diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
index 909de2e9..a79c6106 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
@@ -33,7 +33,41 @@ $(document).on "click", "button[name=qb-ask]", ->
           $("div#question-box").hide()
           $("div#question-box-promote").show()
         $.snackbar # allahu snackbar
-          content: "Successfully asked question"
+          content: data.message
+          style: "snackbar"
+          timeout: 5000
+      else
+        console.log data, status, jqxhr
+        $.snackbar # allahu snackbar
+          content: "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+          style: "snackbar"
+          timeout: 5000
+    error: (jqxhr, status, error) ->
+      console.log jqxhr, status, error
+      $.snackbar # allahu snackbar
+        content: "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details"
+        style: "snackbar"
+        timeout: 5000
+    complete: (jqxhr, status) ->
+      btn.button "reset"
+      $("textarea[name=qb-question]").removeAttr "readonly"
+
+$(document).on "click", "button[name=ib-answer]", ->
+  btn = $(this)
+  btn.button "loading"
+  iid = $("input[name=ib-id]").val()
+  $.ajax
+    url: '/ajax/inbox' # TODO: find a way to use rake routes instead of hardcoding them here
+    type: 'POST'
+    data:
+      id: iid
+      answer: $("textarea[name=ib-answer]").val()
+    success: (data, status, jqxhr) ->
+      if data.success
+        $("div#inbox-box[data-id=#{iid}]").val ''
+        $("div#inbox-box").slideUp()
+        $.snackbar # allahu snackbar
+          content: data.message
           style: "snackbar"
           timeout: 5000
       else
diff --git a/app/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fb0dd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+class Ajax::InboxController < ApplicationController
+  def destroy
+    params.require :id
+    params.require :answer
+
+    question = Question.create!(content: params[:question],
+                                author_is_anonymous: params[:anonymousQuestion],
+                                user: current_user)
+
+    unless current_user.nil?
+      current_user.increment! :answered_count
+    end
+
+    inbox = Inbox.find(params[:id]).first
+
+    unless current_user.id == Inbox.user_id
+      @status = :fail
+      @message = "question not in your inbox"
+      @success = false
+      return
+    end
+    
+    answer = Answer.create(content: params[:answer],
+                           user: current_user,
+                           question: inbox.question)
+
+    Inbox.destroy inbox.id
+
+    @status = :okay
+    @message = "Successfully answered question."
+    @success = true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/ajax/inbox/destroy.json.jbuilder b/app/views/ajax/inbox/destroy.json.jbuilder
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c193af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/ajax/inbox/destroy.json.jbuilder
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+json.partial! 'ajax/shared/status'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index fa8b9a98..04250ffc 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   
   namespace :ajax do
     match '/ask', to: 'question#create', via: :post, as: :ask
+    match '/answer', to: 'inbox#destroy', via: :post, as: :answer
   end
 
   match '/inbox', to: 'inbox#show', via: 'get'
diff --git a/test/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7af54c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class Ajax::InboxControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/test/helpers/ajax/inbox_helper_test.rb b/test/helpers/ajax/inbox_helper_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eea02c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/ajax/inbox_helper_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class Ajax::InboxHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
+end