diff --git a/dailyjs/basic-call/components/App/App.js b/dailyjs/basic-call/components/App/App.js
index b07c5ab..675af61 100644
--- a/dailyjs/basic-call/components/App/App.js
+++ b/dailyjs/basic-call/components/App/App.js
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import { Asides } from './Asides';
 import { Modals } from './Modals';
 
 export const App = () => {
-  const { state, leave } = useCallState();
+  const { state } = useCallState();
 
   const componentForState = useCallUI({
     state,
-    room: () => <Room onLeave={() => leave()} />,
+    room: () => <Room />,
   });
 
   // Memoize children to avoid unnecassary renders from HOC
diff --git a/dailyjs/basic-call/components/Room/Room.js b/dailyjs/basic-call/components/Room/Room.js
index 0f9019c..33d8cbd 100644
--- a/dailyjs/basic-call/components/Room/Room.js
+++ b/dailyjs/basic-call/components/Room/Room.js
@@ -1,48 +1,23 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Audio } from '@dailyjs/shared/components/Audio';
-import { Tray, TrayButton } from '@dailyjs/shared/components/Tray';
+import { BasicTray } from '@dailyjs/shared/components/Tray';
 import {
   WaitingRoomModal,
   WaitingRoomNotification,
 } from '@dailyjs/shared/components/WaitingRoom';
-import { useCallState } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/CallProvider';
-import { useMediaDevices } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/MediaDeviceProvider';
 import { useParticipants } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/ParticipantsProvider';
-import { useUIState } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/UIStateProvider';
 import { useWaitingRoom } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/WaitingRoomProvider';
 import useJoinSound from '@dailyjs/shared/hooks/useJoinSound';
-import { ReactComponent as IconCameraOff } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/camera-off-md.svg';
-import { ReactComponent as IconCameraOn } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/camera-on-md.svg';
-import { ReactComponent as IconLeave } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/leave-md.svg';
-import { ReactComponent as IconMicOff } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/mic-off-md.svg';
-import { ReactComponent as IconMicOn } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/mic-on-md.svg';
-import { ReactComponent as IconPeople } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/people-md.svg';
-import { ReactComponent as IconSettings } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/settings-md.svg';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
-import { PEOPLE_ASIDE } from '../../../shared/components/Aside/PeopleAside';
 import { VideoGrid } from '../VideoGrid';
 import { Header } from './Header';
 
-export const Room = ({ onLeave }) => {
-  const { callObject } = useCallState();
-  const { setShowDeviceModal, setShowAside } = useUIState();
-  const { isCamMuted, isMicMuted } = useMediaDevices();
+export const Room = () => {
   const { setShowModal, showModal } = useWaitingRoom();
   const { localParticipant } = useParticipants();
 
   useJoinSound();
 
-  const toggleCamera = (newState) => {
-    if (!callObject) return false;
-    return callObject.setLocalVideo(newState);
-  };
-
-  const toggleMic = (newState) => {
-    if (!callObject) return false;
-    return callObject.setLocalAudio(newState);
-  };
-
   return (
     <div className="room">
       <Header />
@@ -61,39 +36,7 @@ export const Room = ({ onLeave }) => {
         </>
       )}
 
-      <Tray>
-        <TrayButton
-          label="Camera"
-          onClick={() => toggleCamera(isCamMuted)}
-          orange={isCamMuted}
-        >
-          {isCamMuted ? <IconCameraOff /> : <IconCameraOn />}
-        </TrayButton>
-        <TrayButton
-          label="Mic"
-          onClick={() => toggleMic(isMicMuted)}
-          orange={isMicMuted}
-        >
-          {isMicMuted ? <IconMicOff /> : <IconMicOn />}
-        </TrayButton>
-        <TrayButton label="Settings" onClick={() => setShowDeviceModal(true)}>
-          <IconSettings />
-        </TrayButton>
-
-        <TrayButton
-          label="People"
-          onClick={() => setShowAside((p) => (p ? null : PEOPLE_ASIDE))}
-        >
-          <IconPeople />
-        </TrayButton>
-
-        <span className="divider" />
-
-        <TrayButton label="Leave" onClick={onLeave} orange>
-          <IconLeave />
-        </TrayButton>
-      </Tray>
-
+      <BasicTray />
       <Audio />
 
       <style jsx>{`
@@ -118,8 +61,4 @@ export const Room = ({ onLeave }) => {
   );
 };
 
-Room.propTypes = {
-  onLeave: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-};
-
 export default Room;
diff --git a/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/_app.js b/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/_app.js
index 9d813a8..ff084bb 100644
--- a/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/_app.js
+++ b/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/_app.js
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ function App({ Component, pageProps }) {
       </Head>
       <GlobalHead />
       <GlobalStyle />
-      <Component asides={App.asides} {...pageProps} />
+      <Component
+        asides={App.asides}
+        customTrayComponent={App.customTrayComponent}
+        {...pageProps}
+      />
     </>
   );
 }
@@ -28,5 +32,6 @@ App.propTypes = {
 };
 
 App.asides = [];
+App.customTrayComponent = null;
 
 export default App;
diff --git a/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/index.js b/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/index.js
index e8adc8a..beff4b5 100644
--- a/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/index.js
+++ b/dailyjs/basic-call/pages/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import { Intro, NotConfigured } from '../components/Intro';
  * - Set call owner status
  * - Finally, renders the main application loop
  */
-export default function Index({ domain, isConfigured = false, asides }) {
+export default function Index({
+  domain,
+  isConfigured = false,
+  asides,
+  customTrayComponent,
+}) {
   const [roomName, setRoomName] = useState('');
   const [fetchingToken, setFetchingToken] = useState(false);
   const [token, setToken] = useState();
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ export default function Index({ domain, isConfigured = false, asides }) {
    * Main call UI
    */
   return (
-    <UIStateProvider asides={asides}>
+    <UIStateProvider asides={asides} customTrayComponent={customTrayComponent}>
       <CallProvider domain={domain} room={roomName} token={token}>
         <ParticipantsProvider>
           <TracksProvider>
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ Index.propTypes = {
   isConfigured: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   domain: PropTypes.string,
   asides: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.func),
+  customTrayComponent: PropTypes.node,
 };
 
 export async function getStaticProps() {
diff --git a/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/BasicTray.js b/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/BasicTray.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05193fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/BasicTray.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { PEOPLE_ASIDE } from '@dailyjs/shared/components/Aside/PeopleAside';
+import { useCallState } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/CallProvider';
+import { useMediaDevices } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/MediaDeviceProvider';
+import { useUIState } from '@dailyjs/shared/contexts/UIStateProvider';
+import { ReactComponent as IconCameraOff } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/camera-off-md.svg';
+import { ReactComponent as IconCameraOn } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/camera-on-md.svg';
+import { ReactComponent as IconLeave } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/leave-md.svg';
+import { ReactComponent as IconMicOff } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/mic-off-md.svg';
+import { ReactComponent as IconMicOn } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/mic-on-md.svg';
+import { ReactComponent as IconPeople } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/people-md.svg';
+import { ReactComponent as IconSettings } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/settings-md.svg';
+import { Tray, TrayButton } from './Tray';
+
+export const BasicTray = () => {
+  const { callObject, leave } = useCallState();
+  const { customTrayComponent, setShowDeviceModal, setShowAside } =
+    useUIState();
+  const { isCamMuted, isMicMuted } = useMediaDevices();
+
+  const toggleCamera = (newState) => {
+    if (!callObject) return false;
+    return callObject.setLocalVideo(newState);
+  };
+
+  const toggleMic = (newState) => {
+    if (!callObject) return false;
+    return callObject.setLocalAudio(newState);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Tray>
+      <TrayButton
+        label="Camera"
+        onClick={() => toggleCamera(isCamMuted)}
+        orange={isCamMuted}
+      >
+        {isCamMuted ? <IconCameraOff /> : <IconCameraOn />}
+      </TrayButton>
+      <TrayButton
+        label="Mic"
+        onClick={() => toggleMic(isMicMuted)}
+        orange={isMicMuted}
+      >
+        {isMicMuted ? <IconMicOff /> : <IconMicOn />}
+      </TrayButton>
+      <TrayButton label="Settings" onClick={() => setShowDeviceModal(true)}>
+        <IconSettings />
+      </TrayButton>
+
+      <TrayButton
+        label="People"
+        onClick={() => setShowAside((p) => (p ? null : PEOPLE_ASIDE))}
+      >
+        <IconPeople />
+      </TrayButton>
+
+      {customTrayComponent}
+
+      <span className="divider" />
+
+      <TrayButton label="Leave" onClick={() => leave()} orange>
+        <IconLeave />
+      </TrayButton>
+    </Tray>
+  );
+};
+export default BasicTray;
diff --git a/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/index.js b/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/index.js
index 786c464..45e5fb6 100644
--- a/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/index.js
+++ b/dailyjs/shared/components/Tray/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { Tray as default } from './Tray';
 export { Tray, TrayButton } from './Tray';
+export { BasicTray } from './BasicTray';
diff --git a/dailyjs/shared/contexts/UIStateProvider.js b/dailyjs/shared/contexts/UIStateProvider.js
index 0b355d5..be6676e 100644
--- a/dailyjs/shared/contexts/UIStateProvider.js
+++ b/dailyjs/shared/contexts/UIStateProvider.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 export const UIStateContext = createContext();
 
-export const UIStateProvider = ({ asides, children }) => {
+export const UIStateProvider = ({ asides, customTrayComponent, children }) => {
   const [showDeviceModal, setShowDeviceModal] = useState(false);
   const [showAside, setShowAside] = useState();
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const UIStateProvider = ({ asides, children }) => {
     <UIStateContext.Provider
       value={{
         asides,
+        customTrayComponent,
         showDeviceModal,
         setShowDeviceModal,
         showAside,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const UIStateProvider = ({ asides, children }) => {
 UIStateProvider.propTypes = {
   children: PropTypes.node,
   asides: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.func),
+  customTrayComponent: PropTypes.node,
 };
 
 export const useUIState = () => useContext(UIStateContext);
diff --git a/dailyjs/shared/icons/chat-md.svg b/dailyjs/shared/icons/chat-md.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a1dbf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dailyjs/shared/icons/chat-md.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><title>comments</title><g stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"><path d="M23,5V16a2,2,0,0,1-2,2H19v4l-6-4H12" stroke="currentColor"></path><path d="M17,2H3A2,2,0,0,0,1,4v8a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H5v5l7-5h5a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V4A2,2,0,0,0,17,2Z"></path></g></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dailyjs/text-chat/components/Tray/Tray.js b/dailyjs/text-chat/components/Tray/Tray.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a7aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dailyjs/text-chat/components/Tray/Tray.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { TrayButton } from '@dailyjs/shared/components/Tray';
+import { ReactComponent as IconChat } from '@dailyjs/shared/icons/chat-md.svg';
+
+export const Tray = () => (
+  <>
+    <TrayButton label="Chat">
+      <IconChat />
+    </TrayButton>
+  </>
+);
+
+export default Tray;
diff --git a/dailyjs/text-chat/components/Tray/index.js b/dailyjs/text-chat/components/Tray/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..100bcc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dailyjs/text-chat/components/Tray/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { Tray as default } from './Tray';
diff --git a/dailyjs/text-chat/pages/_app.js b/dailyjs/text-chat/pages/_app.js
index a341874..907f02e 100644
--- a/dailyjs/text-chat/pages/_app.js
+++ b/dailyjs/text-chat/pages/_app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import App from '@dailyjs/basic-call/pages/_app';
 
+import Tray from '../components/Tray';
+
 App.asides = [];
+App.customTrayComponent = <Tray />;
 
 export default App;