diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 6b8abb913..928327b08 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "DynamicPPL"
 uuid = "366bfd00-2699-11ea-058f-f148b4cae6d8"
-version = "0.23.7"
+version = "0.23.8"
 
 [deps]
 AbstractMCMC = "80f14c24-f653-4e6a-9b94-39d6b0f70001"
diff --git a/docs/Project.toml b/docs/Project.toml
index b6cce8b37..2e7de3456 100644
--- a/docs/Project.toml
+++ b/docs/Project.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Distributions = "31c24e10-a181-5473-b8eb-7969acd0382f"
 Documenter = "e30172f5-a6a5-5a46-863b-614d45cd2de4"
 FillArrays = "1a297f60-69ca-5386-bcde-b61e274b549b"
 LogDensityProblems = "6fdf6af0-433a-55f7-b3ed-c6c6e0b8df7c"
+MCMCChains = "c7f686f2-ff18-58e9-bc7b-31028e88f75d"
 MLUtils = "f1d291b0-491e-4a28-83b9-f70985020b54"
 Setfield = "efcf1570-3423-57d1-acb7-fd33fddbac46"
 StableRNGs = "860ef19b-820b-49d6-a774-d7a799459cd3"
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ LogDensityProblems = "2"
 MLUtils = "0.3, 0.4"
 Setfield = "0.7.1, 0.8, 1"
 StableRNGs = "1"
+MCMCChains = "5"
diff --git a/docs/make.jl b/docs/make.jl
index 9e0694019..c71187ee1 100644
--- a/docs/make.jl
+++ b/docs/make.jl
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ using DynamicPPL: AbstractPPL
 using Distributions
 
 # Doctest setup
-DocMeta.setdocmeta!(
-    DynamicPPL, :DocTestSetup, :(using DynamicPPL, Distributions); recursive=true
-)
+DocMeta.setdocmeta!(DynamicPPL, :DocTestSetup, :(using DynamicPPL); recursive=true)
 
 makedocs(;
     sitename="DynamicPPL",
diff --git a/src/model.jl b/src/model.jl
index 1613efab6..c6858041a 100644
--- a/src/model.jl
+++ b/src/model.jl
@@ -1059,6 +1059,42 @@ function logjoint(model::Model, varinfo::AbstractVarInfo)
     return getlogp(last(evaluate!!(model, varinfo, DefaultContext())))
 end
 
+"""
+	logjoint(model::Model, chain::AbstractMCMC.AbstractChains)
+
+Return an array of log joint probabilities evaluated at each sample in an MCMC `chain`.
+
+# Examples
+	
+```jldoctest
+julia> using MCMCChains, Distributions
+
+julia> @model function demo_model(x)
+           s ~ InverseGamma(2, 3)
+           m ~ Normal(0, sqrt(s))
+           for i in eachindex(x)
+               x[i] ~ Normal(m, sqrt(s))
+           end
+       end;
+
+julia> # construct a chain of samples using MCMCChains
+       chain = Chains(rand(10, 2, 3), [:s, :m]);
+
+julia> logjoint(demo_model([1., 2.]), chain);
+```   
+"""
+function logjoint(model::Model, chain::AbstractMCMC.AbstractChains)
+    var_info = VarInfo(model) # extract variables info from the model
+    map(Iterators.product(1:size(chain, 1), 1:size(chain, 3))) do (iteration_idx, chain_idx)
+        argvals_dict = OrderedDict(
+            vn_parent =>
+                values_from_chain(var_info, vn_parent, chain, chain_idx, iteration_idx) for
+            vn_parent in keys(var_info)
+        )
+        DynamicPPL.logjoint(model, argvals_dict)
+    end
+end
+
 """
     logprior(model::Model, varinfo::AbstractVarInfo)
 
@@ -1070,6 +1106,42 @@ function logprior(model::Model, varinfo::AbstractVarInfo)
     return getlogp(last(evaluate!!(model, varinfo, PriorContext())))
 end
 
+"""
+	logprior(model::Model, chain::AbstractMCMC.AbstractChains)
+
+Return an array of log prior probabilities evaluated at each sample in an MCMC `chain`.
+
+# Examples
+	
+```jldoctest
+julia> using MCMCChains, Distributions
+
+julia> @model function demo_model(x)
+           s ~ InverseGamma(2, 3)
+           m ~ Normal(0, sqrt(s))
+           for i in eachindex(x)
+               x[i] ~ Normal(m, sqrt(s))
+           end
+       end;
+
+julia> # construct a chain of samples using MCMCChains
+       chain = Chains(rand(10, 2, 3), [:s, :m]);
+
+julia> logprior(demo_model([1., 2.]), chain);
+```   
+"""
+function logprior(model::Model, chain::AbstractMCMC.AbstractChains)
+    var_info = VarInfo(model) # extract variables info from the model
+    map(Iterators.product(1:size(chain, 1), 1:size(chain, 3))) do (iteration_idx, chain_idx)
+        argvals_dict = OrderedDict(
+            vn_parent =>
+                values_from_chain(var_info, vn_parent, chain, chain_idx, iteration_idx) for
+            vn_parent in keys(var_info)
+        )
+        DynamicPPL.logprior(model, argvals_dict)
+    end
+end
+
 """
     loglikelihood(model::Model, varinfo::AbstractVarInfo)
 
@@ -1081,6 +1153,42 @@ function Distributions.loglikelihood(model::Model, varinfo::AbstractVarInfo)
     return getlogp(last(evaluate!!(model, varinfo, LikelihoodContext())))
 end
 
+"""
+	loglikelihood(model::Model, chain::AbstractMCMC.AbstractChains)
+
+Return an array of log likelihoods evaluated at each sample in an MCMC `chain`.
+
+# Examples
+	
+```jldoctest
+julia> using MCMCChains, Distributions
+
+julia> @model function demo_model(x)
+           s ~ InverseGamma(2, 3)
+           m ~ Normal(0, sqrt(s))
+           for i in eachindex(x)
+               x[i] ~ Normal(m, sqrt(s))
+           end
+       end;
+
+julia> # construct a chain of samples using MCMCChains
+       chain = Chains(rand(10, 2, 3), [:s, :m]);
+
+julia> loglikelihood(demo_model([1., 2.]), chain);
+```  
+"""
+function Distributions.loglikelihood(model::Model, chain::AbstractMCMC.AbstractChains)
+    var_info = VarInfo(model) # extract variables info from the model
+    map(Iterators.product(1:size(chain, 1), 1:size(chain, 3))) do (iteration_idx, chain_idx)
+        argvals_dict = OrderedDict(
+            vn_parent =>
+                values_from_chain(var_info, vn_parent, chain, chain_idx, iteration_idx) for
+            vn_parent in keys(var_info)
+        )
+        loglikelihood(model, argvals_dict)
+    end
+end
+
 """
     generated_quantities(model::Model, chain::AbstractChains)
 
diff --git a/test/model.jl b/test/model.jl
index b9ad9fc7a..481aa4e38 100644
--- a/test/model.jl
+++ b/test/model.jl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ end
 
 @testset "model.jl" begin
     @testset "convenience functions" begin
-        model = gdemo_default
+        model = gdemo_default # defined in test/test_util.jl
 
         # sample from model and extract variables
         vi = VarInfo(model)
@@ -49,6 +49,77 @@ end
         ljoint = logjoint(model, vi)
         @test ljoint ≈ lprior + llikelihood
         @test ljoint ≈ lp
+
+        #### logprior, logjoint, loglikelihood for MCMC chains ####
+        for model in DynamicPPL.TestUtils.DEMO_MODELS # length(DynamicPPL.TestUtils.DEMO_MODELS)=12
+            var_info = VarInfo(model)
+            vns = DynamicPPL.TestUtils.varnames(model)
+            syms = unique(DynamicPPL.getsym.(vns))
+
+            # generate a chain of sample parameter values.
+            N = 200
+            vals_OrderedDict = mapreduce(hcat, 1:N) do _
+                rand(OrderedDict, model)
+            end
+            vals_mat = mapreduce(hcat, 1:N) do i
+                [vals_OrderedDict[i][vn] for vn in vns]
+            end
+            i = 1
+            for col in eachcol(vals_mat)
+                col_flattened = []
+                [push!(col_flattened, x...) for x in col]
+                if i == 1
+                    chain_mat = Matrix(reshape(col_flattened, 1, length(col_flattened)))
+                else
+                    chain_mat = vcat(
+                        chain_mat, reshape(col_flattened, 1, length(col_flattened))
+                    )
+                end
+                i += 1
+            end
+            chain_mat = convert(Matrix{Float64}, chain_mat)
+
+            # devise parameter names for chain
+            sample_values_vec = collect(values(vals_OrderedDict[1]))
+            symbol_names = []
+            chain_sym_map = Dict()
+            for k in 1:length(keys(var_info))
+                vn_parent = keys(var_info)[k]
+                sym = DynamicPPL.getsym(vn_parent)
+                vn_children = DynamicPPL.varname_leaves(vn_parent, sample_values_vec[k]) # `varname_leaves` defined in src/utils.jl
+                for vn_child in vn_children
+                    chain_sym_map[Symbol(vn_child)] = sym
+                    symbol_names = [symbol_names; Symbol(vn_child)]
+                end
+            end
+            chain = Chains(chain_mat, symbol_names)
+
+            # calculate the pointwise loglikelihoods for the whole chain using the newly written functions
+            logpriors = logprior(model, chain)
+            loglikelihoods = loglikelihood(model, chain)
+            logjoints = logjoint(model, chain)
+            # compare them with true values
+            for i in 1:N
+                samples_dict = Dict()
+                for chain_key in keys(chain)
+                    value = chain[i, chain_key, 1]
+                    key = chain_sym_map[chain_key]
+                    existing_value = get(samples_dict, key, Float64[])
+                    push!(existing_value, value)
+                    samples_dict[key] = existing_value
+                end
+                samples = (; samples_dict...)
+                samples = modify_value_representation(samples) # `modify_value_representation` defined in test/test_util.jl
+                @test logpriors[i] ≈
+                    DynamicPPL.TestUtils.logprior_true(model, samples[:s], samples[:m])
+                @test loglikelihoods[i] ≈ DynamicPPL.TestUtils.loglikelihood_true(
+                    model, samples[:s], samples[:m]
+                )
+                @test logjoints[i] ≈
+                    DynamicPPL.TestUtils.logjoint_true(model, samples[:s], samples[:m])
+            end
+            println("\n model $(model) passed !!! \n")
+        end
     end
 
     @testset "rng" begin
diff --git a/test/test_util.jl b/test/test_util.jl
index f3e54c437..892f7221a 100644
--- a/test/test_util.jl
+++ b/test/test_util.jl
@@ -82,3 +82,18 @@ short_varinfo_name(::TypedVarInfo) = "TypedVarInfo"
 short_varinfo_name(::UntypedVarInfo) = "UntypedVarInfo"
 short_varinfo_name(::SimpleVarInfo{<:NamedTuple}) = "SimpleVarInfo{<:NamedTuple}"
 short_varinfo_name(::SimpleVarInfo{<:OrderedDict}) = "SimpleVarInfo{<:OrderedDict}"
+
+# convenient functions for testing model.jl
+# function to modify the representation of values based on their length
+function modify_value_representation(nt::NamedTuple)
+    modified_nt = NamedTuple()
+    for (key, value) in zip(keys(nt), values(nt))
+        if length(value) == 1  # Scalar value
+            modified_value = value[1]
+        else  # Non-scalar value
+            modified_value = value
+        end
+        modified_nt = merge(modified_nt, (key => modified_value,))
+    end
+    return modified_nt
+end