diff --git a/src/chatmodel.cpp b/src/chatmodel.cpp
index 2fcbbf6..c3f5f08 100644
--- a/src/chatmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/chatmodel.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ QObject::connect(request.newZaddr, &QPushButton::clicked, [&] () {
         
         QString addr = request.zaddr->text();
         QString myAddr = request.myzaddr->text().trimmed();
-        QString memo = request.memorequest->text().trimmed();
+        QString memo = request.memorequest->toPlainText().trimmed();
         QString avatar = QString(":/icons/res/") + request.comboBoxAvatar->currentText() + QString(".png");
         QString label = request.labelRequest->text().trimmed();
 
diff --git a/src/contactrequest.ui b/src/contactrequest.ui
index d8ca0a6..91328db 100644
--- a/src/contactrequest.ui
+++ b/src/contactrequest.ui
@@ -432,12 +432,25 @@
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="9" column="0" colspan="6">
-    <widget class="QTextEdit" name="textEdit">
+    <widget class="QTextEdit" name="memorequest">
      <property name="placeholderText">
       <string>Add a memo to your request</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="11" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="memoSizeChat">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>0/235</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>