diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/chat.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/chat.py
index 2f56a0b7a..f8ac48fb1 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/chat.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/chat.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import warnings
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from langflow.field_typing import Text
+from langflow.helpers.record import records_to_text
 from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component import CustomComponent
 from langflow.memory import add_messages
 from langflow.schema import Record
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ class ChatComponent(CustomComponent):
                 "info": "Return the message as a record containing the sender, sender_name, and session_id.",
                 "advanced": True,
             },
+            "record_template": {
+                "display_name": "Record Template",
+                "multiline": True,
+                "info": "In case of Message being a Record, this template will be used to convert it to text.",
+                "advanced": True,
+            },
         }
 
     def store_message(
@@ -76,9 +83,10 @@ class ChatComponent(CustomComponent):
         self,
         sender: Optional[str] = "User",
         sender_name: Optional[str] = "User",
-        input_value: Optional[str] = None,
+        input_value: Optional[Union[str, Record]] = None,
         session_id: Optional[str] = None,
         return_record: Optional[bool] = False,
+        record_template: Optional[str] = "Text: {text}\nData: {data}",
     ) -> Union[Text, Record]:
         input_value_record: Optional[Record] = None
         if return_record:
@@ -96,6 +104,8 @@ class ChatComponent(CustomComponent):
                         "session_id": session_id,
                     },
                 )
+        elif isinstance(input_value, Record):
+            input_value = records_to_text(template=record_template, records=input_value)
         if not input_value:
             input_value = ""
         if return_record and input_value_record: