diff --git a/pkg/lmcli/store.go b/pkg/lmcli/store.go
index f0b3b98..3cecb86 100644
--- a/pkg/lmcli/store.go
+++ b/pkg/lmcli/store.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/lmcli/model"
 	sqids "github.com/sqids/sqids-go"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type ConversationStore interface {
 	SaveMessage(message *model.Message) error
 	DeleteMessage(message *model.Message) error
 	UpdateMessage(message *model.Message) error
+	AddReply(conversation *model.Conversation, message model.Message) (*model.Message, error)
 }
 
 type SQLStore struct {
@@ -119,3 +121,12 @@ func (s *SQLStore) LastMessage(conversation *model.Conversation) (*model.Message
 	err := s.db.Where("conversation_id = ?", conversation.ID).Last(&message).Error
 	return &message, err
 }
+
+// AddReply adds the given messages as a reply to the given conversation, can be
+// used to easily copy a message associated with one conversation, to another
+func (s *SQLStore) AddReply(c *model.Conversation, m model.Message) (*model.Message, error) {
+	m.ConversationID = c.ID
+	m.ID = 0
+	m.CreatedAt = time.Time{}
+	return &m, s.SaveMessage(&m)
+}