diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 957ff1f93..66f8ef02c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+- jsonrpc: `ChatListItemFetchResult` gets new properties: `summary_preview_image`, `last_message_type` and `last_message_id`
+
 ### Changes
 - BREAKING: jsonrpc:
   - `get_chatlist_items_by_entries` now takes only chatids instead of `ChatListEntries`
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
index f9fb5ae8d..5c63b5def 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use typescript_type_def::TypeDef;
 
 use super::color_int_to_hex_string;
+use super::message::MessageViewtype;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, TypeDef)]
 #[serde(tag = "type")]
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ pub enum ChatListItemFetchResult {
         summary_text1: String,
         summary_text2: String,
         summary_status: u32,
+        /// showing preview if last chat message is image
+        summary_preview_image: Option<String>,
         is_protected: bool,
         is_group: bool,
         fresh_message_counter: usize,
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ pub enum ChatListItemFetchResult {
         /// contact id if this is a dm chat (for view profile entry in context menu)
         dm_chat_contact: Option<u32>,
         was_seen_recently: bool,
+        last_message_type: Option<MessageViewtype>,
+        last_message_id: Option<u32>,
     },
     #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
     ArchiveLink { fresh_message_counter: usize },
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
     let summary_text1 = summary.prefix.map_or_else(String::new, |s| s.to_string());
     let summary_text2 = summary.text.to_owned();
 
+    let summary_preview_image = summary.thumbnail_path;
+
     let visibility = chat.get_visibility();
 
     let avatar_path = chat
@@ -79,12 +86,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         .await?
         .map(|path| path.to_str().unwrap_or("invalid/path").to_owned());
 
-    let last_updated = match last_msgid {
+    let (last_updated, message_type) = match last_msgid {
         Some(id) => {
             let last_message = deltachat::message::Message::load_from_db(ctx, id).await?;
-            Some(last_message.get_timestamp() * 1000)
+            (
+                Some(last_message.get_timestamp() * 1000),
+                Some(last_message.get_viewtype().into()),
+            )
         }
-        None => None,
+        None => (None, None),
     };
 
     let chat_contacts = get_chat_contacts(ctx, chat_id).await?;
@@ -119,6 +129,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         summary_text1,
         summary_text2,
         summary_status: summary.state.to_u32().expect("impossible"), // idea and a function to transform the constant to strings? or return string enum
+        summary_preview_image,
         is_protected: chat.is_protected(),
         is_group: chat.get_type() == Chattype::Group,
         fresh_message_counter,
@@ -133,5 +144,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         is_broadcast: chat.get_type() == Chattype::Broadcast,
         dm_chat_contact,
         was_seen_recently,
+        last_message_type: message_type,
+        last_message_id: last_msgid.map(|id| id.to_u32()),
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/summary.rs b/src/summary.rs
index 8a22b4b54..d27bf9aa0 100644
--- a/src/summary.rs
+++ b/src/summary.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ pub struct Summary {
 
     /// Message state.
     pub state: MessageState,
+
+    /// Message preview image path
+    pub thumbnail_path: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Summary {
@@ -90,11 +93,22 @@ impl Summary {
             text = stock_str::reply_noun(context).await
         }
 
+        let thumbnail_path = if msg.viewtype == Viewtype::Image
+            || msg.viewtype == Viewtype::Gif
+            || msg.viewtype == Viewtype::Sticker
+        {
+            msg.get_file(context)
+                .and_then(|path| path.to_str().map(|p| p.to_owned()))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
         Self {
             prefix,
             text,
             timestamp: msg.get_timestamp(),
             state: msg.state,
+            thumbnail_path,
         }
     }