diff --git a/gnu/packages/jami.scm b/gnu/packages/jami.scm
index ea94efb2f9..58e10ae6d8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/jami.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/jami.scm
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (guix build-system cmake)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system copy)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
@@ -526,6 +527,16 @@ functionality.")
                       (url "https://review.jami.net/ring-lrc")
                       (commit commit)))
                 (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+                (modules '((guix build utils)))
+                ;; The chatview is a common code among Jami clients.
+                ;; Since Guix likes functional design, I'm removing
+                ;; the directory containing it and making it a new
+                ;; package. The other reason is that there is no
+                ;; any rule in the build system to check if it is
+                ;; included.
+                (snippet
+                 '(begin
+                    (delete-file-recursively "src/web-chatview")))
                 (sha256
                  (base32
                   "1s1wi80drabfjhvxbiyl8k9c2jsafvmx5v84s3wldsmmdg4f6xdf"))))
@@ -542,6 +553,21 @@ functionality.")
                               (assoc-ref %build-inputs "libring") "/include"))
          #:phases
          (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (add-after 'unpack 'do-not-install-chatview
+             (lambda _
+               (substitute* "CMakeLists.txt"
+                 (("src/web-chatview/.eslintrc.json") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/chatview-gnome.css") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/chatview.css") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/chatview.html") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/chatview.js") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/jed.js") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/linkify-html.js") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/linkify-string.js") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/linkify.js") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/qwebchannel.js") "")
+                 (("src/web-chatview/web.gresource.xml") ""))
+               #t))
            (add-before 'configure 'fix-dbus-interfaces-path
              (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
                (substitute* "CMakeLists.txt"
@@ -558,6 +584,40 @@ This package provides a library common to all Jami clients.")
       (home-page "https://jami.net")
       (license license:gpl3+))))
 
+(define-public jami-chatview
+  (let ((commit "0a790d86a20ae80e5d2ee0d35452fa77cfb8cc40")
+        (revision "0"))
+    (package
+      (name "jami-chatview")
+      (version (git-version %jami-version revision commit))
+      (source (origin
+                (method git-fetch)
+                (uri (git-reference
+                      (url "https://review.jami.net/jami-chatview")
+                      (commit commit)))
+                (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+                (sha256
+                 (base32
+                  "1zb3qa1x37kclbgk4wdg6qp4ivr6513ypj8s4k0qjps7h2clgna8"))))
+      (build-system copy-build-system)
+      (arguments
+       '(#:phases
+         (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (add-after 'unpack 'allow-copying
+             (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               ;; Permissions of this file are not right.
+               ;; Let's change this to allow installing it properly.
+               (chmod ".eslintrc.json" #o644)
+               #t)))
+         #:install-plan '(("." "include/libringclient/web-chatview")
+                          (".eslintrc.json"
+                           "include/libringclient/web-chatview/.eslintrc.json"))))
+      (synopsis "Chatview for Jami")
+      (description "Web chatview for Jami - html, css, js files.
+It provides some common code for Jami clients.")
+      (home-page "https://jami.net")
+      (license license:gpl3+))))
+
 (define-public jami
   (let ((commit "85cda2e1fde84230f6b9f5419f9ec1e23867c2a1")
         (revision "0"))
@@ -570,6 +630,11 @@ This package provides a library common to all Jami clients.")
                       (url "https://review.jami.net/ring-client-gnome")
                       (commit commit)))
                 (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+                (modules '((guix build utils)))
+                ;; The web directory contains links to nowhere
+                (snippet
+                 '(begin
+                    (delete-file-recursively "web")))
                 (sha256
                  (base32
                   "0xzcx8x04yc8m8b2vf7sxfgw79idbm0hifzaw4s2vh26hyy9sp2g"))))
@@ -584,6 +649,8 @@ This package provides a library common to all Jami clients.")
          ("clutter-gtk" ,clutter-gtk)
          ("libcanberra" ,libcanberra)
          ("libnm" ,network-manager)
+         ("jami-chatview" ,jami-chatview)
+         ("qtbase" ,qtbase)
          ("webkitgtk" ,webkitgtk)
          ("sqlite" ,sqlite)))
       (native-inputs
@@ -596,7 +663,18 @@ This package provides a library common to all Jami clients.")
          ("adwaita-icon-theme" ,adwaita-icon-theme)
          ("evolution-data-server" ,evolution-data-server)))
       (arguments
-       `(#:tests? #f)) ; There is no testsuite.
+       `(#:tests? #f ; There is no testsuite.
+         #:phases
+         (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (add-after 'unpack 'copy-chatview-files
+             (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               (let ((chatview
+                      (string-append
+                       (assoc-ref inputs "jami-chatview")
+                       "/include/libringclient/web-chatview"))
+                     (destination-dir "web"))
+                 (copy-recursively chatview destination-dir))
+               #t)))))
       (synopsis "Distributed, privacy-respecting communication program")
       (description "Jami (formerly GNU Ring) is a secure and distributed voice,
 video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and
