diff --git a/webclient/app.js b/webclient/app.js
index 31118304c6..099e2170a0 100644
--- a/webclient/app.js
+++ b/webclient/app.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ var matrixWebClient = angular.module('matrixWebClient', [
     'MatrixCall',
     'eventStreamService',
     'eventHandlerService',
-    'infinite-scroll'
+    'infinite-scroll',
+    'ui.bootstrap'
 ]);
 
 matrixWebClient.config(['$routeProvider', '$provide', '$httpProvider',
diff --git a/webclient/index.html b/webclient/index.html
index f233919e3d..35c8051298 100644
--- a/webclient/index.html
+++ b/webclient/index.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="app.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="mobile.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="bootstrap.css">
     
     <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico">
    
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
     <script src="js/angular-route.min.js"></script>
     <script src="js/angular-sanitize.min.js"></script>
     <script src="js/angular-animate.min.js"></script>
+    <script type='text/javascript' src="js/ui-bootstrap-tpls-0.11.2.js"></script>
     <script type='text/javascript' src='js/ng-infinite-scroll-matrix.js'></script>
     <script type='text/javascript' src='js/autofill-event.js'></script>
     <script src="app.js"></script>
diff --git a/webclient/room/room-controller.js b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
index a1d2e87039..e6149989ea 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'matrixFilter', 'mFileInput'])
-.controller('RoomController', ['$filter', '$scope', '$timeout', '$routeParams', '$location', '$rootScope', 'matrixService', 'mPresence', 'eventHandlerService', 'mFileUpload', 'matrixPhoneService', 'MatrixCall',
-                               function($filter, $scope, $timeout, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, matrixService, mPresence, eventHandlerService, mFileUpload, matrixPhoneService, MatrixCall) {
+.controller('RoomController', ['$modal', '$filter', '$scope', '$timeout', '$routeParams', '$location', '$rootScope', 'matrixService', 'mPresence', 'eventHandlerService', 'mFileUpload', 'matrixPhoneService', 'MatrixCall',
+                               function($modal, $filter, $scope, $timeout, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, matrixService, mPresence, eventHandlerService, mFileUpload, matrixPhoneService, MatrixCall) {
    'use strict';
     var MESSAGES_PER_PAGINATION = 30;
     var THUMBNAIL_SIZE = 320;
@@ -982,4 +982,11 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'matrixFilter', 'mFileInput'])
         }
     };
 
+    $scope.openJson = function(content) {
+        console.log("Displaying modal dialog for " + JSON.stringify(content));
+        var modalInstance = $modal.open({
+            template: "<pre>" + angular.toJson(content, true) + "</pre>"
+        });
+    };
+
 }]);
diff --git a/webclient/room/room.html b/webclient/room/room.html
index ce2c581903..e753b037fe 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room.html
+++ b/webclient/room/room.html
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
                 </td>
                 <td ng-class="(!msg.content.membership && ('m.room.topic' !== msg.type && 'm.room.name' !== msg.type))? (msg.content.msgtype === 'm.emote' ? 'emote text' : 'text') : 'membership text'">
                     <div class="bubble">
-                        <span ng-if="'join' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership'">
+                        <span ng-if="'join' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership'" ng-click="openJson(msg)">
                             {{ members[msg.state_key].displayname || msg.state_key }} joined
                         </span>
-                        <span ng-if="'leave' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership'">
+                        <span ng-if="'leave' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership'" ng-click="openJson(msg)">
                             <span ng-if="msg.user_id === msg.state_key">
                                 {{ members[msg.state_key].displayname || msg.state_key }} left
                             </span>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                             </span>
                         </span>
                         <span ng-if="'invite' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership' || 
-                                     'ban' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership'">
+                                     'ban' === msg.content.membership && msg.changedKey === 'membership'" ng-click="openJson(msg)">
                             {{ members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id }}
                             {{ {"invite": "invited", "ban": "banned"}[msg.content.membership] }}
                             {{ members[msg.state_key].displayname || msg.state_key }}
@@ -109,23 +109,25 @@
                                 : {{ msg.content.reason }}
                             </span>
                         </span>                        
-                        <span ng-if="msg.changedKey === 'displayname'">
+                        <span ng-if="msg.changedKey === 'displayname'" ng-click="openJson(msg)">
                             {{ msg.user_id }} changed their display name from {{ msg.prev_content.displayname }} to {{ msg.content.displayname }}
                         </span>
                         
                         <span ng-show='msg.content.msgtype === "m.emote"'
                               ng-class="msg.echo_msg_state"
-                              ng-bind-html="'* ' + (members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id) + ' ' + msg.content.body | linky:'_blank'"/>
+                              ng-bind-html="'* ' + (members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id) + ' ' + msg.content.body | linky:'_blank'"
+                              ng-click="openJson(msg)"/>
                         
                         <span ng-show='msg.content.msgtype === "m.text"' 
                               class="message"
+                              ng-click="openJson(msg)"
                               ng-class="containsBingWord(msg.content.body) && msg.user_id != state.user_id ? msg.echo_msg_state + ' messageBing' : msg.echo_msg_state"
                               ng-bind-html="(msg.content.msgtype === 'm.text' && msg.type === 'm.room.message' && msg.content.format === 'org.matrix.custom.html') ? 
                                                                                         (msg.content.formatted_body | unsanitizedLinky) :
                                              (msg.content.msgtype === 'm.text' && msg.type === 'm.room.message') ? (msg.content.body | linky:'_blank') : '' "/>
 
-                        <span ng-show='msg.type === "m.call.invite" && msg.user_id == state.user_id'>Outgoing Call{{ isWebRTCSupported ? '' : ' (But your browser does not support VoIP)' }}</span>
-                        <span ng-show='msg.type === "m.call.invite" && msg.user_id != state.user_id'>Incoming Call{{ isWebRTCSupported ? '' : ' (But your browser does not support VoIP)' }}</span>
+                        <span ng-show='msg.type === "m.call.invite" && msg.user_id == state.user_id' ng-click="openJson(msg)">Outgoing Call{{ isWebRTCSupported ? '' : ' (But your browser does not support VoIP)' }}</span>
+                        <span ng-show='msg.type === "m.call.invite" && msg.user_id != state.user_id' ng-click="openJson(msg)">Incoming Call{{ isWebRTCSupported ? '' : ' (But your browser does not support VoIP)' }}</span>
 
                         <div ng-show='msg.content.msgtype === "m.image"'>
                             <div ng-hide='msg.content.thumbnail_url' ng-style="msg.content.body.h && { 'height' : (msg.content.body.h < 320) ? msg.content.body.h : 320}">
@@ -137,11 +139,11 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
-                        <span ng-if="'m.room.topic' === msg.type">
+                        <span ng-if="'m.room.topic' === msg.type" ng-click="openJson(msg)">
                             {{ members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id }} changed the topic to: {{ msg.content.topic }}
                         </span>
 
-                        <span ng-if="'m.room.name' === msg.type">
+                        <span ng-if="'m.room.name' === msg.type" ng-click="openJson(msg)">
                             {{ members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id }} changed the room name to: {{ msg.content.name }}
                         </span>