diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index 282d458ce..ae73fa8ac 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Decimal.set({
 })
 
 const constants = {
-  DB_VERSION: '0046-adapt_users_table_for_gradidoid',
+  DB_VERSION: '0047-messages_tables',
   DECAY_START_TIME: new Date('2021-05-13 17:46:31-0000'), // GMT+0
   LOG4JS_CONFIG: 'log4js-config.json',
   // default log level on production should be info
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/enum/MessageType.ts b/backend/src/graphql/enum/MessageType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4606e464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/enum/MessageType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { registerEnumType } from 'type-graphql'
+
+export enum ContributionMessageType {
+  HISTORY = 'HISTORY',
+  DIALOG = 'DIALOG',
+}
+
+registerEnumType(ContributionMessageType, {
+  name: 'ContributionMessageType',
+  description: 'Name of the Type of the ContributionMessage',
+})
diff --git a/database/entity/0047-messages_tables/Contribution.ts b/database/entity/0047-messages_tables/Contribution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ba31bb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/entity/0047-messages_tables/Contribution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
+import {
+  BaseEntity,
+  Column,
+  Entity,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  DeleteDateColumn,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  OneToMany,
+} from 'typeorm'
+import { DecimalTransformer } from '../../src/typeorm/DecimalTransformer'
+import { User } from '../User'
+import { ContributionMessage } from '../ContributionMessage'
+
+@Entity('contributions')
+export class Contribution extends BaseEntity {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('increment', { unsigned: true })
+  id: number
+
+  @Column({ unsigned: true, nullable: false, name: 'user_id' })
+  userId: number
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => User, (user) => user.contributions)
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'user_id' })
+  user: User
+
+  @Column({ type: 'datetime', default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', name: 'created_at' })
+  createdAt: Date
+
+  @Column({ type: 'datetime', nullable: false, name: 'contribution_date' })
+  contributionDate: Date
+
+  @Column({ length: 255, nullable: false, collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci' })
+  memo: string
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'decimal',
+    precision: 40,
+    scale: 20,
+    nullable: false,
+    transformer: DecimalTransformer,
+  })
+  amount: Decimal
+
+  @Column({ unsigned: true, nullable: true, name: 'moderator_id' })
+  moderatorId: number
+
+  @Column({ unsigned: true, nullable: true, name: 'contribution_link_id' })
+  contributionLinkId: number
+
+  @Column({ unsigned: true, nullable: true, name: 'confirmed_by' })
+  confirmedBy: number
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true, name: 'confirmed_at' })
+  confirmedAt: Date
+
+  @Column({ unsigned: true, nullable: true, name: 'denied_by' })
+  deniedBy: number
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true, name: 'denied_at' })
+  deniedAt: Date
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'contribution_type',
+    length: 12,
+    nullable: false,
+    collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+  })
+  contributionType: string
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'contribution_status',
+    length: 12,
+    nullable: false,
+    collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+  })
+  contributionStatus: string
+
+  @Column({ unsigned: true, nullable: true, name: 'transaction_id' })
+  transactionId: number
+
+  @DeleteDateColumn({ name: 'deleted_at' })
+  deletedAt: Date | null
+
+  @OneToMany(() => ContributionMessage, (message) => message.contribution)
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'contribution_id' })
+  messages?: ContributionMessage[]
+}
diff --git a/database/entity/0047-messages_tables/ContributionMessage.ts b/database/entity/0047-messages_tables/ContributionMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9ac124dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/entity/0047-messages_tables/ContributionMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import {
+  BaseEntity,
+  Column,
+  DeleteDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm'
+import { Contribution } from '../Contribution'
+
+@Entity('contribution_messages', {
+  engine: 'InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+})
+export class ContributionMessage extends BaseEntity {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('increment', { unsigned: true })
+  id: number
+
+  @Column({ name: 'contribution_id', unsigned: true, nullable: false })
+  contributionId: number
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Contribution, (contribution) => contribution.messages)
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'contribution_id' })
+  contribution: Contribution
+
+  @Column({ name: 'user_id', unsigned: true, nullable: false })
+  userId: number
+
+  @Column({ length: 2000, nullable: false, collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci' })
+  message: string
+
+  @Column({ type: 'datetime', default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', name: 'created_at' })
+  createdAt: Date
+
+  @Column({ type: 'datetime', default: null, nullable: true, name: 'updated_at' })
+  updatedAt: Date
+
+  @DeleteDateColumn({ name: 'deleted_at' })
+  deletedAt: Date | null
+
+  @Column({ name: 'deleted_by', default: null, unsigned: true, nullable: true })
+  deletedBy: number
+
+  @Column({ length: 12, nullable: false, collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci' })
+  type: string
+}
diff --git a/database/entity/Contribution.ts b/database/entity/Contribution.ts
index 800e7f9cd..f6530f00b 100644
--- a/database/entity/Contribution.ts
+++ b/database/entity/Contribution.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { Contribution } from './0045-add_denied_type_and_status_to_contributions/Contribution'
+export { Contribution } from './0047-messages_tables/Contribution'
diff --git a/database/entity/ContributionMessage.ts b/database/entity/ContributionMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b6450811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/entity/ContributionMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { ContributionMessage } from './0047-messages_tables/ContributionMessage'
diff --git a/database/entity/index.ts b/database/entity/index.ts
index 733c99a3a..abd31bfb9 100644
--- a/database/entity/index.ts
+++ b/database/entity/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { TransactionLink } from './TransactionLink'
 import { User } from './User'
 import { Contribution } from './Contribution'
 import { EventProtocol } from './EventProtocol'
+import { ContributionMessage } from './ContributionMessage'
 
 export const entities = [
   Contribution,
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ export const entities = [
   TransactionLink,
   User,
   EventProtocol,
+  ContributionMessage,
 ]
diff --git a/database/migrations/0047-messages_tables.ts b/database/migrations/0047-messages_tables.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36fa42a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/0047-messages_tables.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * MIGRATION TO CREATE THE MESSAGES TABLES
+ *
+ * This migration creates the `messages` tables in the `community_server` database (`gradido_community`).
+ * This is done to keep all data in the same place and is to be understood in conjunction with the next migration
+ * `0046-messages_tables` which will fill the tables with the existing data
+ */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+
+export async function upgrade(queryFn: (query: string, values?: any[]) => Promise<Array<any>>) {
+  await queryFn(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS \`contribution_messages\` (
+      \`id\` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      \`contribution_id\` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
+      \`user_id\` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
+      \`message\` varchar(2000) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+      \`created_at\` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+      \`updated_at\` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
+      \`deleted_at\` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
+      \`deleted_by\` int(10) unsigned DEFAULT NULL,
+      \`type\` varchar(12) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL DEFAULT "DIALOG",
+      PRIMARY KEY (\`id\`)
+    ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+  `)
+}
+
+export async function downgrade(queryFn: (query: string, values?: any[]) => Promise<Array<any>>) {
+  await queryFn(`DROP TABLE IF EXISTS \`contribution_messages\`;`)
+}