diff --git a/res/css/_components.scss b/res/css/_components.scss
index 29c4d2c84c..5d26185393 100644
--- a/res/css/_components.scss
+++ b/res/css/_components.scss
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 @import "./views/messages/_MEmoteBody.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_MFileBody.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_MImageBody.scss";
+@import "./views/messages/_MKeyVerificationRequest.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_MNoticeBody.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_MStickerBody.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_MTextBody.scss";
diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_MKeyVerificationRequest.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_MKeyVerificationRequest.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aff44e4109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_MKeyVerificationRequest.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_KeyVerification {
+
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 24px minmax(0, 1fr) min-content;
+
+    &.mx_KeyVerification_icon::after {
+        grid-column: 1;
+        grid-row: 1 / 3;
+        width: 12px;
+        height: 16px;
+        content: "";
+        mask: url("$(res)/img/e2e/verified.svg");
+        mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+        mask-size: 100%;
+        margin-top: 4px;
+        background-color: $primary-fg-color;
+    }
+
+    &.mx_KeyVerification_icon_verified::after {
+        background-color: $accent-color;
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_title, .mx_KeyVerification_subtitle, .mx_KeyVerification_state {
+        overflow-wrap: break-word;
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_title {
+        font-weight: 600;
+        font-size: 15px;
+        grid-column: 2;
+        grid-row: 1;
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_subtitle {
+        grid-column: 2;
+        grid-row: 2;
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_state, .mx_KeyVerification_subtitle {
+        font-size: 12px;
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_state, .mx_KeyVerification_buttons {
+        grid-column: 3;
+        grid-row: 1 / 3;
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_buttons {
+        align-items: center;
+        display: flex;
+
+        .mx_AccessibleButton_kind_decline {
+            color: $notice-primary-color;
+            background-color: $notice-primary-bg-color;
+        }
+
+        .mx_AccessibleButton_kind_accept {
+            color: $accent-color;
+            background-color: $accent-bg-color;
+        }
+
+        [role=button] {
+            margin: 10px;
+            padding: 7px 15px;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+            height: min-content;
+        }
+    }
+
+    .mx_KeyVerification_state {
+        width: 130px;
+        padding: 10px 20px;
+        margin: auto 0;
+        text-align: center;
+        color: $notice-secondary-color;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index db34200b16..04c1065092 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ limitations under the License.
     position: relative;
 }
 
+.mx_EventTile_bubble {
+    background-color: $dark-panel-bg-color;
+    padding: 10px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    margin: 10px auto;
+    max-width: 75%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
 .mx_EventTile.mx_EventTile_info {
     padding-top: 0px;
 }
@@ -112,6 +121,21 @@ limitations under the License.
     line-height: 22px;
 }
 
+.mx_EventTile_bubbleContainer.mx_EventTile_bubbleContainer {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr 100px;
+
+    .mx_EventTile_line {
+        margin-right: 0px;
+        grid-column: 1 / 3;
+        padding: 0;
+    }
+
+    .mx_EventTile_msgOption {
+        grid-column: 2;
+    }
+}
+
 .mx_EventTile_reply {
     margin-right: 10px;
 }
@@ -617,4 +641,5 @@ div.mx_EventTile_notSent.mx_EventTile_redacted .mx_UnknownBody {
         }
     }
 }
+
 /* stylelint-enable no-descending-specificity */
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index b412261d10..dcd7ce166e 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ $monospace-font-family: Inconsolata, Twemoji, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emo
 // unified palette
 // try to use these colors when possible
 $accent-color: #03b381;
+$accent-bg-color: rgba(115, 247, 91, 0.08);
 $notice-primary-color: #ff4b55;
+$notice-primary-bg-color: rgba(255, 75, 85, 0.08);
 $notice-secondary-color: #61708b;
 $header-panel-bg-color: #f3f8fd;
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js b/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21d82309ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
+import {verificationMethods} from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/crypto';
+import sdk from '../../../index';
+import Modal from "../../../Modal";
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
+import KeyVerificationStateObserver, {getNameForEventRoom, userLabelForEventRoom}
+    from '../../../utils/KeyVerificationStateObserver';
+
+export default class MKeyVerificationRequest extends React.Component {
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+        this.keyVerificationState = new KeyVerificationStateObserver(this.props.mxEvent, MatrixClientPeg.get(), () => {
+            this.setState(this._copyState());
+        });
+        this.state = this._copyState();
+    }
+
+    _copyState() {
+        const {accepted, done, cancelled, cancelPartyUserId, otherPartyUserId} = this.keyVerificationState;
+        return {accepted, done, cancelled, cancelPartyUserId, otherPartyUserId};
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.keyVerificationState.attach();
+    }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        this.keyVerificationState.detach();
+    }
+
+    _onAcceptClicked = () => {
+        const IncomingSasDialog = sdk.getComponent('views.dialogs.IncomingSasDialog');
+        // todo: validate event, for example if it has sas in the methods.
+        const verifier = MatrixClientPeg.get().acceptVerificationDM(this.props.mxEvent, verificationMethods.SAS);
+        Modal.createTrackedDialog('Incoming Verification', '', IncomingSasDialog, {
+            verifier,
+        });
+    };
+
+    _onRejectClicked = () => {
+        // todo: validate event, for example if it has sas in the methods.
+        const verifier = MatrixClientPeg.get().acceptVerificationDM(this.props.mxEvent, verificationMethods.SAS);
+        verifier.cancel("User declined");
+    };
+
+    _acceptedLabel(userId) {
+        const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        const myUserId = client.getUserId();
+        if (userId === myUserId) {
+            return _t("You accepted");
+        } else {
+            return _t("%(name)s accepted", {name: getNameForEventRoom(userId, this.props.mxEvent)});
+        }
+    }
+
+    _cancelledLabel(userId) {
+        const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        const myUserId = client.getUserId();
+        if (userId === myUserId) {
+            return _t("You cancelled");
+        } else {
+            return _t("%(name)s cancelled", {name: getNameForEventRoom(userId, this.props.mxEvent)});
+        }
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        const {mxEvent} = this.props;
+        const fromUserId = mxEvent.getSender();
+        const content = mxEvent.getContent();
+        const toUserId = content.to;
+        const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        const myUserId = client.getUserId();
+        const isOwn = fromUserId === myUserId;
+
+        let title;
+        let subtitle;
+        let stateNode;
+
+        if (this.state.accepted || this.state.cancelled) {
+            let stateLabel;
+            if (this.state.accepted) {
+                stateLabel = this._acceptedLabel(toUserId);
+            } else if (this.state.cancelled) {
+                stateLabel = this._cancelledLabel(this.state.cancelPartyUserId);
+            }
+            stateNode = (<div className="mx_KeyVerification_state">{stateLabel}</div>);
+        }
+
+        if (toUserId === myUserId) { // request sent to us
+            title = (<div className="mx_KeyVerification_title">{
+                _t("%(name)s wants to verify", {name: getNameForEventRoom(fromUserId, mxEvent)})}</div>);
+            subtitle = (<div className="mx_KeyVerification_subtitle">{
+                userLabelForEventRoom(fromUserId, mxEvent)}</div>);
+            const isResolved = !(this.state.accepted || this.state.cancelled || this.state.done);
+            if (isResolved) {
+                const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent("elements.AccessibleButton");
+                stateNode = (<div className="mx_KeyVerification_buttons">
+                    <AccessibleButton kind="decline" onClick={this._onRejectClicked}>{_t("Decline")}</AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton kind="accept" onClick={this._onAcceptClicked}>{_t("Accept")}</AccessibleButton>
+                </div>);
+            }
+        } else if (isOwn) { // request sent by us
+            title = (<div className="mx_KeyVerification_title">{
+                _t("You sent a verification request")}</div>);
+            subtitle = (<div className="mx_KeyVerification_subtitle">{
+                userLabelForEventRoom(this.state.otherPartyUserId, mxEvent)}</div>);
+        }
+
+        if (title) {
+            return (<div className="mx_EventTile_bubble mx_KeyVerification mx_KeyVerification_icon">
+                {title}
+                {subtitle}
+                {stateNode}
+            </div>);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+MKeyVerificationRequest.propTypes = {
+    /* the MatrixEvent to show */
+    mxEvent: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/KeyVerificationStateObserver.js b/src/utils/KeyVerificationStateObserver.js
index b049b5d426..7de50ec4bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/KeyVerificationStateObserver.js
+++ b/src/utils/KeyVerificationStateObserver.js
@@ -151,3 +151,20 @@ export default class KeyVerificationStateObserver {
         this.otherPartyUserId = fromUserId === this._client.getUserId() ? toUserId : fromUserId;
     }
 }
+
+export function getNameForEventRoom(userId, mxEvent) {
+    const roomId = mxEvent.getRoomId();
+    const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+    const room = client.getRoom(roomId);
+    const member = room.getMember(userId);
+    return member ? member.name : userId;
+}
+
+export function userLabelForEventRoom(userId, mxEvent) {
+    const name = getNameForEventRoom(userId, mxEvent);
+    if (name !== userId) {
+        return _t("%(name)s (%(userId)s)", {name, userId});
+    } else {
+        return userId;
+    }
+}