diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee
index b5637ad5..5432af24 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 class Kandan.Helpers.Channels
 
+  @options:
+    autoScrollThreshold: 0.90
+
+  @templates:
+    addChannelButton: _.template '''
+        <span class="delete_channel">[x]</span>
+      '''
+
+  @replaceCreateButton: ()->
+    $tabNav = $(".create_channel").parent().parent()
+    $createButton = $(".create_channel").parent().html()
+    $tabNav.find(".create_channel").parent().remove()
+    $tabNav.append("<li>"+$createButton+"</li>")
+
+  @pastAutoScrollThreshold: (channel_id)->
+    currentPosition     = @currentScrollPosition channel_id
+    totalHeight         = $(document).height() - $(window).height()
+    scrollPercentage    = (currentPosition) / (totalHeight)
+    scrollPercentage > @options.autoScrollThreshold
+
+  @scrollToLatestMessage: (channel_id)->
+    $("#channels-#{channel_id}").scrollTop(100000)
+
+  @currentScrollPosition: (channel_id)->
+    $("#channels-#{channel_id}").scrollTop()
+
   @channel_activities_el: (channel_id)->
     $("#channel-activities-#{channel_id}")
 
@@ -22,17 +48,28 @@ class Kandan.Helpers.Channels
     else
       return $(document).data('active_channel_id')
 
+  @deleteChannel: (channelIndex)->
+    channelID = @get_channel_id_from_tab_index(channelIndex)
+    console.log "deleting channel ID #{channelID}"
+    channel = Kandan.Models.Channel({id: channelID})
+    console.log "could create channel"
+    channel.destroy({success: ()=>
+      $("#channels").tabs("remove", channelIndex)
+    })
 
   @channel_not_exists: (channel_id)->
     $("#channels-#{channel_id}").length == 0
 
+
   @create_channel_area: (channel)->
-    console.log channel
-    channel_area = "#channels-#{channel.id}"
-    $("#channels").tabs('add', channel_area, channel.name)
-    channel = new Kandan.Models.Channel(channel)
+    channel_area = "#channels-#{channel.get('id')}"
+    totalTabs = $("#channels").tabs("length")
+
+    $("#channels").tabs('add', channel_area, "#{channel.get("name")}#{@templates.addChannelButton()}", totalTabs)
+    Kandan.Helpers.Channels.replaceCreateButton()
     view = new Kandan.Views.ListActivities({channel: channel})
     $(channel_area).html $(view.render().el).html()
+    $(channel_area).data('channel_id', channel.get('id'))
 
 
   @new_activity_view: (activity_attributes)->
@@ -43,13 +80,18 @@ class Kandan.Helpers.Channels
 
   @add_activity: (activity_attributes, state)->
     if activity_attributes.channel!=undefined && @channel_not_exists(activity_attributes.channel_id)
-      @create_channel_area(activity_attributes.channel)
+      @create_channel_area(new Kandan.Models.Channel(activity_attributes.channel))
 
     if activity_attributes.channel_id
       @add_message(activity_attributes, state)
     else
       @add_notification(activity_attributes)
 
+    if activity_attributes.channel_id
+      channel_id = activity_attributes.channel_id
+    else
+      channel_id = @get_active_channel_id()
+    @scrollToLatestMessage(channel_id) if @pastAutoScrollThreshold(channel_id)
 
   @add_message: (activity_attributes, state)->
     @channel_activities_el(activity_attributes.channel_id)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee
index 3b04ec96..58e51385 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ class Kandan.Views.ChatArea extends Backbone.View
   template: JST['chatarea']
   # className: 'channels'
 
+  events:
+    "click .delete_channel": "deleteChannel"
+    "click .create_channel"   : "createChannel"
 
   render: ->
     $(@el).html(@template({channels: @options.channels}))
@@ -10,4 +13,21 @@ class Kandan.Views.ChatArea extends Backbone.View
       view = new Kandan.Views.ListActivities({channel: channel})
       $(@el).append(view.render().el)
     $(@el).attr('id', 'channels')
-    @
\ No newline at end of file
+    @
+
+  createChannel: (event)->
+    channelName = prompt("What's the channel name?", "New channel")
+    channelName = channelName.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '')
+    if channelName
+      channel = new Kandan.Models.Channel({name: channelName})
+      channel.save({}, {
+        success: (model)->
+          Kandan.Helpers.Channels.create_channel_area(model)
+      })
+      console.log "create channel: #{channelName}"
+
+  deleteChannel: (event)->
+    console.log "deleting channel"
+    channelIndex = $(event.target).parent().prev().length
+    if channelIndex != 0
+      Kandan.Helpers.Channels.deleteChannel channelIndex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/chatarea.jst.eco b/app/assets/templates/chatarea.jst.eco
index 189bc6e5..c891d3ed 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/chatarea.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/templates/chatarea.jst.eco
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <ul>
   <% for channel in @channels.models: %>
     <li>
-      <a href="#<%= "channels-#{channel.get('id')}" %>"><%= channel.get('name') %></a>
+      <a href="#<%= "channels-#{channel.get('id')}" %>"><%= channel.get('name') %></a><span class="delete_channel">[x]</span>
     </li>
   <% end %>
+  <li><div class="create_channel">+</div></li>
 </ul>