diff --git a/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.cpp b/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.cpp
index 470f9bd33..888e828a8 100644
--- a/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 QHash<int, QByteArray> ChatModel::roleNames () const {
   QHash<int, QByteArray> roles;
-  roles[Qt::DisplayRole] = "$chatEntry";
+  roles[Roles::ChatEntry] = "$chatEntry";
+  roles[Roles::SectionDate] = "$sectionDate";
   return roles;
 }
 
@@ -19,8 +20,12 @@ QVariant ChatModel::data (const QModelIndex &index, int role) const {
   if (row < 0 || row >= m_entries.count())
     return QVariant();
 
-  if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
-    return QVariant::fromValue(m_entries[row]);
+  switch (role) {
+    case: Roles::ChatEntry
+      return QVariant::fromValue(m_entries[row]);
+    case: Roles::SectionDate
+      return QVariant::fromValue(m_entries[row]["sectionDate"]);
+  }
 
   return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.hpp b/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.hpp
index de5e9e7b1..14e950e8d 100644
--- a/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.hpp
+++ b/tests/src/components/chat/ChatModel.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ class ChatModel : public QAbstractListModel {
   );
 
 public:
+  enum Roles {
+    ChatEntry = Qt::DisplayRole,
+    SectionDate
+  };
+
   ChatModel (QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR) : QAbstractListModel(parent) {}
 
   int rowCount (const QModelIndex &index = QModelIndex()) const {
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml b/tests/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml
index ac1c6235b..1da0d8ba9 100644
--- a/tests/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
     section {
       criteria: ViewSection.FullString
       delegate: sectionHeading
-      property: '$chatEntry.sectionDate'
+      property: '$sectionDate'
     }
 
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------