diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
index 6818fa739..dd5f4a479 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const ChatMessageListIntro = () => {
   };
 
   const handleReportChat = () => {
-    dispatch(initReport(chat?.account));
+    dispatch(initReport(chat?.account as any));
     acceptChat.mutate();
   };
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx
index dc20c9467..447e9aeec 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
 import { useIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
-import { initReportById } from 'soapbox/actions/reports';
-import { Avatar, Divider, HStack, Spinner, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
+import { Avatar, Button, Divider, HStack, Spinner, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import DropdownMenuContainer from 'soapbox/containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 // import emojify from 'soapbox/features/emoji/emoji';
 import PlaceholderChatMessage from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-chat-message';
@@ -68,10 +67,21 @@ const ChatMessageList: React.FC<IChatMessageList> = ({ chat, autosize }) => {
   const [scrollPosition, setScrollPosition] = useState(0);
 
   const { deleteChatMessage, markChatAsRead } = useChat(chat.id);
-  const { data: chatMessages, isLoading, isFetching, isFetched, fetchNextPage, isFetchingNextPage, isPlaceholderData } = useChatMessages(chat.id);
+  const {
+    data: chatMessages,
+    fetchNextPage,
+    isError,
+    isFetched,
+    isFetching,
+    isFetchingNextPage,
+    isLoading,
+    isPlaceholderData,
+    refetch,
+  } = useChatMessages(chat.id);
   const formattedChatMessages = chatMessages || [];
 
-  const me = useAppSelector(state => state.me);
+  const me = useAppSelector((state) => state.me);
+  const isBlocked = useAppSelector((state) => state.getIn(['relationships', chat.account, 'blocked_by']));
 
   const node = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const messagesEnd = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -89,16 +99,14 @@ const ChatMessageList: React.FC<IChatMessageList> = ({ chat, autosize }) => {
   };
 
   const getFormattedTimestamp = (chatMessage: ChatMessageEntity) => {
-    return intl.formatDate(
-      new Date(chatMessage.created_at), {
+    return intl.formatDate(new Date(chatMessage.created_at), {
       hour12: false,
       year: 'numeric',
       month: 'short',
       day: '2-digit',
       hour: '2-digit',
       minute: '2-digit',
-    },
-    );
+    });
   };
 
   const setBubbleRef = (c: HTMLDivElement) => {
@@ -295,7 +303,7 @@ const ChatMessageList: React.FC<IChatMessageList> = ({ chat, autosize }) => {
               </div>
 
               <div className={classNames({ 'order-1': !isMyMessage })}>
-                <Avatar src={isMyMessage ? account?.avatar : chat.account.avatar} size={34} />
+                <Avatar src={isMyMessage ? account?.avatar as string : chat.account.avatar as string} size={34} />
               </div>
             </HStack>
           </HStack>
@@ -383,6 +391,44 @@ const ChatMessageList: React.FC<IChatMessageList> = ({ chat, autosize }) => {
     );
   }
 
+  if (isBlocked) {
+    return (
+      <Stack alignItems='center' justifyContent='center' className='h-full flex-grow'>
+        <Stack alignItems='center' space={2}>
+          <Avatar src={chat.account.avatar_static} size={75} />
+          <Text align='center'>
+            <>
+              <Text tag='span'>You are blocked by</Text>
+              {' '}
+              <Text tag='span' theme='primary'>@{chat.account.acct}</Text>
+            </>
+          </Text>
+        </Stack>
+      </Stack>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (isError) {
+    return (
+      <Stack alignItems='center' justifyContent='center' className='h-full flex-grow'>
+        <Stack space={4}>
+          <Stack space={1}>
+            <Text size='lg' weight='bold' align='center'>Whoops!</Text>
+            <Text theme='muted' align='center'>
+              We encountered a network failure.
+            </Text>
+          </Stack>
+
+          <div className='mx-auto'>
+            <Button theme='primary' onClick={() => refetch()}>
+              Try again
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </Stack>
+      </Stack>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className='h-full flex flex-col px-4 flex-grow overflow-y-scroll space-y-6' onScroll={handleScroll} ref={node}> {/* style={{ height: autosize ? 'calc(100vh - 16rem)' : undefined }} */}
       {!isLoading ? (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx
index bd7dda913..02c0b9dfe 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const ChatSettings = () => {
       message: 'Blocking will prevent this profile from direct messaging you and viewing your content. You can unblock later.',
       confirm: 'Block',
       confirmationTheme: 'primary',
-      onConfirm: () => dispatch(blockAccount(chat?.account.id)),
+      onConfirm: () => dispatch(blockAccount(chat?.account.id as string)),
     }));
   };
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const ChatSettings = () => {
   };
 
   const handleReportChat = () => {
-    dispatch(initReport(chat?.account));
+    dispatch(initReport(chat?.account as any));
   };
 
   if (!chat) {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/accounts.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/accounts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c1e1b106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/accounts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export type IAccount = {
+  acct: string
+  avatar: string
+  avatar_static: string
+  bot: boolean
+  created_at: string
+  discoverable: boolean
+  display_name: string
+  followers_count: number
+  following_count: number
+  group: boolean
+  header: string
+  header_static: string
+  id: string
+  last_status_at: string
+  location: string
+  locked: boolean
+  note: string
+  statuses_count: number
+  url: string
+  username: string
+  verified: boolean
+  website: string
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts
index 8c7e214b6..f8b187b30 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { useInfiniteQuery, useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
+import { fetchRelationships } from 'soapbox/actions/accounts';
 import snackbar from 'soapbox/actions/snackbar';
 import { useChatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/chat-context';
 import { useApi, useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 import { queryClient } from './client';
 
+import type { IAccount } from './accounts';
+
 export interface IChat {
   id: string
   unread: number
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ export interface IChat {
   updated_at: Date
   accepted: boolean
   discarded_at: null | string
-  account: any
+  account: IAccount
 }
 
 export interface IChatMessage {
@@ -88,9 +91,10 @@ const useChatMessages = (chatId: string) => {
 
 const useChats = () => {
   const api = useApi();
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
   const getChats = async(pageParam?: any): Promise<{ result: IChat[], maxId: string, hasMore: boolean }> => {
-    const { data, headers } = await api.get('/api/v1/pleroma/chats', {
+    const { data, headers } = await api.get<IChat[]>('/api/v1/pleroma/chats', {
       params: {
         max_id: pageParam?.maxId,
       },
@@ -99,6 +103,9 @@ const useChats = () => {
     const hasMore = !!headers.link;
     const nextMaxId = data[data.length - 1]?.id;
 
+    // Set the relationships to these users in the redux store.
+    dispatch(fetchRelationships(data.map((item) => item.account.id)));
+
     return {
       result: data,
       maxId: nextMaxId,
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/suggestions.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/suggestions.ts
index d5ddf07bf..b89603b13 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/queries/suggestions.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/suggestions.ts
@@ -5,34 +5,11 @@ import { importFetchedAccounts } from 'soapbox/actions/importer';
 import { getLinks } from 'soapbox/api';
 import { useApi, useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
-type Account = {
-  acct: string
-  avatar: string
-  avatar_static: string
-  bot: boolean
-  created_at: string
-  discoverable: boolean
-  display_name: string
-  followers_count: number
-  following_count: number
-  group: boolean
-  header: string
-  header_static: string
-  id: string
-  last_status_at: string
-  location: string
-  locked: boolean
-  note: string
-  statuses_count: number
-  url: string
-  username: string
-  verified: boolean
-  website: string
-}
+import type { IAccount } from './accounts';
 
 type Suggestion = {
   source: 'staff'
-  account: Account
+  account: IAccount
 }