diff --git a/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml b/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
index a53c8a9..fcf8816 100644
--- a/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
@@ -4,19 +4,28 @@ Rectangle {
 	anchors.fill: parent
 
 	Text {
-		visible: !timeline
+		visible: !timelineManager.timeline
 		anchors.centerIn: parent
 		text: qsTr("No room open")
 		font.pointSize: 24
 	}
+	Text {
+		visible: timelineManager.timeline != null
+		anchors.centerIn: parent
+		text: qsTr("room open")
+		font.pointSize: 24
+	}
 
 	ListView {
-		visible: timeline != undefined
+		visible: timelineManager.timeline != null
 		anchors.fill: parent
 
-		model: timeline
+		id: chat
+
+		model: timelineManager.timeline
 		delegate: Text {
-			text: userId
+			height: contentHeight
+			text: model.userId
 		}
-					}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
index 592064d..b13a1e6 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 #include "TimelineModel.h"
 
+#include "Logging.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 
+namespace {
+template<class T>
+QString
+eventId(const T &event)
+{
+        return QString::fromStdString(event.event_id);
+}
+template<class T>
+QString
+roomId(const T &event)
+{
+        return QString::fromStdString(event.room_id);
+}
+template<class T>
+QString
+senderId(const T &event)
+{
+        return QString::fromStdString(event.sender);
+}
+}
+
 QHash<int, QByteArray>
 TimelineModel::roleNames() const
 {
@@ -18,12 +40,14 @@ int
 TimelineModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
         Q_UNUSED(parent);
+        nhlog::ui()->info("current order size: {}", eventOrder.size());
         return (int)this->eventOrder.size();
 }
 
 QVariant
 TimelineModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
+        nhlog::ui()->info("data");
         if (index.row() < 0 && index.row() >= (int)eventOrder.size())
                 return QVariant();
 
@@ -31,17 +55,39 @@ TimelineModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
         switch (role) {
         case UserId:
-                return QVariant(QString(""));
+                return QVariant(boost::apply_visitor(
+                  [](const auto &e) -> QString { return senderId(e); }, events.value(id)));
         default:
                 return QVariant();
         }
 }
 
+void
+TimelineModel::addEvents(const mtx::responses::Timeline &events)
+{
+        nhlog::ui()->info("add {} events", events.events.size());
+        std::vector<QString> ids;
+        for (const auto &e : events.events) {
+                QString id =
+                  boost::apply_visitor([](const auto &e) -> QString { return eventId(e); }, e);
+
+                this->events.insert(id, e);
+                ids.push_back(id);
+                nhlog::ui()->info("add event {}", id.toStdString());
+        }
+
+        beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(),
+                        static_cast<int>(this->events.size()),
+                        static_cast<int>(this->events.size() + ids.size() - 1));
+        this->eventOrder.insert(this->eventOrder.end(), ids.begin(), ids.end());
+        endInsertRows();
+}
+
 QColor
 TimelineModel::userColor(QString id, QColor background)
 {
-        if (!userColors.count(id))
+        if (!userColors.contains(id))
                 userColors.insert(
-                  {id, QColor(utils::generateContrastingHexColor(id, background.name()))});
-        return userColors.at(id);
+                  id, QColor(utils::generateContrastingHexColor(id, background.name())));
+        return userColors.value(id);
 }
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
index c281056..2252621 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <map>
-#include <vector>
-
 #include <QAbstractListModel>
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QHash>
 
-#include <mtx/events/collections.hpp>
+#include <mtx/responses.hpp>
 
 class TimelineModel : public QAbstractListModel
 {
@@ -33,10 +31,12 @@ public:
 
         Q_INVOKABLE QColor userColor(QString id, QColor background);
 
+        void addEvents(const mtx::responses::Timeline &events);
+
 private:
-        std::map<QString, mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents> events;
+        QHash<QString, mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents> events;
         std::vector<QString> eventOrder;
 
-        std::map<QString, QColor> userColors;
+        QHash<QString, QColor> userColors;
 };
   
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
index 711dfca..0468fc2 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ TimelineViewManager::TimelineViewManager(QWidget *parent)
         view      = new QQuickView();
         container = QWidget::createWindowContainer(view, parent);
         container->setMinimumSize(200, 200);
+        view->rootContext()->setContextProperty("timelineManager", this);
         view->setSource(QUrl("qrc:///qml/TimelineView.qml"));
 }
 
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ TimelineViewManager::initialize(const mtx::responses::Rooms &rooms)
 {
         for (auto it = rooms.join.cbegin(); it != rooms.join.cend(); ++it) {
                 addRoom(QString::fromStdString(it->first));
+                models.value(QString::fromStdString(it->first))->addEvents(it->second.timeline);
         }
-
-        sync(rooms);
 }
 
 void
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ TimelineViewManager::setHistoryView(const QString &room_id)
 
         auto room = models.find(room_id);
         if (room != models.end()) {
-                view->rootContext()->setContextProperty("timeline",
-                                                        QVariant::fromValue(room.value().data()));
+                timeline_ = room.value().get();
+                emit activeTimelineChanged(timeline_);
                 nhlog::ui()->info("Activated room {}", room_id.toStdString());
         }
 }
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@ TimelineViewManager::initWithMessages(const std::map<QString, mtx::responses::Ti
 {
         for (const auto &e : msgs) {
                 addRoom(e.first);
+
+                models.value(e.first)->addEvents(e.second);
         }
 }
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
index 8094814..7f760ea 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <mtx/responses.hpp>
 
 #include "Cache.h"
+#include "Logging.h"
 #include "TimelineModel.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@
 class TimelineViewManager : public QObject
 {
         Q_OBJECT
+
+        Q_PROPERTY(
+          TimelineModel *timeline MEMBER timeline_ READ activeTimeline NOTIFY activeTimelineChanged)
+
 public:
         TimelineViewManager(QWidget *parent = 0);
         QWidget *getWidget() const { return container; }
@@ -27,9 +32,16 @@ public:
         void sync(const mtx::responses::Rooms &rooms) {}
         void clearAll() { models.clear(); }
 
+        Q_INVOKABLE TimelineModel *activeTimeline() const
+        {
+                nhlog::ui()->info("aaaa");
+                return timeline_;
+        }
+
 signals:
         void clearRoomMessageCount(QString roomid);
         void updateRoomsLastMessage(const QString &user, const DescInfo &info);
+        void activeTimelineChanged(TimelineModel *timeline);
 
 public slots:
         void updateReadReceipts(const QString &room_id, const std::vector<QString> &event_ids) {}
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ public slots:
 private:
         QQuickView *view;
         QWidget *container;
+        TimelineModel *timeline_ = nullptr;
 
         QHash<QString, QSharedPointer<TimelineModel>> models;
 };