diff --git a/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py b/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
index 0c5149a5c90..26aff2774e3 100644
--- a/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
+++ b/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from danswer.db.engine import get_session
 from danswer.db.models import User
 from danswer.search.models import OptionalSearchSetting
 from danswer.search.models import RetrievalDetails
+from danswer.server.query_and_chat.models import ChatMessageDetail
 from danswer.server.query_and_chat.models import CreateChatMessageRequest
 from danswer.utils.logger import setup_logger
 from ee.danswer.server.query_and_chat.models import BasicCreateChatMessageRequest
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ def handle_simplified_chat_message(
             response.simple_search_docs = translate_doc_response_to_simple_doc(packet)
         elif isinstance(packet, StreamingError):
             response.error_msg = packet.error
+        elif isinstance(packet, ChatMessageDetail):
+            response.message_id = packet.message_id
 
     response.answer = answer
     if answer:
diff --git a/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/models.py b/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/models.py
index 1876f3f4648..ec5ec5ac411 100644
--- a/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/models.py
+++ b/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/models.py
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ class ChatBasicResponse(BaseModel):
     answer_citationless: str | None = None
     simple_search_docs: list[SimpleDoc] | None = None
     error_msg: str | None = None
+    message_id: int | None = None