diff --git a/src/chatviewcommon.h b/src/chatviewcommon.h
index 5a1463180..1ee7c802d 100644
--- a/src/chatviewcommon.h
+++ b/src/chatviewcommon.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class QWidget;
 class ChatViewCommon {
 public:
     enum UserType { LocalParty, RemoteParty, Participant };
-    enum class Feature { Reactions = 0x1 };
-    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Features, Feature)
 
     ChatViewCommon() : _nickNumber(0) { }
     void                    setLooks(QWidget *);
@@ -64,11 +62,8 @@ class ChatViewCommon {
     // to be called from UI stuff. return list of reactions to send over network
     QSet<QString> onReactionSwitched(const QString &senderNickname, const QString &messageId, const QString &reaction);
 
-    Features features();
-
 protected:
     QDateTime _lastMsgTime;
-    Features  _featuers;
 
 private:
     QList<QColor> &generatePalette();
diff --git a/src/chatviewtheme.cpp b/src/chatviewtheme.cpp
index 5ad45b272..6042891b3 100644
--- a/src/chatviewtheme.cpp
+++ b/src/chatviewtheme.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ChatViewThemePrivate::ChatViewThemePrivate(ChatViewThemeProvider *provider) : Th
 
 ChatViewThemePrivate::~ChatViewThemePrivate()
 {
-    qDebug("ChatViewThemePrivate::~ChatViewThemePrivate");
+    // qDebug("ChatViewThemePrivate::~ChatViewThemePrivate");
     delete wv;
 }
 
@@ -447,6 +447,11 @@ void ChatViewJSLoader::setMetaData(const QVariantMap &map)
     if (!v.isEmpty()) {
         theme->homeUrl = v;
     }
+
+    vl = map["features"].toStringList();
+    if (vl.count()) {
+        theme->features = vl;
+    }
 }
 
 void ChatViewJSLoader::finishThemeLoading()
diff --git a/src/chatviewthemeprovider.cpp b/src/chatviewthemeprovider.cpp
index 85e789cd9..518792f3c 100644
--- a/src/chatviewthemeprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/chatviewthemeprovider.cpp
@@ -85,49 +85,63 @@ Theme ChatViewThemeProvider::theme(const QString &id)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Load theme from settings or classic on failure.
- *  Signal themeChanged when necessary
+ * @brief Load theme from settings or New Classic on failure.
+ *  Signals themeChanged if different theme was loaded before.
  *
  * @return false on failure to load any theme
  */
-bool ChatViewThemeProvider::loadCurrent()
+PsiThemeProvider::LoadRestult ChatViewThemeProvider::loadCurrent()
 {
     QString loadedId  = curTheme.id();
     QString themeName = PsiOptions::instance()->getOption(optionString()).toString();
     if (!loadedId.isEmpty() && loadedId == themeName) {
-        return true; // already loaded. nothing todo
+        return LoadSuccess; // already loaded. nothing todo
     }
-    Theme t(theme(themeName));
-    if (!t.exists()) {
-        if (themeName != QLatin1String("psi/classic")) {
+    auto newClassic = QStringLiteral("psi/new_classic");
+    curLoadingTheme = theme(themeName); // may trigger destructor of prev curLoadingTheme
+    if (!curLoadingTheme.exists()) {
+        if (themeName != newClassic) {
             qDebug("Invalid theme id: %s", qPrintable(themeName));
-            qDebug("fallback to classic chatview theme");
-            PsiOptions::instance()->setOption(optionString(), QLatin1String("psi/classic"));
-            return loadCurrent();
+            qDebug("fallback to new_classic chatview theme");
+            PsiOptions::instance()->setOption(optionString(), newClassic);
+            curLoadingTheme = theme(newClassic);
+        } else {
+            qDebug("New Classic theme failed to load. No fallback..");
+            return LoadFailure;
         }
-        qDebug("Classic theme failed to load. No fallback..");
-        return false;
     }
 
-    bool startedLoading = t.load([this, t, loadedId](bool success) {
-        if (!success && t.id() != QLatin1String("psi/classic")) {
-            qDebug("Failed to load theme \"%s\"", qPrintable(t.id()));
-            qDebug("fallback to classic chatview theme");
-            PsiOptions::instance()->setOption(optionString(), QLatin1String("psi/classic"));
-            loadCurrent();
-        } else if (success) {
+    bool startedLoading = curLoadingTheme.load([this, loadedId, newClassic](bool success) {
+        auto t          = curLoadingTheme;
+        curLoadingTheme = {};
+        if (success) {
             curTheme = t;
             if (t.id() != loadedId) {
                 emit themeChanged();
             }
-        } // else it was already classic
+            return;
+        }
+        if (t.id() != newClassic) {
+            qDebug("Failed to load theme \"%s\"", qPrintable(t.id()));
+            qDebug("fallback to classic chatview theme");
+            PsiOptions::instance()->setOption(optionString(), newClassic);
+            loadCurrent();
+        } else {
+            // nowhere to fallback
+            emit currentLoadFailed();
+        }
     });
 
-    return startedLoading; // does not really matter. may fail later on loading
+    if (startedLoading) {
+        return LoadInProgress; // does not really matter. may fail later on loading
+    }
+    return LoadFailure;
 }
 
 void ChatViewThemeProvider::unloadCurrent() { curTheme = Theme(); }
 
+void ChatViewThemeProvider::cancelCurrentLoading() { curLoadingTheme = {}; /* should call destructor */ }
+
 Theme ChatViewThemeProvider::current() const { return curTheme; }
 
 void ChatViewThemeProvider::setCurrentTheme(const QString &id)
diff --git a/src/chatviewthemeprovider.h b/src/chatviewthemeprovider.h
index 1911a5ff5..264708fab 100644
--- a/src/chatviewthemeprovider.h
+++ b/src/chatviewthemeprovider.h
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ class ChatViewThemeProvider : public PsiThemeProvider {
     const QStringList themeIds() const;
     Theme             theme(const QString &id);
 
-    bool  loadCurrent();
-    void  unloadCurrent();
-    Theme current() const; // currently loaded theme
+    LoadRestult loadCurrent();
+    void        unloadCurrent();
+    void        cancelCurrentLoading();
+    Theme       current() const; // currently loaded theme
 
     void        setCurrentTheme(const QString &);
     virtual int screenshotWidth() const { return 512; } // hack
@@ -54,11 +55,9 @@ class ChatViewThemeProvider : public PsiThemeProvider {
 protected:
     virtual const char *optionString() const { return "options.ui.chat.theme"; }
 
-signals:
-    void themeChanged();
-
 private:
     Theme curTheme;
+    Theme curLoadingTheme; // load-in-progress theme to replace cutTheme in success
 };
 
 class GroupChatViewThemeProvider : public ChatViewThemeProvider {
diff --git a/src/psiaccount.cpp b/src/psiaccount.cpp
index 041ef0411..2b3d0093d 100644
--- a/src/psiaccount.cpp
+++ b/src/psiaccount.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "fileutil.h"
 #include "geolocationdlg.h"
 #include "iris/bsocket.h"
+#include "psithememanager.h"
 #include "xmpp/xmpp-im/xmpp_vcard4.h"
 #ifdef GOOGLE_FT
 #include "googleftmanager.h"
@@ -1075,6 +1076,12 @@ PsiAccount::PsiAccount(const UserAccount &acc, PsiContactList *parent, TabManage
     // another hack. We rather should have PsiMedia single instance as a member of PsiCon
     connect(MediaDeviceWatcher::instance(), &MediaDeviceWatcher::availibityChanged, this, &PsiAccount::updateFeatures);
 
+#ifdef WEBKIT
+    connect(d->psi->themeManager()->provider("chatview"), &PsiThemeProvider::themeChanged, this,
+            &PsiAccount::updateFeatures);
+    connect(d->psi->themeManager()->provider("groupchatview"), &PsiThemeProvider::themeChanged, this,
+            &PsiAccount::updateFeatures);
+#endif
 #ifdef FILETRANSFER
     d->client->setFileTransferEnabled(true);
 #else
@@ -1547,22 +1554,30 @@ void PsiAccount::updateFeatures()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_PEP
-    features << "http://jabber.org/protocol/mood"
-             << "http://jabber.org/protocol/activity";
-    features << "http://jabber.org/protocol/tune"
-             << "http://jabber.org/protocol/geoloc";
-    features << "urn:xmpp:avatar:data"
-             << "urn:xmpp:avatar:metadata";
+    features << QLatin1String("http://jabber.org/protocol/mood") << QLatin1String("http://jabber.org/protocol/activity")
+             << QLatin1String("http://jabber.org/protocol/tune") << QLatin1String("http://jabber.org/protocol/geoloc")
+             << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:avatar:data") << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:avatar:metadata");
 #endif
     if (AvCallManager::isSupported()) {
-        features << "urn:xmpp:jingle:transports:ice-udp:1";
-        features << "urn:xmpp:jingle:transports:ice:0";
-        features << "urn:xmpp:jingle:apps:rtp:1";
-        features << "urn:xmpp:jingle:apps:rtp:audio";
-        features << "urn:xmpp:jingle:apps:rtp:video";
+        features << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:jingle:transports:ice-udp:1");
+        features << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:jingle:transports:ice:0");
+        features << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:jingle:apps:rtp:1");
+        features << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:jingle:apps:rtp:audio");
+        features << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:jingle:apps:rtp:video");
     }
 
-    features << "jabber:x:conference"; // allow direct invites
+    features << QLatin1String("jabber:x:conference"); // allow direct invites
+
+#ifdef WEBKIT
+    auto gcTheme   = psi()->themeManager()->provider("groupchatview")->current();
+    auto chatTheme = psi()->themeManager()->provider("chatview")->current();
+    if (gcTheme && chatTheme) {
+        auto themeFeatures = gcTheme.features() + chatTheme.features();
+        if (themeFeatures.contains(QStringLiteral("reactions"))) {
+            features << QLatin1String("urn:xmpp:reactions:0");
+        }
+    }
+#endif
 
     // TODO reset hash
     d->client->setFeatures(Features(features));
diff --git a/src/psicon.cpp b/src/psicon.cpp
index 18103b3bf..fdaa9dd8d 100644
--- a/src/psicon.cpp
+++ b/src/psicon.cpp
@@ -558,11 +558,22 @@ bool PsiCon::init()
     d->themeManager->registerProvider(new GroupChatViewThemeProvider(this), true);
 #endif
 
-    if (!d->themeManager->loadAll()) {
+    const auto reportThemeError = [this]() {
         QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Error"),
-                              tr("Unable to load theme!  Please make sure Psi is properly installed."));
+                              tr("Unable to load \"%1\" theme! Please make sure Psi is properly installed.")
+                                  .arg(d->themeManager->failedId()));
+    };
+    auto themeLoadResult = d->themeManager->loadAll();
+    if (themeLoadResult == PsiThemeProvider::LoadFailure) {
+        reportThemeError();
         result = false;
     }
+    if (themeLoadResult == PsiThemeProvider::LoadInProgress) {
+        connect(d->themeManager, &PsiThemeManager::currentLoadFailed, this, [this, reportThemeError]() {
+            reportThemeError();
+            closeProgram();
+        });
+    }
 
     if (!d->actionList)
         d->actionList = new PsiActionList(this);
diff --git a/src/psithememanager.cpp b/src/psithememanager.cpp
index 07a1dcd36..5adcff921 100644
--- a/src/psithememanager.cpp
+++ b/src/psithememanager.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class PsiThemeManager::Private {
 public:
     QMap<QString, PsiThemeProvider *> providers;
     QSet<QString>                     required;
+    QString                           failedId;
+    QString                           errorString;
+    PsiThemeProvider::LoadRestult     loadResult = PsiThemeProvider::LoadNotStarted;
 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -61,13 +64,58 @@ PsiThemeProvider *PsiThemeManager::provider(const QString &type) { return d->pro
 
 QList<PsiThemeProvider *> PsiThemeManager::registeredProviders() const { return d->providers.values(); }
 
-bool PsiThemeManager::loadAll()
+PsiThemeProvider::LoadRestult PsiThemeManager::loadAll()
 {
-    const auto &types = d->providers.keys();
-    for (const QString &type : types) {
-        if (!d->providers[type]->loadCurrent() && d->required.contains(type)) {
-            return false;
+    d->loadResult    = PsiThemeProvider::LoadInProgress;
+    QObject *ctx     = nullptr;
+    auto     pending = std::shared_ptr<QList<PsiThemeProvider *>> { new QList<PsiThemeProvider *>() };
+    auto     cleanup = [this, pending](QObject *ctx, PsiThemeProvider *provider, bool failure) {
+        if (failure) {
+            d->failedId = QLatin1String(provider->type());
+            for (auto p : *pending) {
+                p->cancelCurrentLoading();
+                p->disconnect(ctx);
+            }
+            ctx->deleteLater();
+            d->loadResult = PsiThemeProvider::LoadFailure;
+            emit currentLoadFailed();
+            return;
         }
+        pending->removeOne(provider);
+        provider->disconnect(ctx);
+        if (pending->isEmpty()) {
+            ctx->deleteLater();
+            d->loadResult = PsiThemeProvider::LoadSuccess;
+            emit currentLoadSuccess();
+        }
+    };
+    for (auto it = d->providers.begin(); it != d->providers.end(); ++it) {
+        auto provider = it.value();
+        auto required = d->required.contains(it.key());
+        auto status   = provider->loadCurrent();
+        if (status == PsiThemeProvider::LoadFailure && required) {
+            d->failedId   = QLatin1String(provider->type());
+            d->loadResult = PsiThemeProvider::LoadFailure;
+            return PsiThemeProvider::LoadFailure;
+        }
+        if (status == PsiThemeProvider::LoadSuccess) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        // in progress
+        pending->append(provider);
+
+        if (!ctx) {
+            ctx = new QObject(this);
+        }
+        connect(
+            provider, &PsiThemeProvider::themeChanged, ctx,
+            [ctx, provider, cleanup]() { cleanup(ctx, provider, false); }, Qt::SingleShotConnection);
+        connect(
+            provider, &PsiThemeProvider::currentLoadFailed, ctx,
+            [ctx, provider, required, cleanup]() { cleanup(ctx, provider, required); }, Qt::SingleShotConnection);
     }
-    return true;
+    d->loadResult = pending->isEmpty() ? PsiThemeProvider::LoadSuccess : PsiThemeProvider::LoadInProgress;
+    return d->loadResult;
 }
+
+QString PsiThemeManager::failedId() const { return d->failedId; }
diff --git a/src/psithememanager.h b/src/psithememanager.h
index 850a40b8e..a2274563d 100644
--- a/src/psithememanager.h
+++ b/src/psithememanager.h
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ class PsiThemeManager : public QObject {
     PsiThemeManager(QObject *parent);
     ~PsiThemeManager();
 
-    void                      registerProvider(PsiThemeProvider *provider, bool required = false);
-    PsiThemeProvider         *unregisterProvider(const QString &type);
-    PsiThemeProvider         *provider(const QString &type);
-    QList<PsiThemeProvider *> registeredProviders() const;
-    bool                      loadAll();
-
+    void                          registerProvider(PsiThemeProvider *provider, bool required = false);
+    PsiThemeProvider             *unregisterProvider(const QString &type);
+    PsiThemeProvider             *provider(const QString &type);
+    QList<PsiThemeProvider *>     registeredProviders() const;
+    PsiThemeProvider::LoadRestult loadAll();
+    QString                       failedId() const;
+
+signals:
+    void currentLoadSuccess();
+    void currentLoadFailed();
+
+private:
     class Private;
     Private *d;
 };
diff --git a/src/psithememodel.cpp b/src/psithememodel.cpp
index 3abe2f2c3..b056c110e 100644
--- a/src/psithememodel.cpp
+++ b/src/psithememodel.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct PsiThemeModel::Loader {
         ti.authors     = theme.authors();
         ti.creation    = theme.creation();
         ti.homeUrl     = theme.homeUrl();
+        ti.features    = theme.features();
 
         ti.hasPreview = theme.hasPreview();
         ti.isValid    = true;
diff --git a/src/psithememodel.h b/src/psithememodel.h
index f7750ca6d..39048590c 100644
--- a/src/psithememodel.h
+++ b/src/psithememodel.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct ThemeItemInfo {
     QStringList authors;
     QString     creation;
     QString     homeUrl;
+    QStringList features;
 
     bool hasPreview;
     bool isValid   = false;
diff --git a/src/psithemeprovider.h b/src/psithemeprovider.h
index 205213acc..920fc0a68 100644
--- a/src/psithemeprovider.h
+++ b/src/psithemeprovider.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "theme.h"
 
 #include <QFuture>
-#include <functional>
 
 class PsiCon;
 
@@ -33,6 +32,8 @@ class PsiThemeProvider : public QObject {
     PsiCon *_psi;
 
 public:
+    enum LoadRestult { LoadNotStarted, LoadSuccess, LoadFailure, LoadInProgress };
+
     PsiThemeProvider(PsiCon *parent);
 
     inline PsiCon *psi() const { return _psi; }
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@ class PsiThemeProvider : public QObject {
     virtual const char       *type() const                     = 0;
     virtual Theme             theme(const QString &id)         = 0; // make new theme
     virtual const QStringList themeIds() const                 = 0;
-    virtual bool              loadCurrent()                    = 0;
+    virtual LoadRestult       loadCurrent()                    = 0;
     virtual void              unloadCurrent()                  = 0;
+    virtual void              cancelCurrentLoading()           = 0;
     virtual Theme             current() const                  = 0;
     virtual void              setCurrentTheme(const QString &) = 0;
 
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ class PsiThemeProvider : public QObject {
     virtual QString optionsDescription() const = 0;
 
     static QString themePath(const QString &name);
+
+signals:
+    void themeChanged();
+    void currentLoadFailed(); // loading of the current therme has failed
 };
 
 #endif // PSITHEMEPROVIDER_H
diff --git a/src/theme.cpp b/src/theme.cpp
index 23b380013..69283476a 100644
--- a/src/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/theme.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ const QString &Theme::creation() const { return d->creation; }
 
 const QString &Theme::homeUrl() const { return d->homeUrl; }
 
+const QStringList &Theme::features() const { return d->features; }
+
 PsiThemeProvider *Theme::themeProvider() const { return d->provider; }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/theme.h b/src/theme.h
index 3fe78a2c8..58cc63989 100644
--- a/src/theme.h
+++ b/src/theme.h
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ class Theme {
     Theme &operator=(const Theme &other);
     virtual ~Theme();
 
-    bool  isValid() const;
-    State state() const;
+    bool   isValid() const;
+    inline operator bool() const { return isValid(); }
+    State  state() const;
 
     // previously virtual
     bool exists();
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class Theme {
     const QStringList &authors() const;
     const QString     &creation() const;
     const QString     &homeUrl() const;
+    const QStringList &features() const;
 
     PsiThemeProvider             *themeProvider() const;
     const QString                &filePath() const;
diff --git a/src/theme_p.h b/src/theme_p.h
index 3e29674bd..ea69ed904 100644
--- a/src/theme_p.h
+++ b/src/theme_p.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ThemePrivate : public QSharedData {
 
     // metadata
     QString                 id, name, version, description, creation, homeUrl;
-    QStringList             authors;
+    QStringList             authors, features;
     QHash<QString, QString> info;
 
     // runtime info
diff --git a/src/webview.cpp b/src/webview.cpp
index 589ff014e..becdf58e3 100644
--- a/src/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/webview.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ WebView::WebView(QWidget *parent) :
     connectPageActions();
 }
 
-WebView::~WebView() { qDebug("WebView::~WebView"); }
+WebView::~WebView() { /*qDebug("WebView::~WebView");*/ }
 
 void WebView::linkClickedEvent(const QUrl &url)
 {
diff --git a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html
index db4c0e2c7..382b63950 100644
--- a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html
+++ b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@
                 }
             } else {
                 items = [
-                    { text: "Delete", action: ()=>{  shared.session.deleteMessage(msgNode.id); } },
-                    { text: "Reply", action: ()=>{   onReplyClicked(msgNode); } },
+                    { text: "Delete",  action: ()=>{ shared.session.deleteMessage(msgNode.id); } },
+                    { text: "Reply",   action: ()=>{ onReplyClicked(msgNode); } },
                     { text: "Forward", action: ()=>{ shared.session.forwardMessage(msgNode.id); } },
-                    { text: "Copy", action: ()=>{    shared.session.copyMessage(msgNode.id);   } }
+                    { text: "Copy",    action: ()=>{ shared.session.copyMessage(msgNode.id);   } }
                 ]
             }
             return items;
diff --git a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/load.js b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/load.js
index 14cea6f7f..40bec2150 100644
--- a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/load.js
+++ b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/load.js
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ srvLoader.setMetaData({
     version: "1.0",
     authors: ["Sergei Ilinykh <rion4ik@gmail.com>"],
     description: "Bubble style.",
-    url: "https://psi-im.org"
+    url: "https://psi-im.org",
+    features: ["reactions"]
 });