diff --git a/xxclient/src/main/java/io/elixxir/xxclient/models/Message.kt b/xxclient/src/main/java/io/elixxir/xxclient/models/Message.kt
index 9b5937bd7e38f88094e0207797433751312aead4..ac7a13c05daeb4a759a948c2728d5607c010362a 100644
--- a/xxclient/src/main/java/io/elixxir/xxclient/models/Message.kt
+++ b/xxclient/src/main/java/io/elixxir/xxclient/models/Message.kt
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ data class Message(
     val roundId: Long,
     @SerializedName("RoundURL")
     val roundUrl: String?
-) : BindingsModel
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+) : BindingsModel {
+
+    fun getTimestampMs() = timestamp / 1_000_000
+}
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