diff --git a/src/Socket/chats.ts b/src/Socket/chats.ts
index aa117b51d48..9a84e29ad21 100644
--- a/src/Socket/chats.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/chats.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Boom } from '@hapi/boom'
 import NodeCache from 'node-cache'
 import { proto } from '../../WAProto'
 import { DEFAULT_CACHE_TTLS, PROCESSABLE_HISTORY_TYPES } from '../Defaults'
-import { ALL_WA_PATCH_NAMES, ChatModification, ChatMutation, LTHashState, MessageUpsertType, PresenceData, SocketConfig, WABusinessHoursConfig, WABusinessProfile, WAMediaUpload, WAMessage, WAPatchCreate, WAPatchName, WAPresence, WAPrivacyCallValue, WAPrivacyGroupAddValue, WAPrivacyOnlineValue, WAPrivacyValue, WAReadReceiptsValue } from '../Types'
+import { ALL_WA_PATCH_NAMES, ChatModification, ChatMutation, LTHashState, MessageUpsertType, PresenceData, SocketConfig, WABusinessHoursConfig, WABusinessProfile, WAMediaUpload, WAMessage, WAPatchCreate, WAPatchName, WAPresence, WAPrivacyCallValue, WAPrivacyGroupAddValue, WAPrivacyMessagesValue, WAPrivacyOnlineValue, WAPrivacyValue, WAReadReceiptsValue } from '../Types'
 import { LabelActionBody } from '../Types/Label'
 import { chatModificationToAppPatch, ChatMutationMap, decodePatches, decodeSyncdSnapshot, encodeSyncdPatch, extractSyncdPatches, generateProfilePicture, getHistoryMsg, newLTHashState, processSyncAction } from '../Utils'
 import { makeMutex } from '../Utils/make-mutex'
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ export const makeChatsSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		})
 	}
 
+	const updateMessagesPrivacy = async(value: WAPrivacyMessagesValue) => {
+		await privacyQuery('messages', value)
+	}
+
 	const updateCallPrivacy = async(value: WAPrivacyCallValue) => {
 		await privacyQuery('calladd', value)
 	}
@@ -1027,6 +1031,7 @@ export const makeChatsSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		updateProfileName,
 		updateBlockStatus,
 		updateCallPrivacy,
+		updateMessagesPrivacy,
 		updateLastSeenPrivacy,
 		updateOnlinePrivacy,
 		updateProfilePicturePrivacy,
diff --git a/src/Types/Chat.ts b/src/Types/Chat.ts
index 58018891e34..32b8af07ad8 100644
--- a/src/Types/Chat.ts
+++ b/src/Types/Chat.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export type WAReadReceiptsValue = 'all' | 'none'
 
 export type WAPrivacyCallValue = 'all' | 'known'
 
+export type WAPrivacyMessagesValue = 'all' | 'contacts'
+
 /** set of statuses visible to other people; see updatePresence() in WhatsAppWeb.Send */
 export type WAPresence = 'unavailable' | 'available' | 'composing' | 'recording' | 'paused'