diff --git a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp
index 333d6a94e..902055f9a 100644
--- a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp
+++ b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const char *linphone_chat_message_get_external_body_url(const LinphoneChatMessag
 }
 
 void linphone_chat_message_set_external_body_url(LinphoneChatMessage *msg, const char *url) {
-
+	L_GET_PRIVATE_FROM_C_OBJECT(msg)->setExternalBodyUrl(L_C_TO_STRING(url));
 }
 
 time_t linphone_chat_message_get_time(const LinphoneChatMessage *msg) {
diff --git a/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message-p.h b/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message-p.h
index 764de0d96..42cbb58e6 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message-p.h
+++ b/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message-p.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
 	std::string getSalCustomHeaderValue (const std::string &name);
 
 	void loadFileTransferUrlFromBodyToContent ();
+	std::string createFakeFileTransferFromUrl(const std::string &url);
 
 	void setChatRoom (const std::shared_ptr<AbstractChatRoom> &chatRoom);
 
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ public:
 	void setAppdata (const std::string &appData);
 
 	const std::string &getExternalBodyUrl () const;
+	void setExternalBodyUrl (const std::string &url);
 
 	bool hasTextContent () const;
 	const Content* getTextContent () const;
diff --git a/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp b/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp
index 487a052af..ead18f02c 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ const string &ChatMessagePrivate::getExternalBodyUrl () const {
 	return Utils::getEmptyConstRefObject<string>();
 }
 
+void ChatMessagePrivate::setExternalBodyUrl (const string &url) {
+	//TODO
+}
+
 const ContentType &ChatMessagePrivate::getContentType () {
 	loadContentsFromDatabase();
 	if (direction == ChatMessage::Direction::Incoming) {
@@ -390,6 +394,10 @@ void ChatMessagePrivate::loadFileTransferUrlFromBodyToContent() {
 	fileTransferChatMessageModifier.decode(q->getSharedFromThis(), errorCode);
 }
 
+std::string ChatMessagePrivate::createFakeFileTransferFromUrl(const std::string &url) {
+	return fileTransferChatMessageModifier.createFakeFileTransferFromUrl(url);
+}
+
 void ChatMessagePrivate::setChatRoom (const shared_ptr<AbstractChatRoom> &cr) {
 	chatRoom = cr;
 	chatRoomId = cr->getChatRoomId();
diff --git a/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp b/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp
index 9404bba69..8f69fda03 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,13 @@ LinphoneReason ChatRoomPrivate::onSipMessageReceived (SalOp *op, const SalMessag
 	);
 
 	Content content;
-	content.setContentType(message->content_type);
-	content.setBodyFromUtf8(message->text ? message->text : "");
+	if (message->url && strcmp(message->content_type, ContentType::ExternalBody.asString().c_str()) == 0) {
+		content.setContentType(ContentType::FileTransfer);
+		content.setBody(msg->getPrivate()->createFakeFileTransferFromUrl(message->url));
+	} else {
+		content.setContentType(message->content_type);
+		content.setBodyFromUtf8(message->text ? message->text : "");
+	}
 	msg->setInternalContent(content);
 
 	msg->getPrivate()->setTime(message->time);
diff --git a/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp b/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp
index 1da43ae8d..8dd98988d 100644
--- a/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp
@@ -968,4 +968,8 @@ void FileTransferChatMessageModifier::releaseHttpRequest () {
 	}
 }
 
+string FileTransferChatMessageModifier::createFakeFileTransferFromUrl(const string &url) {
+	return ""; //TODO
+}
+
 LINPHONE_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.h b/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.h
index 99a7cbf2e..d6d9af736 100644
--- a/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.h
+++ b/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
 	int downloadFile(const std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage> &message, FileTransferContent *fileTransferContent);
 	void cancelFileTransfer();
 	bool isFileTransferInProgressAndValid();
+	std::string createFakeFileTransferFromUrl(const std::string &url);
 
 private:
 	int uploadFile();