diff --git a/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/package.json b/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/package.json
index 97b7d47cb..47b5d3196 100644
--- a/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushprotocol/restapi": "^1.4.17",
+    "@pushprotocol/restapi": "@latest",
     "@pushprotocol/socket": "^0.5.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/pushAPI/index.ts b/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/pushAPI/index.ts
index e14d56659..60fdd8285 100644
--- a/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/pushAPI/index.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/sdk-backend-node/pushAPI/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { config } from '../config';
 import { generatePrivateKey, privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
 import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem';
 import { goerli } from 'viem/chains';
+import { createSocketConnection, EVENTS } from '@pushprotocol/socket';
 
 // CONFIGS
 const { env, showAPIResponse } = config;
@@ -135,6 +136,27 @@ export const runPushAPICases = async (): Promise<void> => {
   console.log('PushAPI.chat.send | Response - 200 OK\n\n');
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  console.log('PushAPI.chat.decrypt');
+  const pushSDKSocket = createSocketConnection({
+    user: signerAddress,
+    socketType: 'chat',
+    socketOptions: { autoConnect: true, reconnectionAttempts: 3 },
+    env: env,
+  });
+  if (pushSDKSocket) {
+    await userAlice.chat.send(secondSignerAddress, {
+      content: 'Hello Bob!',
+      type: 'Text',
+    });
+    pushSDKSocket.on(EVENTS.CHAT_RECEIVED_MESSAGE, async (message) => {
+      // uncomment after latest sdk deployment
+      // await userAlice.chat.decrypt([message]);
+      // pushSDKSocket.disconnect();
+    });
+  }
+  console.log('PushAPI.chat.decrypt | Response - 200 OK\n\n');
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------
   console.log('PushAPI.chat.accept');
   const bobAcceptsRequest = await userBob.chat.accept(signerAddress);
   if (showAPIResponse) {
diff --git a/packages/restapi/src/lib/chat/helpers/inbox.ts b/packages/restapi/src/lib/chat/helpers/inbox.ts
index b243e2b78..f73f9a735 100644
--- a/packages/restapi/src/lib/chat/helpers/inbox.ts
+++ b/packages/restapi/src/lib/chat/helpers/inbox.ts
@@ -171,23 +171,31 @@ export const decryptConversation = async (options: DecryptConverationType) => {
     const message = messages[i];
     let gotOtherPeer = false;
     if (message.encType !== 'PlainText') {
-      if (!pgpPrivateKey) {
-        throw Error('Decrypted private key is necessary');
-      }
-      if (message.fromCAIP10 !== connectedUser.wallets.split(',')[0]) {
-        if (!gotOtherPeer) {
-          otherPeer = await getUser({ account: message.fromCAIP10, env });
-          gotOtherPeer = true;
+      // check if message is already decrypted
+      if (
+        // legacy messages ( no way to know if they are decrypted or not )
+        message.messageObj === undefined ||
+        // new messages ( if messageObj is string then it is not decrypted )
+        typeof message.messageObj === 'string'
+      ) {
+        if (!pgpPrivateKey) {
+          throw Error('Decrypted private key is necessary');
+        }
+        if (message.fromCAIP10 !== connectedUser.wallets.split(',')[0]) {
+          if (!gotOtherPeer) {
+            otherPeer = await getUser({ account: message.fromCAIP10, env });
+            gotOtherPeer = true;
+          }
+          signatureValidationPubliKey = otherPeer!.publicKey;
+        } else {
+          signatureValidationPubliKey = connectedUser.publicKey;
         }
-        signatureValidationPubliKey = otherPeer!.publicKey;
-      } else {
-        signatureValidationPubliKey = connectedUser.publicKey;
+        messages[i] = await decryptAndVerifyMessage(
+          message,
+          signatureValidationPubliKey,
+          pgpPrivateKey
+        );
       }
-      messages[i] = await decryptAndVerifyMessage(
-        message,
-        signatureValidationPubliKey,
-        pgpPrivateKey
-      );
     }
   }
   return messages;
diff --git a/packages/restapi/src/lib/pushapi/PushAPI.ts b/packages/restapi/src/lib/pushapi/PushAPI.ts
index a41d25b80..610e6158d 100644
--- a/packages/restapi/src/lib/pushapi/PushAPI.ts
+++ b/packages/restapi/src/lib/pushapi/PushAPI.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Message,
   ProgressHookType,
   IUser,
+  IMessageIPFS,
 } from '../types';
 import {
   GroupUpdateOptions,
@@ -259,6 +260,15 @@ export class PushAPI {
       return await PUSH_CHAT.send(sendParams);
     },
 
+    decrypt: async (messagePayloads: IMessageIPFS[]) => {
+      return await PUSH_CHAT.decryptConversation({
+        pgpPrivateKey: this.decryptedPgpPvtKey,
+        env: this.env,
+        messages: messagePayloads,
+        connectedUser: await this.info(),
+      });
+    },
+
     accept: async (target: string): Promise<string> => {
       return await PUSH_CHAT.approve({
         senderAddress: target,
diff --git a/packages/restapi/tests/lib/pushapi/chat.test.ts b/packages/restapi/tests/lib/pushapi/chat.test.ts
index b7ebbf683..c98e3e0ca 100644
--- a/packages/restapi/tests/lib/pushapi/chat.test.ts
+++ b/packages/restapi/tests/lib/pushapi/chat.test.ts
@@ -52,4 +52,15 @@ describe('PushAPI.chat functionality', () => {
     });
     expect(response).to.be.an('object');
   });
+  it('Should decrypt message ', async () => {
+    await userAlice.chat.send(account2, {
+      content: 'Hello',
+      type: MessageType.TEXT,
+    });
+    const messagePayloads = await userAlice.chat.history(account2);
+    const decryptedMessagePayloads = await userBob.chat.decrypt(
+      messagePayloads
+    );
+    expect(decryptedMessagePayloads).to.be.an('array');
+  });
 });