diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/edit-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/edit-message-spec.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/edit-message-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// @flow
+
+import invariant from 'invariant';
+
+import { type MessageSpec, type MessageTitleParam } from './message-spec.js';
+import type { PlatformDetails } from '../../types/device-types.js';
+import {
+  assertMessageType,
+  messageTypes,
+  type ClientDBMessageInfo,
+} from '../../types/message-types.js';
+import type {
+  EditMessageData,
+  RawEditMessageInfo,
+  EditMessageInfo,
+} from '../../types/messages/edit.js';
+import type { RawUnsupportedMessageInfo } from '../../types/messages/unsupported.js';
+import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
+import { ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { hasMinCodeVersion } from '../version-utils.js';
+
+export const editMessageSpec: MessageSpec<
+  EditMessageData,
+  RawEditMessageInfo,
+  EditMessageInfo,
+> = Object.freeze({
+  messageContentForServerDB(
+    data: EditMessageData | RawEditMessageInfo,
+  ): string {
+    return JSON.stringify({
+      text: data.text,
+    });
+  },
+
+  messageContentForClientDB(data: RawEditMessageInfo): string {
+    return JSON.stringify({
+      targetMessageID: data.targetMessageID,
+      text: data.text,
+    });
+  },
+
+  messageTitle({ messageInfo }: MessageTitleParam<EditMessageInfo>) {
+    const creator = ET.user({ userInfo: messageInfo.creator });
+    return ET`${creator} edited a message`;
+  },
+
+  rawMessageInfoFromServerDBRow(row: Object): RawEditMessageInfo {
+    invariant(
+      row.targetMessageID !== null && row.targetMessageID !== undefined,
+      'targetMessageID should be set',
+    );
+
+    const content = JSON.parse(row.content);
+
+    return {
+      type: messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE,
+      id: row.id.toString(),
+      threadID: row.threadID.toString(),
+      time: row.time,
+      creatorID: row.creatorID.toString(),
+      targetMessageID: row.targetMessageID.toString(),
+      text: content.text,
+    };
+  },
+
+  rawMessageInfoFromClientDB(
+    clientDBMessageInfo: ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  ): RawEditMessageInfo {
+    const messageType = assertMessageType(parseInt(clientDBMessageInfo.type));
+    invariant(
+      messageType === messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE,
+      'message must be of type EDIT_MESSAGE',
+    );
+    invariant(
+      clientDBMessageInfo.content !== undefined &&
+        clientDBMessageInfo.content !== null,
+      'content must be defined',
+    );
+    const content = JSON.parse(clientDBMessageInfo.content);
+
+    const rawEditMessageInfo: RawEditMessageInfo = {
+      type: messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE,
+      id: clientDBMessageInfo.id,
+      threadID: clientDBMessageInfo.thread,
+      time: parseInt(clientDBMessageInfo.time),
+      creatorID: clientDBMessageInfo.user,
+      targetMessageID: content.targetMessageID,
+      text: content.text,
+    };
+
+    return rawEditMessageInfo;
+  },
+
+  createMessageInfo(
+    rawMessageInfo: RawEditMessageInfo,
+    creator: RelativeUserInfo,
+  ): EditMessageInfo {
+    return {
+      type: messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE,
+      id: rawMessageInfo.id,
+      threadID: rawMessageInfo.threadID,
+      creator,
+      time: rawMessageInfo.time,
+      targetMessageID: rawMessageInfo.targetMessageID,
+      text: rawMessageInfo.text,
+    };
+  },
+
+  rawMessageInfoFromMessageData(
+    messageData: EditMessageData,
+    id: ?string,
+  ): RawEditMessageInfo {
+    invariant(id, 'RawEditMessageInfo needs id');
+    return { ...messageData, id };
+  },
+
+  shimUnsupportedMessageInfo(
+    rawMessageInfo: RawEditMessageInfo,
+    platformDetails: ?PlatformDetails,
+  ): RawEditMessageInfo | RawUnsupportedMessageInfo {
+    if (hasMinCodeVersion(platformDetails, 196)) {
+      return rawMessageInfo;
+    }
+    const { id } = rawMessageInfo;
+    invariant(id !== null && id !== undefined, 'id should be set on server');
+
+    return {
+      type: messageTypes.UNSUPPORTED,
+      id,
+      threadID: rawMessageInfo.threadID,
+      creatorID: rawMessageInfo.creatorID,
+      time: rawMessageInfo.time,
+      robotext: 'edited a message',
+      unsupportedMessageInfo: rawMessageInfo,
+    };
+  },
+
+  unshimMessageInfo(unwrapped: RawEditMessageInfo): RawEditMessageInfo {
+    return unwrapped;
+  },
+
+  generatesNotifs: async () => undefined,
+});
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/message-specs.js b/lib/shared/messages/message-specs.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/message-specs.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/message-specs.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { createThreadMessageSpec } from './create-thread-message-spec.js';
 import { deleteEntryMessageSpec } from './delete-entry-message-spec.js';
 import { editEntryMessageSpec } from './edit-entry-message-spec.js';
+import { editMessageSpec } from './edit-message-spec.js';
 import { joinThreadMessageSpec } from './join-thread-message-spec.js';
 import { leaveThreadMessageSpec } from './leave-thread-message-spec.js';
 import { type MessageSpec } from './message-spec.js';
@@ -45,4 +46,5 @@
   [messageTypes.SIDEBAR_SOURCE]: sidebarSourceMessageSpec,
   [messageTypes.CREATE_SIDEBAR]: createSidebarMessageSpec,
   [messageTypes.REACTION]: reactionMessageSpec,
+  [messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE]: editMessageSpec,
 });