diff --git a/backend/api/views/notifications.py b/backend/api/views/notifications.py
index 0a658e1b6..f9c1166cf 100644
--- a/backend/api/views/notifications.py
+++ b/backend/api/views/notifications.py
@@ -65,6 +65,39 @@ def get_unread_dm_count(id):
     return create_response(data={"notifications": unread_message_number})
 
 
+@notifications.route("/unread_alert_group/<id>", methods=["GET"])
+def send_unread_alert_group(id):
+    try:
+        email = None
+        user_record = PartnerProfile.objects(Q(id=id)).first()
+        if user_record is not None:
+            email = user_record.email
+        else:
+            user_record = Hub.objects(Q(id=id)).first()
+            if user_record is not None:
+                email = user_record.email
+        if (user_record is not None) and user_record.email_notifications:
+            res, res_msg = send_email(
+                recipient=email,
+                data={
+                    "number_unread": "1",
+                    user_record.preferred_language: True,
+                    "subject": TRANSLATIONS[user_record.preferred_language][
+                        "unread_message"
+                    ],
+                },
+                template_id=GROUPCHAT_TAGGED_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE,
+            )
+            if not res:
+                msg = "Failed to send unread message alert email " + res_msg
+                logger.info(msg)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.info(e)
+        return create_response(status=422, message="failed")
+
+    return create_response(status=200, message="Success")
+
+
 @notifications.route("/unread_alert/<id>", methods=["GET"])
 # @all_users
 def send_unread_alert(id):
@@ -103,7 +136,7 @@ def send_unread_alert(id):
                                 "unread_message"
                             ],
                         },
-                        template_id=GROUPCHAT_TAGGED_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE,
+                        template_id=UNREAD_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE,
                     )
                     if not res:
                         msg = "Failed to send unread message alert email " + res_msg
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/GroupMessageChatArea.js b/frontend/src/components/GroupMessageChatArea.js
index b74a80a3d..da38ed0d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/GroupMessageChatArea.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/GroupMessageChatArea.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { SendOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import EmojiPicker from "emoji-picker-react";
 import { useAuth } from "utils/hooks/useAuth";
 import {
-  sendNotifyUnreadMessage,
+  sendNotifyGroupMessage,
   downloadBlob,
   getLibraryFile,
 } from "utils/api";
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function GroupMessageChatArea(props) {
         setTimeout(() => {
           particiants.forEach((user) => {
             if (user._id.$oid !== profileId) {
-              sendNotifyUnreadMessage(user._id.$oid);
+              // sendNotifyGroupMessage(user._id.$oid, false);
             }
           });
         }, 0);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function GroupMessageChatArea(props) {
     } else {
       tagUsers.map((tag_id) => {
         if (tag_id !== profileId) {
-          sendNotifyUnreadMessage(tag_id);
+          sendNotifyGroupMessage(tag_id, true);
         }
         return false;
       });
@@ -197,15 +197,6 @@ function GroupMessageChatArea(props) {
       temp[block_id] = false;
       setReplyInputFlags(temp);
       setRefreshFlag(!refreshFlag);
-      setTagUsers([]);
-      if (tagUsers.length > 0) {
-        tagUsers.map((tag_id) => {
-          if (tag_id !== profileId) {
-            sendNotifyUnreadMessage(tag_id);
-          }
-          return false;
-        });
-      }
       return;
     }
 
@@ -247,7 +238,7 @@ function GroupMessageChatArea(props) {
     if (tagUsers.length > 0) {
       tagUsers.map((tag_id) => {
         if (tag_id !== profileId) {
-          sendNotifyUnreadMessage(tag_id);
+          sendNotifyGroupMessage(tag_id, true);
         }
         return false;
       });
@@ -256,7 +247,7 @@ function GroupMessageChatArea(props) {
         setTimeout(() => {
           particiants.forEach((user) => {
             if (user._id.$oid !== profileId) {
-              sendNotifyUnreadMessage(user._id.$oid);
+              // sendNotifyGroupMessage(user._id.$oid, false);
             }
           });
         }, 0);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MessagesChatArea.js b/frontend/src/components/MessagesChatArea.js
index 5a7ade012..f28906ea1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MessagesChatArea.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MessagesChatArea.js
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ function MessagesChatArea(props) {
         {accountData && (
           <>
             <TextArea
+              style={{ width: "calc(100% - 220px" }}
               className="message-input"
               placeholder={t("messages.sendMessagePlaceholder")}
               value={messageText}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/css/Messages.scss b/frontend/src/components/css/Messages.scss
index 8f6ebe397..ef91a39e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/css/Messages.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/components/css/Messages.scss
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 }
 
 .conversation-footer {
+  display: flex;
   position: relative;
   padding: 16px;
   border-top: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/api.js b/frontend/src/utils/api.js
index 97ab44f99..a0cae4496 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/api.js
@@ -741,6 +741,16 @@ export const fetchAvailability = (id) => {
   );
 };
 
+export const sendNotifyGroupMessage = (recipient_id, tagged = false) => {
+  const requestExtension = `/notifications/unread_alert_group/${recipient_id}`;
+  return authGet(requestExtension, { params: { tagged: tagged } }).then(
+    (response) => response.message,
+    (err) => {
+      console.error(err);
+    }
+  );
+};
+
 export const sendNotifyUnreadMessage = (recipient_id) => {
   const requestExtension = `/notifications/unread_alert/${recipient_id}`;
   return authGet(requestExtension).then(