diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/new_chat.py b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/new_chat.py
index e6dbcd920..3734b0470 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/new_chat.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/new_chat.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class NewChatMessageRead(NewChatMessageBase, IDModel, TimestampModel):
     """Schema for reading a message."""
 
     thread_id: int
+    author_id: UUID | None = None
+    author_display_name: str | None = None
+    author_avatar_url: str | None = None
     model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)