diff --git a/lib/components/message_input.dart b/lib/components/message_input.dart
index 9ece26587..1ff6e78d6 100644
--- a/lib/components/message_input.dart
+++ b/lib/components/message_input.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import 'dart:math';
+
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_keyboard_visibility/flutter_keyboard_visibility.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:rtchat/components/emote_picker.dart';
 import 'package:rtchat/models/adapters/actions.dart';
 import 'package:rtchat/models/channels.dart';
+import 'package:rtchat/models/chat_mode.dart';
 import 'package:rtchat/models/commands.dart';
 
 class MessageInputWidget extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -20,6 +23,89 @@ class _MessageInputWidgetState extends State<MessageInputWidget> {
   final _chatInputFocusNode = FocusNode();
   var _isEmotePickerVisible = false;
 
+  OverlayEntry? entry;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+  }
+
+  bool startsWithPossibleCommands(String text) {
+    if (text == "" || text.isEmpty) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    for (final mode in ChatMode.values) {
+      if (mode.title.startsWith(text)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  void hideOverlay() {
+    entry?.remove();
+    entry = null;
+  }
+
+  void showOverlay(String text) {
+    // remove existing overlay, bc user can contiunously type a prefix string that matches a command
+    hideOverlay();
+
+    final overlay = Overlay.of(context)!;
+
+    // the renderbox of this widget
+    final renderBox = context.findRenderObject() as RenderBox;
+    final size = renderBox.size;
+
+    final offset = renderBox.localToGlobal(Offset.zero);
+    final lst =
+        ChatMode.values.where((element) => element.title.startsWith(text));
+
+    // None to show
+    if (lst.isEmpty) {
+      hideOverlay();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final lstSize = lst.length;
+    const listTileSize = 75; // the roughly size of a listTile
+    final shiftUp = min(lstSize * listTileSize, 300);
+
+    entry = OverlayEntry(builder: (context) {
+      return Positioned(
+        left: offset.dx,
+        top: offset.dy - shiftUp,
+        width: size.width,
+        child: Material(
+          child: SizedBox(
+            height: shiftUp.toDouble(),
+            child: ListView(
+              padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+              shrinkWrap: true,
+              primary: false,
+              children: lst.map((e) {
+                return ListTile(
+                  title: Text(e.title),
+                  subtitle: Text(e.subtitle),
+                  onTap: () {
+                    _textEditingController.text = e.title;
+                    hideOverlay();
+                    // move cursor position
+                    _textEditingController.selection =
+                        TextSelection.fromPosition(TextPosition(
+                            offset: _textEditingController.text.length));
+                  },
+                );
+              }).toList(),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
+    overlay.insert(entry!);
+  }
+
   void sendMessage(String value) async {
     value = value.trim();
     if (value.isEmpty) {
@@ -83,6 +169,11 @@ class _MessageInputWidgetState extends State<MessageInputWidget> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    // remove overlay if keyboard is not visible
+    if (MediaQuery.of(context).viewInsets.bottom == 0) {
+      hideOverlay();
+    }
+
     return Material(
       child: Column(children: [
         Padding(
@@ -134,6 +225,11 @@ class _MessageInputWidgetState extends State<MessageInputWidget> {
                       border: InputBorder.none,
                       hintText: "Send a message..."),
                   onChanged: (text) {
+                    if (startsWithPossibleCommands(text)) {
+                      showOverlay(text);
+                    } else {
+                      hideOverlay();
+                    }
                     final filtered = text.replaceAll('\n', ' ');
                     if (filtered == text) {
                       return;
diff --git a/lib/models/chat_mode.dart b/lib/models/chat_mode.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7c5b2a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/chat_mode.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+enum ChatMode {
+  followers(
+      title: "/followers",
+      subtitle:
+          "Restrict the chat to followers-only mode; optionally, specify a time duration (e.g., 30 minutes, 1 week)"),
+  followersoff(title: "/followersoff", subtitle: "Disable followers-only mode"),
+  subscribers(title: "/subscribers", subtitle: "Restrict Chat to subscribers"),
+  subscribersoff(
+      title: "/subscribersoff", subtitle: "Turn off subscribers-only mode"),
+  uniquechat(
+      title: "/uniquechat",
+      subtitle: "Prevent users from sending duplicate messages in Chat"),
+  uniquechatoff(title: "/uniquechatoff", subtitle: "Turn off unique-chat mode"),
+  emoteonly(
+      title: "/emoteonly",
+      subtitle: "Users can only send emotes in their messages"),
+  emoteonlyoff(title: "/emoteonlyoff", subtitle: "Disable emotes only mode"),
+  slow(
+      title: "/slow",
+      subtitle: "Limit the rate at which users can send messages"),
+  slowoff(title: "/slowoff", subtitle: "Disable slow mode");
+
+  const ChatMode({
+    required this.title,
+    required this.subtitle,
+  });
+
+  final String title;
+  final String subtitle;
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 5fc38b69c..b91040c97 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ publish_to: "none"
 version: 1.0.0+4
 
 environment:
-  sdk: ">=2.16.0 <3.0.0"
+  sdk: ">=2.17.0 <3.0.0"
 
 dependencies:
   flutter: