diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/config/WebSocketConfig.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/config/WebSocketConfig.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/config/WebSocketConfig.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.config;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.MessageBrokerRegistry;
+import org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.EnableWebSocketMessageBroker;
+import org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.StompEndpointRegistry;
+import org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableWebSocketMessageBroker
+public class WebSocketConfig implements WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer {
+
+    @Override
+    public void registerStompEndpoints(StompEndpointRegistry registry) {
+        registry.addEndpoint("/ws-event-chat").setAllowedOrigins("*");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void configureMessageBroker(MessageBrokerRegistry registry) {
+        registry.setApplicationDestinationPrefixes("/app");
+        registry.enableSimpleBroker("/topic");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/controller/ChatController.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/controller/ChatController.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/controller/ChatController.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.controller;
+
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageRequest;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageResponse;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.service.ChatMessageService;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.DestinationVariable;
+import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.MessageMapping;
+import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.SendTo;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+
+@Controller
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class ChatController {
+    private final ChatMessageService chatMessageService;
+
+    @MessageMapping("/chat/{eventId}")
+    @SendTo("/topic/events/{eventId}")
+    ChatMessageResponse sendMessage(@DestinationVariable String eventId, ChatMessageRequest request) {
+        return chatMessageService.saveMessage(eventId, request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/dto/ChatMessageRequest.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/dto/ChatMessageRequest.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/dto/ChatMessageRequest.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto;
+
+public record ChatMessageRequest(String senderId, String message) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/dto/ChatMessageResponse.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/dto/ChatMessageResponse.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/dto/ChatMessageResponse.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+public record ChatMessageResponse(String id, String eventId, String senderId, String message, LocalDateTime sentAt) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/repository/ChatMessageRepository.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/repository/ChatMessageRepository.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/repository/ChatMessageRepository.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.repository;
+
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageResponse;
+
+public interface ChatMessageRepository {
+    ChatMessageResponse saveMessage(String eventId, String senderId, String message);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/repository/impl/ChatMessageRepositoryImpl.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/repository/impl/ChatMessageRepositoryImpl.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/repository/impl/ChatMessageRepositoryImpl.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.repository.impl;
+
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageResponse;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.repository.ChatMessageRepository;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+@Repository
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class ChatMessageRepositoryImpl implements ChatMessageRepository {
+    private final JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
+
+    @Override
+    public ChatMessageResponse saveMessage(String eventId, String senderId, String message) {
+        String id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        LocalDateTime sentAt = LocalDateTime.now();
+        String sql = "INSERT INTO chat_messages (id, event_id, sender_id, message, sent_at) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)";
+        jdbcTemplate.update(sql, id, eventId, senderId, message, sentAt);
+        return new ChatMessageResponse(id, eventId, senderId, message, sentAt);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/service/ChatMessageService.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/service/ChatMessageService.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/service/ChatMessageService.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.service;
+
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageRequest;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageResponse;
+
+public interface ChatMessageService {
+    ChatMessageResponse saveMessage(String eventId, ChatMessageRequest request);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/service/impl/ChatMessageServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/service/impl/ChatMessageServiceImpl.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/dev/pasinduog/eventsphere/service/impl/ChatMessageServiceImpl.java
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+package dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.service.impl;
+
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageRequest;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.dto.ChatMessageResponse;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.repository.ChatMessageRepository;
+import dev.pasinduog.eventsphere.service.ChatMessageService;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class ChatMessageServiceImpl implements ChatMessageService {
+    private final ChatMessageRepository chatMessageRepository;
+
+    @Override
+    public ChatMessageResponse saveMessage(String eventId, ChatMessageRequest request) {
+        return chatMessageRepository.saveMessage(eventId, request.senderId(), request.message());
+    }
+}