diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Directories.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Directories.qml
index b058c2001..f4eb448cf 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Directories.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Directories.qml
@@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ Singleton {
     property string wallpaperSwitchScriptPath: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(`${Directories.scriptPath}/colors/switchwall.sh`)
     property string defaultAiPrompts: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(`${Directories.config}/quickshell/defaults/ai/prompts`)
     property string userAiPrompts: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(`${Directories.shellConfig}/ai/prompts`)
+    property string aiChats: FileUtils.trimFileProtocol(`${Directories.state}/user/ai/chats`)
     // Cleanup on init
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `mkdir -p '${shellConfig}'`])
-        Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `mkdir -p '${favicons}'`])
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", `${shellConfig}`])
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", `${favicons}`])
         Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `rm -rf '${coverArt}'; mkdir -p '${coverArt}'`])
         Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `rm -rf '${booruPreviews}'; mkdir -p '${booruPreviews}'`])
         Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `mkdir -p '${booruDownloads}' && mkdir -p '${booruDownloadsNsfw}'`])
         Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `rm -rf '${latexOutput}'; mkdir -p '${latexOutput}'`])
         Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `rm -rf '${cliphistDecode}'; mkdir -p '${cliphistDecode}'`])
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", `${aiChats}`])
     }
 }
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml
index db5d66828..26d0636cf 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml
@@ -71,6 +71,30 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
         },
+        {
+            name: "save",
+            description: qsTr("Save chat"),
+            execute: (args) => {
+                const joinedArgs = args.join(" ")
+                if (joinedArgs.trim().length == 0) {
+                    Ai.addMessage(`Usage: ${root.commandPrefix}save CHAT_NAME`, Ai.interfaceRole);
+                    return;
+                }
+                Ai.saveChat(joinedArgs)
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            name: "load",
+            description: qsTr("Load chat"),
+            execute: (args) => {
+                const joinedArgs = args.join(" ")
+                if (joinedArgs.trim().length == 0) {
+                    Ai.addMessage(`Usage: ${root.commandPrefix}load CHAT_NAME`, Ai.interfaceRole);
+                    return;
+                }
+                Ai.loadChat(joinedArgs)
+            }
+        },
         {
             name: "clear",
             description: qsTr("Clear chat history"),
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/Ai.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/Ai.qml
index c97ba2b50..7ab1eb731 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/Ai.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/Ai.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property string apiKeyEnvVarName: "API_KEY"
     property Component aiMessageComponent: AiMessageData {}
     property string systemPrompt: Config.options?.ai?.systemPrompt ?? ""
-    property var messages: []
+    // property var messages: []
     property var messageIDs: []
     property var messageByID: ({})
     readonly property var apiKeys: KeyringStorage.keyringData?.apiKeys ?? {}
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ Singleton {
         const aiMessage = aiMessageComponent.createObject(root, {
             "role": role,
             "content": message,
+            "rawContent": message,
             "thinking": false,
             "done": true,
         });
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ Singleton {
                 "role": "assistant",
                 "model": currentModelId,
                 "content": "",
+                "rawContent": "",
                 "thinking": true,
                 "done": false,
             });
@@ -719,6 +721,7 @@ Singleton {
         const aiMessage = aiMessageComponent.createObject(root, {
             "role": "user",
             "content": `[[ Output of ${name} ]]`,
+            "rawContent": `[[ Output of ${name} ]]`,
             "functionName": name,
             "functionResponse": output,
             "thinking": false,
@@ -771,4 +774,75 @@ Singleton {
         else root.addMessage(qsTr("Unknown function call: {0}"), "assistant");
     }
 
+    function chatToJson() {
+        return root.messageIDs.map(id => {
+            const message = root.messageByID[id]
+            return ({
+                "role": message.role,
+                "rawContent": message.rawContent,
+                "model": message.model,
+                "thinking": false,
+                "done": true,
+                "annotations": message.annotations,
+                "annotationSources": message.annotationSources,
+                "functionName": message.functionName,
+                "functionCall": message.functionCall,
+                "functionResponse": message.functionResponse,
+                "visibleToUser": message.visibleToUser,
+            })
+        })
+    }
+
+    FileView {
+        id: chatSaveFile
+        property string chatName: "chat"
+        path: `${Directories.aiChats}/${chatName}.json`
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Saves chat to a JSON list of message objects.
+     * @param chatName name of the chat
+     */
+    function saveChat(chatName) {
+        chatSaveFile.chatName = chatName
+        const saveContent = JSON.stringify(root.chatToJson())
+        chatSaveFile.setText(saveContent)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads chat from a JSON list of message objects.
+     * @param chatName name of the chat
+     */
+    function loadChat(chatName) {
+        try {
+            chatSaveFile.chatName = chatName
+            const saveContent = chatSaveFile.text()
+            console.log(saveContent)
+            const saveData = JSON.parse(saveContent)
+            root.clearMessages()
+            root.messageIDs = saveData.map((_, i) => {
+                return i
+            })
+            console.log(JSON.stringify(messageIDs))
+            for (let i = 0; i < saveData.length; i++) {
+                const message = saveData[i];
+                root.messageByID[i] = root.aiMessageComponent.createObject(root, {
+                    "role": message.role,
+                    "rawContent": message.rawContent,
+                    "content": message.rawContent,
+                    "model": message.model,
+                    "thinking": message.thinking,
+                    "done": message.done,
+                    "annotations": message.annotations,
+                    "annotationSources": message.annotationSources,
+                    "functionName": message.functionName,
+                    "functionCall": message.functionCall,
+                    "functionResponse": message.functionResponse,
+                    "visibleToUser": message.visibleToUser,
+                });
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log("[AI] Could not load chat: ", e);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/AiMessageData.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/AiMessageData.qml
index b5f208548..dc8b80fdb 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/AiMessageData.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/AiMessageData.qml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import QtQuick;
 QtObject {
     property string role
     property string content
+    property string rawContent
     property string model
     property bool thinking: true
     property bool done: false