diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 14cf3ae..c4e7c61 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ The store is exposed as a `LibDashStore` instance (see `src/index.js`). Each met
 - [modelconversation](API.modelconversation.md)
   - `create(googleAuthId: number, input: {provider: string, model: string, started_by?: number|null}, tx?: object): Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null}>`
   - `delete(googleAuthId: number, conversationId: number, tx?: object): Promise<void>`
-  - `get(googleAuthId: number, conversationId: number, tx?: object): Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null}>`
+  - `get(googleAuthId: number, conversationId: number, tx?: object): Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null, first_user_message: string|null}>`
   - `list(googleAuthId: number, tx?: object): Promise<Array<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null, first_user_message: string|null}>>`
   - `setState(googleAuthId: number, conversationId: number, state: string, tx?: object): Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null}>`
 - [modelmessage](API.modelmessage.md)
diff --git a/API.modelconversation.md b/API.modelconversation.md
index c5d8e38..15b414b 100644
--- a/API.modelconversation.md
+++ b/API.modelconversation.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Gets a single model conversation by ID for the user in the selected company.
 
 **Returns**
 
-`Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null}>`
+`Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null, first_user_message: string|null}>` — `first_user_message` is the stored `message` payload of the first `user` message (null if none yet).
 
 **Throws**
 
diff --git a/scripts/test-modelconversation.js b/scripts/test-modelconversation.js
index e512104..02f2f55 100644
--- a/scripts/test-modelconversation.js
+++ b/scripts/test-modelconversation.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ async function run() {
     assert.deepEqual(msgs.map((m) => m.message), ['hello', 'echo: hello', 'second']);
     assert.deepEqual(msgs.map((m) => m.role), ['user', 'assistant', 'user']);
     assert.equal((await store.modelconversation.list(userA)).find((c) => c.id === conv.id).first_user_message, 'hello');
+    assert.equal((await store.modelconversation.get(userA, conv.id)).first_user_message, 'hello');
 
     // Other user cannot see or write
     const userB = await store.google_auth.add('mc-b@example.com');
diff --git a/src/providers/mssql/queries/modelconversation.js b/src/providers/mssql/queries/modelconversation.js
index 5ee2086..1e5a391 100644
--- a/src/providers/mssql/queries/modelconversation.js
+++ b/src/providers/mssql/queries/modelconversation.js
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ export const MODELCONVERSATION_COLUMNS = `
     started_by
 `;
 
-export const LIST_BY_COMPANYUSER = `
-SELECT
-${MODELCONVERSATION_COLUMNS},
+/** Raw stored payload of the conversation's first `user` message; `c` is the conversation alias. */
+const FIRST_USER_MESSAGE_COLUMN = `
     (
         SELECT m.message
         FROM modelmessage m
@@ -21,6 +20,12 @@ ${MODELCONVERSATION_COLUMNS},
             WHERE f.conversation_id = c.id AND f.role = 'user'
         )
     ) AS first_user_message
+`;
+
+export const LIST_BY_COMPANYUSER = `
+SELECT
+${MODELCONVERSATION_COLUMNS},
+${FIRST_USER_MESSAGE_COLUMN}
 FROM modelconversation c
 WHERE c.companyuser_id = @companyuserId
 ORDER BY c.updated_at DESC, c.id DESC
@@ -28,9 +33,10 @@ ORDER BY c.updated_at DESC, c.id DESC
 
 export const GET_BY_COMPANYUSER_AND_ID = `
 SELECT
-${MODELCONVERSATION_COLUMNS}
-FROM modelconversation
-WHERE id = @id AND companyuser_id = @companyuserId
+${MODELCONVERSATION_COLUMNS},
+${FIRST_USER_MESSAGE_COLUMN}
+FROM modelconversation c
+WHERE c.id = @id AND c.companyuser_id = @companyuserId
 `;
 
 export const CREATE = `
diff --git a/src/store/modelconversation/get.js b/src/store/modelconversation/get.js
index a259b95..73cac2e 100644
--- a/src/store/modelconversation/get.js
+++ b/src/store/modelconversation/get.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function get(provider) {
    * @param {number} googleAuthId - The id of the Google auth user.
    * @param {number} conversationId - The conversation id.
    * @param {object} [tx] - Optional transaction to run within.
-   * @returns {Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null}>}
+   * @returns {Promise<{id: number, companyuser_id: number, provider: string, model: string, created_at: string, updated_at: string, state: string, started_by: number|null, first_user_message: string|null}>} `first_user_message` is the stored `message` payload of the first `user` message (null if none yet).
    * @throws {Error} 'Conversation not found'.
    */
   return async (googleAuthId, conversationId, tx) => {
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ export default function get(provider) {
 
     const result = await runner.query(sql, { id, companyuserId });
     if (!result.rows[0]) throw new Error('Conversation not found');
-    return shape(result.rows[0]);
+    return { ...shape(result.rows[0]), first_user_message: result.rows[0].first_user_message ?? null };
   };
 }