diff --git a/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml b/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml
index 15d8e788..b6fdfddd 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
 [features]
-default = ["encryption", "sqlite-cryptostore"]
+default = ["encryption", "sqlite-cryptostore", "messages"]
 messages = ["matrix-sdk-base/messages"]
 encryption = ["matrix-sdk-base/encryption"]
 sqlite-cryptostore = ["matrix-sdk-base/sqlite-cryptostore"]