diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a37c04..0979620 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
     "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^3.0.2",
     "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.2",
-    "@types/react": "~17.0.21",
-    "@types/react-native": "0.70.0",
+    "@types/react": "18.2.0",
+    "@types/react-native": "0.71.7",
     "commitlint": "^17.0.2",
     "del-cli": "^5.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.4.1",
diff --git a/src/CuteChat.tsx b/src/CuteChat.tsx
index 398fbcd..e50007c 100644
--- a/src/CuteChat.tsx
+++ b/src/CuteChat.tsx
@@ -7,20 +7,31 @@ import React, {
   useEffect,
   useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
+  useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
-import { Alert, NativeScrollEvent } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  FlatList,
+  NativeScrollEvent,
+  StyleProp,
+  ViewStyle,
+} from 'react-native';
 import type { IMessage } from 'react-native-gifted-chat';
 import { GiftedChat, GiftedChatProps } from 'react-native-gifted-chat';
 import { appendSnapshot } from './utils/appendSnapshot';
 import { prepareSnapshot } from './utils/prepareSnapshot';
 import { isCloseToBottom } from './utils/isCloseToBottom';
+import { isCloseToTop } from './utils/isCloseToTop';
+import { ChatFooter } from './components/ChatFooter/ChatFooter';
 
 interface CustomCuteChatProps {
   chatId: string;
   user: User;
   onSend?: (newMessages: IMessage[]) => void;
   setIsLoading?: (isLoading: boolean) => void;
+  newMessagesBannerComponent?: () => React.ReactNode;
+  newMessagesBannerStyles?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 }
 
 interface User {
@@ -38,15 +49,19 @@ const messageBatch = 20;
 export function CuteChat(props: CuteChatProps) {
   const { chatId, user, setIsLoading } = props;
 
+  const [closeToTop, setCloseToTop] = useState(true);
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<IMessage[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [initializing, setInitializing] = useState(true);
   const [lastMessageDoc, setLastMessageDoc] =
     useState<FirebaseFirestore.DocumentSnapshot | null>(null);
+  const [hasNewMessages, setHasNewMessages] = useState(false);
 
   const memoizedUser = useMemo(() => ({ _id: user.id, ...user }), [user]);
   const startDate = useMemo(() => new Date(), []);
 
+  const chatListRef = useRef<FlatList<IMessage>>(null);
+
   const setIsLoadingBool = useCallback(
     (isLoading: boolean) => {
       setIsLoading?.(isLoading);
@@ -139,6 +154,8 @@ export function CuteChat(props: CuteChatProps) {
             console.log('New messages');
             const snapshotChanges = await prepareSnapshot(snapshot, chatId);
             setMessages((old) => appendSnapshot(old, snapshotChanges));
+
+            setHasNewMessages(true);
           }
         },
         (error: Error) => console.error('Error fetching documents: ', error)
@@ -281,16 +298,37 @@ export function CuteChat(props: CuteChatProps) {
 
   console.log('Amount of msgs:', messages.length);
 
+  console.log('Close to top:', closeToTop);
+
   return (
     <GiftedChat
       {...props}
+      renderChatFooter={() => (
+        <>
+          <ChatFooter
+            newMessagesBannerComponent={props.newMessagesBannerComponent}
+            newMessagesBannerStyles={props.newMessagesBannerStyles}
+            scrollToBottomComponent={props.scrollToBottomComponent}
+            scrollToBottomStyle={props.scrollToBottomStyle}
+            hasNewMessages={hasNewMessages}
+            markNewMessagesAsSeen={() => setHasNewMessages(false)}
+            closeToTop={closeToTop}
+            chatRef={chatListRef}
+          />
+          {props.renderChatFooter?.()}
+        </>
+      )}
       messages={messages}
       onSend={props.onSend || onSend}
       user={memoizedUser}
       inverted={true}
       listViewProps={{
+        ref: chatListRef,
         onScroll: ({ nativeEvent }: { nativeEvent: NativeScrollEvent }) => {
           if (isCloseToBottom(nativeEvent)) fetchMoreMessages();
+
+          if (isCloseToTop(nativeEvent)) setCloseToTop(true);
+          else setCloseToTop(false);
         },
         scrollEventThrottle: 500,
       }}
diff --git a/src/components/ChatFooter/ChatFooter.tsx b/src/components/ChatFooter/ChatFooter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..774c3a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ChatFooter/ChatFooter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import React, { ReactNode, RefObject } from 'react';
+import { FlatList, StyleProp, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
+import { IMessage } from 'react-native-gifted-chat';
+import { RightSection } from './RightSection';
+import { MiddleSection } from './MiddleSection';
+import { LeftSection } from './LeftSection';
+
+export const ChatFooter = (props: {
+  newMessagesBannerComponent?: () => ReactNode;
+  newMessagesBannerStyles?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+  scrollToBottomComponent?: () => ReactNode;
+  scrollToBottomStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+
+  closeToTop: boolean;
+  hasNewMessages: boolean;
+  markNewMessagesAsSeen: () => void;
+  chatRef: RefObject<FlatList<IMessage>>;
+}) => {
+  const scrollToBottom = () => {
+    props.chatRef.current?.scrollToOffset({ offset: 0, animated: true });
+  };
+
+  const scrollDownAndMarkAsRead = () => {
+    scrollToBottom();
+    props.markNewMessagesAsSeen();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <LeftSection />
+
+      <MiddleSection
+        newMessagesBannerComponent={props.newMessagesBannerComponent}
+        newMessagesBannerStyles={props.newMessagesBannerStyles}
+        onNewMessagesBannerPress={scrollDownAndMarkAsRead}
+        closeToTop={props.closeToTop}
+        hasNewMessages={props.hasNewMessages}
+      />
+
+      <RightSection
+        scrollToBottom={scrollDownAndMarkAsRead}
+        scrollToBottomComponent={props.scrollToBottomComponent}
+        scrollToBottomStyle={props.scrollToBottomStyle}
+        closeToTop={props.closeToTop}
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    display: 'flex',
+    position: 'absolute',
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    justifyContent: 'flex-start',
+    width: '100%',
+    bottom: 40,
+    left: 0,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/src/components/ChatFooter/LeftSection.tsx b/src/components/ChatFooter/LeftSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2c7f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ChatFooter/LeftSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+
+export const LeftSection = () => {
+  return <View style={styles.container} />;
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: { display: 'flex', flex: 1 },
+});
diff --git a/src/components/ChatFooter/MiddleSection.tsx b/src/components/ChatFooter/MiddleSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5621191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ChatFooter/MiddleSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import {
+  StyleProp,
+  StyleSheet,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
+  ViewStyle,
+} from 'react-native';
+
+type Props = {
+  newMessagesBannerComponent?: () => ReactNode;
+  newMessagesBannerStyles?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+  onNewMessagesBannerPress?: () => void;
+
+  closeToTop: boolean;
+  hasNewMessages: boolean;
+};
+
+export const MiddleSection = (props: Props) => {
+  const shouldDisplayNewMessagesBanner =
+    !props.closeToTop && props.hasNewMessages;
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      {shouldDisplayNewMessagesBanner && props.newMessagesBannerComponent && (
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          onPress={props.onNewMessagesBannerPress}
+          style={props.newMessagesBannerStyles ?? styles.newMessagesBanner}
+        >
+          {props.newMessagesBannerComponent()}
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+      )}
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: { display: 'flex', flex: 1 },
+  newMessagesBanner: {
+    alignSelf: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)',
+    padding: 10,
+    borderRadius: 100,
+    shadowColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)',
+    shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 0 },
+    shadowOpacity: 0.2,
+    shadowRadius: 3,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/src/components/ChatFooter/RightSection.tsx b/src/components/ChatFooter/RightSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6668fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ChatFooter/RightSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import {
+  StyleProp,
+  StyleSheet,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
+  ViewStyle,
+} from 'react-native';
+
+type Props = {
+  scrollToBottomComponent?: () => ReactNode;
+  scrollToBottomStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+  scrollToBottom?: () => void;
+  closeToTop: boolean;
+};
+
+export const RightSection = (props: Props) => {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      {!props.closeToTop && props.scrollToBottomComponent && (
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          onPress={props.scrollToBottom}
+          style={props.scrollToBottomStyle ?? styles.scrollToBottom}
+        >
+          {props.scrollToBottomComponent()}
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+      )}
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: { display: 'flex', flex: 1 },
+  scrollToBottom: {
+    alignSelf: 'flex-end',
+    backgroundColor: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)',
+    padding: 10,
+    borderRadius: 100,
+    shadowColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)',
+    shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 0 },
+    shadowOpacity: 0.2,
+    shadowRadius: 3,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/isCloseToTop.ts b/src/utils/isCloseToTop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d851d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/isCloseToTop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { NativeScrollEvent } from 'react-native';
+
+export function isCloseToTop({ contentOffset }: NativeScrollEvent) {
+  const paddingToTop = 2_000;
+
+  return contentOffset.y <= paddingToTop;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 56de640..bcd9b51 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2377,10 +2377,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.5.tgz#5f19d2b85a98e9558036f6a3cacc8819420f05cf"
   integrity sha512-JCB8C6SnDoQf0cNycqd/35A7MjcnK+ZTqE7judS6o7utxUCg6imJg3QK2qzHKszlTjcj2cn+NwMB2i96ubpj7w==
 
-"@types/react-native@0.70.0":
-  version "0.70.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react-native/-/react-native-0.70.0.tgz#f8cdcdd542d36467d7591585b93d27e0563676e0"
-  integrity sha512-yBN7qJDfs0Vwr34NyfW1SWzalHQoYtpUWf0t4UJY9C5ft58BRr46+r92I0v+l3QX4VNsSRMHVAAWqLLCbIkM+g==
+"@types/react-native@0.71.7":
+  version "0.71.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react-native/-/react-native-0.71.7.tgz#b6ce1c512097fc2047bacd01cc18ce2b8ca2920a"
+  integrity sha512-SYlf5Vw2qX4qDQfdcCEdfskoMG6yn0T/jWwvBNR1xZJ3qEobcGNHuOTZQdfu4TNK+VFkH5rSXZraRlio1/bvcA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
@@ -2393,10 +2393,10 @@
     "@types/scheduler" "*"
     csstype "^3.0.2"
 
-"@types/react@~17.0.21":
-  version "17.0.62"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-17.0.62.tgz#2efe8ddf8533500ec44b1334dd1a97caa2f860e3"
-  integrity sha512-eANCyz9DG8p/Vdhr0ZKST8JV12PhH2ACCDYlFw6DIO+D+ca+uP4jtEDEpVqXZrh/uZdXQGwk7whJa3ah5DtyLw==
+"@types/react@18.2.0":
+  version "18.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-18.2.0.tgz#15cda145354accfc09a18d2f2305f9fc099ada21"
+  integrity sha512-0FLj93y5USLHdnhIhABk83rm8XEGA7kH3cr+YUlvxoUGp1xNt/DINUMvqPxLyOQMzLmZe8i4RTHbvb8MC7NmrA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/prop-types" "*"
     "@types/scheduler" "*"