diff --git a/app/Contact.php b/app/Contact.php
index afbabc58e..4d9bc56e8 100644
--- a/app/Contact.php
+++ b/app/Contact.php
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ class Contact extends Model
 
     public function adminUrl()
     {
-    	return url('/i/admin/contact/show/' . $this->id);
+    	return url('/i/admin/messages/show/' . $this->id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php
index a8bb4e489..bbfbbfdd2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\{
+  Contact,
   FailedJob,
   Hashtag,
   Instance,
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
         $data = Cache::remember('admin:dashboard:home:data', now()->addMinutes(15), function() {
           $day = config('database.default') == 'pgsql' ? 'DATE_PART(\'day\',' : 'day(';
           return [
+            'contact' => [
+              'count' => PrettyNumber::convert(Contact::whereNull('read_at')->count()),
+              'graph' => Contact::selectRaw('count(*) as count, '.$day.'created_at) as day')->whereNull('read_at')->whereBetween('created_at',[now()->subDays(14), now()])->groupBy('day')->orderBy('day')->pluck('count')
+            ],
             'failedjobs' => [
               'count' => PrettyNumber::convert(FailedJob::where('failed_at', '>=', \Carbon\Carbon::now()->subDay())->count()),
               'graph' => FailedJob::selectRaw('count(*) as count, '.$day.'failed_at) as d')->groupBy('d')->whereBetween('failed_at',[now()->subDays(24), now()])->orderBy('d')->pluck('count')
@@ -248,4 +253,30 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
       return view('admin.hashtags.home', compact('hashtags'));
     }
 
+    public function messagesHome(Request $request)
+    {
+      $messages = Contact::orderByDesc('id')->paginate(10);
+      return view('admin.messages.home', compact('messages'));
+    }
+
+    public function messagesShow(Request $request, $id)
+    {
+      $message = Contact::findOrFail($id);
+      return view('admin.messages.show', compact('message'));
+    }
+
+    public function messagesMarkRead(Request $request)
+    {
+      $this->validate($request, [
+        'id' => 'required|integer|min:1'
+      ]);
+      $id = $request->input('id');
+      $message = Contact::findOrFail($id);
+      if($message->read_at) {
+        return;
+      }
+      $message->read_at = now();
+      $message->save();
+      return;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactController.php
index da1591fe3..e95553021 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactController.php
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Auth;
 use App\Contact;
+use App\Jobs\ContactPipeline\ContactPipeline;
 
 class ContactController extends Controller
 {
 	public function show(Request $request)
 	{
+		abort_if(!config('instance.email') && !config('instance.contact.enabled'), 404);
 		return view('site.contact');
 	}
 	
 	public function store(Request $request)
 	{
+		abort_if(!config('instance.contact.enabled'), 404);
 		abort_if(!Auth::check(), 403);
 
 		$this->validate($request, [
@@ -26,11 +29,12 @@ class ContactController extends Controller
 		$request_response = $request->input('request_response') == 'on' ? true : false;
 		$user = Auth::user();
 
+		$max = config('instance.contact.max_per_day');
 		$contact = Contact::whereUserId($user->id)
-			->whereDate('created_at', '>', now()->subDays(1))
+			->whereDate('created_at', '>', now()->subDays($max))
 			->count();
 
-		if($contact >= 2) {
+		if($contact >= $max) {
 			return redirect()->back()->with('error', 'You have recently sent a message. Please try again later.');
 		}
 
@@ -40,6 +44,8 @@ class ContactController extends Controller
 		$contact->message = $message;
 		$contact->save();
 
+		ContactPipeline::dispatchNow($contact);
+
 		return redirect()->back()->with('status', 'Success - Your message has been sent to admins.');
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ContactPipeline/ContactPipeline.php b/app/Jobs/ContactPipeline/ContactPipeline.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..635367051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/ContactPipeline/ContactPipeline.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs\ContactPipeline;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use App\Contact;
+use App\Mail\ContactAdmin;
+use Mail;
+
+class ContactPipeline implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    protected $contact;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Contact $contact)
+    {
+        $this->contact = $contact;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the job.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $contact = $this->contact;
+        $email = config('instance.email');
+        if(config('instance.contact.enabled') == false || $contact->read_at !== null || filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) == false) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Mail::to($email)->send(new ContactAdmin($contact));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/instance.php b/config/instance.php
index 53d6242c7..3842de358 100644
--- a/config/instance.php
+++ b/config/instance.php
@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@
 
 return [
 	'email' => env('INSTANCE_CONTACT_EMAIL'),
+
+	'contact' => [
+		'enabled' => env('INSTANCE_CONTACT_FORM', false),
+		'max_per_day' => env('INSTANCE_CONTACT_MAX_PER_DAY', 1),
+	],
 ];
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diff --git a/resources/lang/en/site.php b/resources/lang/en/site.php
index 70b9e862d..f28f57459 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/site.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/site.php
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ return [
 	'l10nWip'		=> 'We’re still working on localization support',
 	'currentLocale' => 'Current locale',
 	'selectLocale'  => 'Select one of the supported languages',
+	'contact'		=> 'Contact',
+	'contact-us'	=> 'Contact Us',
 
 ];
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/apps/home.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/apps/home.blade.php
index 8aaeb1170..aa8dfc0f2 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/apps/home.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/apps/home.blade.php
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 </div>
 
 <hr>
-  <table class="table table-responsive">
+<div class="table-responsive">
+  <table class="table">
     <thead class="bg-light">
       <tr>
         <th scope="col">#</th>
@@ -45,4 +46,5 @@
       @endforeach
     </tbody>
   </table>
+</div>
 @endsection
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/home.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/home.blade.php
index 31d882b5f..4e49f5655 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/home.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/home.blade.php
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <div class="col-md-4">
       <div class="card" style="min-height:125px">
         <div class="card-body">
-          <p class="small text-uppercase font-weight-bold text-muted">Alerts</p>
-          <p class="h2 mb-0">0</p>
+          <p class="small text-uppercase font-weight-bold text-muted">New Messages</p>
+          <p class="h2 mb-0">{{$data['contact']['count']}}</p>
         </div>
-        <canvas width="100" height="10" class="sparkline mb-1" data-chart_values="[0,0]"></canvas>
+        <canvas width="100" height="10" class="sparkline mb-1" data-chart_values="{{$data['contact']['graph']}}"></canvas>
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/messages/home.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/messages/home.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee0b86e6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/admin/messages/home.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+@extends('admin.partial.template-full')
+
+@section('section')
+<div class="title">
+	<h3 class="font-weight-bold d-inline-block">Messages</h3>
+</div>
+
+<hr>
+<div class="table-responsive">
+  <table class="table">
+    <thead class="bg-light">
+      <tr>
+        <th scope="col">#</th>
+        <th scope="col">User</th>
+        <th scope="col">Message</th>
+        <th scope="col">Created</th>
+      </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      @foreach($messages as $msg)
+      <tr>
+        <td>
+          <a href="/i/admin/messages/show/{{$msg->id}}" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary">
+           	{{$msg->id}}
+          </a>
+        </td>
+        <td class="font-weight-bold"><a href="{{$msg->user->url()}}">{{$msg->user->username}}</a></td>
+        <td class="font-weight-bold">{{str_limit($msg->message, 40)}}</td>
+        <td class="font-weight-bold">{{$msg->created_at->diffForHumans()}}</td>
+      </tr>
+      @endforeach
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+</div>
+{{$messages->links()}}
+@endsection
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/messages/show.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/messages/show.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a86372e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/admin/messages/show.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+@extends('admin.partial.template-full')
+
+@section('section')
+<div class="title">
+	<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+		<div class="font-weight-bold"># {{$message->id}}</div>
+		<div class="font-weight-bold h3">Message</div>
+		<div>
+			@if($message->read_at)
+			<span class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm disabled" disabled>Read</span>
+			@else
+			<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" id="markRead">Mark Read</button>
+			@endif
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<hr>
+
+<div class="row">
+	
+	<div class="col-12 col-md-3 text-md-right">
+		@if($message->response_requested)
+		<p class="text-dark font-weight-bold">Response Requested</p>
+		@endif
+		<p class="text-dark">Sent {{$message->created_at->diffForHumans()}}</p>
+	</div>
+	<div class="col-12 col-md-6">
+		
+		<div class="card shadow-none border">
+			<div class="card-header bg-white">
+				<div class="media">
+					<img src="{{$message->user->profile->avatarUrl()}}" class="mr-3 rounded-circle" width="40px" height="40px">
+					<div class="media-body">
+						<h5 class="my-0">&commat;{{$message->user->username}}</h5>
+						<span class="text-muted">{{$message->user->email}}</span>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+			<div class="card-body">
+				<p class="mb-0">{{$message->message}}</p>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+	<div class="col-12 col-md-3">
+		{{-- @if($message->responded_at == null)
+		<button class="btn btn-primary font-weight-bold btn-block">Send Response</button>
+		<hr>
+		@endif
+		<button class="btn btn-outline-danger font-weight-bold btn-block">Delete</button> --}}
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+@endsection
+
+@push('scripts')
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	$('#markRead').on('click', function(e) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+
+		axios.post('/i/admin/messages/mark-read', {
+			id: '{{$message->id}}',
+		}).then(res => {
+			window.location.href = window.location.href;
+		})	
+	})
+</script>
+@endpush
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diff --git a/resources/views/admin/partial/topnav.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/partial/topnav.blade.php
index 2e4ad6918..2a6ee4952 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/partial/topnav.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/partial/topnav.blade.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
         <li class="nav-item mx-2 {{request()->is('*admin/dashboard')?'active':''}}">
           <a class="nav-link" href="{{route('admin.home')}}">Dashboard</a>
         </li>
-        <li class="nav-item mx-2 {{request()->is('*apps*')?'active':''}}">
-          <a class="nav-link font-weight-lighter text-muted" href="{{route('admin.apps')}}">Apps</a>
+        <li class="nav-item mx-2 {{request()->is('*messages*')?'active':''}}">
+          <a class="nav-link font-weight-lighter text-muted" href="{{route('admin.messages')}}">Messages</a>
         </li>
         <li class="nav-item mx-2 {{request()->is('*hashtags*')?'active':''}}">
           <a class="nav-link font-weight-lighter text-muted" href="{{route('admin.hashtags')}}">Hashtags</a>
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
             More
           </a>
           <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
+            <a class="dropdown-item font-weight-bold {{request()->is('*apps*')?'active':''}}" href="{{route('admin.apps')}}">Apps</a>
             <a class="dropdown-item font-weight-bold {{request()->is('*discover*')?'active':''}}" href="{{route('admin.discover')}}">Discover</a>
             <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
             <a class="dropdown-item font-weight-bold" href="/horizon">Horizon</a>
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/partial/footer.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/partial/footer.blade.php
index cf491338d..2dd360ca7 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/partial/footer.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/partial/footer.blade.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     <div class="container py-5">
         <p class="mb-0 text-uppercase font-weight-bold small text-justify">
           <a href="{{route('site.about')}}" class="text-primary pr-3">{{__('site.about')}}</a>
+          @if(config('instance.contact.enabled') || config('instance.email'))
+          <a href="{{route('site.contact')}}" class="text-primary pr-3">{{__('site.contact-us')}}</a>
+          @endif
           <a href="{{route('site.help')}}" class="text-primary pr-3">{{__('site.help')}}</a>
           <a href="{{route('site.opensource')}}" class="text-primary pr-3">{{__('site.opensource')}}</a>
           <a href="{{route('site.terms')}}" class="text-primary pr-3">{{__('site.terms')}}</a>
diff --git a/resources/views/site/contact.blade.php b/resources/views/site/contact.blade.php
index 3b45cc25a..7baaad61d 100644
--- a/resources/views/site/contact.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/site/contact.blade.php
@@ -3,11 +3,23 @@
 @section('section')
 
   <div class="title">
-    <h3 class="font-weight-bold">Contact</h3>
+    <h3 class="font-weight-bold">{{__('site.contact-us')}}</h3>
   </div>
   <hr>
   <section>
     @auth
+    <p class="lead">
+      @if(config('instance.email') && config('instance.contact.enabled'))
+        You can contact the admins by sending an email to <span class="font-weight-bold">{{config('instance.email')}}</span> or by using the form below.
+      @elseif(config('instance.email') && !config('instance.contact.enabled'))
+        You can contact the admins by sending an email to <span class="font-weight-bold">{{config('instance.email')}}</span>.
+      @elseif(!config('instance.email') && config('instance.contact.enabled'))
+       You can contact the admins by using the form below.
+      @else
+        The admins have not set a contact email address.
+      @endif
+    </p>
+    @if(config('instance.contact.enabled'))
   	<form method="POST">
       @csrf
   		<div class="form-group">
@@ -21,12 +33,15 @@
 		</div>
   		<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary font-weight-bold py-0">Submit</button>
   	</form>
+    @endif
     @else
     <p class="lead">
-      @if(filter_var(config('instance.email'), FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) == true)
-        You can contact the admins by sending an email to {{config('instance.email')}}.
-      @else
-        The admins have not listed any public email. Please log in to send a message.
+      @if(config('instance.email') && config('instance.contact.enabled'))
+        You can contact the admins by sending an email to <span class="font-weight-bold">{{config('instance.email')}}</span> or log in to send a message.
+      @elseif (!config('instance.email') && config('instance.contact.enabled'))
+        The admins have not set a contact email address. Please log in to send a message.
+      @elseif (config('instance.email') && !config('instance.contact.enabled'))
+        You can contact the admins by sending an email to <span class="font-weight-bold">{{config('instance.email')}}</span>.
       @endif
     </p>
     @endauth
diff --git a/resources/views/site/partial/sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/site/partial/sidebar.blade.php
index 2eace3cc9..cafdb7685 100644
--- a/resources/views/site/partial/sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/site/partial/sidebar.blade.php
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
       <li class="nav-item">
         <hr>
       </li>
+      @if(config('instance.contact.enabled') || config('instance.email'))
+      <li class="nav-item pl-3 {{request()->is('site/contact')?'active':''}}">
+        <a class="nav-link font-weight-light text-muted" href="{{route('site.contact')}}">{{__('site.contact-us')}}</a>
+      </li>
+      @endif
       <li class="nav-item pl-3 {{request()->is('site/terms')?'active':''}}">
         <a class="nav-link font-weight-light text-muted" href="{{route('site.terms')}}">{{__('site.terms')}}</a>
       </li>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index a7ca1622e..3d054174f 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.admin'))->prefix('i/admin')->group(functio
     Route::get('discover/category/edit/{id}', 'AdminController@discoverCategoryEdit');
     Route::post('discover/category/edit/{id}', 'AdminController@discoverCategoryUpdate');
     Route::post('discover/category/hashtag/create', 'AdminController@discoveryCategoryTagStore')->name('admin.discover.create-hashtag');
+
+    Route::get('messages/home', 'AdminController@messagesHome')->name('admin.messages');
+    Route::get('messages/show/{id}', 'AdminController@messagesShow');
+    Route::post('messages/mark-read', 'AdminController@messagesMarkRead');
 });
 
 Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofactor', 'localization'])->group(function () {
@@ -264,7 +268,8 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofact
         Route::view('privacy', 'site.privacy')->name('site.privacy');
         Route::view('platform', 'site.platform')->name('site.platform');
         Route::view('language', 'site.language')->name('site.language');
-
+        Route::get('contact', 'ContactController@show')->name('site.contact');
+        Route::post('contact', 'ContactController@store');
         Route::group(['prefix'=>'kb'], function() {
             Route::view('getting-started', 'site.help.getting-started')->name('help.getting-started');
             Route::view('sharing-media', 'site.help.sharing-media')->name('help.sharing-media');