleteModalChat && !deleteModalChat.is_saved && deleteModalChat.type !== "private");
+  const canDeleteForEveryone = Boolean(deleteModalChat && !deleteModalChat.is_saved && deleteModalChat.type === "group");
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export function ChatList() {
               </div>
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
-                  <p className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{chat.display_title || chat.title || `${chat.type} #${chat.id}`}</p>
+                  <p className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{chatLabel(chat)}</p>
                   <span className="shrink-0 text-[11px] text-slate-400">
                     {messagesByChat[chat.id]?.length ? "now" : ""}
                   </span>
@@ -128,26 +129,32 @@ export function ChatList() {
       </div>
       <NewChatPanel />
 
-      {ctxChatId && ctxPos ? (
-        <div className="fixed z-50 w-44 rounded-lg border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900/95 p-1 shadow-2xl" style={{ left: ctxPos.x, top: ctxPos.y }} onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-          <button
-            className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm text-red-300 hover:bg-slate-800"
-            onClick={() => {
-              setDeleteModalChatId(ctxChatId);
-              setCtxChatId(null);
-              setCtxPos(null);
-              setDeleteForAll(false);
-            }}
-          >
-            Delete chat
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
+      {ctxChatId && ctxPos
+        ? createPortal(
+          <div className="fixed z-[100] w-44 rounded-lg border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900/95 p-1 shadow-2xl" style={{ left: ctxPos.x, top: ctxPos.y }} onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+            <button
+              className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm text-red-300 hover:bg-slate-800"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setDeleteModalChatId(ctxChatId);
+                setCtxChatId(null);
+                setCtxPos(null);
+                setDeleteForAll(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              Delete chat
+            </button>
+          </div>,
+          document.body
+        )
+        : null}
 
       {deleteModalChatId ? (
         <div className="absolute inset-0 z-50 flex items-end justify-center bg-slate-950/55 p-3">
           <div className="w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900 p-3">
-            <p className="mb-2 text-sm font-semibold">Delete chat #{deleteModalChatId}</p>
+            <p className="mb-2 text-sm font-semibold">Delete chat: {deleteModalChat ? chatLabel(deleteModalChat) : "selected chat"}</p>
+            {deleteModalChat?.type === "channel" ? (
+              <p className="mb-3 text-xs text-slate-400">Channels are removed for all subscribers.</p>
+            ) : null}
             {canDeleteForEveryone ? (
               <label className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
                 <input checked={deleteForAll} onChange={(e) => setDeleteForAll(e.target.checked)} type="checkbox" />
@@ -232,3 +239,12 @@ export function ChatList() {
     const safeY = Math.min(Math.max(pad, wantedY), window.innerHeight - menuHeight - pad);
     return { x: safeX, y: safeY };
   }
+
+function chatLabel(chat: { display_title?: string | null; title: string | null; type: "private" | "group" | "channel"; is_saved?: boolean }): string {
+  if (chat.display_title?.trim()) return chat.display_title;
+  if (chat.title?.trim()) return chat.title;
+  if (chat.is_saved) return "Saved Messages";
+  if (chat.type === "private") return "Direct chat";
+  if (chat.type === "group") return "Group";
+  return "Channel";
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx b/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
index b1f045c..382abb6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { forwardMessage, pinMessage } from "../api/chats";
 import { useAuthStore } from "../store/authStore";
 import { useChatStore } from "../store/chatStore";
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ export function MessageList() {
   const setReplyToMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.setReplyToMessage);
   const updateChatPinnedMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.updateChatPinnedMessage);
   const [ctx, setCtx] = useState<ContextMenuState>(null);
+  const [forwardMessageId, setForwardMessageId] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [forwardQuery, setForwardQuery] = useState("");
+  const [forwardError, setForwardError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [isForwarding, setIsForwarding] = useState(false);
 
   const messages = useMemo(() => {
     if (!activeChatId) {
@@ -35,12 +40,29 @@ export function MessageList() {
   }
   const chatId = activeChatId;
 
-  async function handleForward(messageId: number) {
-    const targetRaw = window.prompt("Forward to chat id:");
-    if (!targetRaw) return;
-    const targetId = Number(targetRaw);
-    if (!Number.isFinite(targetId) || targetId <= 0) return;
-    await forwardMessage(messageId, targetId);
+  const forwardTargets = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = forwardQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return chats;
+    return chats.filter((chat) => {
+      const label = chatLabel(chat).toLowerCase();
+      const handle = (chat.handle || "").toLowerCase();
+      return label.includes(q) || handle.includes(q);
+    });
+  }, [chats, forwardQuery]);
+
+  async function handleForward(targetChatId: number) {
+    if (!forwardMessageId) return;
+    setIsForwarding(true);
+    setForwardError(null);
+    try {
+      await forwardMessage(forwardMessageId, targetChatId);
+      setForwardMessageId(null);
+      setForwardQuery("");
+    } catch {
+      setForwardError("Failed to forward message");
+    } finally {
+      setIsForwarding(false);
+    }
     setCtx(null);
   }
 
@@ -55,7 +77,7 @@ export function MessageList() {
     <div className="flex h-full flex-col" onClick={() => setCtx(null)}>
       {activeChat?.pinned_message_id ? (
         <div className="border-b border-slate-700/50 bg-slate-900/60 px-4 py-2 text-xs text-sky-300">
-          📌 {messagesMap.get(activeChat.pinned_message_id)?.text || `Pinned message #${activeChat.pinned_message_id}`}
+          📌 {messagesMap.get(activeChat.pinned_message_id)?.text || "Pinned message"}
         </div>
       ) : null}
       <div className="tg-scrollbar flex-1 overflow-auto px-3 py-4 md:px-6">
@@ -97,30 +119,73 @@ export function MessageList() {
       </div>
       <div className="px-5 pb-2 text-xs text-slate-300/80">{(typingByChat[activeChatId] ?? []).length > 0 ? "typing..." : ""}</div>
 
-      {ctx ? (
-        <div
-          className="fixed z-50 w-40 rounded-lg border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900/95 p-1 shadow-2xl"
-          style={{ left: ctx.x, top: ctx.y }}
-          onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
-        >
-          <button
-            className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-800"
-            onClick={() => {
-              const msg = messagesMap.get(ctx.messageId);
-              if (msg) {
-                setReplyToMessage(chatId, msg);
-              }
-              setCtx(null);
-            }}
+      {ctx
+        ? createPortal(
+          <div
+            className="fixed z-[100] w-40 rounded-lg border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900/95 p-1 shadow-2xl"
+            style={{ left: ctx.x, top: ctx.y }}
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
           >
-            Reply
-          </button>
-          <button className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-800" onClick={() => void handleForward(ctx.messageId)}>
-            Forward
-          </button>
-          <button className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-800" onClick={() => void handlePin(ctx.messageId)}>
-            Pin / Unpin
-          </button>
+            <button
+              className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-800"
+              onClick={() => {
+                const msg = messagesMap.get(ctx.messageId);
+                if (msg) {
+                  setReplyToMessage(chatId, msg);
+                }
+                setCtx(null);
+              }}
+            >
+              Reply
+            </button>
+            <button
+              className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-800"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setForwardMessageId(ctx.messageId);
+                setForwardQuery("");
+                setForwardError(null);
+                setCtx(null);
+              }}
+            >
+              Forward
+            </button>
+            <button className="block w-full rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-800" onClick={() => void handlePin(ctx.messageId)}>
+              Pin / Unpin
+            </button>
+          </div>,
+          document.body
+        )
+        : null}
+
+      {forwardMessageId ? (
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 z-50 flex items-end justify-center bg-slate-950/55 p-3" onClick={() => setForwardMessageId(null)}>
+          <div className="w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-900 p-3" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+            <p className="mb-2 text-sm font-semibold">Forward message</p>
+            <input
+              className="mb-2 w-full rounded-lg border border-slate-700/80 bg-slate-800/80 px-3 py-2 text-sm outline-none placeholder:text-slate-400 focus:border-sky-500"
+              placeholder="Search chats"
+              value={forwardQuery}
+              onChange={(e) => setForwardQuery(e.target.value)}
+            />
+            <div className="tg-scrollbar max-h-56 space-y-1 overflow-auto">
+              {forwardTargets.map((chat) => (
+                <button
+                  className="block w-full rounded-lg bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm hover:bg-slate-700 disabled:opacity-60"
+                  disabled={isForwarding}
+                  key={chat.id}
+                  onClick={() => void handleForward(chat.id)}
+                >
+                  <p className="truncate font-semibold">{chatLabel(chat)}</p>
+                  <p className="truncate text-xs text-slate-400">{chat.handle ? `@${chat.handle}` : chat.type}</p>
+                </button>
+              ))}
+              {forwardTargets.length === 0 ? <p className="px-1 py-2 text-xs text-slate-400">No chats found</p> : null}
+            </div>
+            {forwardError ? <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-red-400">{forwardError}</p> : null}
+            <button className="mt-3 w-full rounded bg-slate-700 px-3 py-2 text-sm" onClick={() => setForwardMessageId(null)}>
+              Cancel
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
       ) : null}
     </div>
@@ -158,3 +223,12 @@ function getSafeContextPosition(x: number, y: number, menuWidth: number, menuHei
   const safeY = Math.min(Math.max(pad, wantedY), window.innerHeight - menuHeight - pad);
   return { x: safeX, y: safeY };
 }
+
+function chatLabel(chat: { display_title?: string | null; title: string | null; type: "private" | "group" | "channel"; is_saved?: boolean }): string {
+  if (chat.display_title?.trim()) return chat.display_title;
+  if (chat.title?.trim()) return chat.title;
+  if (chat.is_saved) return "Saved Messages";
+  if (chat.type === "private") return "Direct chat";
+  if (chat.type === "group") return "Group";
+  return "Channel";
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/NewChatPanel.tsx b/web/src/components/NewChatPanel.tsx
index f1f2dfb..104fafa 100644
--- a/web/src/components/NewChatPanel.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/NewChatPanel.tsx
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export function NewChatPanel() {
                   {discoverResults.map((chat) => (
                     <div className="mb-1 flex items-center justify-between rounded-lg bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2" key={chat.id}>
                       <div className="min-w-0">
-                        <p className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{chat.title || `${chat.type} #${chat.id}`}</p>
+                        <p className="truncate text-sm font-semibold">{chat.display_title || chat.title || (chat.type === "group" ? "Group" : "Channel")}</p>
                         <p className="truncate text-xs text-slate-400">{chat.handle ? `@${chat.handle}` : chat.type}</p>
                       </div>
                       {chat.is_member ? (