diff --git a/components/HistoryTable.qml b/components/HistoryTable.qml
index 15e3a7d8..13bf3775 100644
--- a/components/HistoryTable.qml
+++ b/components/HistoryTable.qml
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import moneroComponents.Clipboard 1.0
 
+
 ListView {
     id: listView
     clip: true
     boundsBehavior: ListView.StopAtBounds
+    property var previousItem
 
     footer: Rectangle {
         height: 127
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ ListView {
         }
     }
 
-    property var previousItem
+
     delegate: Rectangle {
         id: delegate
         height: 114
@@ -63,13 +65,13 @@ ListView {
             anchors.right: parent.right
             anchors.top: parent.top
             anchors.topMargin: 14
-
+            // -- direction indicator
             Rectangle {
                 id: dot
                 width: 14
                 height: width
                 radius: width / 2
-                color: out ? "#FF4F41" : "#36B05B"
+                color: isOut ? "#FF4F41" : "#36B05B"
             }
 
             Item { //separator
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ ListView {
                 height: 14
             }
 
+            // -- description aka recepient name from address book (TODO)
             Text {
                 id: descriptionText
                 width: text.length ? (descriptionArea.containsMouse ? parent.width - x - 12 : 120) : 0
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ ListView {
                 height: 14
                 visible: !descriptionArea.containsMouse
             }
-
+            // -- address (in case outgoing transaction) - N/A in case of incoming
             Text {
                 id: addressText
                 anchors.verticalCenter: dot.verticalCenter
@@ -109,11 +112,11 @@ ListView {
                 font.family: "Arial"
                 font.pixelSize: 14
                 color: "#545454"
-                text: address
+                text: hash
                 visible: !descriptionArea.containsMouse
             }
         }
-
+        // -- "PaymentID" title
         Text {
             id: paymentLabel
             anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ ListView {
             color: "#535353"
             text: paymentId !== "" ? qsTr("Payment ID:")  + translationManager.emptyString : ""
         }
-
+        // -- "PaymentID" value
         Text {
             anchors.bottom: paymentLabel.bottom
             anchors.left: paymentLabel.right
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ ListView {
             color: "#545454"
             text: paymentId
         }
-
+        // -- "Date", "Balance" and "Amound" section
         Row {
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ ListView {
                 height: 14
             }
 
+            // -- "Date" column
             Column {
                 anchors.top: parent.top
                 width: 215
@@ -189,10 +193,13 @@ ListView {
                     }
                 }
             }
-
+            // -- "Balance" column
+            // XXX: we don't have a balance
+            /*
             Column {
                 anchors.top: parent.top
                 width: 148
+                visible: false
 
                 Text {
                     anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -210,7 +217,9 @@ ListView {
                     text: balance
                 }
             }
+            */
 
+            // -- "Amount column
             Column {
                 anchors.top: parent.top
                 width: 148
@@ -230,8 +239,8 @@ ListView {
                         anchors.bottomMargin: 3
                         font.family: "Arial"
                         font.pixelSize: 16
-                        color: out ? "#FF4F41" : "#36B05B"
-                        text: out ? "↓" : "↑"
+                        color: isOut ? "#FF4F41" : "#36B05B"
+                        text: isOut ? "↓" : "↑"
                     }
 
                     Text {
@@ -239,22 +248,16 @@ ListView {
                         font.family: "Arial"
                         font.pixelSize: 18
                         font.letterSpacing: -1
-                        color: out ? "#FF4F41" : "#36B05B"
+                        color: isOut ? "#FF4F41" : "#36B05B"
                         text: amount
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        ListModel {
-            id: dropModel
-            ListElement { name: "<b>Copy address to clipboard</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownCopy.png" }
-            ListElement { name: "<b>Add to address book</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownAdd.png" }
-            ListElement { name: "<b>Send to same destination</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownSend.png" }
-            ListElement { name: "<b>Find similar transactions</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownSearch.png" }
-        }
 
-        Clipboard { id: clipboard }
+
+
         TableDropdown {
             id: dropdown
             anchors.right: parent.right
@@ -283,4 +286,14 @@ ListView {
             color: "#DBDBDB"
         }
     }
+
+    ListModel {
+        id: dropModel
+        ListElement { name: "<b>Copy address to clipboard</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownCopy.png" }
+        ListElement { name: "<b>Add to address book</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownAdd.png" }
+        ListElement { name: "<b>Send to same destination</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownSend.png" }
+        ListElement { name: "<b>Find similar transactions</b>"; icon: "../images/dropdownSearch.png" }
+    }
+
+    Clipboard { id: clipboard }
 }
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index d7c510b5..1709dc88 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "Wallet.h"
 #include "PendingTransaction.h"
 #include "TranslationManager.h"
+#include "TransactionInfo.h"
 #include "model/TransactionHistoryModel.h"
 
 
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     qRegisterMetaType<PendingTransaction::Priority>();
 
+    qRegisterMetaType<TransactionInfo::Direction>();
+
 
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<TransactionHistoryModel>("moneroComponents", 1, 0, "TransactionHistoryModel",
                                                         "TranslationManager can't be instantiated directly");
diff --git a/pages/History.qml b/pages/History.qml
index 8fce5110..15cf1bc0 100644
--- a/pages/History.qml
+++ b/pages/History.qml
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ import moneroComponents.WalletManager 1.0
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
-    property ListModel model: testModel
+    property var model: testModel
 
     color: "#F0EEEE"
 
+    onModelChanged: {
+        console.log("model.rowCount: " + model.rowCount())
+    }
 
 
     Text {
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/TransactionHistory.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/TransactionHistory.cpp
index 7466038f..8f52f07e 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/TransactionHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/TransactionHistory.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
 #include "TransactionInfo.h"
 #include <wallet/wallet2_api.h>
 
+#include <QDebug>
+
 
 TransactionInfo *TransactionHistory::transaction(int index)
 {
     // box up Bitmonero::TransactionInfo
     Bitmonero::TransactionInfo * impl = m_pimpl->transaction(index);
+    if (!impl) {
+        qCritical("%s: no transaction info for index %d", __FUNCTION__, index);
+        qCritical("%s: there's %d transactions in backend", __FUNCTION__, m_pimpl->count());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     TransactionInfo * result = new TransactionInfo(impl, this);
     return result;
 }
@@ -34,6 +41,7 @@ QList<TransactionInfo *> TransactionHistory::getAll() const
 void TransactionHistory::refresh()
 {
     // XXX this invalidates previously saved history that might be used by clients
+
     emit refreshStarted();
     m_pimpl->refresh();
     emit refreshFinished();
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.cpp
index 40711765..3aa7334c 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,23 @@ QString TransactionInfo::hash() const
     return QString::fromStdString(m_pimpl->hash());
 }
 
-QString TransactionInfo::timestamp()
+QDateTime TransactionInfo::timestamp() const
 {
-    QString result = QDateTime::fromTime_t(m_pimpl->timestamp()).toString(Qt::ISODate);
+    QDateTime result = QDateTime::fromTime_t(m_pimpl->timestamp());
     return result;
 }
 
-QString TransactionInfo::paymentId()
+QString TransactionInfo::date() const
+{
+    return timestamp().date().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+}
+
+QString TransactionInfo::time() const
+{
+    return timestamp().time().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+}
+
+QString TransactionInfo::paymentId() const
 {
     return QString::fromStdString(m_pimpl->paymentId());
 }
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.h b/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.h
index 4dabc5b4..3381131a 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.h
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/TransactionInfo.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef TRANSACTIONINFO_H
 #define TRANSACTIONINFO_H
 
-#include <QObject>
 #include <wallet/wallet2_api.h>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
 class TransactionInfo : public QObject
 {
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ class TransactionInfo : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QString fee READ fee)
     Q_PROPERTY(quint64 blockHeight READ blockHeight)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString hash READ hash)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString timestamp READ timestamp)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QDateTime timestamp READ timestamp)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString date READ date)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString time READ time)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString paymentId READ paymentId)
 
 public:
@@ -41,8 +44,11 @@ public:
     quint64 blockHeight() const;
     //! transaction_id
     QString hash() const;
-    QString timestamp();
-    QString paymentId();
+    QDateTime timestamp() const;
+    QString date() const;
+    QString time() const;
+    QString paymentId() const;
+
 
     // TODO: implement it
     //! only applicable for output transactions
@@ -57,4 +63,5 @@ private:
 // in order to wrap it to QVariant
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(TransactionInfo*)
 
+
 #endif // TRANSACTIONINFO_H
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
index 9f0908b9..39d40a17 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ public:
     virtual void newBlock(uint64_t height)
     {
         // qDebug() << __FUNCTION__;
+        m_wallet->m_history->refresh();
         emit m_wallet->newBlock(height);
     }
 
     virtual void updated()
     {
         qDebug() << __FUNCTION__;
+        m_wallet->m_history->refresh();
         emit m_wallet->updated();
     }
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     virtual void refreshed()
     {
         qDebug() << __FUNCTION__;
+
         emit m_wallet->refreshed();
     }
 
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ quint64 Wallet::daemonBlockChainTargetHeight() const
 bool Wallet::refresh()
 {
     bool result = m_walletImpl->refresh();
+    m_history->refresh();
     if (result)
         emit updated();
     return result;
@@ -205,10 +209,10 @@ void Wallet::disposeTransaction(PendingTransaction *t)
 
 TransactionHistory *Wallet::history()
 {
-    if (!m_history) {
-        Bitmonero::TransactionHistory * impl = m_walletImpl->history();
-        m_history = new TransactionHistory(impl, this);
-    }
+//    if (m_history->count() == 0) {
+//        m_history->refresh();
+//    }
+
     return m_history;
 }
 
@@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ Wallet::Wallet(Bitmonero::Wallet *w, QObject *parent)
     , m_daemonBlockChainHeight(0)
     , m_daemonBlockChainHeightTtl(DAEMON_BLOCKCHAIN_HEIGHT_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS)
 {
+    m_history = new TransactionHistory(m_walletImpl->history(), this);
     m_walletImpl->setListener(new WalletListenerImpl(this));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.cpp b/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.cpp
index 1666981c..b8f23f68 100644
--- a/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.cpp
+++ b/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "TransactionHistory.h"
 #include "TransactionInfo.h"
 
+#include <QDateTime>
+
 
 TransactionHistoryModel::TransactionHistoryModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractListModel(parent), m_transactionHistory(nullptr)
@@ -14,6 +16,12 @@ void TransactionHistoryModel::setTransactionHistory(TransactionHistory *th)
     beginResetModel();
     m_transactionHistory = th;
     endResetModel();
+
+    connect(m_transactionHistory, &TransactionHistory::refreshStarted,
+            this, &TransactionHistoryModel::beginResetModel);
+    connect(m_transactionHistory, &TransactionHistory::refreshFinished,
+            this, &TransactionHistoryModel::endResetModel);
+
     emit transactionHistoryChanged();
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +80,15 @@ QVariant TransactionHistoryModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     case TransactionPaymentIdRole:
         result = tInfo->paymentId();
         break;
+    case TransactionIsOutRole:
+        result = tInfo->direction() == TransactionInfo::Direction_Out;
+        break;
+    case TransactionDateRole:
+        result = tInfo->date();
+        break;
+    case TransactionTimeRole:
+        result = tInfo->time();
+        break;
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -96,6 +113,9 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> TransactionHistoryModel::roleNames() const
     roleNames.insert(TransactionHashRole, "hash");
     roleNames.insert(TransactionTimeStampRole, "timeStamp");
     roleNames.insert(TransactionPaymentIdRole, "paymentId");
+    roleNames.insert(TransactionIsOutRole, "isOut");
+    roleNames.insert(TransactionDateRole, "date");
+    roleNames.insert(TransactionTimeRole, "time");
     return roleNames;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.h b/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.h
index 2813a89a..96d3ff32 100644
--- a/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.h
+++ b/src/model/TransactionHistoryModel.h
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ public:
         TransactionBlockHeightRole,
         TransactionHashRole,
         TransactionTimeStampRole,
-        TransactionPaymentIdRole
+        TransactionPaymentIdRole,
+        // extra role (alias) for TransactionDirectionRole (as UI currently wants just boolean "out")
+        TransactionIsOutRole,
+        // extra roles for date and time (as UI wants date and time separately)
+        TransactionDateRole,
+        TransactionTimeRole
     };
 
     TransactionHistoryModel(QObject * parent = 0);
@@ -33,9 +38,9 @@ public:
     TransactionHistory * transactionHistory() const;
 
     /// QAbstractListModel
-     virtual QVariant data(const QModelIndex & index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
-     virtual int rowCount(const QModelIndex & parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
-     virtual QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const  override;
+    virtual QVariant data(const QModelIndex & index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
+    virtual int rowCount(const QModelIndex & parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
+    virtual QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const  override;
 
 signals:
     void transactionHistoryChanged();