diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9726dd8..8013fed9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ set(SRC_FILES
 
     # Timeline
     src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
+    src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
     #src/timeline/TimelineViewManager.cpp
     #src/timeline/TimelineItem.cpp
     #src/timeline/TimelineView.cpp
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ qt5_wrap_cpp(MOC_HEADERS
 
     # Timeline
     src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
+    src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
     #src/timeline/TimelineItem.h
     #src/timeline/TimelineView.h
     #src/timeline/TimelineViewManager.h
diff --git a/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml b/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
index d81e3ae1..a53c8a94 100644
--- a/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
@@ -4,8 +4,19 @@ Rectangle {
 	anchors.fill: parent
 
 	Text {
+		visible: !timeline
 		anchors.centerIn: parent
 		text: qsTr("No room open")
 		font.pointSize: 24
 	}
+
+	ListView {
+		visible: timeline != undefined
+		anchors.fill: parent
+
+		model: timeline
+		delegate: Text {
+			text: userId
+		}
+					}
 }
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..592064dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include "TimelineModel.h"
+
+#include "Utils.h"
+
+QHash<int, QByteArray>
+TimelineModel::roleNames() const
+{
+        return {
+          {Type, "type"},
+          {Body, "body"},
+          {FormattedBody, "formattedBody"},
+          {UserId, "userId"},
+          {UserName, "userName"},
+          {Timestamp, "timestamp"},
+        };
+}
+int
+TimelineModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+        Q_UNUSED(parent);
+        return (int)this->eventOrder.size();
+}
+
+QVariant
+TimelineModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+        if (index.row() < 0 && index.row() >= (int)eventOrder.size())
+                return QVariant();
+
+        QString id = eventOrder[index.row()];
+
+        switch (role) {
+        case UserId:
+                return QVariant(QString(""));
+        default:
+                return QVariant();
+        }
+}
+
+QColor
+TimelineModel::userColor(QString id, QColor background)
+{
+        if (!userColors.count(id))
+                userColors.insert(
+                  {id, QColor(utils::generateContrastingHexColor(id, background.name()))});
+        return userColors.at(id);
+}
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c281056d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <QAbstractListModel>
+#include <QColor>
+
+#include <mtx/events/collections.hpp>
+
+class TimelineModel : public QAbstractListModel
+{
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+        explicit TimelineModel(QObject *parent = 0)
+          : QAbstractListModel(parent)
+        {}
+
+        enum Roles
+        {
+                Type,
+                Body,
+                FormattedBody,
+                UserId,
+                UserName,
+                Timestamp,
+        };
+
+        QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
+        int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
+        QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const;
+
+        Q_INVOKABLE QColor userColor(QString id, QColor background);
+
+private:
+        std::map<QString, mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents> events;
+        std::vector<QString> eventOrder;
+
+        std::map<QString, QColor> userColors;
+};
+  
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
index b932b6ac..711dfcad 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,52 @@
 #include "TimelineViewManager.h"
 
+#include <QMetaType>
+#include <QQmlContext>
+
+#include "Logging.h"
+
 TimelineViewManager::TimelineViewManager(QWidget *parent)
 {
         view      = new QQuickView();
         container = QWidget::createWindowContainer(view, parent);
         container->setMinimumSize(200, 200);
         view->setSource(QUrl("qrc:///qml/TimelineView.qml"));
-        // view->rootContext()->setContextProperty(room);
+}
+
+void
+TimelineViewManager::initialize(const mtx::responses::Rooms &rooms)
+{
+        for (auto it = rooms.join.cbegin(); it != rooms.join.cend(); ++it) {
+                addRoom(QString::fromStdString(it->first));
+        }
+
+        sync(rooms);
+}
+
+void
+TimelineViewManager::addRoom(const QString &room_id)
+{
+        if (!models.contains(room_id))
+                models.insert(room_id, QSharedPointer<TimelineModel>(new TimelineModel()));
+}
+
+void
+TimelineViewManager::setHistoryView(const QString &room_id)
+{
+        nhlog::ui()->info("Trying to activate room {}", room_id.toStdString());
+
+        auto room = models.find(room_id);
+        if (room != models.end()) {
+                view->rootContext()->setContextProperty("timeline",
+                                                        QVariant::fromValue(room.value().data()));
+                nhlog::ui()->info("Activated room {}", room_id.toStdString());
+        }
+}
+
+void
+TimelineViewManager::initWithMessages(const std::map<QString, mtx::responses::Timeline> &msgs)
+{
+        for (const auto &e : msgs) {
+                addRoom(e.first);
+        }
 }
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
index 23d30065..80948148 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QQuickView>
+#include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include <mtx/responses.hpp>
 
 #include "Cache.h"
+#include "TimelineModel.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 
 // temporary for stubs
@@ -19,11 +21,11 @@ public:
         TimelineViewManager(QWidget *parent = 0);
         QWidget *getWidget() const { return container; }
 
-        void initialize(const mtx::responses::Rooms &rooms) {}
-        void addRoom(const QString &room_id) {}
+        void initialize(const mtx::responses::Rooms &rooms);
+        void addRoom(const QString &room_id);
 
         void sync(const mtx::responses::Rooms &rooms) {}
-        void clearAll() {}
+        void clearAll() { models.clear(); }
 
 signals:
         void clearRoomMessageCount(QString roomid);
@@ -32,9 +34,10 @@ signals:
 public slots:
         void updateReadReceipts(const QString &room_id, const std::vector<QString> &event_ids) {}
         void removeTimelineEvent(const QString &room_id, const QString &event_id) {}
-        void initWithMessages(const std::map<QString, mtx::responses::Timeline> &msgs) {}
+        void initWithMessages(const std::map<QString, mtx::responses::Timeline> &msgs);
+
+        void setHistoryView(const QString &room_id);
 
-        void setHistoryView(const QString &room_id) {}
         void queueTextMessage(const QString &msg) {}
         void queueReplyMessage(const QString &reply, const RelatedInfo &related) {}
         void queueEmoteMessage(const QString &msg) {}
@@ -67,6 +70,8 @@ public slots:
 private:
         QQuickView *view;
         QWidget *container;
+
+        QHash<QString, QSharedPointer<TimelineModel>> models;
 };
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop