diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
index 67086b83..cbb2a898 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
@@ -303,13 +303,9 @@ class Chat(PrimitivusWidget, QuickChat):
         @param message (unicode): message content
         @param extra (dict): extra data
         """
+        QuickChat.printMessage(self, nick, my_message, message, timestamp, extra, profile)
         new_text = ChatText(self, timestamp, nick, my_message, message)
         self.content.append(new_text)
-        if not timestamp:
-            # XXX: do not send notifications for each line of the history being displayed
-            # FIXME: this must be changed in the future if the timestamp is passed with
-            # all messages and not only with the messages coming from the history.
-            self._notify(nick, message)
 
     def printInfo(self, msg, type_='normal', extra=None):
         """Print general info
@@ -319,6 +315,7 @@ class Chat(PrimitivusWidget, QuickChat):
             me: "/me" information like "/me clenches his fist" ==> "toto clenches his fist"
         @param timestamp (float): number of seconds since epoch
         """
+        QuickChat.printInfo(self, msg, type_, extra)
         if extra is None:
             extra = {}
         try:
@@ -327,9 +324,8 @@ class Chat(PrimitivusWidget, QuickChat):
             timestamp = None
         _widget = ChatText(self, timestamp, None, False, msg, is_info=True)
         self.content.append(_widget)
-        self._notify(msg=msg)
 
-    def _notify(self, contact="somebody", msg=""):
+    def notify(self, contact="somebody", msg=""):
         """Notify the user of a new message if primitivus doesn't have the focus.
 
         @param contact (unicode): contact who wrote to the users
diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
index da69f206..2330fd6c 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ class QuickChat(quick_widgets.QuickWidget):
         @param message (unicode): message content
         @param extra (dict): extra data
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        if not timestamp:
+            # XXX: do not send notifications for each line of the history being displayed
+            # FIXME: this must be changed in the future if the timestamp is passed with
+            # all messages and not only with the messages coming from the history.
+            self.notify(nick, message)
 
     def printInfo(self, msg, type_='normal', extra=None):
         """Print general info.
@@ -243,7 +247,15 @@ class QuickChat(quick_widgets.QuickWidget):
             - 'me': "/me" information like "/me clenches his fist" ==> "toto clenches his fist"
         @param extra (dict): message data
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        self.notify(msg=msg)
+
+    def notify(self, contact="somebody", msg=""):
+        """Notify the user of a new message if the frontend doesn't have the focus.
+
+        @param contact (unicode): contact who wrote to the users
+        @param msg (unicode): the message that has been received
+        """
+        raise NotImplemented
 
     def printDayChange(self, day):
         """Display the day on a new line.