diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
index 01af42bef..eff1ac93c 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ impl TransactionExtForLinkedChunks for Transaction<'_> {
 
         match chunk_type {
             CHUNK_TYPE_GAP_TYPE_STRING => {
-                // It's a gap! There's at most one row for it in the database, so a
-                // call to `query_row` is sufficient.
+                // It's a gap!
                 let gap = self.load_gap_content(store, room_id, id)?;
                 Ok(RawChunk { content: ChunkContent::Gap(gap), previous, identifier: id, next })
             }
@@ -242,6 +241,8 @@ impl TransactionExtForLinkedChunks for Transaction<'_> {
         room_id: &Key,
         chunk_id: ChunkIdentifier,
     ) -> Result<Gap> {
+        // There's at most one row for it in the database, so a call to `query_row` is
+        // sufficient.
         let encoded_prev_token: Vec<u8> = self.query_row(
             "SELECT prev_token FROM gaps WHERE chunk_id = ? AND room_id = ?",
             (chunk_id.index(), &room_id),
@@ -273,9 +274,9 @@ impl TransactionExtForLinkedChunks for Transaction<'_> {
         {
             let encoded_content = event_data?;
             let serialized_content = store.decode_value(&encoded_content)?;
-            let sync_timeline_event = serde_json::from_slice(&serialized_content)?;
+            let event = serde_json::from_slice(&serialized_content)?;
 
-            events.push(sync_timeline_event);
+            events.push(event);
         }
 
         Ok(events)
@@ -613,17 +614,128 @@ impl EventCacheStore for SqliteEventCacheStore {
 
     async fn load_last_chunk(
         &self,
-        _room_id: &RoomId,
+        room_id: &RoomId,
     ) -> Result<(Option<RawChunk<Event, Gap>>, ChunkIdentifierGenerator), Self::Error> {
-        todo!()
+        let room_id = room_id.to_owned();
+        let hashed_room_id = self.encode_key(keys::LINKED_CHUNKS, &room_id);
+
+        let this = self.clone();
+
+        self
+            .acquire()
+            .await?
+            .with_transaction(move |txn| -> Result<_> {
+                // Find the latest chunk identifier to generate a `ChunkIdentifierGenerator`.
+                let chunk_identifier_generator = match txn
+                    .prepare(
+                        "SELECT MAX(id) FROM linked_chunks WHERE room_id = ?"
+                    )?
+                    .query_row(
+                        (&hashed_room_id,),
+                        |row| {
+                            // Read the `MAX(id)` as an `Option<u64>` instead
+                            // of `u64` in case the `SELECT` returns nothing.
+                            // Indeed, if it returns no line, the `MAX(id)` is
+                            // set to `Null`.
+                            row.get::<_, Option<u64>>(0)
+                        }
+                    )
+                    .optional()?
+                    .flatten()
+                {
+                    Some(last_chunk_identifier) => {
+                        ChunkIdentifierGenerator::new_from_previous_chunk_identifier(
+                            ChunkIdentifier::new(last_chunk_identifier)
+                        )
+                    },
+                    None => ChunkIdentifierGenerator::new_from_scratch(),
+                };
+
+                // Find the last chunk.
+                let Some((chunk_identifier, previous_chunk, chunk_type)) = txn
+                    .prepare(
+                        "SELECT id, previous, type FROM linked_chunks WHERE room_id = ? AND next IS NULL"
+                    )?
+                    .query_row(
+                        (&hashed_room_id,),
+                        |row| {
+                            Ok((
+                                row.get::<_, u64>(0)?,
+                                row.get::<_, Option<u64>>(1)?,
+                                row.get::<_, String>(2)?,
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    )
+                    .optional()?
+                else {
+                    // Chunk is not found.
+                    return Ok((None, chunk_identifier_generator));
+                };
+
+                // Build the chunk.
+                let last_chunk = txn.rebuild_chunk(
+                    &this,
+                    &hashed_room_id,
+                    previous_chunk,
+                    chunk_identifier,
+                    None,
+                    &chunk_type
+                )?;
+
+                Ok((Some(last_chunk), chunk_identifier_generator))
+            })
+            .await
     }
 
     async fn load_previous_chunk(
         &self,
-        _room_id: &RoomId,
-        _before_chunk_identifier: ChunkIdentifier,
+        room_id: &RoomId,
+        before_chunk_identifier: ChunkIdentifier,
     ) -> Result<Option<RawChunk<Event, Gap>>, Self::Error> {
-        todo!()
+        let room_id = room_id.to_owned();
+        let hashed_room_id = self.encode_key(keys::LINKED_CHUNKS, &room_id);
+
+        let this = self.clone();
+
+        self
+            .acquire()
+            .await?
+            .with_transaction(move |txn| -> Result<_> {
+                // Find the chunk before the chunk identified by `before_chunk_identifier`.
+                let Some((chunk_identifier, previous_chunk, next_chunk, chunk_type)) = txn
+                    .prepare(
+                        "SELECT id, previous, next, type FROM linked_chunks WHERE room_id = ? AND next = ?"
+                    )?
+                    .query_row(
+                        (&hashed_room_id, before_chunk_identifier.index()),
+                        |row| {
+                            Ok((
+                                row.get::<_, u64>(0)?,
+                                row.get::<_, Option<u64>>(1)?,
+                                row.get::<_, Option<u64>>(2)?,
+                                row.get::<_, String>(3)?,
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    )
+                    .optional()?
+                else {
+                    // Chunk is not found.
+                    return Ok(None);
+                };
+
+                // Build the chunk.
+                let last_chunk = txn.rebuild_chunk(
+                    &this,
+                    &hashed_room_id,
+                    previous_chunk,
+                    chunk_identifier,
+                    next_chunk,
+                    &chunk_type
+                )?;
+
+                Ok(Some(last_chunk))
+            })
+            .await
     }
 
     async fn clear_all_rooms_chunks(&self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {