The ability to reply to a specific chat message is a highly voted feature on the Teams UserVoice forum. Also, this feature has already been available on the iOS and Android mobile apps. Now, with this update, Microsoft Teams Desktop users will receive the long awaited ability to reply to specific messages in chat from the message actions menu.

When chatting in Teams, users will be able to reply a specific message and the original message will be quoted in the reply text box, helping everyone in the chat to more easily understand the message’s context. Quoted replies will be available in 1:1, Group, and Meeting chats. This will help bring more context into conversations.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81113.

Release Timeline

• Standard Release: Rollout starts in mid-September and it is expected to be complete by early October.
• GCC: Microsoft will start rollout in mid-October and expects to complete it by early November.

How this will affect your organization

Users have already been able to do this on mobile apps but will now be able to use this feature on Microsoft Teams Desktop as well.

Microsoft Teams desktop users will be able to hover on the specific message, click on message actions menu (…), and select Reply option to reply a to specific chat message.

Known Limitations

• Quoted reply is a chat feature. It is not available for Microsoft Teams channels.
• This feature is supported in chats with external users as well except for Skype for Business and Skype for Consumer users.

What you need to do to prepare

You do not need to do anything to prepare for this change. Once available users will be able to use this feature on their Microsoft Teams desktop client.