diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/styles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/styles.xml
index f91b8cca82..547e6f15a3 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/styles.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/styles.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 		scroll_bottom="true"
 		textcolor="white"
 		text_align="left"
-		text_valign="center"
 	/>
 
 	<style name="TutorialPanel"
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js
index 410be3c9ef..d889ceac42 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ChatMessagesPanel
 			text = this.timestampWrapper.format(text);
 
 		this.chatHistory += this.chatHistory ? "\n" + text : text;
-		this.chatText.caption = this.chatHistory;
+		this.chatText.addItem(text);
 	}
 
 	addStatusMessage(text)
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.xml
index 5c2cfbedc2..3f14ff2543 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <object name="chatPanel" type="image" sprite="ModernDarkBoxGold">
 
-	<object name="chatText" type="text" size="2 2 100%-2 100%-28" style="ChatPanel"/>
+	<object name="chatText" type="list" size="2 2 100%-2 100%-28" style="ChatPanel"/>
 
 	<object name="chatInput" type="input" size="4 100%-26 100%-96 100%-4" style="ModernInput" max_length="1024"/>
 
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js
index 30e51373c5..90a36aefbd 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatMessagesPanel.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ChatMessagesPanel
 			text = this.timestampWrapper.format(timestamp, text);
 
 		this.chatHistory += this.chatHistory ? "\n" + text : text;
+		this.chatText.addItem(text);
 
 		if (!this.hasUpdate)
 		{
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ class ChatMessagesPanel
 	{
 		if (this.hasUpdate)
 		{
-			this.chatText.caption = this.chatHistory;
 			this.hasUpdate = false;
 			this.xmppMessages.unregisterMessageBatchProcessedHandler(this.flushEvent);
 		}
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatPanel.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatPanel.xml
index a22b3b3502..e318b506f7 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatPanel.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/ChatPanel.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<script directory="gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/StatusMessages/"/>
 	<script directory="gui/lobby/LobbyPage/Chat/SystemMessages/"/>
 
-	<object name="chatText" size="0 0 100% 100%-28" type="text" style="ChatPanel" font="sans-13"/>
+	<object name="chatText" size="0 0 100% 100%-28" type="list" style="ChatPanel" font="sans-13"/>
 	<object name="chatInput" size="0 100%-26 100%-72 100%-4" type="input" style="ModernInput" font="sans-13" max_length="1024"/>
 	<object name="chatSubmit" size="100%-72 100%-26 100%-4 100%-4" type="button" style="StoneButton">
 		<translatableAttribute id="caption">Send</translatableAttribute>
diff --git a/source/gui/GUIObjectTypes.cpp b/source/gui/GUIObjectTypes.cpp
index ab94e0a972..c0c0bd9c24 100644
--- a/source/gui/GUIObjectTypes.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/GUIObjectTypes.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void CGUI::AddObjectTypes()
 {
 	m_ProxyData.insert(JSI_GUIProxy<IGUIObject>::CreateData(*m_ScriptInterface));
 	m_ProxyData.insert(JSI_GUIProxy<CText>::CreateData(*m_ScriptInterface));
+	m_ProxyData.insert(JSI_GUIProxy<CList>::CreateData(*m_ScriptInterface));
 
 	AddObjectType("button", &CButton::ConstructObject);
 	AddObjectType("chart", &CChart::ConstructObject);
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp
index da233fb9f3..c9cafa05fb 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "gui/CGUIScrollBarVertical.h"
 #include "gui/SettingTypes/CGUIColor.h"
 #include "gui/SettingTypes/CGUIList.h"
+#include "gui/Scripting/JSInterface_GUIProxy.h"
 #include "lib/external_libraries/libsdl.h"
 #include "lib/timer.h"
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ CList::CList(CGUI& pGUI)
 	RegisterSetting("font", m_Font);
 	RegisterSetting("scrollbar", m_ScrollBar);
 	RegisterSetting("scrollbar_style", m_ScrollBarStyle);
+	RegisterSetting("scroll_bottom", m_ScrollBottom);
 	RegisterSetting("sound_disabled", m_SoundDisabled);
 	RegisterSetting("sound_selected", m_SoundSelected);
 	RegisterSetting("sprite", m_Sprite);
@@ -92,25 +94,40 @@ CList::~CList()
 }
 
 void CList::SetupText()
+{
+	SetupText(false);
+}
+
+void CList::SetupText(bool append)
 {
 	m_Modified = true;
 
 	m_ItemsYPositions.resize(m_List.m_Items.size() + 1);
 
-	// Delete all generated texts. Some could probably be saved,
-	//  but this is easier, and this function will never be called
-	//  continuously, or even often, so it'll probably be okay.
-	m_GeneratedTexts.clear();
+	if (!append)
+		// Delete all generated texts.
+		// TODO: try to be cleverer if we want to update items before the end.
+		m_GeneratedTexts.clear();
 
 	float width = GetListRect().GetWidth();
-	// remove scrollbar if applicable
+
+	bool bottom = false;
 	if (m_ScrollBar && GetScrollBar(0).GetStyle())
+	{
+		if (m_ScrollBottom && GetScrollBar(0).GetPos() > GetScrollBar(0).GetMaxPos() - 1.5f)
+			bottom = true;
+
+		// remove scrollbar if applicable
 		width -= GetScrollBar(0).GetStyle()->m_Width;
+	}
 
 	// Generate texts
 	float buffered_y = 0.f;
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < m_List.m_Items.size(); ++i)
+	if (append)
+		buffered_y = m_ItemsYPositions[m_List.m_Items.size() - 1];
+
+	for (size_t i = append ? m_List.m_Items.size() - 1 : 0; i < m_List.m_Items.size(); ++i)
 	{
 		CGUIText* text;
 
@@ -141,6 +158,9 @@ void CList::SetupText()
 		GetScrollBar(0).SetY(rect.top);
 		GetScrollBar(0).SetZ(GetBufferedZ());
 		GetScrollBar(0).SetLength(rect.bottom - rect.top);
+
+		if (bottom)
+			GetScrollBar(0).SetPos(GetScrollBar(0).GetMaxPos());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -380,18 +400,11 @@ void CList::DrawList(const int& selected, const CGUISpriteInstance& sprite, cons
 	}
 }
 
-void CList::AddItem(const CStrW& str, const CStrW& data)
+void CList::AddItem(const CGUIString& str, const CGUIString& data)
 {
-	CGUIString gui_string;
-	gui_string.SetValue(str);
-
 	// Do not send a settings-changed message
-	m_List.m_Items.push_back(gui_string);
-
-	CGUIString data_string;
-	data_string.SetValue(data);
-
-	m_ListData.m_Items.push_back(data_string);
+	m_List.m_Items.push_back(str);
+	m_ListData.m_Items.push_back(data);
 
 	// TODO Temp
 	SetupText();
@@ -403,7 +416,9 @@ bool CList::HandleAdditionalChildren(const XMBElement& child, CXeromyces* pFile)
 
 	if (child.GetNodeName() == elmt_item)
 	{
-		AddItem(child.GetText().FromUTF8(), child.GetText().FromUTF8());
+		CGUIString vlist;
+		vlist.SetValue(child.GetText().FromUTF8());
+		AddItem(vlist, vlist);
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -485,3 +500,33 @@ int CList::GetHoveredItem()
 
 	return -1;
 }
+
+void CList::CreateJSObject()
+{
+	ScriptRequest rq(m_pGUI.GetScriptInterface());
+
+	js::ProxyOptions options;
+	options.setClass(&JSI_GUIProxy<CList>::ClassDefinition());
+
+	JS::RootedValue cppObj(rq.cx), data(rq.cx);
+	cppObj.get().setPrivate(this);
+	data.get().setPrivate(GetGUI().GetProxyData(&JSI_GUIProxy<CList>::Singleton()));
+	m_JSObject.init(rq.cx, js::NewProxyObject(rq.cx, &JSI_GUIProxy<CList>::Singleton(), cppObj, nullptr, options));
+	js::SetProxyReservedSlot(m_JSObject, 0, data);
+}
+
+bool CList::Script_AddItem(JSContext* cx, uint argc, JS::Value* vp)
+{
+	JS::CallArgs args = JS::CallArgsFromVp(argc, vp);
+	CList* e = static_cast<CList*>(js::GetProxyPrivate(args.thisv().toObjectOrNull()).toPrivate());
+	if (!e)
+		return false;
+
+	ScriptInterface& scriptInterface = *ScriptInterface::GetScriptInterfaceAndCBData(cx)->pScriptInterface;
+	ScriptRequest rq(scriptInterface);
+	CGUIString text;
+	if (!ScriptInterface::FromJSVal(rq, args.get(0), text))
+		return false;
+	e->AddItem(text, text);
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.h b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.h
index c3d182834b..dbf1896ad1 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.h
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class CList : public IGUIObject, public IGUIScrollBarOwner, public IGUITextOwner
 {
 	GUI_OBJECT(CList)
 
+	friend JSI_GUIProxy<CList>;
+
 public:
 	CList(CGUI& pGUI);
 	virtual ~CList();
@@ -55,15 +57,19 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * Adds an item last to the list.
 	 */
-	virtual void AddItem(const CStrW& str, const CStrW& data);
+	virtual void AddItem(const CGUIString& str, const CGUIString& data);
 
 protected:
 
+	static bool Script_AddItem(JSContext* cx, uint argc, JS::Value* vp);
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets up text, should be called every time changes has been
 	 * made that can change the visual.
+	 * @param append - if true, we assume we only need to render the new element at the end of the list.
 	 */
 	virtual void SetupText();
+	virtual void SetupText(bool append);
 
 	/**
 	 * @see IGUIObject#HandleMessage()
@@ -80,6 +86,8 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	virtual void Draw();
 
+	virtual void CreateJSObject();
+
 	/**
 	 * Easy select elements functions
 	 */
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ protected:
 	CStrW m_Font;
 	bool m_ScrollBar;
 	CStr m_ScrollBarStyle;
+	bool m_ScrollBottom;
 	CStrW m_SoundDisabled;
 	CStrW m_SoundSelected;
 	CGUISpriteInstance m_Sprite;
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp
index e9cd680ccd..fd55ff0c33 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ bool COList::HandleAdditionalChildren(const XMBElement& child, CXeromyces* pFile
 
 	if (child.GetNodeName() == elmt_item)
 	{
-		AddItem(child.GetText().FromUTF8(), child.GetText().FromUTF8());
+		CGUIString vlist;
+		vlist.SetValue(child.GetText().FromUTF8());
+		AddItem(vlist, vlist);
 		return true;
 	}
 	else if (child.GetNodeName() == elmt_column)
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CText.cpp b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CText.cpp
index 2e2be14594..03a7384ebc 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CText.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CText.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void CText::CreateJSObject()
 	ScriptRequest rq(m_pGUI.GetScriptInterface());
 
 	js::ProxyOptions options;
-	options.setClass(&JSI_GUIProxy<IGUIObject>::ClassDefinition());
+	options.setClass(&JSI_GUIProxy<CText>::ClassDefinition());
 
 	JS::RootedValue cppObj(rq.cx), data(rq.cx);
 	cppObj.get().setPrivate(this);
diff --git a/source/gui/Scripting/JSInterface_CList.cpp b/source/gui/Scripting/JSInterface_CList.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b198653ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/gui/Scripting/JSInterface_CList.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
+ * This file is part of 0 A.D.
+ *
+ * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 0 A.D. is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with 0 A.D.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.h"
+
+#include "JSInterface_GUIProxy.h"
+
+#include "gui/CGUI.h"
+#include "gui/CGUISetting.h"
+#include "gui/ObjectBases/IGUIObject.h"
+#include "gui/ObjectTypes/CList.h"
+#include "ps/CLogger.h"
+#include "scriptinterface/ScriptExtraHeaders.h"
+#include "scriptinterface/ScriptInterface.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+// Include the definition of the generic templates.
+#include "JSInterface_GUIProxy_impl.h"
+
+namespace {
+	struct SData
+	{
+		JS::PersistentRootedObject m_ToString;
+		JS::PersistentRootedObject m_Focus;
+		JS::PersistentRootedObject m_Blur;
+		JS::PersistentRootedObject m_GetComputedSize;
+		JS::PersistentRootedObject m_AddItem;
+	};
+}
+
+template <>
+bool JSI_GUIProxy<CList>::funcGetter(JS::HandleObject proxy, const std::string& propName, JS::MutableHandleValue vp) const
+{
+	const SData& data = *static_cast<const SData*>(js::GetProxyReservedSlot(proxy, 0).toPrivate());
+	if (propName == "toString")
+		return vp.setObjectOrNull(data.m_ToString), true;
+	if (propName == "focus")
+		return vp.setObjectOrNull(data.m_Focus), true;
+	if (propName == "blur")
+		return vp.setObjectOrNull(data.m_Blur), true;
+	if (propName == "getComputedSize")
+		return vp.setObjectOrNull(data.m_GetComputedSize), true;
+	if (propName == "addItem")
+		return vp.setObjectOrNull(data.m_AddItem), true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+template <>
+std::pair<const js::BaseProxyHandler*, void*> JSI_GUIProxy<CList>::CreateData(ScriptInterface& scriptInterface)
+{
+	SData* data = new SData();
+	ScriptRequest rq(scriptInterface);
+
+#define func(class, func) &apply_to<CList, class, &class::func>
+	data->m_ToString.init(rq.cx, JS_GetFunctionObject(JS_NewFunction(rq.cx, func(IGUIObject, toString), 0, 0, "toString")));
+	data->m_Focus.init(rq.cx, JS_GetFunctionObject(JS_NewFunction(rq.cx, func(IGUIObject, focus), 0, 0, "focus")));
+	data->m_Blur.init(rq.cx, JS_GetFunctionObject(JS_NewFunction(rq.cx, func(IGUIObject, blur), 0, 0, "blur")));
+	data->m_GetComputedSize.init(rq.cx, JS_GetFunctionObject(JS_NewFunction(rq.cx, func(IGUIObject, getComputedSize), 0, 0, "getComputedSize")));
+#undef func
+	data->m_AddItem.init(rq.cx, JS_GetFunctionObject(JS_NewFunction(rq.cx, CList::Script_AddItem, 0, 0, "addItem")));
+
+	return { &Singleton(), data };
+}
+
+template class JSI_GUIProxy<CList>;