diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index 455494bc..36dadbcf 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ int m_friend_exists(const Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber)
 int m_send_message_generic(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber, uint8_t type, const uint8_t *message, uint32_t length,
                            uint32_t *message_id)
 {
-    if (type > MESSAGE_ACTION) {
+    /* MESSAGE_LAST itself is incorrect value */
+    if (type >= MESSAGE_LAST) {
         return -5;
     }
 
@@ -2213,7 +2214,8 @@ static int m_handle_packet(void *object, int i, const uint8_t *temp, uint16_t le
         }
 
         case PACKET_ID_MESSAGE: // fall-through
-        case PACKET_ID_ACTION: {
+        case PACKET_ID_ACTION:
+        case PACKET_ID_CORRECTION: {
             if (data_length == 0) {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.h b/toxcore/Messenger.h
index 350fe564..a261a507 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.h
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.h
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 
 enum {
     MESSAGE_NORMAL,
-    MESSAGE_ACTION
+    MESSAGE_ACTION,
+    MESSAGE_CORRECTION,
+    MESSAGE_LAST
 };
 
 /* NOTE: Packet ids below 24 must never be used. */
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ enum {
 #define PACKET_ID_TYPING 51
 #define PACKET_ID_MESSAGE 64
 #define PACKET_ID_ACTION (PACKET_ID_MESSAGE + MESSAGE_ACTION) /* 65 */
+#define PACKET_ID_CORRECTION (PACKET_ID_MESSAGE + MESSAGE_CORRECTION) /* 66 */
 #define PACKET_ID_MSI 69
 #define PACKET_ID_FILE_SENDREQUEST 80
 #define PACKET_ID_FILE_CONTROL 81
diff --git a/toxcore/group.c b/toxcore/group.c
index 0f2639c3..d0a1154e 100644
--- a/toxcore/group.c
+++ b/toxcore/group.c
@@ -1956,6 +1956,21 @@ int group_action_send(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const uint8_t *ac
     return ret;
 }
 
+/* send a group correction message
+ * return 0 on success
+ * see: send_message_group() for error codes.
+ */
+int group_correction_send(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const uint8_t *action, uint16_t length)
+{
+    int ret = send_message_group(g_c, groupnumber, PACKET_ID_CORRECTION, action, length);
+
+    if (ret > 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /* High level function to send custom lossy packets.
  *
  * return -1 on failure.
@@ -2083,7 +2098,9 @@ static void handle_message_packet_group(Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const
         }
         break;
 
-        case PACKET_ID_MESSAGE: {
+        case PACKET_ID_MESSAGE:
+        case PACKET_ID_ACTION:
+        case PACKET_ID_CORRECTION: {
             if (msg_data_len == 0) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -2094,24 +2111,9 @@ static void handle_message_packet_group(Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const
 
             // TODO(irungentoo):
             if (g_c->message_callback) {
-                g_c->message_callback(g_c->m, groupnumber, index, 0, newmsg, msg_data_len, userdata);
-            }
-
-            break;
-        }
-
-        case PACKET_ID_ACTION: {
-            if (msg_data_len == 0) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            VLA(uint8_t, newmsg, msg_data_len + 1);
-            memcpy(newmsg, msg_data, msg_data_len);
-            newmsg[msg_data_len] = 0;
-
-            // TODO(irungentoo):
-            if (g_c->message_callback) {
-                g_c->message_callback(g_c->m, groupnumber, index, 1, newmsg, msg_data_len, userdata);
+                uint8_t chat_message_id = message_id - PACKET_ID_MESSAGE;
+                g_c->message_callback(g_c->m, groupnumber, index, chat_message_id,
+                                      newmsg, msg_data_len, userdata);
             }
 
             break;
diff --git a/toxcore/group.h b/toxcore/group.h
index 2e014da3..6c0baebf 100644
--- a/toxcore/group.h
+++ b/toxcore/group.h
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ int group_message_send(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const uint8_t *m
  */
 int group_action_send(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const uint8_t *action, uint16_t length);
 
+/* send a group correction message
+ * return 0 on success
+ * see: send_message_group() for error codes.
+ */
+int group_correction_send(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, const uint8_t *action, uint16_t length);
+
 /* set the group's title, limited to MAX_NAME_LENGTH
  * return 0 on success
  * return -1 if groupnumber is invalid.
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.api.h b/toxcore/tox.api.h
index 63959207..7f3d8d4c 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.api.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.api.h
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ enum class MESSAGE_TYPE {
    * on IRC.
    */
   ACTION,
+  /**
+   * Correction of the last message. With empty message body can be used to mark
+   * last message as deleted.
+   */
+  CORRECTION,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.h b/toxcore/tox.h
index 567ce7e5..f4f3d066 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.h
@@ -371,6 +371,12 @@ typedef enum TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE {
      */
     TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_ACTION,
 
+    /**
+     * Correction of the last message. With empty message body can be used to mark
+     * last message as deleted.
+     */
+    TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_CORRECTION,
+
 } TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE;