diff --git a/XIVChat Desktop/App.xaml b/XIVChat Desktop/App.xaml
index 41c1fe5..ab3a3fa 100644
--- a/XIVChat Desktop/App.xaml	
+++ b/XIVChat Desktop/App.xaml	
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         <ResourceDictionary>
             <local:DoubleConverter x:Key="DoubleConverter" />
             <local:UShortConverter x:Key="UShortConverter" />
+            <local:UIntConverter x:Key="UIntConverter" />
             <local:SenderPlayerConverter x:Key="SenderPlayerConverter" />
 
             <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
diff --git a/XIVChat Desktop/ConfigWindow.xaml b/XIVChat Desktop/ConfigWindow.xaml
index 904524d..b116ae5 100644
--- a/XIVChat Desktop/ConfigWindow.xaml	
+++ b/XIVChat Desktop/ConfigWindow.xaml	
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <TabItem Header="Window">
             <Grid Margin="8">
                 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="*" />
@@ -43,8 +44,15 @@
                          Text="{Binding Config.FontSize, Converter={StaticResource DoubleConverter}}"
                          ui:ControlHelper.Header="Log font size"
                          Width="200" />
+                <TextBox Grid.Row="2"
+                         Grid.Column="0"
+                         ui:ControlHelper.Header="Messages to store locally"
+                         HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                         PreviewTextInput="NumericInputFilter"
+                         Text="{Binding Config.LocalBacklogMessages, Converter={StaticResource UIntConverter}}"
+                         Width="200" />
 
-                <Button Grid.Row="3"
+                <Button Grid.Row="4"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                         Click="Save_Click">
                     Save
diff --git a/XIVChat Desktop/Configuration.cs b/XIVChat Desktop/Configuration.cs
index bb7d3ae..240c97f 100644
--- a/XIVChat Desktop/Configuration.cs	
+++ b/XIVChat Desktop/Configuration.cs	
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
 
         public ushort BacklogMessages { get; set; } = 500;
 
+        public uint LocalBacklogMessages { get; set; } = 10_000;
+
         #region io
 
         private static string FilePath() => Path.Join(
@@ -156,6 +158,10 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
             this.CollectionChanged?.Invoke(this, new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add, messages, index));
         }
 
+        private void NotifyRemoveItemsAt(IList messages, int index) {
+            this.CollectionChanged?.Invoke(this, new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove, messages, index));
+        }
+
         public void RepopulateMessages(IEnumerable<ServerMessage> mainMessages) {
             this.Messages.Clear();
 
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
         private int lastSequence = -1;
         private int insertAt;
 
-        public void AddReversedChunk(ServerMessage[] messages, int sequence) {
+        public void AddReversedChunk(ServerMessage[] messages, int sequence, Configuration config) {
             if (sequence != this.lastSequence) {
                 this.lastSequence = sequence;
                 this.insertAt = this.Messages.Count;
@@ -181,17 +187,31 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
                 .ToList();
 
             this.Messages.InsertRange(this.insertAt, filtered);
-
             this.NotifyAddItemsAt(filtered, this.insertAt);
+
+            this.Prune(config);
         }
 
-        public void AddMessage(ServerMessage message) {
+        public void AddMessage(ServerMessage message, Configuration config) {
             if (message.Channel != 0 && !this.Filter.Allowed(message)) {
                 return;
             }
 
             this.Messages.Add(message);
             this.NotifyAdd(message);
+
+            this.Prune(config);
+        }
+
+        private void Prune(Configuration config) {
+            var diff = this.Messages.Count - config.LocalBacklogMessages;
+            if (diff <= 0) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var removed = this.Messages.Take((int)diff).ToList();
+            this.Messages.RemoveRange(0, (int)diff);
+            this.NotifyRemoveItemsAt(removed, 0);
         }
 
         public void ClearMessages() {
diff --git a/XIVChat Desktop/Converters.cs b/XIVChat Desktop/Converters.cs
index c42303f..7539a87 100644
--- a/XIVChat Desktop/Converters.cs	
+++ b/XIVChat Desktop/Converters.cs	
@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
         }
     }
 
+    public class UIntConverter : IValueConverter {
+        public object? Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
+            return value.ToString();
+        }
+
+        public object? ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
+            if (uint.TryParse(value.ToString(), out var res)) {
+                return res;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     public class SenderPlayerConverter : IValueConverter {
         public object? Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
             if (!(value is ServerMessage.SenderPlayer sender)) {
diff --git a/XIVChat Desktop/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/XIVChat Desktop/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index e95815f..9607143 100644
--- a/XIVChat Desktop/MainWindow.xaml.cs	
+++ b/XIVChat Desktop/MainWindow.xaml.cs	
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
             this.Messages.InsertRange(this.insertAt, messages);
             // add message to each tab if the filter allows for it
             foreach (var tab in this.App.Config.Tabs) {
-                tab.AddReversedChunk(messages, sequence);
+                tab.AddReversedChunk(messages, sequence, this.App.Config);
+            }
+
+            var diff = this.Messages.Count - this.App.Config.LocalBacklogMessages;
+            if (diff > 0) {
+                this.Messages.RemoveRange(0, (int)diff);
             }
 
             // scroll to the bottom if previously at the bottom
@@ -105,7 +110,12 @@ namespace XIVChat_Desktop {
             this.Messages.Add(message);
             // add message to each tab if the filter allows for it
             foreach (var tab in this.App.Config.Tabs) {
-                tab.AddMessage(message);
+                tab.AddMessage(message, this.App.Config);
+            }
+
+            var diff = this.Messages.Count - this.App.Config.LocalBacklogMessages;
+            if (diff > 0) {
+                this.Messages.RemoveRange(0, (int)diff);
             }
 
             // scroll to the bottom if previously at the bottom