diff --git a/app/components/Chat.tsx b/app/components/Chat.tsx
index 84dbd65d2..dd2b9c24b 100644
--- a/app/components/Chat.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Chat.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface ChatProps {
   onMount?: () => void;
   onUnmount?: () => void;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  missingUserName?: string;
 }
 
 export function ConnectedChat(props: ChatProps) {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export function Chat({
   onMount,
   onUnmount,
   disabled,
+  missingUserName,
 }: ChatProps & { chat: ReturnType<typeof useChat> }) {
   const messagesContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLOListElement>(null);
   const inputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -120,9 +122,16 @@ export function Chat({
         >
           {messages.map((msg) => {
             const user = msg.userId ? users[msg.userId] : null;
-            if (!user) return null;
+            if (!user && !missingUserName) return null;
 
-            return <Message key={msg.id} user={user} message={msg} />;
+            return (
+              <Message
+                key={msg.id}
+                user={user}
+                missingUserName={missingUserName}
+                message={msg}
+              />
+            );
           })}
         </ol>
         <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="mt-4">
@@ -159,21 +168,29 @@ export function Chat({
   );
 }
 
-function Message({ user, message }: { user: ChatUser; message: ChatMessage }) {
+function Message({
+  user,
+  message,
+  missingUserName,
+}: {
+  user?: ChatUser | null;
+  message: ChatMessage;
+  missingUserName?: string;
+}) {
   return (
     <li className="chat__message">
-      <Avatar user={user} size="xs" />
+      {user ? <Avatar user={user} size="xs" /> : null}
       <div>
         <div className="stack horizontal sm">
           <div
             className="chat__message__user"
             style={
-              user.chatNameColor
+              user?.chatNameColor
                 ? ({ "--chat-user-color": user.chatNameColor } as any)
                 : undefined
             }
           >
-            {user.discordName}
+            {user?.discordName ?? missingUserName}
           </div>
           {!message.pending ? (
             <time className="chat__message__time">
diff --git a/app/components/NewTabs.tsx b/app/components/NewTabs.tsx
index 8d8f6769e..1c26821c7 100644
--- a/app/components/NewTabs.tsx
+++ b/app/components/NewTabs.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ interface NewTabsProps {
   scrolling?: boolean;
   selectedIndex?: number;
   setSelectedIndex?: (index: number) => void;
+  /** Don't take space when no tabs to show? */
+  disappearing?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function NewTabs({
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export function NewTabs({
   scrolling = true,
   selectedIndex,
   setSelectedIndex,
+  disappearing = false,
 }: NewTabsProps) {
   const cantSwitchTabs = tabs.filter((t) => !t.hidden).length <= 1;
 
@@ -31,14 +34,19 @@ export function NewTabs({
       <Tab.List
         className={clsx("tab__buttons-container", {
           "overflow-x-auto": scrolling,
-          invisible: cantSwitchTabs,
+          invisible: cantSwitchTabs && !disappearing,
+          hidden: cantSwitchTabs && disappearing,
         })}
       >
         {tabs
           .filter((t) => !t.hidden)
           .map((tab) => {
             return (
-              <Tab key={tab.label} className="tab__button">
+              <Tab
+                key={tab.label}
+                className="tab__button"
+                data-testid={`tab-${tab.label}`}
+              >
                 {tab.label}
                 {typeof tab.number === "number" && tab.number !== 0 && (
                   <span className={clsx("tab__number")}>{tab.number}</span>
diff --git a/app/db/types.ts b/app/db/types.ts
index 1b21ece20..8461d1575 100644
--- a/app/db/types.ts
+++ b/app/db/types.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ export interface TournamentMatch {
   opponentOne: string; // json
   opponentTwo: string; // json
   status: Status;
+  chatCode: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface TournamentMatchGameResult {
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx b/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx
index 328d5310d..60e953aab 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ import { useTranslation } from "~/hooks/useTranslation";
 import type { ModeShort, StageId } from "~/modules/in-game-lists";
 import type { TournamentMapListMap } from "~/modules/tournament-map-list-generator";
 import { modeImageUrl, stageImageUrl } from "~/utils/urls";
-import type { TournamentMatchLoaderData } from "../routes/to.$id.matches.$mid";
+import { type TournamentMatchLoaderData } from "../routes/to.$id.matches.$mid";
 import {
   HACKY_resolvePoolCode,
   mapCountPlayedInSetWithCertainty,
   resolveHostingTeam,
   resolveRoomPass,
 } from "../tournament-bracket-utils";
-import { ScoreReporterRosters } from "./ScoreReporterRosters";
 import type { SerializeFrom } from "@remix-run/node";
 import type { Unpacked } from "~/utils/types";
 import type {
@@ -29,11 +28,16 @@ import { canAdminTournament } from "~/permissions";
 import { useUser } from "~/modules/auth";
 import { useIsMounted } from "~/hooks/useIsMounted";
 import { databaseTimestampToDate } from "~/utils/dates";
+import { NewTabs } from "~/components/NewTabs";
+import { ScoreReporterRosters } from "./ScoreReporterRosters";
+import { Chat, useChat } from "~/components/Chat";
+import * as React from "react";
 
 export type Result = Unpacked<
   SerializeFrom<TournamentMatchLoaderData>["results"]
 >;
 
+// TODO: rename (since it now contains Chat as well)
 export function ScoreReporter({
   teams,
   currentStageWithMode,
@@ -44,12 +48,12 @@ export function ScoreReporter({
   type,
 }: {
   teams: [TournamentLoaderTeam, TournamentLoaderTeam];
+  result?: Result;
   currentStageWithMode: TournamentMapListMap;
   modes: ModeShort[];
   selectedResultIndex?: number;
   // if this is set it means the component is being used in presentation manner
   setSelectedResultIndex?: (index: number) => void;
-  result?: Result;
   type: "EDIT" | "MEMBER" | "OTHER";
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["tournament"]);
@@ -173,20 +177,13 @@ export function ScoreReporter({
         setSelectedResultIndex={setSelectedResultIndex}
       />
       {type === "EDIT" || presentational ? (
-        <ActionSectionWrapper>
-          <ScoreReporterRosters
-            // Without the key prop when switching to another match the winnerId is remembered
-            // which causes "No winning team matching the id" error.
-            // Switching the key props forces the component to remount.
-            key={data.match.id}
-            scores={[scoreOne, scoreTwo]}
-            teams={teams}
-            position={currentPosition}
-            currentStageWithMode={currentStageWithMode}
-            result={result}
-            bestOf={data.match.bestOf}
-          />
-        </ActionSectionWrapper>
+        <MatchActionSectionTabs
+          presentational={presentational}
+          scores={[scoreOne, scoreTwo]}
+          currentStageWithMode={currentStageWithMode}
+          teams={teams}
+          result={result}
+        />
       ) : null}
       {result ? (
         <div
@@ -336,6 +333,116 @@ function ModeProgressIndicator({
   );
 }
 
+function MatchActionSectionTabs({
+  presentational,
+  scores,
+  currentStageWithMode,
+  teams,
+  result,
+}: {
+  presentational?: boolean;
+  scores: [number, number];
+  currentStageWithMode: TournamentMapListMap;
+  teams: [TournamentLoaderTeam, TournamentLoaderTeam];
+  result?: Result;
+}) {
+  const data = useLoaderData<TournamentMatchLoaderData>();
+  const [_unseenMessages, setUnseenMessages] = React.useState(0);
+  const [chatVisible, setChatVisible] = React.useState(false);
+
+  const chatUsers = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return Object.fromEntries(data.match.players.map((p) => [p.id, p]));
+  }, [data]);
+
+  const rooms = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return data.match.chatCode
+      ? [
+          {
+            code: data.match.chatCode,
+            label: "Match",
+          },
+        ]
+      : [];
+  }, [data.match.chatCode]);
+
+  const onNewMessage = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setUnseenMessages((msg) => msg + 1);
+  }, []);
+
+  const chat = useChat({ rooms, onNewMessage });
+
+  const onChatMount = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setChatVisible(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const onChatUnmount = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setChatVisible(false);
+    setUnseenMessages(0);
+  }, []);
+
+  const unseenMessages = chatVisible ? 0 : _unseenMessages;
+
+  const currentPosition = scores[0] + scores[1];
+
+  return (
+    <ActionSectionWrapper>
+      <NewTabs
+        tabs={[
+          {
+            label: "Chat",
+            number: unseenMessages,
+            hidden: !data.match.chatCode,
+          },
+          {
+            label: presentational ? "Score" : "Report score",
+          },
+        ]}
+        disappearing
+        content={[
+          {
+            key: "chat",
+            hidden: !data.match.chatCode,
+            element: (
+              <>
+                {data.match.chatCode ? (
+                  <Chat
+                    rooms={rooms}
+                    users={chatUsers}
+                    className="w-full q__chat-container"
+                    messagesContainerClassName="q__chat-messages-container"
+                    onNewMessage={onNewMessage}
+                    chat={chat}
+                    onMount={onChatMount}
+                    onUnmount={onChatUnmount}
+                    missingUserName="TO"
+                  />
+                ) : null}
+              </>
+            ),
+          },
+          {
+            key: "report",
+            element: (
+              <ScoreReporterRosters
+                // Without the key prop when switching to another match the winnerId is remembered
+                // which causes "No winning team matching the id" error.
+                // Switching the key props forces the component to remount.
+                key={data.match.id}
+                scores={scores}
+                teams={teams}
+                position={currentPosition}
+                currentStageWithMode={currentStageWithMode}
+                result={result}
+                bestOf={data.match.bestOf}
+              />
+            ),
+          },
+        ]}
+      />
+    </ActionSectionWrapper>
+  );
+}
+
 function ActionSectionWrapper({
   children,
   icon,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts
index 34f433067..52624413f 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/brackets-manager/crud-db.server.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type {
   TournamentStage,
   TournamentTeam,
 } from "~/db/types";
+import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 
 const team_getByTournamentIdStm = sql.prepare(/*sql*/ `
   select
@@ -356,9 +357,9 @@ const match_getByRoundAndNumberStm = sql.prepare(/*sql*/ `
 const match_insertStm = sql.prepare(/*sql*/ `
   insert into
     "TournamentMatch"
-    ("childCount", "roundId", "stageId", "groupId", "number", "opponentOne", "opponentTwo", "status")
+    ("childCount", "roundId", "stageId", "groupId", "number", "opponentOne", "opponentTwo", "status", "chatCode")
   values
-    (@childCount, @roundId, @stageId, @groupId, @number, @opponentOne, @opponentTwo, @status)
+    (@childCount, @roundId, @stageId, @groupId, @number, @opponentOne, @opponentTwo, @status, @chatCode)
   returning *
 `);
 
@@ -458,6 +459,7 @@ export class Match {
       opponentOne: this.opponentOne,
       opponentTwo: this.opponentTwo,
       status: this.status,
+      chatCode: nanoid(10),
     }) as any;
 
     this.id = match.id;
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/queries/findMatchById.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/queries/findMatchById.server.ts
index 25ba1c151..0388b40db 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/queries/findMatchById.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/queries/findMatchById.server.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const stm = sql.prepare(/* sql */ `
     "TournamentMatch"."opponentOne",
     "TournamentMatch"."opponentTwo",
     "TournamentMatch"."bestOf",
+    "TournamentMatch"."chatCode",
     "Tournament"."mapPickingStyle",
     json_group_array(
       json_object(
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ const stm = sql.prepare(/* sql */ `
         'customUrl',
         "User"."customUrl",
         'discordAvatar',
-        "User"."discordAvatar"
+        "User"."discordAvatar",
+        'chatNameColor', IIF(COALESCE("User"."patronTier", 0) >= 2, "User"."css" ->> 'chat', null)
       )
     ) as "players"
   from "TournamentMatch"
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@ export type FindMatchById = ReturnType<typeof findMatchById>;
 
 export const findMatchById = (id: number) => {
   const row = stm.get({ id }) as
-    | (Pick<TournamentMatch, "id" | "opponentOne" | "opponentTwo" | "bestOf"> &
+    | (Pick<
+        TournamentMatch,
+        "id" | "opponentOne" | "opponentTwo" | "bestOf" | "chatCode"
+      > &
         Pick<Tournament, "mapPickingStyle"> & { players: string })
     | undefined;
 
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ export const findMatchById = (id: number) => {
       discordId: User["discordId"];
       customUrl: User["customUrl"];
       discordAvatar: User["discordAvatar"];
+      chatNameColor: string | null;
     }>,
   };
 };
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx
index 017d59638..cc3b268d2 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import {
   useOutletContext,
   useRevalidator,
 } from "@remix-run/react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { useEventSource } from "remix-utils";
 import invariant from "tiny-invariant";
+import { Avatar } from "~/components/Avatar";
 import { LinkButton } from "~/components/Button";
 import { ArrowLongLeftIcon } from "~/components/icons/ArrowLongLeft";
 import { sql } from "~/db/sql";
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { useSearchParamState } from "~/hooks/useSearchParamState";
 import { useVisibilityChange } from "~/hooks/useVisibilityChange";
 import { requireUser, useUser } from "~/modules/auth";
+import { getUserId } from "~/modules/auth/user.server";
 import { canAdminTournament, canReportTournamentScore } from "~/permissions";
 import { notFoundIfFalsy, parseRequestFormData, validate } from "~/utils/remix";
 import { assertUnreachable } from "~/utils/types";
@@ -50,8 +53,6 @@ import {
   matchSubscriptionKey,
 } from "../tournament-bracket-utils";
 import bracketStyles from "../tournament-bracket.css";
-import clsx from "clsx";
-import { Avatar } from "~/components/Avatar";
 
 export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
   {
@@ -279,7 +280,8 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ params, request }) => {
 
 export type TournamentMatchLoaderData = typeof loader;
 
-export const loader = ({ params }: LoaderArgs) => {
+export const loader = async ({ params, request }: LoaderArgs) => {
+  const user = await getUserId(request);
   const tournamentId = tournamentIdFromParams(params);
   const matchId = matchIdFromParams(params);
 
@@ -301,8 +303,18 @@ export const loader = ({ params }: LoaderArgs) => {
 
   const currentMap = mapList?.[scoreSum];
 
+  const showChat =
+    match.players.some((p) => p.id === user?.id) ||
+    canAdminTournament({
+      user,
+      event: notFoundIfFalsy(findByIdentifier(tournamentId)),
+    });
+
   return {
-    match,
+    match: {
+      ...match,
+      chatCode: showChat ? match.chatCode : null,
+    },
     results: findResultsByMatchId(matchId),
     seeds: resolveSeeds(),
     currentMap,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/tournament.css b/app/features/tournament/tournament.css
index 84206e840..79e4fc3d3 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/tournament.css
+++ b/app/features/tournament/tournament.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .tournament__action-section {
-  padding: var(--s-6);
+  padding: var(--s-0-5) var(--s-6) var(--s-6) var(--s-6);
   border-radius: var(--rounded);
   background-color: var(--bg-lighter);
 }
diff --git a/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts b/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts
index babb03d3a..34c09481d 100644
--- a/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tournament-bracket.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const reportResult = async (
   sidesWithMoreThanFourPlayers: ("first" | "last")[] = ["last"],
   winner: 1 | 2 = 1,
 ) => {
+  await page.getByTestId("tab-Report score").click();
+
   if (sidesWithMoreThanFourPlayers.includes("first")) {
     await page.getByTestId("player-checkbox-0").first().click();
     await page.getByTestId("player-checkbox-1").first().click();
diff --git a/migrations/039-tournament-match-chat-code.js b/migrations/039-tournament-match-chat-code.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bca3361d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/039-tournament-match-chat-code.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports.up = function (db) {
+  db.transaction(() => {
+    db.prepare(
+      /* sql */ `alter table "TournamentMatch" add "chatCode" text`,
+    ).run();
+  })();
+};