diff --git a/src/bot/orchestrator.ts b/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
index b44cdd5..f2a1b43 100644
--- a/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
+++ b/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
@@ -1407,6 +1407,21 @@ export class BotOrchestrator {
         case 'toggleTranscript':
           await this._teamsActions.toggleTranscript(params.enable !== false);
           break;
+        case 'toggleChat':
+          if (this._chatProcedure) {
+            if (params.enable !== false) {
+              this._chatProcedure.setBotJoinedAt(Date.now());
+              await this._chatProcedure.enableChatMonitoring();
+              await this._chatProcedure.subscribeToChatMessages();
+              this._logger.info('Chat monitoring enabled via command');
+            } else {
+              await this._chatProcedure.unsubscribe();
+              this._logger.info('Chat monitoring disabled via command');
+            }
+          } else {
+            this._logger.warn('toggleChat: no chat procedure');
+          }
+          break;
         case 'toggleMic':
           await this._teamsActions.toggleMic(params.enable !== false);
           break;