diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index 525738f..56b54ae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ def filter_users_status
     @users = @users.sample(maximum_length_user_list)
   end
 
+  def chat
+    if user_signed_in?
+      @room_messages = Room.global_chat_room.room_messages
+      render 'home/chat_page'
+    else
+      render 'index'
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
   def maximum_length_user_list
diff --git a/app/views/home/chat_page.html.erb b/app/views/home/chat_page.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5faa887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/home/chat_page.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'home', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
+<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'home_mobile', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
+
+
+<%= render 'chat' %>
diff --git a/app/views/home/dashboard.html+mobile.erb b/app/views/home/dashboard.html+mobile.erb
index 063a8f6..583861e 100644
--- a/app/views/home/dashboard.html+mobile.erb
+++ b/app/views/home/dashboard.html+mobile.erb
@@ -3,25 +3,8 @@
 
 <div id="dashboard">
   <div id="content">
-    <div class="tab-content">
-      <div id="users" class="tab-pane fade show active">
+      <div id="users">
         <%= render 'users' %>
       </div>
-      <div id="chat" class="tab-pane fade">
-        <%= render 'chat' %>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div id="navigation">
-    <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-justified">
-      <li class="nav-item">
-        <a class="nav-link active" data-toggle="pill" href="#users">
-          <i class="fa fa-group"></i>
-        </a></li>
-      <li class="nav-item">
-        <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#chat">
-          <i class="fa fa-comments"></i>
-        </a></li>
-    </ul>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
index da7a9fc..2acae9d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
   <div id="navigation">
     <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-justified">
       <li class="nav-item">
-        <!-- new path to this when dashboard is rewritten -->
         <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(root_path, active: :exclusive)%>" href="<%= root_url %>">
           <i class="fa fa-home"></i>
         </a></li>
       <li class="nav-item">
-        <!-- please update the path when reworked the chat -->
-        <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(root_path, active: :exclusive)%>" href="<%= root_url %>">
+        <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(chat_path, active: :exclusive)%>" href="<%= chat_path %>">
           <i class="fa fa-comments"></i>
         </a></li>
       <li class="nav-item">
-        <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(user_contacts_path(current_user), active: :exclusive)%>" href="<%= user_contacts_path(current_user) %>">
+        <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(user_contacts_path(current_user), active: :exclusive)%>"
+           href="<%= user_contacts_path(current_user) %>">
           <i class="fa fa-address-book"></i>
         </a></li>
       <li class="nav-item">
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@
           <i class="fa fa-history"></i>
         </a></li>
       <li class="nav-item">
-        <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(edit_user_path(current_user), active: :exclusive)%>" href="<%= edit_user_path(current_user) %>">
+        <a class="nav-link <%= active_link_to_class(edit_user_path(current_user), active: :exclusive)%>"
+           href="<%= edit_user_path(current_user) %>">
           <i class="fa fa-cog"></i>
         </a></li>
     </ul>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 413e5d9..c8cfac2 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
 
   resources :activities, only: :create
   resources :jitsi_calls, only: :create
+
+  get 'chat', to: 'home#chat'
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/chat_spec.rb b/spec/requests/chat_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5996351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/chat_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Chat', type: :request do
+  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create :user }
+
+  describe 'GET chat/' do
+    context 'when signed in' do
+      it 'returns http success' do
+        sign_in user
+        get chat_path
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when not signed in' do
+      it 'returns http success' do
+        get chat_path
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end