diff --git a/client/src/components/lobby/LobbyChat.vue b/client/src/components/lobby/LobbyChat.vue
index bacfd265f..2d32547b5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/lobby/LobbyChat.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/lobby/LobbyChat.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         :key="msg.username + msg.dateCreated"
         class="mt-2 backdrop rounded p-1"
       >
-        <p class="mb-0">
+        <p class="mb-0 text-break">
           <b class="text-light">{{ msg.username }}: </b>
           <span class="text-secondary">{{ msg.message }}</span>
         </p>
diff --git a/server/src/entity/LobbyChatMessage.ts b/server/src/entity/LobbyChatMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a14afa3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/entity/LobbyChatMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { Column, Entity, ManyToOne, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { GameType } from "@port-of-mars/shared/types"
+import { User } from "./User";
+
+@Entity()
+export class LobbyChatMessage {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+  id!: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  dateCreated!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(type => User)
+  user!: User;
+
+  @Column()
+  userId!: number;
+
+  @Column()
+  message!: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  roomId!: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  lobbyType!: GameType;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/migration/1699482607231-AddLobbyChatMessage.ts b/server/src/migration/1699482607231-AddLobbyChatMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7cb13425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/migration/1699482607231-AddLobbyChatMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import {MigrationInterface, QueryRunner} from "typeorm";
+
+export class AddLobbyChatMessage1699482607231 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = 'AddLobbyChatMessage1699482607231'
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`CREATE TABLE "lobby_chat_message" ("id" SERIAL NOT NULL, "dateCreated" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL, "userId" integer NOT NULL, "message" character varying NOT NULL, "roomId" character varying NOT NULL, "lobbyType" character varying NOT NULL, CONSTRAINT "PK_4640a139c74b0d188cc5efdda33" PRIMARY KEY ("id"))`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "lobby_chat_message" ADD CONSTRAINT "FK_96a0bc5d48c597dbd5ea6400feb" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user"("id") ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "lobby_chat_message" DROP CONSTRAINT "FK_96a0bc5d48c597dbd5ea6400feb"`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "lobby_chat_message"`);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/index.ts b/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/index.ts
index c94a8e6e8..434b5d612 100644
--- a/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/index.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ export abstract class LobbyRoom<RoomStateType extends LobbyRoomState> extends Ro
 
   onDispose() {
     logger.trace(`Disposing of ${this.roomName} ${this.roomId}, no connected clients`);
+    logger.debug("Saving all lobby chat messages");
+    const chatMessages = [...this.state.chat]
+    logger.debug("lobby chat messages %s", chatMessages);
+    if (chatMessages) {
+      getServices().tournament.saveLobbyChatMessages(this.roomId, "tournament", chatMessages);
+    }
   }
 
   async getMaxConnections() {
@@ -152,7 +158,7 @@ export abstract class LobbyRoom<RoomStateType extends LobbyRoomState> extends Ro
         logger.trace(`client ${client.auth.username} attempted to send a chat message while muted`);
         return;
       }
-      this.state.addChatMessage(client.auth.username, message.value);
+      this.state.addChatMessage(client.auth, message.value);
     });
     this.onMessage("accept-invitation", (client: Client, message: AcceptInvitation) => {
       this.onAcceptInvitation(client, message);
diff --git a/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/state.ts b/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/state.ts
index 34a113c6d..cf68c6552 100644
--- a/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/state.ts
+++ b/server/src/rooms/lobby/common/state.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Schema, ArraySchema, type } from "@colyseus/schema";
 import { Client } from "colyseus";
 import { LobbyChatMessageData } from "@port-of-mars/shared/types";
+import { User } from "@port-of-mars/server/entity";
 
 /**
  * Connected client with additional metadata
@@ -30,11 +31,13 @@ export class LobbyClient extends Schema {
 export class LobbyChatMessage extends Schema implements LobbyChatMessageData {
   constructor(msg: LobbyChatMessageData) {
     super();
+    this.userId = msg.userId;
     this.username = msg.username;
     this.message = msg.message;
     this.dateCreated = msg.dateCreated;
   }
 
+  @type("number") userId: number;
   @type("string") username: string;
   @type("string") message: string;
   @type("number") dateCreated: number;
@@ -90,9 +93,10 @@ export abstract class LobbyRoomState extends Schema {
     }
   }
 
-  addChatMessage(username: string, message: string) {
+  addChatMessage(user: User, message: string) {
     const data = {
-      username,
+      userId: user.id,
+      username: user.username,
       message,
       dateCreated: new Date().getTime(),
     };
diff --git a/server/src/services/tournament.ts b/server/src/services/tournament.ts
index 88b0e3c4d..c6375d62f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/tournament.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/tournament.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { MoreThanOrEqual, Not, SelectQueryBuilder } from "typeorm";
 import {
   User,
   Player,
@@ -7,12 +8,13 @@ import {
   Treatment,
   Game,
 } from "@port-of-mars/server/entity";
-import { MoreThanOrEqual, Not, SelectQueryBuilder } from "typeorm";
 import { getServices } from "@port-of-mars/server/services";
 import { BaseService } from "@port-of-mars/server/services/db";
+import { LobbyChatMessage } from "@port-of-mars/server/entity/LobbyChatMessage";
 import { TournamentRoundDate } from "@port-of-mars/server/entity/TournamentRoundDate";
 import {
   GameType,
+  LobbyChatMessageData,
   MarsEventOverride,
   TournamentRoundInviteStatus,
   TournamentStatus,
@@ -418,4 +420,21 @@ export class TournamentService extends BaseService {
     const offset = await getServices().settings.tournamentLobbyOpenAfterOffset();
     return offset * 60 * 1000;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * FIXME: might move this into a separate service at some point
+   * @param roomId 
+   * @param messages 
+   */
+  async saveLobbyChatMessages(roomId: string, roomType: GameType, messages: Array<LobbyChatMessageData>) {
+    const repository = this.em.getRepository(LobbyChatMessage);
+    const lobbyChatMessages = messages.map(message => repository.create({
+      roomId,
+      lobbyType: roomType,
+      message: message.message,
+      dateCreated: new Date(message.dateCreated),
+      userId: message.userId
+    }));
+    await repository.save(lobbyChatMessages);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/types.ts b/shared/src/types.ts
index ff4c7d1a9..cf7d3a27a 100644
--- a/shared/src/types.ts
+++ b/shared/src/types.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export type GameType = "freeplay" | "tournament";
 export type LobbyType = GameType;
 
 export interface LobbyChatMessageData {
+  userId: number;
   username: string;
   message: string;
   dateCreated: number;