diff --git a/htdocs/index.html b/htdocs/index.html
index e7d940c..21dd986 100644
--- a/htdocs/index.html
+++ b/htdocs/index.html
@@ -61,14 +61,7 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="openwebrx-panel openwebrx-message-panel" id="openwebrx-panel-wsjt-message" style="display: none; width: 619px;" data-panel-name="wsjt-message"></div>
-            <table class="openwebrx-panel openwebrx-message-panel" id="openwebrx-panel-js8-message" style="display:none; width: 619px;" data-panel-name="js8-message">
-                <thead><tr>
-                    <th>UTC</th>
-                    <th class="decimal freq">Freq</th>
-                    <th class="message">Message</th>
-                </tr></thead>
-                <tbody></tbody>
-            </table>
+            <div class="openwebrx-panel openwebrx-message-panel" id="openwebrx-panel-js8-message" style="display:none; width: 619px;" data-panel-name="js8-message"></div>
             <div class="openwebrx-panel openwebrx-message-panel" id="openwebrx-panel-packet-message" style="display: none; width: 619px;" data-panel-name="aprs-message"></div>
             <div class="openwebrx-panel openwebrx-message-panel" id="openwebrx-panel-pocsag-message" style="display: none; width: 619px;" data-panel-name="pocsag-message"></div>
             <div class="openwebrx-panel openwebrx-meta-panel" id="openwebrx-panel-metadata-ysf" style="display: none;" data-panel-name="metadata-ysf">
diff --git a/htdocs/lib/Js8Threads.js b/htdocs/lib/Js8Threads.js
index 4cecf46..4fa5595 100644
--- a/htdocs/lib/Js8Threads.js
+++ b/htdocs/lib/Js8Threads.js
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ Js8Thread.prototype.purgeOldMessages = function() {
     return this.messages.length;
 };
 
+Js8Thread.prototype.purge = function() {
+    this.message = [];
+    this.el.remove();
+};
+
 Js8Threader = function(el){
+    MessagePanel.call(this, el);
     this.threads = [];
     this.tbody = $(el).find('tbody');
     var me = this;
@@ -109,6 +115,28 @@ Js8Threader = function(el){
     }, 15000);
 };
 
+Js8Threader.prototype = new MessagePanel();
+
+Js8Threader.prototype.render = function() {
+    $(this.el).append($(
+        '<table>' +
+            '<thead><tr>' +
+                '<th>UTC</th>' +
+                '<th class="decimal freq">Freq</th>' +
+                '<th class="message">Message</th>' +
+            '</tr></thead>' +
+            '<tbody></tbody>' +
+        '</table>'
+    ));
+};
+
+Js8Threader.prototype.clearMessages = function() {
+    this.threads.forEach(function(t) {
+        t.purge();
+    });
+    this.threads = [];
+};
+
 Js8Threader.prototype.purgeOldMessages = function() {
     this.threads = this.threads.filter(function(t) {
         return t.purgeOldMessages();
diff --git a/htdocs/openwebrx.js b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
index 1376125..dc26330 100644
--- a/htdocs/openwebrx.js
+++ b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@ function secondary_demod_init() {
     $('#openwebrx-panel-wsjt-message').wsjtMessagePanel();
     $('#openwebrx-panel-packet-message').packetMessagePanel();
     $('#openwebrx-panel-pocsag-message').pocsagMessagePanel();
+    $('#openwebrx-panel-js8-message').js8();
 }
 
 function secondary_demod_push_data(x) {
diff --git a/owrx/controllers/assets.py b/owrx/controllers/assets.py
index 771ba77..bac09e6 100644
--- a/owrx/controllers/assets.py
+++ b/owrx/controllers/assets.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class CompiledAssetsController(GzipMixin, ModificationAwareController):
             "lib/ProgressBar.js",
             "lib/Measurement.js",
             "lib/FrequencyDisplay.js",
+            "lib/MessagePanel.js",
             "lib/Js8Threads.js",
             "lib/Modes.js",
         ],